I'm sure a lot of people would switch away from microsoft if all the games could run on Linux.

If the issue is that linux has an open-source kernel and that a closed signed kernel is needed, why not just have linux load up a special signed kernel just for when you're playing a specific game that needs anti-cheat? Then after you close the game you revert to whatever regular kernel you use

Hey everyone, i think we need a tool that auto apply recommended parameters or proton version that makes a game work on linux.

This is the only hussle we have to do when gaming in linux.

Does a tool like this already exist?

Hi, I recently installed Linux on my Switch and I'm still pretty new to using it, so when I wanted to install my favorite game I ran into a compatibility problem. I did some research and since it's a 32-bit game I need to install Box86, but I can't find it in my apps' scripts and I don't know what to do next. So I was wondering if anyone could help me with this, thanks.

So I am trying to install .NET 10 to run a game but PP wont let me install it through Winetrick/prefix manager. When i Check the box of dotnetdesktop10 and hit install, a window appears for a milisecond and takes me back to prefix manager and doesn't actually install .NET 10.

I tried playing 2 games that had native controller support and worked perfectly on windows (DownSouth and Cult of The Lamb), but on Zorin OS it just doesn't detect the inputs. Steam itself does detect the inputs, as I'm able to open the Steam menu and navigate through the Steam Input section.

Im trying out Zorin since I wanna leave windows and my wife also has to use the PC. Every time it crashes after a little bit with a crash log saying

"Java runtime error... Problematic frame (various numbers and letters)"

I've tried every version of java I can get, multiple different launchers, and switched up the kernals a few times, no luck.

I'm using protontricks to get a Fallout 4 mod called WARS running, I managed to get the magazines to drop but they all end up empty. Any help?

I've been playing Arc Raiders a bunch solo with no issues other than an occasional frame stutter, and only recently started playing in a party with a friend or two. After playing for ~45-60 minutes, my System would freeze, and I'd need to force shut down my PC.

It's been a bit since I've bothered to test the pc, but I think I remembered seeing the issue with other games as well, but those I'd typically be queued in a party as well.

A List of all the games I remember having a Similar if not the Same bug include:

• Arc Raiders • Marvel Rivals • Peak - Only happened in an unmodded lobby • Dying Light: The Beast - In this game, my whole PC would restart, and stay on a Black Screen • Killing Floor 2

I May Add more Games if I can think of any others, but as it stands that is it.

My desktop's running Archlinux primarilly with a dual-boot Windows Partition on the Boot Drive. I did a test or two w/ at least one of these games on Both my Steam Deck OLED, as well as my Framework 16 laptop which exclusively runs Archlinux, and failed to reproduce the same result. I will need to test more of these games soon to see if I can continue to produce these results.

Desktop PC: CPU: Ryzen 7 5800x GPU: Radeon 6950XT RAM: 64GB DDR4 3200

Framework 16: CPU: Ryzen 7 7840HS RAM: 32GB DDR5 5600

I don't trust Steam or any other native launcher enough to run it as my main user. However, creating a separate user for gaming and switching would be a PITA. I have no experience with Linux gaming so I don't really know the intricacies of various launchers, by in Unix terms, I would envisage creating a system user steam in group games, with home in /usr/lib/steam (or perhaps /var/lib/steam) with steam:games ownership. Then the same for GOG when Galaxy for Linux finally comes (allegedly they started working on it).

Add myself to groups steam,gog,games, etc. et. voila! However, this fails at the first step: I can't even install Steam flatpak as not root, as it attempts to mount something with Fuse. Has anyone figured out how to sandbox it, and then combine it under Lutris/Bottles (most of my games are on GOG anyway)?

So I was getting OBS setup and decided to do a test recording. I tried both Xonotic (flatpak) and DUSK (Steam). They lag horribly, like I can barely play them. I thought it was just something with the preview in OBS so I closed it but it continued. I rebooted my PC and the issues still persist even though I haven't opened OBS. They were working fine when I last played them yesterday. I did an update of CachyOS today, but nothing else is having an issue. Curious if anyone has any ideas as to where I can check for what is going on.

Hey Community, maybe you can Help me. I use an Elecrow Laptop with a Raspberry Pi 4 in it and Raspbian. I try to run Crazy Chicken 1 from 1999 in it. I already got Wine via Piapps. When I run it without emulated Screen, my Laptop Screen shuts off saying the Resolution is Not supported. In an emulated Screen the Window size is too small and the mouse aim is blocked on the right Side. Any suggestions what to do? Is Proton easier to use? How can I get this Game to Work?

Thx a Lot for any solution

The other day I installed Age of Empires 2 DE on a new system (fedora 43) and there were some small (non-blocking) issues with the graphics.

I looked it up on protondb and I saw people commenting stuff like "it works better on proton 6" so I downgraded to 6 (which I imagine is quite an old version compared to 10 which was what I was on). And low and behold the game runs much better.

I've also come across this multiple times with wine. Can't quite remember what games it was but I know other games have had the same solution, like "yeah it doesn't work on the newer versions of proton, use version X instead" and then it works.

Can someone explain to me, why this is? Why aren't newer versions of wine and proton more compatible, even with older games?

Sorry for my ignorance.

Hey FOSS lovers!!

Long time no see. I'm a solo dev and I've been working on several indie games, but my biggest project remains City Game it and I'm open to feedback, for real folks.

It works on Linux like a charm, made with a custom version of Godot 2.1 (it's reliable and runs everywhere). About the game, it's like Game Dev Tycoon but deeper. You can have several studios working together or on different projects. And if you don't want to bother managing them, then you can hire a studio director that will handle them (they take their share though).

There is a lot to say about the game. There are competitors that make games and consoles (you can choose to follow history or let your competitors make games before 2025). You can build, furnish, poach employees, crack games or simply watch all the bubbles moving around (it's hypnotic at some point).

Trailer

I'm here to answer your questions, either about the game or making games IRL.

Thank you Xavier aka Binogure

Edit Its 53% off not 45%... Sorry

Until recently when I had to reinstall CachyOS, I managed to make Lossless Scaling (with x2 Multiplier frames mostly for YouTube/movies - i liked the "smooth" motion effect and the input lag wasn't that bad) on CachyBrowser (I know it's deprecated but I used extensions for passwords) but now it doesn't work anymore because of the reinstall. To make it work, I had to force the browser to run on Vulkan instead of WebRender and I forced it to run with Nvidia instead of Intel gpu. LS is set up correctly (it works on games) but I can't manage to make it work on either Firefox or CachyBrowser. I'm on Wayland KDE Plasma. Already tried setting the browser on X11 but still not generating the frames, and neither Firefox or CachyBrowser showup in lsfg-vk-ui as processes, so here's the problem.

These are the env variables I ran in the past for CachyBrowser that used to work.

env WAYLAND_DISPLAY="disable_wayland_now" \

MOZ_ENABLE_WAYLAND=0 \

XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11 \

GDK_BACKEND=x11 \

__NV_PRIME_RENDER_OFFLOAD=1 \

__GLX_VENDOR_LIBRARY_NAME=nvidia \

LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/liblsfg-vk.so \

VK_INSTANCE_LAYERS=VK_LAYER_LS_frame_generation \

ENABLE_LSFG=1 \

MOZ_DISABLE_GPU_SANDBOX=1 \

MOZ_DISABLE_CONTENT_SANDBOX=1 \

prime-run firefox --ozone-platform=x11 --use-vulkan --ignore-gpu-blocklist

What else to try?

I've been toying around getting the old native port of Psychonauts 1 to play again, I know it's easier to emulate, but I found it a fascinating detective challenge.

After a lot of fiddling around with Gamescope, I have found out that in order to make 4:3 games run pillarboxed on KDE, I have to supply the --force-composition parameter. The full gamescope command is thus:

My reference: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/gamescope/issues/1177