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I use POP OS lately, and as much as I want it to succeed, it is unstable when running games. Civ6, random crashes. TF2? Random crashes. I really dislike Micros
by footlose_3815 3y ago
I use POP OS lately, and as much as I want it to succeed, it is unstable when running games. Civ6, random crashes. TF2? Random crashes.
I really dislike Microsoft, but I'm mid-30s, and my whole life, the gaming support for Linux has been tangential at best. I want to convert to Linux fully, but I can't commit yet. It's still too unstable. I have a feeling I will die unhappy and unsatisfied with Microsoft's marketing's answer to graphics called DirectX.
- robertVance 3y agoFor civ 6 if you haven’t already try the proton version I’ve found it much more stable than native Linux.
- protonboy 3y agoI basically never run the native Linux versions anymore, Proton is always more stable and more performant. I think that's actually Valve recommendations to developers as well: don't bother with the fast-moving and always breaking APIs and ABIs of native Linux support, just make sure your game works well with Proton.
- mkozlows 3y agoThis is probably related to your hardware. I've been using Steam to play games -- Civ6, BG3, Pillars of Eternity -- and everything has worked fine across multiple computers and the Steam Deck. A big caveat here is that I've been using AMD everything, due to their Linux support being better, and also doing everything through Steam, because Valve makes stuff work well. I think that pre-Proton, Linux gaming was somewhat marginal -- some things worked, but a lot of AAA stuff didn't -- but these days, it's much, much better.
- footlose_3815 3y ago8th gen intel i7, RTX3070. It's aging a little, but it's about as standard as standard can get. I have dual monitors which might contribute to the complexity, but it's still a low bar to expect dual monitors to work on a gaming OS.