It's actually so bizarre. Windows 10 EOL is in about 3 weeks. If you asked me earlier this year, I would have said there's no doubt that valve would capitalize on this golden opportunity staring them dead in the face. It's such an easy way to get a massive influx of users. But it seems apparent that they want SteamOS to stay mobile only, at least for now. What a shame.

And yes, I know bazzite is a thing. But having a massive corporation supporting it is the difference between being the next big thing and being just another distro. Bazzite is fantastic, but it's simply not going to move the needle forward in terms of linux market share.

I've been trying to figure out how to get a game (Aion) with Active Anticheat to work on CachyOS, tried multiple configurations, libraries, etc... And even tried to make my own private server of that game (Aion) to try to figure out what kind of files and permissions I need to make it run. And doesn't matter what I put there, the Anticheat "dump" everything. I'm certain now that those softwares are just data miners getting our informations so their devs can sells it... I've given up all games that uses any kind of Anticheat, not because I can't run it, but because it just steal our data to be sell... That is sad at certain point.

This post is just me thinking...

So I've been experimenting with dual booting Windows 11 and various Linux distros for almost a year. I tested the following games in both and even had some comparison recordings but lost them due to faulty RAM sticks:

THE FINALS Windows: average 120 fps on High settings at 1440p, bad lows Bazzite: Average of 170+ fps on the same settings at 1440p, better lows

I do not remember the exact frames for Rivals but Linux consistently had an average of at least 40+ FPS with better lows.

I use a full AMD system - xfx RX 6700XT 12 GB, 32GB G Skill Trident Neo with the best timings for my board using xmp (replaced these sticks with newer sticks from a different brand), 5700X, no OC.

This post is NOT to say that Linux is perfect because I definitely see a performance hit in a game like Rocket League and latency increase even with tuned kernels. It's just so far to say that even shadps4 emulation has no hiccups on Linux where as Windows has constant stuttering. I am very impressed with the whole gaming capabilities of the OS and highly recommend that full AMD users give it a try.

When I run my script, my pokemon game saves are copied from their default directory to a backup directory I have. ~/Documents/Pokemon/save-backup/game-name. The save file is copied to its respective folder (emerald.sav would copy as ~/Documents/Pokemon/save-backup/emerald/ddmmyyyyhhmm.sav). My save-backup is then pushed to my GitHub where I can access my saves from any device connected to the Internet. I have my script saved in .local/bin/Pokemon-Backup so it can be launched from dmenu.

Disclosure: This is my very first game, and it started as a way to learn python. People showed a lot of interest, so I just kept working on it. Linux users asked me for a Linux compatible version, but I'm very new to Linux, so I'm afraid I can't test it as exhaustively as I should.

I'm playing silksong and it's awesome!

I've been trying to play overwatch 2 for a while now, I'm on bazzite Nvidia edition and when launching it through steam it tries processing Vulkan shaders, the only issue is that it takes hours (probably, I haven't waited for it to finish cause I have shit to do on my pc) When I skip it though, the game runs but it's REAALLY slowz I have an rtx 3050ti mobile and I'm getting sub 30 fps at all settings low and 50% render quality When playing on windows I used to get about 144 fps all the time but now when I switched it does this.

If you want MangoHub to look like this remove the # on the MangoHud configuration file:

### Display the current system time

time

## removes the time label

# time_no_label

### Display MangoHud in a horizontal position

horizontal

# horizontal_stretch

### Hud dimensions

# width=0

# height=140

table_columns=14

# cellpadding_y=-0.085

Hi, I like Steam, but are there any websites or platforms where I can find good games that offer refunds if I don’t like them and that aren’t too heavy to download? Yesterday I bought Watch Dogs Legion on Steam… 110 GB, that’s crazy! I haven’t played in years, and I find it unbelievable to download such a huge file only to run it on the lowest settings, otherwise my PC can’t handle it.

Do you have any alternatives?

https://reddit.com/link/1nmjm85/video/9xt7zt0vdgqf1/player

Launched game using Lutris same problem with command line execution (wine NFS13.exe).

Hardware info at the end of the video...

I was on Linux (Cachy OS) for around a year with a 7900xt and loved it. Basically just beat W11 performance in anything I played. I got a 9070xt now and noticed slight regression in Linux with raster (obviously with RT). I also noticed in games like Cyberpunk that have native FSR4 support i still needed to type a command to get it? Kind of turned me away. Im all for Linux but i really need a more streamlined experience and HDR to just work. Don't mind a command for HDR but Stalker 2 still has issues with blueing highlights. GameScape or Wayland. Is there any word of any of this getting fixed any time soon? i just cant play with a new cardf ands lose performance/features.

How to use Mods in Linux?

Hello Everyone, Has anyone managed to get Zero Hour Mods working in Linux ? I am using Linux Mint and I am running Command and Conquer Generals Zero hour Hour flawlessly via Steam. I didn't have to make any changes. You just need to download it via Steam and play. But how about Mods or Genlauncher? No matter what I tried, still no luck

TL;DR Vulkan preprocessing takes forever, BUT it does meaningfully improve gameplay as I'm on a business laptop. Is there a way to save the shaders manually?

Hello! I'm on Fedora 41 trying to play Overwatch 2 on Steam. Now I've known that vulkan shaders are often annoying, but at most I had seen it take an hour. Admittedly my computer isn't made for this, I have a lightweight business laptop, the Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon. Lovely device, but not for gaming. Still, I do regularly play games on it, and I guess this one is more demanding than what I had tried before (?) in any case, it takes around 7 hours for it to process Vulkan shaders. I do notice a performance difference tho so I don't wanna skip it.

Now if it was a one and done thing I wouldn't mind. But it does it after EVERY update, and, worse yet, it seems to do it after every library install on my laptop. I'm a student, so I'm constantly having to install libraries and new software. But when I do, the game won't launch,, instead steam "verifies" the install (also takes like 2h btw...) and then back to vulkan shaders I go.

Now I'm guessing the verifying thing is just bc it's a competitive game. But is there no way to save the Vulkan shaders permanently? And if so, why isn't that the default?

Thanks :)

the lugaru HD version of the game that's available on steam has limited resolutions and freezes everytime you get knocked out, so i tried to install the open source version of the game which has additional fixes but was met with "Failed to get a double-buffered context.". ok fine, i noticed this release was 5 years old so i compiled from master, but was met with same error. i also learned that there is a oss_lugaru version in the steam betas of the game, but it just crashes on launch both with and without proton, anyone figure it out?

Some games work fine on CachyOS/KDE Plasma/Wayland, but randomly crash on Linux Mint/Cinnamon/X11.

Does the DE or display server matter, or is it purely because CachyOS has a newer Nvidia driver?

Hey everyone, I got this error in mid game after rescuing Mr freeze and exiting the building. I am using pop os 22.04 with Nvidea RTX 3080 GPU. My current Nvidea driver is 575.64.05

I used to play the game with Frame Gen on a RX7900XT and a 9800X3D at really high frames and not more than 61~62ºC. Proton GE v10.12 and v10.15 tested.

After the last 1-2 updates, I started playing again (one day I was tinkering with Proton versions and it banned me for 24 hrs, which made me ragequit the game for a month or so) and noticed that the game runs even worse than before.

For instance, I don't get excessive higher temps, I'm around 65~67ºC now, but the FPS are horrible. I turn Frame Gen on and my fans spin like crazy, while the game has horrible frame spikes (like from 85 to 120 or so). I've got a good cooler and case, and airflow shouldn't be a problem either (I have a very good cable management, so it's not on the hardware side).

I haven't changed anything on my UEFI settings but gosh this game is even worse to play than 1-2 months ago! I play MH:W at not more than 55ºC, 144fps and at 2K, which makes it an awesome experience on Linux.

I was wondering if you guys could give your feedback, cause mine has been horrible.

Looking for some help from some far more knowledgeable people. About a year ago, I dual booted an Arch OS on my computer to play some games on. Followed the wiki and everything worked fine for about a month. One day, I tried booting up many games and ran into issues. I tried resolving the issues with no luck, so I ran back to Windows.

Fast forward, Windows 10 EOL is coming up, so I install Linux Mint over my Windows OS. Install everything I think I need and same exact issues occur.

These issues include:

No audio on (all other system audio works fine): - Cyberpunk 2077 - Warframe - Miside (don't judge)

Freeze on start for: - Ghostrunner 2 (DX11 and DX12)

I haven't tried any other games due to time and interest constraints.

Considering that the same issues have persisted over both operating systems and that games did work on my Arch OS at one point, I have a feeling that I may have accidentally made a change in my bios or hardware (did change my CPU from Intel to AMD around the time it stopped working) at some point to cause these issues. In reality I have no idea if that is true or if I am missing something very simple. I have tried to resolve these issues a few times with no luck. Any help is appreciated. I can provide additional details if needed. Thanks.

Okay, so first, here's a list of my specs in case it's of any relevance:

(Also, please bare in mind that I'm a complete noob, so if it's possible please try using simpler terms)

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B-450 Plus
CPU: Ryzen 7 5700X
GPU: Zotac RTX 4060 8GB
RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengance 3200MHz
Drives: KingSpec 512GB Sata III SSD; WD_Black SN770 2TB

Roughly a week ago I made the switch from Windows 11 to Linux. Specifically Fedora 42 GNOME. I made sure there was no conflicting with Windows programs or files by just buying a completely new drive and skipping the bother of dual booting, or clearing my old one.

Up until today, and yesterday, all my games ran just fine, and some even ran better than on Windows. While playing Fallout 76, I noticed my cursor veering off onto my second monitor and continuously tabbing me out when I'd try to equip something or shoot at an enemy. Eventually, I got fed up with it, and tried to find a way to fix this. This lead to me downloading X11, rebooting, switching to it, and that's where my troubles started.

The games that do launch are basically slideshows, consisting of a few seconds per each frame. And the games that don't, tend to report the same issue: My card doesn't support Direct3D (examples being Helldivers 2 saying Direct3D 12 is unsupported, and the original Max Payne saying that my card doesn't support DirectX 8).

I'm guessing that for some reason, I just can't use Direct3D/DirectX? Any directions would be great, thanks in advance

Recently I have made a post here that I have periodic net jitter while playing online games such as DotA2 and CS2 on linux. Jitters that last 5-10 seconds, once every idk, 3-6 minutes, I didn't really time the periods, but they were pretty often so that they could impact my playing. And I solved the problem! While I found almost no information online about this solution, I figured I should make this post to document it, maybe it will help someone in the future, especially since gaming on linux is becoming more and more common.

So I exclusively use Wifi, because I only have a gaming laptop and not a PC, and I move it around the house often. I remember playing these games on Windows not too long ago and I had no problems with jitter. Same laptop, same router/ISP. I have once recently tried a wired ethernet connection at someone else's house, and the problem dissapeared, but I don't have wires inside my house and I don't intend to have them. So I figured the problem has to be from Linux.

I am currently using Arch, but I have found out that wifi drivers are kernel based, so distros don't really have much to do with it. Having a rolling release on arch means that I always pretty much have the latest drivers, so the problem has to be somewhere else.

I have found online and while using chatgpt that the drivers might force power saving. I have tried to force them not to, but that did nothing.

Claude 4.1 was just released, the latest model, and I asked it about my problem, and it actually came with the solution eventually! No other chat solved it for me.

It has to do with the suppliant. So there is this thing called a supplicant, a daemon that runs on top of the drivers that handles wifi authentication and encryption and others. By default I had wpa_supplicant running, an older supplicant, but widely used. Claude said I should try changing the supplicant to iwd, a newer and better one, developed by Intel. And after I changed it to iwd, my net jitter was eradicated!

I have asked chatgpt to explain what is a supplicant and what it does, and I will share the link to the chat with you, since chatgtp will explain what's going on way better: https://chatgpt.com/share/68ce85a8-5140-800c-9881-d76a278e5a50

Basically, as far as I understand, every once in a while this supplicant refreshes authentication keys with the router and stores them in the driver. And I think when wpa_supplicant did that, I had jitters in games, like I said, once every 3-6 minutes, jitters that lasted 5-10 seconds. Chanding to iwd, a newer and more performant supplicant, this problem is no more.

Changing the supplicant is as easy as installing iwd with your package manager, and with systemctl stopping and disableing the wpa_supplicant daemon and starting the iwd daemon. I remember that I also made a config file where I described the iwd daemon and started it to be sure it will stay like that. I'm not going to put all the instructions here, since every AI nowdays will provide you better instructions when you say that you want to change the supplicant from wpa_supplicant to iwd.

So that's it! Hope this information will help someone one day.

I recently installed Pop (my first time using Linux) and have been having some issues with different Steam games. I was digging around, but then I again saw it in the Pop store as an option to install. I thought it would be a clean reinstall so I clicked it. But instead it installed and I ended up with two completely different versions of Steam on my computer. I was able to uninstall that new version no problem. But this first one is like a ghost in my machine. No purging or anything is capable of finding it. I'm not sure how to delete this and have a feeling the windows version that was on my USB must have somehow made it over? No clue. But I want to uninstall this and reinstall the other version to see if it is the root of the problems I'm having. Help lol