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(deleted my old comment, I actually have a question now ;)) Are there plans to make proton support anti-cheat engines? Part of me hopes yes, but another equal

by chaps 5y ago

(deleted my old comment, I actually have a question now ;)) Are there plans to make proton support anti-cheat engines? Part of me hopes yes, but another equal part hopes you don't.

ASalazarMX 5y ago
I'm hoping for NO too, mainly because this kind of software tends to become extremely aggressive.
- teawrecks 5y ago
  When it comes to my PC, I agree. But I think I would be ok with a device dedicated to gaming having anti-cheat. Not because I trust it, but because there's nothing on that device I need to trust it with. Except maybe my account login and network access.
bdefore 5y ago
Valve has recognized this is a threat to the success of the Steam Deck and helped Proton support at least two prominent anti-cheat tools (EAC and BattlEye). But it remains to be seen if we'll see widespread acceptance from developers. Fortnite in particular has come out that they won't enable it. Free-to-play games have a more sensitive threat perception. On the site, you can review games that are known to use anti-cheat here: https://www.protondb.com/explore?selectedFilters=antiCheat https://www.protondb.com/explore?selectedFilters=antiCheat And to clarify, I'm not a dev on any of the underlying Proton technologies. I just run a community site for it.
smoldesu 5y ago
It's a lot more granular than that, unfortunately. WINE and Linux natively support a plethora of anticheat engines, but the developers have to opt-in to allowing Linux players to use it. Bungie, for example, has recently confirmed that they won't be activating Linux support in their current plans. EA, on the other hand, just allowed Apex Legends players on Linux to start playing today (having played a couple hours, I can confirm it runs much better than on Windows). It's really just a matter of developers opting-in. Rainbow Six Siege is one of the big ones I'd keep an eye out for next; Ubisoft has been teasing the community forums with official Linux questionnaires and RFCs for months now. Fingers crossed!
Zababa 5y ago
It already works, I can play Elden Ring online with Easy Anti Cheat working. Worked since day 2 I think.

by chaps 5y ago

(deleted my old comment, I actually have a question now ;)) Are there plans to make proton support anti-cheat engines? Part of me hopes yes, but another equal part hopes you don't.

ASalazarMX 5y ago

I'm hoping for NO too, mainly because this kind of software tends to become extremely aggressive.

teawrecks 5y ago
When it comes to my PC, I agree. But I think I would be ok with a device dedicated to gaming having anti-cheat. Not because I trust it, but because there's nothing on that device I need to trust it with. Except maybe my account login and network access.

bdefore 5y ago

Valve has recognized this is a threat to the success of the Steam Deck and helped Proton support at least two prominent anti-cheat tools (EAC and BattlEye). But it remains to be seen if we'll see widespread acceptance from developers. Fortnite in particular has come out that they won't enable it. Free-to-play games have a more sensitive threat perception. On the site, you can review games that are known to use anti-cheat here: https://www.protondb.com/explore?selectedFilters=antiCheat https://www.protondb.com/explore?selectedFilters=antiCheat And to clarify, I'm not a dev on any of the underlying Proton technologies. I just run a community site for it.

smoldesu 5y ago

It's a lot more granular than that, unfortunately. WINE and Linux natively support a plethora of anticheat engines, but the developers have to opt-in to allowing Linux players to use it. Bungie, for example, has recently confirmed that they won't be activating Linux support in their current plans. EA, on the other hand, just allowed Apex Legends players on Linux to start playing today (having played a couple hours, I can confirm it runs much better than on Windows). It's really just a matter of developers opting-in. Rainbow Six Siege is one of the big ones I'd keep an eye out for next; Ubisoft has been teasing the community forums with official Linux questionnaires and RFCs for months now. Fingers crossed!

Zababa 5y ago

It already works, I can play Elden Ring online with Easy Anti Cheat working. Worked since day 2 I think.