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Every game I want to play actually working first time everytime.
How to know someone hasn't gamed on Linux in years.
Not like that at all now.
Actually I'm completely new to Linux and only started using it as my main pc a few days ago. The games I've tried so far is: cs2 which plays natively without proton but with significant performance impacts which makes it virtually unplayable. And I've tried space engineers which is supposed to work but without audio (it wouldn't launch for me) and beamng which is gold in protondb but I couldn't get it to launch at all. Come to think of it I must be doing something wrong because so far I haven't been able to get any game to launch when using proton.
Often times, games that have a native Linux runtime will still play better using proton and the Windows version. So try that with cs2. Only source game I've played is HL2 (recently) and i think I might have had to switch to Proton for it to run well, but I forget.
There isn't really anything wrong to do... The first time you load up a game, it might take a little bit longer, so you might have to let it sit for a minute while Steam says "exit" instead of "play game" (meaning the button you click in Steam to start the game). That's only the first load, after that, it should load right up.
You might also want to look at you settings for loading shaders (steam settings). I prefer to compile shaders before the game starts so as to avoid stuttering in the first few min, but it can also make it so it takes an additional 30 sec or so to open the game.
Another suggestion I'd have is to get proton-GE. Basically it's some dude's custom proton release that usually has better compatibility and often works better than official (if you want to avoid having to download a separate program, try "proton experimental" in your Steam compatibility options).
But getting proton-GE is easy. You have to switch to desktop mode once and use Discover (app store basically) to download "protonupQT" (I believe, this is all from memory so it might be slightly off). You can run that app in desktop mode, or do what I do and go back to game mode and add it as a "non-Steam game". Now you can update proton-ge without having to go into desktop mode...
Anyway, I'm sure that seems like a lot but it's really not. Hope it helps.
Edit: I'm just realizing now that your didn't mean "Counter Strike," but rather "Cities Skylines". Yeah, can't speak to the performance there. Still worth trying Windows version with proton
I've been on Linux for 3 years now, and while almost every game works everytime, there are still a few that I either can't get to run, or when I do they are unstable and require tinkering to get right. Catherine is a big one, that has gotten a lot better with more recent versions of proton, but still has glitches especially when transitioning from gameplay to cutscene.
Oh, Linux started being like that some 3 or 4 years ago for me. Of course, it depends to some extent on the actual games you want to play. Destiny 2 is apparently never gonna run.
Look at the post I sent to prole my experience has not really been smooth sailing.
Yeah, even after owning a Steam Deck for a year and recently switching my Desktop to Linux, its very hard to get the settings right. Things Like uplay working in Steam Deck but Not out of the Box in my Desktop seems so insensical to me.
I'm running Bazzite, and haven't had a single issue running a game...
I'm running bazzite too. What games have you been playing?
All of them... Lol. Way too big of a back log.
But I just picked up Tape to Tape and it's super fun. Giving me vibes of old 16bit hockey games. What else.......
I finally got Neon White on PC. Got it way back when it came out on Switch and played a little, but really prefer mouse and keyboard for fps. Very fun game.
Lorn's Lure is another one I've been playing a lot. Amazing game, nothing quite like it.
Was enjoying UFO50, but haven't picked it up in a couple weeks. Gonna go back to it.
What about you