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I hope gaming on Linux keeps getting better. I don’t see myself using anything beyond windows 10.

__loam 2y ago
Same. Our household has one pc from 2019 running windows, 3 on Linux, and one Mac, plus two macs from work. The only thing keeping me on windows is league of legends and stone art programs and I might get a mac to do that.
- branon 2y ago
  League runs on Linux easy, all you need is patched Wine: https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/wine-ge-custom/releases/tag/GE-Proton8-27-LoL https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/wine-ge-custom/releases/t... It's easiest to use this via software like Lutris or Bottles.
  - notJim 2y ago
    > X runs on Linux easy, all you need is patched Y Glad to hear some things never change
  - paranoidxprod 2y ago
    I don't believe there is a workaround for Vanguard (Riot's kernel level anti-cheat) meaning there's nothing you can do on Linux. See https://lutris.net/games/league-of-legends/ https://lutris.net/games/league-of-legends/
  - __loam 2y ago
    Yeah sorry not trying to get banned. I'll just get a mac.
- freedomben 2y ago
  We've been linux-only now for quite a few years, and I've been really pleased with how much we can get done without Windows (or Mac). All the Windows only games we play work great on Proton (disclaimer: we don't do any games with anti-cheat though). The only thing that I still must have Windows for is a Cricut machine that my wife has. I've got it working in a KVM VM though with USB pass through.
redml 2y ago
its pretty much peaked at this point. works with every game i've ever tried, new and old titles.
- alecsm 2y ago
  Unless it requires a kernel level anti cheat. I don't play those games but if someone does, it's a thing they should know.
  - yazzku 2y ago
    Kernel-level anti-cheat is egregious. It's a good thing that it doesn't actually run on Linux. Nobody should be installing that garbage on their computers.
  - redml 2y ago
    helldivers 2 has one and it still works. afaik the anti cheat developer has to explicitly disallow linux users, and at that point its not really a linux issue anymore (but still good to know)
- beretguy 2y ago
  I don’t know. I tried NFS Undercover on my gtx 1650 laptop with highest settings - it couldn’t do it, lags to the point of totally unplayable. On windows it works perfectly fine. Why is that? Can somebody explain?
davidgerard 2y ago
tl;dr yes: https://brodybrooks.com/posts/2024-linuxgamedev/ https://brodybrooks.com/posts/2024-linuxgamedev/

Same. Our household has one pc from 2019 running windows, 3 on Linux, and one Mac, plus two macs from work. The only thing keeping me on windows is league of legends and stone art programs and I might get a mac to do that.

branon 2y ago
League runs on Linux easy, all you need is patched Wine: https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/wine-ge-custom/releases/tag/GE-Proton8-27-LoL https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/wine-ge-custom/releases/t... It's easiest to use this via software like Lutris or Bottles.
- notJim 2y ago
  > X runs on Linux easy, all you need is patched Y Glad to hear some things never change
- paranoidxprod 2y ago
  I don't believe there is a workaround for Vanguard (Riot's kernel level anti-cheat) meaning there's nothing you can do on Linux. See https://lutris.net/games/league-of-legends/ https://lutris.net/games/league-of-legends/
- __loam 2y ago
  Yeah sorry not trying to get banned. I'll just get a mac.
freedomben 2y ago
We've been linux-only now for quite a few years, and I've been really pleased with how much we can get done without Windows (or Mac). All the Windows only games we play work great on Proton (disclaimer: we don't do any games with anti-cheat though). The only thing that I still must have Windows for is a Cricut machine that my wife has. I've got it working in a KVM VM though with USB pass through.

redml 2y ago

its pretty much peaked at this point. works with every game i've ever tried, new and old titles.

alecsm 2y ago
Unless it requires a kernel level anti cheat. I don't play those games but if someone does, it's a thing they should know.
- yazzku 2y ago
  Kernel-level anti-cheat is egregious. It's a good thing that it doesn't actually run on Linux. Nobody should be installing that garbage on their computers.
- redml 2y ago
  helldivers 2 has one and it still works. afaik the anti cheat developer has to explicitly disallow linux users, and at that point its not really a linux issue anymore (but still good to know)
beretguy 2y ago
I don’t know. I tried NFS Undercover on my gtx 1650 laptop with highest settings - it couldn’t do it, lags to the point of totally unplayable. On windows it works perfectly fine. Why is that? Can somebody explain?

davidgerard 2y ago

tl;dr yes: https://brodybrooks.com/posts/2024-linuxgamedev/ https://brodybrooks.com/posts/2024-linuxgamedev/