Linux gamers too. Sometimes I come across a game like Assetto Corsa that launches for 0.1 seconds and then crashes, so I’m trying the routine list of low hanging fruit easy fixes in the hopes that one of them does the trick
And if there no protondb info or it have “platinum”, then start praying. Also, god forbid if you want something extra like FSR4 or install some mods. Then you mixing this things to whole “is that my hardware\software\proton issue or game genially bugged?”
When checking ProtonDB, cross-reference the environment variables with those listed on the proton-cachyos README. In my experience, most people are copy-pasting environment variables they read from other people without understanding what they do or even if they do anything at all.
This is why I play console. I am just too lazy/busy/worn out to learn all that I’d need to know about that side of the gaming world. That’s why the steam machine interested me until I saw the price.
I’m afraid we will disappoint you further here, cause steam machine is just a PC with SteamOS (which is “just” an Arch Linux with few tweaks\changes). So all those issues described above and their workarounds also applied to steam machine.
It wasn’t an insult. I admire that you guys know that much about computers and software. Its like an alien language to me. Dunno why I was being downvoted for self deprication.
Try a few different versions of Proton using force compatibility in game properties
Turn off/on Steam Input
Update Steam and my computer (or just restart if there’s no updates)
Check ProtonDB for any launch options. Try a few of them
Medium routine:
Check if anyone has mentioned anything on Reddit or Steam Community. Try their fixes which usually involves more launch options and/or config file changes
Try Proton GE (this is only so low because I usually don’t have it installed and updated)
Update graphics drivers
Downgrade graphics drivers
Try a different device
Last resort:
Try Lutris or WineTricks with DLL override tricks
Launch Steam using the terminal and actually debug the problem
Honestly I find that success rate is inversely proportional to amount of effort invested… so I just do the easy ones and give up if that doesn’t work lol. 90% of the time it ends up working though from one of those easy things. But if you’re truly desperate for a game to work and can’t wait for Proton to fix it, the medium and hard options exist
Linux gamers too. Sometimes I come across a game like Assetto Corsa that launches for 0.1 seconds and then crashes, so I’m trying the routine list of low hanging fruit easy fixes in the hopes that one of them does the trick
Relatively new still to Linux gaming, what does your routine list look like?
Not op, but mine is
So far that has covered the problems i ran into, but maybe someone has something to add?
Same here.
And if there no protondb info or it have “platinum”, then start praying. Also, god forbid if you want something extra like FSR4 or install some mods. Then you mixing this things to whole “is that my hardware\software\proton issue or game genially bugged?”
One thing to add to that list:
When checking ProtonDB, cross-reference the environment variables with those listed on the proton-cachyos README. In my experience, most people are copy-pasting environment variables they read from other people without understanding what they do or even if they do anything at all.
This is why I play console. I am just too lazy/busy/worn out to learn all that I’d need to know about that side of the gaming world. That’s why the steam machine interested me until I saw the price.
I’m afraid we will disappoint you further here, cause steam machine is just a PC with SteamOS (which is “just” an Arch Linux with few tweaks\changes). So all those issues described above and their workarounds also applied to steam machine.
It wasn’t an insult. I admire that you guys know that much about computers and software. Its like an alien language to me. Dunno why I was being downvoted for self deprication.
Easy routine:
Medium routine:
Last resort:
Honestly I find that success rate is inversely proportional to amount of effort invested… so I just do the easy ones and give up if that doesn’t work lol. 90% of the time it ends up working though from one of those easy things. But if you’re truly desperate for a game to work and can’t wait for Proton to fix it, the medium and hard options exist
Switch to experimental, switch to proton Glorious Eggroll, check protondb, set proton_log and look at log files.
Not OP but first I check protondb to see if anyone else has the same problem, then I try swapping proton versions if noone else has the same problem.
Worst case scenario it’s my nvidia GPU drivers doing stupid shit, then I try updating my drivers or giving up and playing rimworld instead.
Most of the time just checking protondb works though.