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Patch 2 for Baldur's Gate 3 coming with 'major performance improvements'
29 Aug 2023 at 6:49 pm UTC
29 Aug 2023 at 6:49 pm UTC
How's your play-through going?Well, I'm already on my third character (a dragonborn monk), though none ever left Act 1 (the furthest I got was the underdark with the second character). 😅
Baldur's Gate 3 on Steam Deck is 'absolutely wild' and aims for 30FPS on Medium
5 Aug 2023 at 6:18 am UTC
I'll be honest, I'm glad Larian gave it some love, because we need more Vulkan games around. Shame it still has a D3D11 renderer, which shows games on custom engines aren't willing to fully ditch proprietary APIs yet.
5 Aug 2023 at 6:18 am UTC
Quoting: 14Yeah, I noticed it too.Quoting: williamjcmA shame the current version of the game doesn't run on AMD GPUs on Linux (except Steam Deck, it seems) if you select the Vulkan renderer, no matter if you use AMDVLK or RADV drivers.Yeah, the launch version had it fixed. I chose Vulkan and everything worked out of the box on launch day.
The D3D11 renderer does work, but vegetation has some nasty flickering.
I really hope it'll be fixed for the game's launch.
I'll be honest, I'm glad Larian gave it some love, because we need more Vulkan games around. Shame it still has a D3D11 renderer, which shows games on custom engines aren't willing to fully ditch proprietary APIs yet.
Baldur's Gate 3 on Steam Deck is 'absolutely wild' and aims for 30FPS on Medium
4 Aug 2023 at 4:37 pm UTC
4 Aug 2023 at 4:37 pm UTC
Quoting: DebianUserMaybe it was not working before official release ?Yes, it was completely borked in the last early access build.
The 8BitDo Retro Mechanical Keyboard looks awesome
3 Aug 2023 at 10:55 am UTC Likes: 1
3 Aug 2023 at 10:55 am UTC Likes: 1
I think this would make a decent compact keyboard for use with a Switch, especially for the people who love sending messages in Animal Crossing or those playing titles that are basically programming environments, but like others in this comment section, for use with a PC, I would definitely need a full 105-key keyboard.
Baldur's Gate 3 on Steam Deck is 'absolutely wild' and aims for 30FPS on Medium
3 Aug 2023 at 10:40 am UTC
Also, the first report I saw when I clicked that link you posted said the Vulkan renderer did crash their Steam Deck when trying to load the main menu, which was also my experience when I tried it yesterday on my own handheld, and the average RADV experience.
AMDVLK, the official Linux driver, crashes more "gracefully" (the game displays an error message instead of crashing the entire driver) during the Larian video before the main menu.
3 Aug 2023 at 10:40 am UTC
Quoting: soulsourceHmm, I can't confirm without the game, but there are reports [External Link] that look like Vulkan on AMD is working.It might have worked at some point, but clearly not anymore.
Also, the first report I saw when I clicked that link you posted said the Vulkan renderer did crash their Steam Deck when trying to load the main menu, which was also my experience when I tried it yesterday on my own handheld, and the average RADV experience.
AMDVLK, the official Linux driver, crashes more "gracefully" (the game displays an error message instead of crashing the entire driver) during the Larian video before the main menu.
Baldur's Gate 3 on Steam Deck is 'absolutely wild' and aims for 30FPS on Medium
31 Jul 2023 at 7:22 pm UTC Likes: 5
31 Jul 2023 at 7:22 pm UTC Likes: 5
A shame the current version of the game doesn't run on AMD GPUs on Linux (except Steam Deck, it seems) if you select the Vulkan renderer, no matter if you use AMDVLK or RADV drivers.
The D3D11 renderer does work, but vegetation has some nasty flickering.
I really hope it'll be fixed for the game's launch.
The D3D11 renderer does work, but vegetation has some nasty flickering.
I really hope it'll be fixed for the game's launch.
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