I recently got a new computer and it's Linux (Debian 13, Gnome Desktop), and it's much more powerful than the toaster I've been using for years. So I decided to install one of my favorite games, Crusader Kings 3, to play asap.

Now, when I click play on steam, it opens the game launcher fine. Then, once I click play, the game launches, loads for about 10 seconds, and then closes. No crash report as far as I can see. I tried doing it with no mods and no DLCs, but to no avail. I've tried changing the launch options to Vulkan, dx11 and dx12, nothing. Tried using a forced compatibility tool, and nothing. I checked the files and it is not an .exe file, which might've caused the problem, it's the Linux native version. The steam version I use is also downloaded directly from the steam website. What can I do to fix this? Note that, from my testing, this is the only game in which this happens.

Thanks in advance.

Im currently a windows user and im planning to switch to linux, but my question is can i download pirated games like gta 5 or something similar if i switch to linux? also im using an acer nitro, if i switch to linux, is it possible to install nitrosense and nvidia control panel and all those stuff necessary ?

Hey guys! How are you doing?

I'm using Nobara 43 KDE on my Asus ZenBook 14 UX433FN and gaming on it plugged in and it's awesome. The best distro I tried for gaming. Wonderful. And I said I'll stick with Nobara 43. But I saw the HTPC where I'll get a Steam-Deck Console-like experience. But I was thinking... Is it gonna be stable with me like the KDE version or just stick with KDE? Asus ZenBook 14 UX433FN comes with Intel Graphics UHD 620 and Nvidia GeForce MX150 as a dedicated GPU. And Steam Big Picture Mode works fine without any stutter. But will it stutter on Nobara HTPC ISO?

What do you think?

Arc Raiders works well out of the box, but will crash periodically. Usually after about 30-40 minutes.

I don't have any additional launch arguments (I tried a few but the issue never changed), I've tried a few versions of Proton, GE-Proton, etc, but all have similar behavior.

I've also enabled the accessibility option about keeping the game in the foreground when matches are found.

The crash has lead to an Embark Studios diag dump collector twice. Most other times, the app just stops responding and I have to force kill it through Steam.

• Gentoo
• Nvidia 4080 with latest driver
• Steam from steam-overlay (Haven't tried Steam flatpak yet)

Any one have any suggestions?

Hello everyone,

Im new on linux and im trying to play Fallout 4 on steam but after i launch the game and enter menu, game is not responding to mouse and keyboard. I have modify the ini configuration and disable joystick but no luck.. Any one have another suggestion?

Thank you!

You have to read all the way to the end. Isn't that big news?

In Sundered Hope, you play as a lonely rogue armed with a single arrow, trying to stop the world from falling apart.

Available on https://voidgazerbon.itch.io/sundered-hope

I’m kinda fed up with windows right now, I have a CS degree so I know that Linux exists but never really used it. Looking for advice on a switch or if I should just stick it out. I have not looked into it too much on what software will work so sorry if this is a stupid post.

My concerns:

I want to be able to play my games, I don’t really play competitive games anymore so I think I’m okay there will need to check my steam, but if anyone has anything to note here would appreciate it before I start this process

I do video editing/recording, what software do people recommend?

I do code on my computer, mostly python, but also other languages, will this still work, what IDE?

I do 3d stuff so fusion 360 mostly right now but just getting into blender

I want this process to be easy I do enough tinkering and debugging things in my job, I know Linux may require a bit more but I really would like something that is easy to set up and does not regularly require me to debug

Right, I've got the following games that no longer have any sound. They did a while back, but I've done a lot of updates since then and have probably lost a library. Running CachyOS:

• C&C generals
• Supreme commander
• Total Annihilation
• One new game - Carbon demo (beta)

All of these used to have sound, but now I'm essentially playing on mute.

I've tried setting environmental variables for:

• SDL_AUDIODRIVER=pulseaudio
• SDL_AUDIODRIVER=pipewire
• SDL_AUDIODRIVER=jack

To no avail.

I've checked that I have pipewire-alsa, lib32-libpulse, lib32-pipewire and lib32-alsa-plugins and they are all present. Not really sure where I'm going wrong.

Has anyone else had this issue and if so, have you solved it?

Hi! I'm new to Linux, downloaded it somewhere last week!

I've been playing games via Steam, and most games have been running fine with just the normal Proton from steam! But when one of my games had some slight graphical errors, and I went to check protonDB, which said that I had to use a version of GE-Proton to fix it. But when I go to try it, it doesn't run my games anymore? Only the Steam proton versions let my games launch. This is quite annoying cus I can't play some of my games now. Any advice on how to fix this?

CtrlAssist v0.4.0 introduces demultiplexing functionality along with enhancements to the system tray and rumble targeting. The updated README now features FAQ and Cookbook sections with practical examples, such as the "Double Agent Tag Team" scenario, where a single assist controller uses a demux to help multiple primary players across separate mux instances, and the "Couch Co-Op Swap" scenario, in which two players take turns assisting each other using toggle mode, with force feedback following the currently active controller by default.

While controller demultiplexing was a requested feature from a prior release, I didn't have a concrete use case until I found myself helping a pair of youngsters play couch co-op multiplayer games with each other. Instead of needing separate assist controllers for each player, otherwise charging/pairing four controllers in total, being able to unicast between mux instances with a single assist controller made juggling both inputs much simpler. Then after being roped into the "It Takes Two" session myself, I found being able to swap primary and assist players outright much simpler when both helping and playing, allowing the Helpee to also aid the Helper when it really does take two.

CtrlAssist now supports demultiplexing (demux), allowing a single physical controller to be split into multiple virtual gamepads. This complements the existing multiplexing (mux) functionality and enables more advanced input routing scenarios.

Demux Modes: - Unicast (default): Routes primary controller input to the currently active virtual gamepad. Cycle between virtual gamepads using the reserved Mode button. - Assist multiple players across separate mux instances - Multicast: Broadcasts primary controller input to all virtual gamepads simultaneously. - Replicate controller input for advanced input multiplexing pipelines

A new "Active" rumble target has been added as the default option for mux operations. This routes force feedback to whichever controllers are currently active according to the selected mode:

• Toggle Mode: Rumble follows the currently active controller
• Priority/Average Modes: Rumble sent to both controllers, same as before

The README has been significantly expanded with:

• FAQ Section: Addresses common questions about who CtrlAssist is for, why it was developed, game compatibility, supported controllers, and running multiple instances
• Cookbook Section: Provides practical examples demonstrating complex multi-instance setups:
  • Couch Co-Op Swap: Two players alternating assistance
  • Double Agent Tag Team: One assist controller helping multiple primary players

• The rumble target enum options now defaults to "Active" instead of "Both"
• Configuration file format has been extended to accommodate separate mux and demux settings

CtrlAssist v0.4.0 can be installed via:

• Cargo: cargo install ctrlassist --force
• Flatpak: Download the bundle from the releases page and install with flatpak install

I currently have a laptop with Intel Core i7-9750H/16GB/GTX1650 on which I have a dual boot with Windows and Bazzite (desktop mode only).

It works quite well, but I've been told that Nvidia has several problems with Wayland, so I've decided to try Pop!_os or Cachy_os, which have an X11 option.

I've seen that, on the one hand, Pop!_os is better for gaming, but I personally don't like GNOME very much.

On the other hand, Cachy_os is KDE, but you have to tinker with it quite a bit.

Which one do you think is better?

Bonjour, La commu

Je me permets de vous solliciter je cherche une solutions pour installer la dernier version de Wine 11 dans Lutris et Bottles sous un Debian 13 auriez vous des idées de comment je pourrais l'installer ?

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I'm trying to run Medal of Honor: Allied Assault War Chest on Arch Linux and consistently hitting a stack overflow crash across every Wine implementation I've tried. This was my childhood game and I'd really appreciate any guidance.

System Info:

• OS: Arch Linux
• Kernel: 6.12.63-1-lts
• GPU: Intel Arc Graphics (Meteor Lake-P, i915 driver)
• Wine Staging: 10.20-2
• Flatpak Wine: 9.0 (stable-23.08)
• 32-bit libraries installed:
  • lib32-mesa 1:25.3.3-2
  • lib32-vulkan-intel 1:25.3.3-2
  • lib32-gnutls 3.8.11-1

What I've Tried:

1. Lutris (Wine-GE 8.26) - Prefix creation hangs indefinitely, installation fails with exit code 256. No user.reg created after prefix creation.
2. Heroic Games Launcher (Proton-GE-latest) - Game installs but crashes instantly on launch with stack overflow
3. Bottles (Soda 9.0-1) - Same stack overflow, tried with DXVK enabled
4. Plain Wine Staging 10.20 - Stack overflow persists even with fresh WINEPREFIX
5. Flatpak Wine 9.0 - [currently testing]

Attempted Fixes:

• Renamed all intro video folders (main/video, mainta/video, maintt/video) to skip startup videos
• Added environment variable WINE_LARGE_ADDRESS_AWARE=1
• Tried WINEDEBUG=-all
• Attempted 32-bit prefix creation (WINEARCH=win32) but Wine Staging only supports WOW64 mode
• Installed all recommended 32-bit dependencies

Consistent Error (all methods):

err:virtual:virtual_setup_exception stack overflow 384 bytes addr 0x4c470a67 stack 0x1600e80

The game launches briefly (sometimes shows the launch options dialog), then crashes immediately when trying to start the actual game.

From what I can tell, current Arch Wine packages are WOW64-only and lack proper 32-bit support, which this 2002 game requires. The stack overflow happens regardless of Wine version or launcher.

Has anyone successfully run this game on modern Arch? Is there a Wine build with true 32-bit support, or do I need to look into compiling a custom Wine? Any help would be appreciated—really want to revisit this game.

im launching command and conquer kane's wrath game.

i set up wine prefix with app, and basic stuff.
got umu-run.

this is how i run it

gamescope -w2560 -h1440 -W2560 -H1440 -f --force-grab-cursor -- bash -c 'export WINEDLLOVERRIDES="ddraw=n,b"; WINEPREFIX="$HOME/games/cnc1/prefix" umu-run "/home/snmhome/games/cnc1/prefix/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Electronic Arts/Command and Conquer 3 - Kane'\''s Wrath/CNC3EP1.exe" -fullscreen -win -xpos 0 -ypos 0'

I have to use gamescope for --force-grab-cursor

Enabling gamescope's --force-grab-cursor brings next issues (fine with plain gamescope)
1)Mouse sensitivity changes (much slower)
2) in game cursor disappears sometimes (on vid). u should find right spot and cursor does never appears when u point it.

x11 or wayland / i3 or hyprland or kde, exact same problem everywhere
UPD:
changing '..umu-run..' to '..wine..' not helping either
(3070 gpu btw if it matters)

https://reddit.com/link/1qcm5m1/video/b9f4yjyr6bdg1/player