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Great performance, great game.
After a few shader updates, it appears very stable. When I first started playing, it would crash in large areas, such as Nellis AFB. However, havent had one recently (20+ hours).
I installed Linux version of Mod Organizer 2 on GitHub in Desktop Mode and gave it a run. Protontricks was mandatory for the installation to proceed. After that, I had to run Fallout: New Vegas on Gaming Mode and then switch to Desktop Mode again, to transfer MO2 with Viva New Vegas from my other computer. Launching FONV on Gaming Mode presents me with a window of MO2, where I can start the game without any issues, and with all the mods included.
I mapped the Back Grip Buttons to supplement the Front Face Buttons.
I enabled Half Rate Shading and set the TDP to 8 Watts. The settings were also set to Medium.
These crashes are normal for New Vegas, as they occur on PC very frequently as well. They can be toned down with Modpacks, but they still occur sometimes.
Иногда мерцают текстуры
Проблемы с альт табом, если один раз свернёте игру, больше вы её никогда не развернёте, поможет только перезапуск
Иногда со 120 ФПС проседает до 100
Абсолютно рандомные краши. Можешь играть 4 часа подряд и всё будет норм. А может крашнуть спустя 15 минут после запуска. Краши при обычной прогулке по пустоши, может крашнуть при подтверждении торговли с продавцом.
Works out of the box for me. Even teleported to major locations in-game to test stability. Everything is fine in my time playing it.
No need for tweaks out of the box. Game stabiliity that gets fixed my mods are not a Proton issue. But do install VNV or TTW just for the sheer quality of those modlists.
I'm delighted to be able to use MO2 in Linux. It was pain in the ass to set up, but it's worth it.
I use Mod Organizer 2 Script
Sometimes it crashes, probably because of the mods, but it doesn't happen when I modded it on Windows.
Being able to play NV with MO2 is one of few reasons why installing Windows is still worth it, but I crossed that on the list!
Overall great, worked at the first launch. Only problem that has occured was a corrupted save, but thats not issue isolated to Linux gaming
DXVK_FRAME_RATE=60 %command%
Without setting launch options and rverting to Proton 8.0-5, the game refused to install. Without Proton 8.0-5 (only launch options), the game would install but would not start.
mangohud %command%
Alt+Tab without mods will render the game unable to be refocused.
Without mods, game is extremely unstable.
Tinkering is pretty much mandatory to play the game, especially nowadays. This time around I set up rockerbacon's Linux Mod Organizer 2 installer: https://github.com/rockerbacon/modorganizer2-linux-installer Mods used include: NVSE, NVAC, NVTF, OneTweak, JIP, Showoff, and JohnnyGuitar NVSE extensions, UI Organizer, Stewie's Tweaks & Engine Optimizations, Yukichigai Unofficial Patch, NVSE Plus, and Vanilla UI Plus, for stability and various fixes. You could probably get away with a minimal install of NVSE, NVAC, NVTF and MTUI like I did multiple times in the past, if you wanted as little fuss as possible.
I recommend using the Mod Orginizer 2 linux installer script on github, then following the Viva New Vegas modding guide.
DXVK_FRAME_RATE=180 PROTON_DISABLE_NVAPI=1 PROTON_HIDE_NVIDIA_GPU=1 gamemoderun %command%
Followed Viva New Vegas modding guide
Alt-tabbing could sometimes cause the window to not reopen.
As expected of Gamebryo, some crashes can happen.
The game can be played without tinkering, but this is not recommended as several mods improve the stability, viduals, and gameplay.
Some major mods have to be tinkered (mainly MCM). Aside from that, it works well with Steam Tinker Launch, Lutris or MO2 port
LD_PRELOAD="" PROTON_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1 gamemoderun %command%
Try MO2 first and then anything else
DXVK_FRAME_RATE=60 gamescope -W 1920 -H 1080 -b --mangoapp -- %command%
Messed with Fallout_default.ini to reduce mouse issues
Capped at 60 fps. I had issues with alt-tabbing breaking it without gamescope
The Fallout New Vegas launcher doesn't start. "Application Load Error 5:0000065434"
Couldn't seem to fix the issue, with online forums.
I also tried to run the FNV PCR version. Here, the launcher did start, but upon clicking play, an error would appear: "The game is not installed and the installer can not be found".
Runs buuuut
be sure to install wine and wine-mono packages, else the game will immediately crash. No tinkering required outside of having these installed.
Somewhat buggy but still overall enjoyable. Save frequently in case of freezes, crashes, etc.
Sometimes cannot re-enter fullscreen when you switch to another window then switch back; often the window is stuck small
Semi-frequent freezes. Not so frequent it's unplayable but frequent relative to how often you want a game to freeze. No fix, you have to htop and sigterm steam and then restart everything.
Mouse speed in menue ect is a little quick
When i first installed the game it would not launch. Had to enable compability and once that done restart steam completely in order to bring up the launch menu
To those who may run into same issue from a fresh install:
1: Insure compatibility proton is enable
2: Check "Steamworks Common Redistributables" installed, by go under your games in steam. At your top of your game list, click the drop down menu and select "Tools" and it should become visable
3: Once that is done and if it still don't launch, close steam 100% / kill steam and try again
4 Optional: In case you are looking for your save files then they should be located at (Be aware i use flatpak version so yours might be different):
/home/##Username##/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/22380/
YOu WILL need stability mods for the game to acctually be able to run, jsut like on windows but proton will work
Lowered TPD down to 8W
Runs pretty well after some tinkering. To be expected from the ol' buggy mess this game is. You can probably run it without tinkering though
gamescope -f -W 2560 -H 1440 -r 239.95 --force-grab-cursor -- %command%
I'm on Hyprland, and the game wouldn't fullscreen well. I had to use gamescope to fix this, and --force-grab-cursor to fix the mouse sensitivity. (I also had to downgrade my gamescope version to have the mouse locked to the screen)
Game runs perfectly fine, but after about 20-30 minutes it slows down to a crawl and requires a restart. Wish I knew how to fix it!
Gamemoderun with this game doesn't seem to work. It fails to launch.
IMPORTANT for modding: I used NVSE and NVTF and it worked as intended as far as I could tell.
Everything on max settings at 60fps.
Even the launcher can be accessed via controller since a Proton update.
The game functions flawlessly, and I did not experience any issues!
(steamrip) use the wine registry to set the directory of game and use the launcher with wine
if u are using steamrip u have to do some tinkering first: https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeckPirates/comments/1cazrel/steam_deck_fallout_new_vegas_help_please_hoping/
PROTON_USE_WINED3D=1 gamemoderun %command% -useallavailablecores
Did not install any mods, also i did not experience any crashes maybe it's because of my old hardware. Runs better than windows, faster loading times.
gamemoderun %command% -useallavailablecores
Sometimes far away textures flicker, not sure why
Overall, with V-SYNC turned off it's more "fluid" than on Windows 10. No issues during short or long play sessions. I tried limiting frames to 60FPS (or 64FPS as somebody suggested), but it makes the fights a stutter show.
mangohud gamescope -f -w 1920 -h 1080 -W 1920 -H 1080 -r 144 --force-grab-cursor -e -- %command%
Without tinkering, the game experiences frequent stuttering and frame rate drops. In order to fix them, I had to download and run the 'FNV 4GB Patcher' as well as the 'FNV BSA Decompressor.'
After doing so, and setting the right launch options in Steam, the game now runs buttery smooth at an average of 130 FPS with 1% lows of 95 FPS.
Note: I also installed 'NMCs_Texture_Pack_For_New_Vegas' and 'NMC's Pre-Generated LOD Updated' but they shouldn't have much, if any impact on overall preformance.
Works (mostly) well out of the box
Occasional delay between input and action in game
Probably more due to the vanilla instability of the Game => Mods to fix are reccomended
Viva New Vegas using Wabbajack and Flatpak Steam.
- Use Flatseal and add a directory to Steam (for example
~/Documents). This is where you will save Viva New Vegas mods and Wabbajack. - Install Wabbajack in
~/Documents/Wabbajackusing this tutorial:https://github.com/Omni-guides/Wabbajack-Modlist-Linux/wiki/Wabbajack-via-ProtonDownload Viva new Vegas from Wabbajack and point it to~/Documents/Viva. - Follow this tutorial to install Steam Tinker Launch for Flatpak
https://github.com/sonic2kk/steamtinkerlaunch/wiki/Installation#steam-flatpak. - You should restart Steam to have Steam Tinker Launch available.
- Change the Proton version used for Viva New Vegas to Steam Tinker Launch.
- Play the game once then follow this guide
https://github.com/Omni-guides/Wabbajack-Modlist-Linux/wiki/Fallout-NV:-Begin-Again#step-8---switch-to-steamtinkerlaunch-and-configure-it. - Mod Organizer should launch, please follow the official guide and setup everything else.
Thanks to https://moddinglinked.com/. Hang out in their discord for some help.
DXVK_FRAME_RATE=120 RADV_DEBUG=noatocdithering gamemoderun %command%
Sometimes the game would not let me tab back in or would crash when playing in fullscreen, setting the game to windowed locked the frame rate to 58 fps.
For anyone using the GOG or Epic version of the game wanting to use Viva New Vegas, you need to use Proton as all versions of Mod Organizer 2.5.0+ will crash with wine-ge. If you just want to play vanilla it just works, no tinkering required (apart from capping the FPS to 60 if you have a monitor with a refresh rate higher than 60 and want the physics and everything to work right but that's true for Windows too).
Simply installed and played.
There is a bit of input "sticking" or key release lag when moving, specially while crouched. It happens once in a while, but nothing that breaks the gameplay or anything, just feels weird.
Everything else works as intended, including the launcher. There is a occasional stutter/microfreeze when aproaching certain areas, but i can't tell if it's the game or due to my hardware.
No matter what I do, no matter how many reinstalls and tricks, nothing works.
DXVK_FRAME_RATE=60 PROTON_USE_WINED3D=1 %command%
Changed the .ini settings file to allow for normal mouse movement (Like everyone here did)
Dissapointing. It worked before.
PROTON_NO_ESYNC=1 %command%
Sometimes randomly quits
The "PROTON_NO_ESYNC=1 %command%" command is put because i have NVSE and other mods installed.
A warning message displayed when I first launched it. I ignored and had no issues after.
New Vegas works well with vanilla, but like playing on Windows: it is recommended to follow a mod guide such as Viva New Vegas.
I'm using the Viva New Vegas guide by Ungeziefi, but I will provide what I have done to make the game work.
Firstly, run the vanilla game first to make sure the game works. You may have to play in windowed mode for the first boot. Secondly, use Rockerbacon's MO2 Linux fork and run through the steps. Thirdly, make sure you have vcrun2022 on the prefix you are using for New Vegas (either global/default or specific.) You can do that by clicking on the install a Windows DLL or component. Follow through with the guide. When you get to the utilities section for BSA Decompressor and ESM Fixes, you run the executable via Wine.
WINEPREFIX=[...] wine [...]
For the launch commends in the MO2 profile, make sure to include this:
PROTON_USE_WINED3D=1 %command%
I believe that's everything important to note here. Viva las Vegas, baby!
Minor crackling happens regardless of vanilla or modded.
The ending of the utilities section and performance guide show how to fix alt-tabbing not working.
I would like to thank ModdingLink Discord server members Demitrix, Kontonid, Foamp, Trianta, Aristocat, and Griffin Wood for helping me. My appreciation is immeasurable.
Works out of the box, i just clicked install and that's it
I haven't tried any mods
