Wasn't it Razer who wanted to create the best Linux gaming laptop some time ago, but went completely silent on that?

Oh yeah, it was reported here on GoL...

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I am opted into the Beta, but haven't switched to the linux_temp branch so far. For me it doesn't crash. The SteamVR releases (I'm mostly on beta, except when I experience a show stopping bug) are improving more and more over time.
They are committed to improving stability and performance. E.g I had the bug, where my Knuckles controllers (the Valve Index controllers) where vibrating all the time. They even released special SteamVR beta, so they could get more debug data about this rare issue. And it turned out, that a disabled steam vr webhelper caused this (at least for me). It only happened to the Knuckles though, not with the Vive wands.

I'm enjoying Beat Saber a lot on my rig (i7 6700, gtx 1070), but also other VR games work pretty well (e.g. Boneworks). Nevertheless, VR games get more demanding on hardware, so I'm thinking about an upgrade soon.

PS: for the issues, Index cams are working for me, after setting the default frequency to 48kHz in the pulseaudio config (source [External Link]), I have no isses with the mic anymore, I didn't have any audio issues so far (and I would realize with Beat Saber).

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Nice! Insta-buy!

edit: on Feral's store ofc!

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EAC Support for Proton is so badly needed. Or vice versa... EAC support for Linux (and easy for devs to implement) needed. Sandstorm worked already great in Proton, until EAC was introduced.
Then it just doesn't matter, as we could just hit install and play in the Steam client for Linux.

Though I'm also disappointed as they promised it for so long, and I patiently waited. I'm still playing and enjoying Insurgency (non-sandstorm version) on Linux.

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After the upgrade to 440.44 I experienced a slightly but noticeable delay in VR. Which makes it very uncomfortable to play.
I downgraded to 440.36 again, and the issue is gone. Seems like this "fix" is causing issues (at least for me):

Fixed a bug that caused applications running directly on a display (such as VR HMDs) to tear when a G-SYNC or G-SYNC Compatible monitor is plugged in the system.

I am playing (and streaming) VR from my gaming notebook, which does have the internal display attached via G-Sync.

To get the old driver back on Ubuntu, I downloaded them from here [External Link]:

Spoiler, click me

https://launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa/+files/libnvidia-cfg1-440_440.36-0ubuntu0~0.18.04.1_amd64.deb  
https://launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa/+files/libnvidia-common-440_440.36-0ubuntu0~0.18.04.1_all.deb  
https://launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa/+files/libnvidia-compute-440_440.36-0ubuntu0~0.18.04.1_amd64.deb  
https://launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa/+files/libnvidia-compute-440_440.36-0ubuntu0~0.18.04.1_i386.deb  
https://launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa/+files/libnvidia-decode-440_440.36-0ubuntu0~0.18.04.1_amd64.deb  
https://launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa/+files/libnvidia-decode-440_440.36-0ubuntu0~0.18.04.1_i386.deb  
https://launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa/+files/libnvidia-encode-440_440.36-0ubuntu0~0.18.04.1_amd64.deb  
https://launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa/+files/libnvidia-encode-440_440.36-0ubuntu0~0.18.04.1_i386.deb  
https://launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa/+files/libnvidia-fbc1-440_440.36-0ubuntu0~0.18.04.1_amd64.deb  
https://launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa/+files/libnvidia-fbc1-440_440.36-0ubuntu0~0.18.04.1_i386.deb  
https://launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa/+files/libnvidia-gl-440_440.36-0ubuntu0~0.18.04.1_amd64.deb  
https://launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa/+files/libnvidia-gl-440_440.36-0ubuntu0~0.18.04.1_i386.deb  
https://launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa/+files/libnvidia-ifr1-440_440.36-0ubuntu0~0.18.04.1_amd64.deb  
https://launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa/+files/libnvidia-ifr1-440_440.36-0ubuntu0~0.18.04.1_i386.deb  
https://launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa/+files/nvidia-compute-utils-440_440.36-0ubuntu0~0.18.04.1_amd64.deb  
https://launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa/+files/nvidia-dkms-440_440.36-0ubuntu0~0.18.04.1_amd64.deb  
https://launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa/+files/nvidia-driver-440_440.36-0ubuntu0~0.18.04.1_amd64.deb  
https://launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa/+files/nvidia-headless-440_440.36-0ubuntu0~0.18.04.1_amd64.deb  
https://launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa/+files/nvidia-headless-no-dkms-440_440.36-0ubuntu0~0.18.04.1_amd64.deb  
https://launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa/+files/nvidia-kernel-common-440_440.36-0ubuntu0~0.18.04.1_amd64.deb  
https://launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa/+files/nvidia-kernel-source-440_440.36-0ubuntu0~0.18.04.1_amd64.deb  
https://launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa/+files/nvidia-utils-440_440.36-0ubuntu0~0.18.04.1_amd64.deb  
https://launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa/+files/xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440_440.36-0ubuntu0~0.18.04.1_amd64.deb

Put these links into a text file, download them at once via wget -i, and install them all via dpkg -i.

Kudos to kisak who helped me with the downgrade procedure.

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Awesome! Looking forward to the official release! Congratulations Cheese!

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And it looks like Jedi: Fallen Order is working with 1.4.5?

![ [External Link]](https://twitter.com/GloriousEggroll/status/1197026691756904449 [External Link])

Or am I misinterpreting this picture in GloriousEggroll's tweet?

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Well, as Compulsion Games was acquired by Microsoft Games Studios, it's a surprise they still worked on this. Of course it's pretty sad they didn't fully deliver their promise, which again destroys a bit of the trust in crowdfunding campaigns... but having a native Linux beta, though unofficial, is better than nothing.
Okay, if it works better with Steam Play/Proton then I'd personally be fine with it... as long as I can play it, but it makes the work and effort put into the native version more or less useless... blessing or curse.

I'm wondering though, was the rating of the game not that great in the beginning? But with overall rating mostly positive and even recent reviews even very positive I might give it a shot.

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Fantastic to see the Linux version remains supported and up to date too

Phew, that's indeed awesome! Thank you Overkill, Steam just downloaded the 1.7 GB update.

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Cool, backed!

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