I know, lame post, but I wanted to say that Linux gaming has gotten soooo much better, to the point that I honestly think my games are running better than on Windows. I’ve played so many games, but notable ones are Halo: MCC, MS Flight Sim 2020, Satisfactory, Mass Effect Legendary Edition, and right now I’m starting a full playthrough of Dragon Age.

Dragon Age is notorious even on Windows for being a pain because it’s such an old game. You have to install the 4gb patch, and even then it’s a bit rocky. Not on Linux though! I did have to install PhysX but I googled it and saw it was 2 buttons to install on Linux! Now it’s been rock solid and stable, with no crashes.

Linux gaming may have a high bar to learn, but that bar is constantly getting lower! Exciting times!

  • @ZeroHora@lemmy.mlEnglish
    4•3 months ago

    I’m starting a full playthrough of Dragon Age.

    If you gonna play the 3 games I can give some advice and some sadnews.

    DAO is the oldest but works quite well on Linux, not a single problem.

    DA2 need the fucking EA App crap bullshit to run, even on steam. Because of that crap I had a lot of problems with alt + tab, crashings, resolutions bug. To fix it I need to enable virtual desktop in the wineprefix with my monitor resolution, after that everything went smooth.

    DAI again the stupid fuck EA App. If you are in the same situation than me: bought the game on Origin, not on steam, I have some bad news about mods. FrostyMods just doesn’t work and is the EA bullshit problem. With the steam version someone made a patch for linux and looks like it works.

      • @ZeroHora@lemmy.mlEnglish
        1•3 months ago

        I tried Lutris, Steam and Bottles, the bug with mods on DAI for what I understand is because the EA crap App doesn’t recognize launch options like Steam does so anything that depends on it doesn’t work, I don’t know why but with the Steam version you can pass I think was GAME_DATA_DIR option and Steam launches the game with the mods.

        The bug on DA2 is probably EA not giving a shit with older games, the DAI, ME Andromeda and ME Legendary Edition doesn’t have it.

        • matinmollapur
          -2•3 months ago

          @ZeroHora @InternetUser2012 ah, i see. dealing with game mods and launchers can be a bit tricky, especially when it comes to ea’s app. here are a couple of suggestions that might help you work around these issues:

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          • matinmollapur
            -2•3 months ago

            @ZeroHora @InternetUser2012 1. **Use ProtonGE**: If you haven’t already, try using ProtonGE with Steam. It’s a community-driven version of Proton that often includes the latest improvements and fixes. You can install it and set it as the compatibility tool for your games. Here’s how:
            - Install ProtonGE via the setup guide: <https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom#installation>
            - In Steam, go to the game’s properties, select the “Compatibility” tab, and choose ProtonGE from the list.

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            • matinmollapur
              -2•3 months ago

              @ZeroHora @InternetUser2012

              1. **Launch options workaround**: Since the EA app doesn’t recognize launch options, try creating a script that sets the necessary environment variables and launches the game. Here’s a basic example:

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              • matinmollapur
                -2•3 months ago

                @ZeroHora @InternetUser2012

                \#!/bin/bash  
export GAME\_DATA\_DIR="/path/to/your/mods"  
/path/to/your/game/executable

                Make the script executable (chmod +x script\_name.sh) and use it to launch the game. You might need to adjust the script depending on the specific requirements of the mods you’re using.

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