Regarding Ubuntu/Debian on A desktop - I've been installing the nvidia driver from the run file since Ubuntu 14.04 without issues. I've had success with it even on Fedora and OpenSuse.

The process is pretty much as Patola describes it.

While the package manager method may be the preferred option, the run file method is not as bad as many make it out to be. It may however be a different story with arch based distros.

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Techland is starting to disappoint me. The Linux version didn't come on GOG and I've been fine with that since it works well with Wine/DXVK but the lack of some DLC's starting to sting and I don't like content disparity even though you give them the right money.

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Personally I'm all in for loot boxing bans. Over the years I've pretty much came to terms with DLC instead of full blown expansions, at least you still get the content you paid for.

Loot boxes is a completely different thing though, it doesn't just affect the wallet but the way a game is shaped. Guild Wars 2 is a perfect example of this, the game turned into a loot box fest in recent years, forget playing the game and have a stab on getting cool skins the same way the first game was.

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Quoting: Comandante Ñoñardo

Quoting: YoRHa-2BThen nevermind, it just happens because it's a 32-bit game and runs out of address space. Please mention such things in the future.

Try PROTON_FORCE_LARGE_ADDRESS_AWARE=1.

It is enabled.

You can try to enable the large address aware flag by patching the game's exe directly. Tool here: https://github.com/randomstuff/pe-set-laa [External Link]

Personally I don't use proton and patching the game's exe helped me with a lot of games.

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This is how I picture my active weekends, new Wine release, kernel updates and a new dxvk release.

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I dove back into Legend of Grimrock 2, which I've put away for sometime due to the unbearable audio issues in Wine. Over the course of this week though I've recompiled Wine with FAudio support and now the game works flawlessly.

I thought about picking up Pine too, but the performance issues aren't very encouraging, I'm keeping an eye on it though as it sounds like a game I'd enjoy very much.

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Quoting: rustybroomhandle

Quoting: Avehicle7887The dev: "very few players use Linux"
Their game: Mac and Linux versions never released on GOG since day 1.

I fully understand releasing on GOG won't be a magic bullet but that statement contradicts itself. How is that % going to rise up if you don't sell it in the first place.

A developer can't just release a game on GoG. They have to submit it to them and hope that whomever reviews it likes it enough to want it there.

Some high rated and popular games have actually been rejected by GoG in the past.

I don't think liking it is the case here since the Windows version was released, however you reminded me of a past experience where GOG didn't release the Linux versions of Metro 2033 / Last Light due to stability issues (they didn't go into specifics).

It's either that or the dev simply thought - 2 platforms / 6 builds = no deal, which is also known to occur (Age of Wonders 3).

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The dev: "very few players use Linux"
Their game: Mac and Linux versions never released on GOG since day 1.

I fully understand releasing on GOG won't be a magic bullet but that statement contradicts itself. How is that % going to rise up if you don't sell it in the first place.

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Another fine release, thank you Philip. :)

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Quoting: vskyeThanks for this. I just tried Grid on Steam last night using the "PROTON_USE_D9VK=1 %command%" option, and the game worked just fine!

GRID is one of those games I always keep installed on my system, it has aged very well and the graphics still hold up for an 11 year old game.

The same can be said for the first Colin McRae DiRT Game :)

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