Title says it all. I wanted to revisit Halo for the first time since switching to Linux and ran into this bizarre issue. It especially sucks because 343, in their infinite wisdom, punishes leaving SSBM based matches in these ~20 year old games.

I've already tried multiple suggested fixes (like swapping to an older proton version, deleting the old proton version and then starting up with v7, etc) but none of them fully fix the issue. At best, they decrease the frequency of, but don't eliminate, the crashing while also adding a distracting stutter to the first couple minutes of every match.

What's also weird is that the crash rate significantly decreases after the first crash per PC restart. I can consistently get a few games in after the first temp ban runs out, but this is obviously not very ideal.

Thanks in advance for the help!

Hey guys, just checking to see if there is anything compatible to AutoHDR/NVIDIA HDR on Linux. I've used these on windows to get the most out of SDR games while gaming on an HDR monitor on Windows.

From what I understand, KDE inverse tone maps to HDR by default when HDR is enabled, but I can't find much information about if that applies to games as well, or gamescope. It looks like gamescope has a similar functionality with the flags: --hdr-itm-enable --hdr-itm-sdr-nits xxx --hdr-itm-target-nits xxx.

Should you enable gamescope's ITM when playing on KDE, or does KDE handle the ITM for you instead of using gamescope? Is anybody else using an inverse tone mapping solution that might be able to share their experience?

So folks... I'm considering upgrading from my before 2012 Laptops and PCs that still run Windows 7 (I mean, that's all I wanted for gaming from them) and I have dillema, what would be better choice. Something like GPD Pocket or Win 4 or maybe you have good experience with something different? And yes, price is important, size and power is important too... And I currently have no clue. Happily I want something smaller than 10 inch and able to run... Let's say 2023 games in medium resolution 😅 If it could be cheaper than 800 it would be also nice plus... SteamDeck isn't really option, because... It feels a bit too big for me and... It won't be it's main purpose to be gaming device, but rather "all work unit" from working with cars, through occasional media work and office stuff to gaming and data management 😅

I thought that here would be best place to ask that question, because many of you probably have experience with these more niche devices

Use Case - - Virtual machine in proxmox - Streaming using sunshine. No connected display - Good UI for control via controller. Completely without keyboard and mouse

So, I have mentioned my use case in brief bullet points above so that people do not have to read the description if they dont want to. My use case is, I have a good home server with i9 9th gen and a spare 2080ti in it (Old gaming pc of friend). I want to have a gaming vm installed in it whoes sole purpose is for my girlfriend to play games on Moonlight.

What i have tried and the problems that I faced. - Nobara - Currently using it and works well. The problem is it needs keyboard and mouse to launch games. BTW i am using lutris for games because I am a pirate game (ashamed).

• Bazzite - Since the system was completely headless, bazzite dis not like that. I tried using a Virtual display but it did not work in it. Also the due to the immutable naturw of the os made it difficult for me to install anything new like ollama. That is mostly my lack of knowledge.

What I am looking for? - Any os that fits my need - Any good game launcher. I use playnite in windows and I have seen it works well with controller. But it is still not ported to linux.

I have Alan Wake 2 Deluxe edition from Epic (only place to buy it sadly) linked within Heroic launcher. If I start the game it runs perfectly fine BUT it can't connect to my epic account to verify I own the deluxe edition, so I can't play the DLC.

I've read that if I can force the Epic Games Overlay (EOS) somehow, at least once - the game will recognize the deluxe edition and work fine. I use the flatpak version of Heroic launcher on arch. Has anyone been able to find a workaround?

Just trying to figure out which is better. Does seem to be a reasonably common issue that with pre cache on, steam will compile shaders every single time you launch the game for some reason?

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I've been currently experiencing an uncommon amount of input lag in my Linux setup. I'm using Arch with KDE Plasma X11 as my desktop environment and nvidia proprietary drivers. But still haven't found a proper way to reduce the overall input lag in all my games compared to my windows setup...

I'd like to know if it is possible to reduce it and make it run just like windows.

My specs:
Ryzen 5 5600
16x2gb RAM DDR4 3200mHz
RTX 4060
Asus Prime b450m gaming br
Kingston nv3 nvme

Kernel:

6.17.8-arch1-1

Or at least a right-click option? I can add them to the desktop, but not the Application Launcher.

It would be very useful because I already have the games from GOG in the Start Menu, so it would allow me to run all the games from the same place.

Just in case it's relevant, I'm using CachyOS.

/salute

I’m on Fedora Linux 43 and just bought Assetto Corsa. I tried forcing the compatibility layer, installed the newest Proton version, but the game wouldn’t launch. I followed a guide and installed Proton 5–10 as well, but it still doesn’t work. I’m completely stuck at this point.

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I’ve had a copy of The Sims 2 for a while (along with a few expansion packs) and I’ve seen a few guides on how to set up The Sims 2 via Lutris, but it usually uses prepackaged installers and stuff, and I was wondering how I would go about setting up a copy of The Sims 2 that I installed with physical media. I think I covered all necessary information in the text here, but if extra information is needed I’ll be happy to provide it. Thanks!

Edit: I’m on the latest version of Nobara Linux

Hi r/linux_gaming !

I'm building a completely new PC setup and I want to run Linux on it.
I’m looking for advice on which distro to pick and how to set it up properly.

I know there are tons of options and none of them are objectively the best.
For context, I'm pretty comfortable with Linux overall — I’ve worked professionally with Debian and CentOS/RedHat. I’m not afraid to dive into config files or even code tools if needed, but I’d prefer keeping things simple on my personal machine.

My hardware (in case it helps guide the distro choice):

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 9800X3D
• RAM: 2×16 GB 6000 MHz CL30
• Motherboard: Gigabyte B850 Gaming WiFi 6
• GPU: Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB (bought in 2018, planning to upgrade to another AMD GPU in the next year or two)
• Storage: 2 TB SSD (new, the OS will go here) + 1 TB SSD (from my old build) + 4 TB HDD

My questions:

I use screen sharing on Discord a lot. How well does Discord screen sharing work on Linux? Any limitations I should know about?

I use a USB sound card (Creative Sound Blaster X4 Hi-Res) with my headset. Will it work on Linux or am I going to lose features due to missing drivers?

I also have a Bluetooth speaker (HAVIT V4.2). I switch audio output a lot between my headset and the speaker. On Windows it’s like 3 clicks — how is it on Linux? Are there easy ways to switch all audio from one device to another?

About disk partitioning: what are the current best practices? Can I just throw everything into a single partition on my 2 TB SSD?

Filesystem choice: is ext4 still the safest bet? Anything better nowadays?

Do I still need a swap partition in 2025, or is swap file + 32 GB RAM good enough?

Since I’m a heavy gamer and I tend to play recent releases, I assume I need a distro that keeps GPU drivers up to date — so probably something based on Arch?

Is installing plain Arch still as complicated/time-consuming as people say? Or should I go with something like CachyOS? Or maybe Linux Mint? Or even a good old Debian? How do these handle gaming-related updates and drivers?

I’d also prefer a distro that won’t get abandoned in 2–3 years, so I don’t end up reinstalling everything from scratch.

And since I want to customize my desktop a bit (hi r/unixporn 👋), I need a distro that doesn’t get in the way — though I guess any distro can be customized if you tweak it enough.

I think that’s about it. Thanks in advance for your wisdom, ô mighty Linux gaming gurus.

Does anyone else have this issue where you can't watch replays and it says an error occured playing this saved recording? How to fix this?

Hello fellow Linux users,

I did the big step and went from Win 11 to Linux. (Ubuntu.. Pop OS wasn't stable, the loading ball was always turning).

Though I must say, it runs very smooth and I'm definately going to say on it.

Installed Steam and everything works so that's already +1.

Heroic Game Launcher is however a bit less.. I installed this, connected my epic games account, and I can see all my games. But that's where it stops.. On my pc though i have over 50 hours of Borderlands 2 played and when I install the game on Linux - HGL (heroic Game Launcher) it says "never played". So I'm guessing its not able to find the epic game cloud save games?

I did find the button "sync" (it says beta). But there it stops for my knowledge. I searched a few days on Reddit but no one really points out where and how you can link the epic cloud save games and make it connect.. Can anyone point the dots for me how i can make HGL connect with Epic Game and download all the save games, so I can continue playing this game but on Linux?

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Every game works on Steam but Borderlands PreSequel starts up and stops and same for BL2 and BL3 etc.. Seems like HGL doesn't work?

Ive bought cyberpunk deluxe edition on gog and installed it using heroic games launcher, but when i launch it it returns with a black screen. Ive tried using diffrent exe's.

OS: CachyOS x86_64

Kernel: Linux 6.17.8-2-cachyos

CPU: 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-13900H (20) @ 5.40 GHz

GPU: Intel Iris Xe Graphics @ 1.50 GHz [Integrated]

Memory: 5.95 GiB / 30.97 GiB (19%)

I have the hope that some brand bring their app to Linux so I'm able to setup my mouse

At the moment i Have a roccat kone EMP and is impossible in Linux to setup

I hope some brand port the app to Linux and then, i will buy their products

I’m trying to decide if i should switch to linux or stay with windows 10. With my nvidia gpu i heard switching to linux might actually hurt performance, but linux has all the games i need, and i wanna get away for all the bloatware and windows os in general. I feel like my pc is really underperforming a lot and i’ve tried everything and i just think its windows fault. I also use SSD’s so maybe somehow that’s the problem idk anymore. My specs are AMD 9800x3d, 4090, ddr 5 64 gb 5200MHz