Mike
Published
FINAL FANTASY VII EVER CRISIS
Switched to Arch Linux on my desktop and the game finally loads past the black connecting screen! I am now able to play Ever Crisis!
Tinker Steps:Switch to older version: 9.0-2
► Multiplayer
Overall (online):Excellent
It plays online just like how it is on a mobile phone.
The SteamDeck can play Ever Crisis, which is running on Arch Linux SteamOS. I figured I'd try Arch Linux on my desktop with the exact same compatibility settings on my SteamDeck and to my surprise, it worked! I was previously trying to get the game to work on Ubuntu and Debian, but it would never get past the black connecting screen.
If you are a Linux user and want to play Ever Crisis, try switching your distro to Arch. In Steam settings > Compatibility, make sure to Enable Steam Play for all other titles, and change Proton Experimental to Proton 9.0-2. This is the current compatibility settings on my SteamDeck as of posting this.
Not sure if this matters, but I'm using NVIDIA proprietary drivers for my GPU (GTX 1070).
Proton 9.0-2
Distro:Arch Linux
Kernel:6.9.10-arch1-1
RAM:16 GB
GPU Driver:NVIDIA 555.58.02
GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
CPU:Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz
Proton 9.0-2
Distro:Arch Linux
Kernel:6.9.10-arch1-1
RAM:16 GB
GPU Driver:NVIDIA 555.58.02
GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
CPU:Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz
FINAL FANTASY VIII - REMASTERED
This game requires 32-bit support to launch if you are playing on Linux
Make sure you have the appropriate 32-bit drivers installed for your graphics card or else you will encounter fail to launch program error.
Proton 9.0-2
Distro:Arch Linux
Kernel:6.9.10-arch1-1
RAM:16 GB
GPU Driver:NVIDIA 555.58.02
GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
CPU:Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz
Proton 9.0-2
Distro:Arch Linux
Kernel:6.9.10-arch1-1
RAM:16 GB
GPU Driver:NVIDIA 555.58.02
GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
CPU:Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz
