If anyone cares, I finally got Mortal Shell working today.
1. I set up a new default Wine prefix called 'Heroic'
2. Set lutris-6.0 as default wine
3. Used 'Run exe inside prefix' to select Dungeonhaven.exe. The game then launches immediately.

step 3 has to be done every time.
I tried using GE proton for step 2 but it was game-breaking awful

If anyone has a better method, please share it

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The Heroic update is live on AUR and is now functioning perfectly. Go get, kids

Nice work, @fearnflavio

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Quoting: saellaven

Quoting: undeadbydawnSpeaking from harsh experience, Shadow Of Mordor is no great loss. The Linux version was so bad I never got beyond the menu screen, while it was completely flawless - including all online elements - under Glorious Eggroll. While I'm still more likely to buy a game if it offers a Linux version, I generally expect to play under Proton.

Add me as another that played through it back in the fall of 2017...

I strongly suspect there are a load of games Feral got working really nicely on Linux a few years back, then did zero maintenance. The games (and Steam itself) may have been updated, but the Feral ports have not. The result is previously flawless experiences now a complete mess.
Since Proton is being actively worked on by a surprisingly dedicated team, with Frogging and Eggroll doing amazing work in parallel, it's not overly surprising that they're taking over.

That said I had 100% positive experienced with Tomb Raider

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Quoting: MohandevirIs it just me? I feel like Steam's Linux gaming is gradually falling into a chaotic mess. Linux native ports that suddenly stop being supported... Native ports that run worse than the windows version run through proton... Windows games run only through proton... I have 2 exemples of games that got a gold rating on protondb, but just won't run adequately: Rage 2 that just keeps on crashing every 5 mins, no matter the tweaks I try and Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order, that becomes a slide show when you hit the start button... Why gold?! These 2 should get a silver rating max, imo...

I'm beginning to doubt all I read about Linux games that are supposedly running like champs. I don't know what to believe anymore. It's just getting more confusing than anything else.

I bought the Resident Evil remake yesterday, which has Platinum rating on ProtonDB

The page is full of people reporting perfect compatibility IF you install windows binaries with Winetricks and Protontricks, which may require 10+ permission changes.

That, to me, is not Platinum. It's Silver at best. As it was, the fixes completely failed and I got a refund. ProtonDB is a disaster area and needs fixing *incredibly badly*

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installed the bin from AUR, launched, and it's doing nothing. At all. Will tinker a bit and see if I can get a response, which would be really nice since I haven't been able to play Mortal Shell yet

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Speaking from harsh experience, Shadow Of Mordor is no great loss. The Linux version was so bad I never got beyond the menu screen, while it was completely flawless - including all online elements - under Glorious Eggroll. While I'm still more likely to buy a game if it offers a Linux version, I generally expect to play under Proton.

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Quoting: FauconNoirWhy everyone is talking about Pop!_OS ? What is so cool about it compared to others like Ubuntu or Manjaro for example ?

System76 make a point of working directly with Nvidia and Valve to ensure Pop! is as good as it's possible to get gaming wise, and have been responsible for solving some serious issues.

I don't use Pop cos I hate Gnome, but I absolutely would recommend it above anything else for a beginner.

Manjaro is fine if you're not comfortable with Arch, but is being developed by idiots to the extent I gave up on it and moved to Salient - which I love with a fiery passion.

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Solus Budgie rocked up to my permanent No2 OS when I realised that since it's basically GTK3 I can use the Sweet theme. Everyone wins.
It may take over as No1 if I ever get fed up of Salient

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This is one of far too many Bundles I *would* have bought *if*. I still check the site regularly because their straight up sales are often very good, but the Monthlys almost never are - I've played maybe 5% of the games I've got via previous Bundles.

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I got the new MangoHud release working, and it's fascinating to see just how well my PC performs in various games. I know I don't *need* to upgrade, but want to anyway cos who knows what fresh hell next year will bring

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