


I couldn't get the game to boot with Lutris so I installed via wine and launched the game as a non-steam game with Proton Experimental set. It loads and plays great now. There is some lag but it looks like a server-side problem under heavy population.

The connection kind slow, probably the server
Using Proton Experimental fix cannot connected to server issue

works without any disconnection issues with proton-experimental now
This it the fawkes version of the game. https://fawkesgames.com

Switching to Proton Experimental fixed my server connectivity issues, game runs as intended now. Have fun arc hunters

Doesn't connect with protons 7 and newer. works with 6
2 disconnects in 1 hour. Could be server issues
This is the Relaunch of the game that requires Thirdparty launcher (Steam version doesn't work) https://fawkesgames.com/defiance/
Connection issue with newer protons reported here: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/8624#issuecomment-2833485808

Doesn't connect with proton 7 or newer.
2 disconnects during 1 hour, not sure if its server related.
Connection issue with newer protons reported here: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/8624#issuecomment-2833485808

disconnects from server every 1-2 minutes
can't play for more than 1-2 minutes before being disconnected
The game can launch on older versions of Proton but once in game will disconnect you from the server every 1-2 minutes.

No disconnects at all even during major arkfalls
Defiance relaunch still not running on Linux
Live version doesn't connect to server at all. Game launches, but greets you with a "can't connect to server" message. Tried several proton versions from 5 to 9.
It will not connect to the server, no matter what.

7 watts works fine
Sometimes models spaz our
3-7 minute disconnect times sometimes way longer or way shorter
(Fawkes games stress test May or may not be better on the official launch)
The game doesn't launch.
Playable if you can get past the glitchy models and animations, though can only be played in short bursts due to anti-cheat.
Hilariously broken models and animations.
Crashed after about 30 minutes. I think this would be due to anti-cheat.

Not on Linux no, might try and figure at later date
It changes from clicking play to being in game for 5 mins no errors or crash logs to fine.


Gets connectivity issues, game unplayable, just creates character


To fix the connection networking error: cd ~/.steam/steam/steamapps/common/Proton\ 4.2/dist/lib/ (replace Proton 4.2 with your Proton version!), ln -s /usr/lib32/libgnutls.so.30.14.11 libgnutls.so.26, ~/.steam/steam/steamapps/common/Proton\ 4.2/dist/lib64/ (replace Proton 4.2 with your Proton version!), ln -s /usr/lib32/libgnutls.so.30.14.11 libgnutls.so.26


The Game on itself runs actually pretty well. The Performance isn't that good but yeah... it's at least playable and after a while i got used to it anyways. You aren't able to play the Game for over 30 Minutes though, since you get disconnected of the Defiance Game Servers.


Network connection fails. in order to fix that cd ~/steamapps/common/Proton 3.16/dist/lib and run ln -s /usr/lib32/libgnutls.so.30.14.11 libgnutls.so.26 same with the lib64 folder. Works great after that but performance is all over the place. ranging from 30-60 and has severe stuttering in places.


File not found error



Works perfectly.
