On windows 11 i was getting about 340-360 fps after switching i got anywhere from 80-180 fps on Counter-strike. Furthermore, my game tends to crash a lot whereas beforehand it didn't occur at all and my entire game is permanently windowed covering a lot of my UI. any help will be appreciated.
I use a 6700xt GPU Ive tried it through various proton versions and without and have seen no difference.

I've been migrated to Linux for a few months now but there's this weird issue I can't isolate and it's driving me a bit insane.

Specifically for Source engine games I keep getting disconnected randomly during game play for seemingly no reason on Arch Linux. For CS2 this is typically halfway through a match or near the end. In Dota 2 it's usually at the start of the game and 1-2 times after in the middle. Can reconnect immediately though.

No obvious frame drops, no lag, no console messages indicating an issue, just a disconnect.

None of my other multiplayer games do this, and my Windows laptop does not have these issues either.

Is there anything obvious I should be looking for or a launch option I should be using for Valve games in specific?

in my testing I discovered that the best proton level to use on alot of my games is 8.0 or 9.0 (9.0 is better but 8.0 works too) the experimental, hotfix and glorious eggrol versions all do not work with these type of games, and I wanna ask is there something specific with versions before 10.0 that makes it work on a weak chromebook with a mobile apollo lake archetecture? and is there a custom proton variant that is linked to 9.0-4 that is even more optimal and hopefully more performant?

for reference I am also using linux mint 21.3 as that is the best version to use for this (more performant, loads faster and also more compatible with brightness and audio (after i get mrchrombox patch to get speakers working))

İt's been 13 months since i joined to the cult of the penguins. My only concern was not being able to play my games, but it was clearly an unnecessary worry. Apart from the sword art online series, i was able to get every game to work.

It has been 1.5 years since I started this solo project, and at least one more year of development is expected.

Since the demo launch, I worked on the feedback to polish the most inner core gameplay features. In the Early Access, there is still a lot of content and some features to be implemented, Purchases will be considered a token of support for me to continue development. I will continue to deliver regularly, focusing on content.

The HARD VOID Early Access version start as a direct follow-up to the already present features and content in the Demo version. You can test and judge the demo to decide whether to try the Early Access. Most of the core gameplay for the early game is present.

HARD VOID is fully developed on Linux, from scratch with OpenGL and C language. Supports both Natively Linux and Windows.

I wish to thank everyone who supported me: the supportive words, playtesting, giving feedback, Wishlists, and by many other means!

https://youtu.be/YWFbsyiLbp8

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2978460/HARD_VOID/

linux gaming is seemly gaining more and more traction over the last couple years with performance improvements and compatibility, but surely still has a while to go to be considered a widely adopted platform.

With that being the case, and all the stars align, linux somehow becomes a viable desktop solution for not only games but a generalized workspace. do you think the googles, microsofts, apples of the world would allow that to happen? sure the operating system itself is open source, and theres open source software always. but they will certainly as the global powers of this world find their way into your space to collect their data and push their agenda

Point being, many threads of 'I hate microsoft, move to linux' the popularity on linux would grow which is nice for more development opportunities, but will likely draw the attention of profit seeking corporations who will almost certainly find their way to monitize something which draws enough user base

Hello

I know this question pops up often but I would like to collect opinions on which GPU to choose currently as I want to upgrade / rebuild my PC soon.

Currently in use: 6900XT. It works for me, can play what I want but it sucks at raytracing which is something I want my upgrade to support.

Usecase:

• Gaming of course including AI upscale and Framegen
• AV1 encodes
• Interested in running local AI and maybe some pytorch / tensorflow developments here and there
• I would like to get into VR. Got a Pico headset and game of choice would be beatsaber.

Because of the AI / ML part AMD actually is a problem. It's very cumbersome to get running and support is garbage. But then again it's Linux and my Nvidia experience on Linux has been very bad.

OS will be CachyOS with Plasma or maybe Hyprland but currently I use Plasma and will probably stick to it until Gnome has better wayland support. Dual monitors, but I don't think that matters anymore. Last time I had nvidia (30 series release) dual monitors has actually been a problem and caused stutters and lags on Plasma. That was horrible.

Budget is there up to RTX 5080. And upgrade to 9070XT would at least give me an AV1 encoder but I guess AI/ML would still stuck.

What are your opinions?

I've already tried deleting the prefix, I've tried everything, but it still won't start. When I press the 'play' button, it kind of loads, but after a few seconds the 'play' button appears again and nothing starts. If anyone has encountered such an error and solved it, please help me, I'd be very grateful.

I’ve been running CachyOS on my none gaming systems for about a year now.

I switched from a RTX 3070 to a 9070xt and I’d like to make the switch over to CachyOS on my gaming rig.

Has RDNA4 performance improved since launch on Linux drivers? Am I giving up performance if I make the jump. Will Linux catch up to windows like it did on older AMD cards?

Cheers

Hello there. I'm fairly new with Linux. I played a couple of hours rocket league the last couple days but now it suddenly starts crashing all the time. I can maybe play one or two games until I see a black screen and nothing happens and I have to restart my PC.

My CPU and GPU are used like 20 % and 50 %, so there not overheating. I'm using Proton 9 on Steam.

Any recommendations or similar experiences?

Hey r/linux_gaming, I hate windows with every cell in my body and I wanna get rid of it, I'm trying to get a serious discussion going about the state and future of online multiplayer gaming on Linux. I'm running Fedora and have hit a couple of walls, which I know are common, but I want to dive deep into the community's experience and thoughts. 1. The Immediate Problem: GTA Online and CS2 First, GTA Online. Is there any stable way to play it now? I know Rockstar tightened the anti-cheat a while back, kicking many Linux users out. Has anyone found a reliable workaround or is it a complete no-go until Rockstar changes their mind? Second, CS2. I installed the native client, and it was brutally laggy. I have updated drivers (as much as Fedora allows easily), and my hardware is decent, but the stuttering and low framerates made it unplayable. Is this a common issue with the native CS2 client on Fedora/Linux right now? Could this actually be a Proton issue, even if I was trying the native build? I know there are different performance paths (Vulkan/DXVK). Did I miss a necessary tweak or launch option to smooth things out? 2. The Big Questions: Anti-Cheat and the Future This brings me to the core discussion: What is the real future of online gaming on Linux? With kernel-level anti-cheat becoming the norm for big titles, is it always going to be a cat-and-mouse game or a complete blockade for popular AAA multiplayer games? Has Valve or anyone else been able to implement any fundamental anti-cheat "countermeasures" for Linux that make publishers more comfortable enabling support for Proton/Steam Deck? We hear about EAC and BattlEye being easy flips, but it still seems like a roll of the dice for any given game. Are we just going to be limited to games that use non-invasive anti-cheat, or does the Linux gaming market share need to hit a critical mass (e.g., 10\% on Steam) before publishers care? I'd love to hear your experiences, especially with other currently working (or non-working) online titles, and any thoughts on the bigger anti-cheat issue. Let's have a real talk about the sustainability of this. Drop your thoughts, tweaks, and existential gaming dread below! 👇