Radu Dumitrescu
Published
Armello
Platinum
Although native to Linux, there are some graphical glitches, and some stutters. With Proton, the game runs flawlessly.
Distro:Pop!_OS 19.10
Kernel:5.3.0-19-generic
RAM:16 GB
GPU Driver:NVIDIA 440.26
GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
CPU:Intel Core i5-7300HQ @ 2.50GHz
Distro:Pop!_OS 19.10
Kernel:5.3.0-19-generic
RAM:16 GB
GPU Driver:NVIDIA 440.26
GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
CPU:Intel Core i5-7300HQ @ 2.50GHz
Armello
Platinum
Native version has rather poor performance, with some graphical glitches. Forcing Proton on it makes it run flawlessly.
Distro:Pop!_OS 19.10
Kernel:5.3.0-19-generic
RAM:16 GB
GPU Driver:NVIDIA 440.26
GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
CPU:Intel Core i5-7300HQ @ 2.50GHz
Distro:Pop!_OS 19.10
Kernel:5.3.0-19-generic
RAM:16 GB
GPU Driver:NVIDIA 440.26
GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
CPU:Intel Core i5-7300HQ @ 2.50GHz
Crusader Kings II
Platinum
Native Linux version stopped working once I upgraded my OS to 19.10. Forcing Proton on it makes it work flawlessly.
Distro:Pop!_OS 19.10
Kernel:5.3.0-19-generic
RAM:16 GB
GPU Driver:NVIDIA 440.26
GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
CPU:Intel Core i5-7300HQ @ 2.50GHz
Distro:Pop!_OS 19.10
Kernel:5.3.0-19-generic
RAM:16 GB
GPU Driver:NVIDIA 440.26
GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
CPU:Intel Core i5-7300HQ @ 2.50GHz
Empires Apart
Proton 5.0-6 installs and runs the game just fine. Smooth, capped 60fps. No audio glitches. Only played a little under 15 minutes.
Proton 5.0-6
Proton 5.0-6
Endzone - A World Apart
Doesn't get more than 18fps, no matter the settings. Unplayable.
Performance:Significant Performance Problems
No matter the settings, game doesn't achieve more than 18fps.
Proton 6.3-8
Distro:Manjaro Linux
Kernel:5.15.19-1-MANJARO
RAM:16 GB
GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 21.3.5
GPU:Intel Mesa Intel HD 630 (KBL GT2)
CPU:Intel Core i5-7300HQ @ 2.50GHz
Proton 6.3-8
Distro:Manjaro Linux
Kernel:5.15.19-1-MANJARO
RAM:16 GB
GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 21.3.5
GPU:Intel Mesa Intel HD 630 (KBL GT2)
CPU:Intel Core i5-7300HQ @ 2.50GHz
Frostpunk
Tinker Steps:Custom Proton: GE-Proton7-37, Set launch options
mangohud prime-run gamemoderun OPENSSL_ia32cap=~0x20000000 DXVK_ASYNC=1 %command%
High Settings, 120-144FPS. Smooth as butter.
Custom Proton: GE-Proton7-37
Distro:Arch Linux
Kernel:5.19.7-arch1-1
RAM:16 GB
GPU Driver:NVIDIA 515.65.01
GPU:NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
CPU:11th Gen Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
Custom Proton: GE-Proton7-37
Distro:Arch Linux
Kernel:5.19.7-arch1-1
RAM:16 GB
GPU Driver:NVIDIA 515.65.01
GPU:NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
CPU:11th Gen Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
GWENT: The Witcher Card Game
Some alt-tabbing issues are present and it crashed once when I alt-tabbed, but the experience is generally good.
Windowing:Other
Some alt-tabbing issues. It takes a long time to switch from and to the game. Once it crashed when tabbing back to the game.
Input:Other
After alt-tabbing, it takes a while for the game to receive mouse input.
► Multiplayer
Overall (online):Excellent
Proton 5.0-7
Distro:Pop!_OS 20.04 LTS
Kernel:5.4.0-7626-generic
RAM:16 GB
GPU Driver:NVIDIA 440.82
GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
CPU:Intel Core i5-7300HQ @ 2.50GHz
Proton 5.0-7
Distro:Pop!_OS 20.04 LTS
Kernel:5.4.0-7626-generic
RAM:16 GB
GPU Driver:NVIDIA 440.82
GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
CPU:Intel Core i5-7300HQ @ 2.50GHz
Guild Wars 2
Tinker Steps:Custom Proton: GE-Proton7-33, Set launch options
prime-run gamemoderun mangohud __GL_SHADER_DISK_CACHE_SKIP_CLEANUP=1 __GL_SHADER_DISK_CACHE_PATH='/home/radu/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Guild Wars 2' __GL_FSAA_MODE=0 __GL_DEFAULT_LOG_ANISO=0 __GL_LOG_MAX_ANISO=0 LD_PRELOAD="libpthread.so.0 libGL.so.1" __GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS=1 __GL_SYNC_TO_VBLANK=0 __GL_YIELD=NOTHING DXVK_LOG_LEVEL=none DXVK_ASYNC=1 WINEDEBUG=-all WINEARCH=win64 STAGING_SHARED_MEMORY=1 WINEFSYNC=1 %command% -provider Portal
► Multiplayer
Overall (online):Excellent
Simply excellent. Stable frametimes. Smooth as butter. Probably better than on Windows.
Great!
Custom Proton: GE-Proton7-33
Distro:Arch Linux
Kernel:5.19.7-arch1-1
RAM:16 GB
GPU Driver:NVIDIA 515.65.01
GPU:NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
CPU:11th Gen Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
Custom Proton: GE-Proton7-33
Distro:Arch Linux
Kernel:5.19.7-arch1-1
RAM:16 GB
GPU Driver:NVIDIA 515.65.01
GPU:NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
CPU:11th Gen Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
The Elder Scrolls Online
Before, the game was unplayable for me. After 440.100 I have 20 more FPS. VSYNC doesn't lock framerate to screen refresh rate.
Graphics:Other
Screen Tearing. VSYNC doesn't work.
Windowing:Other
VSYNC doesn't work. Screen tearing.
Proton 5.0-9
Distro:Pop!_OS 20.04 LTS
Kernel:5.4.0-7634-generic
RAM:16 GB
GPU Driver:NVIDIA 440.100
GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
CPU:Intel Core i5-7300HQ @ 2.50GHz
Proton 5.0-9
Distro:Pop!_OS 20.04 LTS
Kernel:5.4.0-7634-generic
RAM:16 GB
GPU Driver:NVIDIA 440.100
GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
CPU:Intel Core i5-7300HQ @ 2.50GHz
The Elder Scrolls Online
Tinker Steps:Custom Proton: GE-Proton8-14, Set launch options, Changed configuration
gamemoderun mangohud %command%
SET SkipPregameVideos "1" to skip pregame videos SET MinFrameTime.2 "0.00694444" to set FPS cap to 144 SET MIP_LOAD_SKIP_LEVELS "-1" better texture resolutin
► Multiplayer
Overall (online):Excellent
5/7 Great!
Custom Proton: GE-Proton8-14
Distro:Arch Linux
Kernel:6.3.2-arch1-1
RAM:32 GB
GPU Driver:NVIDIA 530.41.03
GPU:NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
CPU:11th Gen Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
Custom Proton: GE-Proton8-14
Distro:Arch Linux
Kernel:6.3.2-arch1-1
RAM:32 GB
GPU Driver:NVIDIA 530.41.03
GPU:NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
CPU:11th Gen Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
