r/Cityofheroes/comments/bip4e2/new_linux_commandline_launcher_penguin_on_the/

I am a longtime player of the MMORPG, City of Heroes. Generally it runs okay using "Penguin on the Rocks" as described in the above post.

In addition to "Penguin on the Rocks," I've also tried running Homecoming's own launcher through wine; running it through Steam and forcing various Proton versions; and running it through Lutris. All of these configurations have the same problem.

The current primary system I am using is a Dell Latitude 7450 from last year. Specs include 16GB RAM, Intel Core Ultra 7 165U, 512GB M.2 storage.

I am running Fedora 41 with the MATE Desktop window manager.

The game runs beautifully probably 90% of the time. However, I get massive lag spikes. I'm not sure lag even really suitably describes it because it's not just the game that slows down, it's entire laptop. Like if I move the focus from the game to a browser window, the browser is also slow as concrete, while the spike is occurring. Then after maybe 3-5 seconds, the stuttering stops and things to back to normal.

I've tried watching everything under `/var/log`, running `top`, and also watching MATE's "system monitor" applet for any clue about what is spiking when this happens. Nothing really has information though. System logs show nothing particular (no CPU or GPU problems, nothing about storage).

I'm at my wits end and could use some suggestions on what might be wrong, and if there is a workaround or fix.

Thank you!

So, my friend and I have been playing Split Fiction. Amazing game, by the way - if you're wondering whether to try it, go for it.

The problem is that after playing for a while, I start experiencing stuttering. What I’ve noticed is that the stuttering seems to begin when my VRAM gets maxed out. After restarting the game, it runs super smoothly for a while - no FPS drops at all, not even in the 1% low or 0.1% low metrics.

I’m using an RTX 3070 (8GB), a Ryzen 5 5600X, and 32GB of DDR4 RAM. I play at 1080p without FSR and on high settings.

Now, I know my GPU is a bit older, and 8GB of VRAM isn’t a lot these days, but my friend, who’s on Windows and playing on a laptop, doesn’t have this issue - even though his GPU definitely doesn’t have more than 8GB of VRAM.

So I’m wondering… is the problem with Linux, the game itself, or maybe my distro?

I’m using Kubuntu 24.04.2 LTS with 6.13.6-1-liquorix-amd64 kernel, Proton experimental, and my GPU driver version is 570.86.16.

I'm using CachyOS on my HP Victus 16-s1084AX and it seems like it run super hot around 80c - 90c for both CPU & GPU while gaming, it seems like it doesn't properly control the fans like in Windows, in which I got around 70C for CPU and 60C for GPU on average while gaming. I already tried several workaround such as using this Victus Fanboost script for Victus laptops but that doesn't work either, as far as I understand, I need to change the value from 2to 0 at /sys/devices/platform/hp-wmi/hwmon/hwmon6/pwm1_enableto enable "boost state" in which fan will work as intended but for me, the value can't be changed at all, it will stay at 2 no matter what. The other options I have is omen-fan script but I don't properly understand how to run and use it. I'm hoping there's a fix for this, is there any other Omen Victus laptop users that able to fix this issue?

Hello, newbie here. Maybe a bit offtopic, but I've moved my lazy ass from the chair to the couch and while my Logitech K400 wireless keyboard does a good job, sometimes I need having my hands in a different angle while surfing Reddit. Found this solution and it works nicely in Lubuntu with a standard controller (in my case Speedlink): " sudo apt install xserver-xorg-input-joystick " then reboot. Haven't found out yet how to reconfigure buttons, but l/r click work as well as scrolling and cursor. Found it on this page: https://askubuntu.com/questions/114895/how-can-a-gamepad-control-the-mouse . Original poster ran Debian Jessie.

I'm new to Linux, I have the latest version of the Mint Distro (Xia) and most of my games are working fine, some even work better than when I was using Windows.

Except for The Hunter: Call of the Wild. My problem is it will play fine for a while and then it will freeze. Not crash out or anything, it will literally just freeze the screen indefinitely. I can't tab out, can't Crtl Alt Del, nothing. I tried running the proton hotfix, experimental, 9.0-4, 8.0-5, even GE-Proton9-25. Nothing works. I'm at my wit's end, please help.

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Just looking for a great “background game” something that keeps my hands busy while I chat with friends on discord

i have the high texture pack installed and enabled and i noticed that my vram is through the ROOF! i have 24gbo vram and i shouldn't be buckling from one texture pack. i also notice that this vram meter doesn't match my system one. its about 16gb (2gb) from my system (still high IMO)

im using fedora 41 kde (rest of specs in photo)

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I am looking for a tool that creates a virtual joystick/controller device and maps a selected keyboard to that virtual joystick. There is a program named Keyboard Splitter on Windows that does this, but I could not find a matching application for Linux.

The closest thing I could find is this C script(?): https://forums.bannister.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=printthread&Board=8&main=9209&type=thread

If anyone knows such an utility program for Linux. Please let me know.

Any way to get the dualshock 4 touchpad to work in games? I've been playing Ghost of Tsushima lately, and that game often uses the touchpad. At first, it acted as a mouse, so I disabled it in system settings which allowed the touchpad click to work. But inputs that require swiping on the touchpad currently do nothing. Anyonw know how to get it working?

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For some reason, and its been this way since the game came out, every other time an update happens, my computer will start downloading the update, and then get stuck between halfway and 90% done.
Verifying files, clearing download cache, trying to move the install folder, nothing has fixed it in the past. The only remedy I've found is uninstalling the game, and installing it again, and I'm quite tired of that method, so I was hoping you fine people might be able to help me.

The drive (an m.2) I'm installing it to is formatted to NTFS since it's a shared drive within my PC and I dual boot with windows (no, windows can't seem to update the game after Linux gives up, since the files are partially messed with at that point). Tekken 8 is the only game to do this: Street Fighter 6, Baulder's Gate 3, Elden Right, No Man's Sky, all of them update and behave perfectly fine, with no hints of anything breaking outside of SF6 within the first month or so of its release which has not happened since.

I am running EndeavorOS, I don't have any of my drives encrypted nor any particular software which messes with the file system running except SyncThing, which doesn't even look inside my steam directory. I'm at a genuine loss why this keeps happening, why Tekken 8 is the only game it happens to, and why the common solutions don't do anything to help.

I am very happy today!

I got Borderlands 2 working fine!... but thats not all im happy for...

I'm happy that I got Borderlands 2 working great bcuz I switched to Windows!

Only did this bcuz firstly I only got ubuntu jammy jellyfish to fix a broken hard drive, but I had trouble getting back to windows. So, for the past year, i've had a lot of fun playing on linux and learning new things about computers with the help of you master linuxers!

It's been very fun, but I remembered why I had linux when I installed borderlands 2...

(worst linux port ever created)

After that, I finally managed to switch back to windows after a year of fun on linux with my aquired knowledge on linux, which previously I did not understand.

I switched back not only bcuz of Borderlands 2, but also... I am still not a pc nerd (completely), which mean that i cannot do much without looking up on google or on reddit.

Anyways, I am very happy now! And thanks for the support everybody on linux has given me!

Goodbye! --Cooki LX--

Pretty much what the title says: I have a Winwing Ursa Minor Fighter joystick that, when trying to play DCS, has both the throttle slider and the twist axis bound to a singular axis, (the Z axis) which should be reserved for the twist alone. I've never messed around with joystick configuration, any hints as to where to start would be greatly appreciated.

I've been trying to play ZZZ with mods using the XXMI launcher. It plays and works but if I tab out when I tab back in I loose all control. I can't use my keyboard or my game pad to control. I on the Hoyolauncher itself it's the same deal. Any tips?

My modding level is somewhere between beginner to intermediate. I started modding skyrim with M02 on windows back in 2022 with a decent degree of success and had about 250 to 300 mods working almost flawlessly. I switched to mint around 2023 and tried modding with M02. Which I was able to get working temporarily but eventually it bugged out of my control and i decided to leave it alone for a while and wait for a better solution. Currently I'm running fedora and I'm determined Limo is that better solution.

So far all I have installed is the skse mod described in the github tutorial. I understand the function of root level as it's described in the install guide when installing SKSE. But I don't understand when it's necessary to use it with other mods. Setting a root level isn't necessary for all mods right? If not when do you know when and how many to set it for? If anyone could clarify I would appreciate it. Even if it's just some examples.

Also some explenation or examples of other common mods that get added to bin deployer (besides SKSE and ENB) would be cool. I'm having some trouble making sense of that as well. Thanks in advance for any contribution!

i want some type of pop up for my music , to show me whats playing when i switch songs with hotkeys etc.

just like modern flyouts on windows . im on pikaos 4, which is debian based.

second issue im having is i cant hotkey open terminal which is called console on pika. it just pops open a search bar for the desktop(gnome) supposed to be shift + ctrl + n but doesnt work