Linux is perfect for gaming !!

Below is a complete list of settings and things I did for it to work on Mint. I feel like this might also apply to other OS as it is mostly hardware/game configuration.

I had a hard time setting it up (because no idea what I was doing), but after a few hours of digging in forums/Reddit posts I achieved a very qualitative gaming experience, by far superior to Windows 11 with the exact same hardware (it legit feels like a 400€ upgrade).

I am new to Linux, have basic understanding of terminal, hardware/software interaction, and I do not try to optimize everything. I was just trying to achieve “good-enough” performance.

This only concerns Nvidia GPUs, but it may be worth trying equivalement settings with AMD/Intel drivers and settings. I cannot tell which parameters had an impact or not as I did not test them one by one.

Hope this helps !

Configuration (hardware / OS)

• Hardware: i9-9900K / RTX2070 / 32GB DDR4 RAM / Z390 mobo / 1TO NVMe SSD / VG27AQ Gsync monitor
• Secure boot disabled in UEFI
• Latest Mint (22.3) with everything up to date (6.17 kernel, no idea how they work)
• Compositor disabled for full screen apps (Mint system settings > General)
• Checked if CPU was in powersave or performance mode:
  • cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu*/cpufreq/scaling_governor (returns the current performance mode, for me it was all powersave)
  • I ran sudo apt install cpufrequtils && sudo cpufreq-set -r -g performance to set to performance mode
• Checked that GPU is recognized with proper driver by running (in a terminal):
  • nvidia-smi (Should display a lot of info on your GPU)
  • glxinfo | grep "OpenGL renderer" (Should display Nvidia, and not Intel or mesa)

Nvidia and Gsync settings

• Latest Nvidia driver (590 at the time of writing)
• In Nvidia settings, Powermizer set to maximum performance
• Gsync enabled on my monitor
• Gsync enabled in Nvidia settings app in Mint

Steam installation

• I ran dpkg --add-architecture i386; apt update as root before installing Steam a a as per software manager instructions (no idea if actually necessary)
• Installed Steam as a system package (not flatpak)
• Proton Experimental (no GE needed so far)
• Shader pre-caching in Steam ENABLED (Settings > Downloads > Shaders pre-caching)
• Enabled performance monitor to monitor performance (Settings > In Game > performance monitor > full details)

Game settings

• DirectX 11 (for games that ask you to choose, DX12 is awfully laggy)
• Vsync disabled in game
• Game in full screen mode (no borderless)

Result

Games run butter smooth at 2560×1440 resolution on a 6 years old machine, no launching issues, no crashes, normal CPU/GPU temperatures (60/80°C, I have poor cooling in the machine at the moment).

> > Every game runs better than on Windows 11 (with exact same hardware)

A few games for reference:

• Elden ring Nightreign - 60FPS average (55-65) , medium graphics, no upscaling or tweaks, runs smooth
• DRG - 120 average (90 - 140), all on ultra, no upscaling/tweaks
• RoR2 - 100 average (75 - 140), all on ultra
• Expedition 33 - 55 average (capped at 60), medium quality with performance DLSS
• Ghostrunner - 100 average, ultra quality, no upscaling (sound issues tho)

All OOB, Proton experimental, no startup commands

Other considerations

• I started from a fresh install (I had a lot of graphic issues after cloning OS from another SSD)
• Wayland seems to cause issues
• Stable FPS doesn’t necessary mean it’s going to be fluid, I had unbearable stutters at constant 120+fps, and smooth game at varying framerates (90 - 120 FPS)
• Might seem trivial, but check in monitor settings that you are at the maximum framerate for your screen (setting 60Hz on my 144Hz monitor is awfully laggy)
• I have almost no customization plugins installed (heavy Mint interface customization seems to have an impact on performance)
• Games sometimes start in 4K, no idea why
• Also tried Cachy OS (found it meh), Pop OS (absolutely nothing worked OOB, dunno why), Bazzite (wayy too minimalistic and console-like for me)

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I have added the GOG version to steam so i can play with eagle patch working.

I just need to enable HBAO+, but i dont know how to do it on linux with proton.

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I recently set up a dual boot partition and installed Arch. Everything went surprisingly well apart from the wrong ethernet driver being auto installed. Got that sorted and it's been a great experience so far. I'm running a 3060 ti and was a bit concerned about poor performance but haven't had a single issue yet.
I installed steam and pointed it to my win 10 gaming SSD where my steam games are installed. Everything worked. I added an ancient copy of quake 3 to steam, it worked. I added Stalker Gamma to steam and installed some dependencies via protontricks and it works perfectly. I was very surprised at that. It runs silky smooth. No FPS tax whatsoever.
My Gsync monitor works flawlessly too.
Console reminds me of the good old dos days and it's been great to learn all the new commands. Learned how to mount my extra drives correctly. Installed openRgb which works better on linux than it did on win 10. Someone had even made a linux driver for the lcd screen on my deepcool aio water cooler.
Everything works!
I thought I'd just try linux and see how it goes. Well, I haven't logged into win 10 in at least a week now. No need.
I think I will redo the installation and get rid of the win 10 partition completely now.
I even got Fusion 360 running in Winboat. It lacks hardware acceleration but works well. Apparently they are adding hardware acceleration in the future. So all good.

Honestly, I'm surprised how much better the Linux experience is over windows.

It gives me hope for PC gaming and humanity.

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So I moved from mint to Fedora, and something possessed me to dual boot CachyOS with Hyprland, first tutorial I watch, and it comes ready out of the box, here I am missing apparently essential stuff for a desktop environment

Also it overwrote my grub configuration, I have to go into the bios to boot Fedora

So... Where do I go from here?

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This was sorta a big task, and you maybe wondering why I changed it directly to MO2 source code? Well the main reason is that its fully compatible with existing MO2 installs, and has plugin support(certain plugins don't work and I'll have to fix it). The other reason was that the Rust build was just a test run, and hey why should I reinvent the wheel lol.

I know that it may upset some people that I have moved to a flatpak set up. But it was the only reliable way I could get the binary size somewhat smaller, on top of including QT for users who are on DE like Cinnamon or XFCE. This also bundles in all the requirements so you don't have to go digging around to install some dependency. This is probably subject to change, or I might make a release of both at some point.

Anyways the VFS system should now mount at where the plugins/game points the Data directory.

And this is still alpha so expect issues. Currently the main issues, is that ini creation isn't working correctly. I highly recommend that you load your launcher via steam or gog, and drop the ini files in the prefix location. It's easy to access on the wine/proton menu in the settings.

NXM handling can now work directly with MO2 OAuth and Associate Button.

What are the future plans?

- First thing would to be porting fomod and omod installer plugins.

- Port the Root Builder Plugin with reflink copy for faster setups.

- Port other game support plugins if possible.

- Make the install process/setup a bit easier.

- Expand on NaK support for other launchers.

Any feedback is welcomed and remember this is the early alpha and I'll try to fix the issues as they come up in my free time.

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After today’s major update I’m seeing consistent crashes under DX11 in live matches.

System:

• openSUSE Tumbleweed
• Kernel 6.18.8-1
• NVIDIA 580.126.09
• 5800X3D / RTX 4070 Super
• Tested GE-Proton 9-25, 10-26, 10-30, Proton Experimental

Behavior:

• DX11 (DXVK): crashes ~1–2 minutes into Quick Play (5v5) (6v6)
• Does NOT crash in Practice / AI modes
• DX12 (vkd3d): survived multiple full Quick Play matches
• No NVRM/Xid errors in dmesg
• Proton logs show no obvious unhandled exception

This looks backend-specific since DX12 is stable. Possibly a DXVK regression triggered by the update?

Is anyone else seeing DX11-only crashes after the patch?
If this is DXVK-related, where’s the best place to report it (DXVK GitHub vs Proton)?
Not really 100% sure its DXVK, but no crashes on VKD3D so far.

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I have GTA V Enhanced on Steam. The game works flawlessly on Wayland every time without zero tinkering.

However, when I try to launch it on X11 (Gnome or Xfce), my desktop freezes as soon as the actual game starts, i.e. after the Rockstar launcher part. Weirdly, I am able to switch to GDM by pressing Ctrl-Alt-F1, log back in and the desktop will then unfreeze itself - the game is still running, it even recovers sometimes and I can then play it (although not every time). Other games work the same on X11 as they do on Wayland, so it's something pretty specific to GTA, I think.

I tried a few things to fix it, but nothing works:

• Disabled Steam in-game overlay (FPS indicator)
• Various Proton and Proton-GE versions (including the most recent GE 10-30)
• SteamDeck=1 launch option
• Disabled compositor on Xfce

Anyone else experienced something like this and maybe know a fix?

I'm on Debian 13 with Nvidia drivers from the official repos, the GPU is a GTX 4060 Laptop (AMD hybrid).

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Hey everyone! I asked in the STALKER GAMMA discord but I thought I'd ask here too. Does anyone know if I need STALKER COP Enhanced Edition installed to also install the GOG GAMMA installer? Or can I install it as a standalone? Appreciate any advice! Thanks!

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One of the longest requested, yet most controversial feature proposals among devs -- and that's been slowing Wayland protocol development -- has finally merged! It allows for proper multi-window applications and for proper positioning of windows. This is a huge milestone for Wayland in terms of negotiating agreement between all parties involved, as this was a pretty controversial change for some developers. It also builds the foundation for many future features that will be useful.

With this now agreed upon, it leaves more time and effort to be spent on more important features that are needed. Further, this builds trust and mutual respect between everyone involved, hopefully leading to faster, more successful discussions in future proposals for Wayland.

I dare say this could be the year of Desktop Linux.

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Hi,

I would like to switch from Windows 11 to Linux for good. I am currently in the testing phase. I started with bazzite, but unfortunately I didn't like it because it was too restrictive.

Now I have installed Nobara, which I like quite a lot. I would like to have good long-term support and am sceptical whether I will get that with Nobara, because it is only one developer.

Should I look at another Linux distribution? I mainly play games on my pc. At the moment, it would be easy for me to switch, but once I've deleted Windows 11, I don't want to change my Linux distribution again.

Best regards

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So my steam game audio cuts out every so often briefly for about 1/4 second. Occasionally I'll have brief stutters along side it, but the other 98% of he time all is good. It's done it on two different games, I've tried the pulse audio 60sec and 90sec thing and it did not work. GPU is a 3060ti and running the latest Ubuntu.

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So the controller is supposed to work on Steam through wired connection in the beta version, I already tried that method but it's not working, I also tried using another cable or other port, the controller itself is recognized by the system and Steam but I'm not being able to press anything.

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I just got this game on steam. Tried uninstalling and reinstalling and that didnt work.. Any idea how to fix this? I already tried checking the game integrity

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I play sc2 from time to time on windows, but now I fully switched to gaming on Linux (Arch). I play Protoss so I have many keys set to rapid fire. It’s easy to set them on windows cuz it’s a basic text file u edit. Is there a way to set this up on Linux?

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So recently I installed Nobara and I've had issues with a Macro Creator I used on Windows called MacroGamer "https://www.itoady.com/" it let me record manually with the mouse and keyboard, recording delays and movement which was very helpful for gaming. The issue I have with it now is that it doesn't register when I activate it except for 1 game which was MapleStory that just so happened to run it.

Are there any Macro Creators that are like this that are compatible with Nobara or is there a simple fix that I'm missing

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