LOOT is definitely not anything new. Iām decently confident itās been a thing for over a decade. To clarify: load order is important to make sure no incorrect files or assets are accidentally overwritten in the course of loading the mods onto the base game, as an incorrect load order can cause a lot of issues.
Regardless, it looks like there is a Linux compatible flatpak version on flathub. Hereās the GitHub page. I personally canāt say Iāve used LOOT on Linux, though, only on Windows, as my Skyrim modding days came before I made the switch, so your mileage may vary.
Proton/wine makes no security assurances, so it will be able to do anything that any other program you run is able to do. If a trojan or rat recognizes that it is running under wine, it can bring in some native Linux malware as well and it will execute just fine. forum.winehq.org/viewtopic.php?t=34573
Are you using KDE? Iām on a fresh install of Arch with KDE Plasma on my gaming computer and I agree, itās janky as fuck. Iāve gone through everything I can find about how to deal with the flicker, but itās still there and itās an awful experience.
I have none of these issues on my Arch laptop with Gnome, so Iām going to switch my desktop to Gnome too when I have the time. Plasma is not ready for mainstream use if this is the best that it gets. Gnome however is awesome!
So, I suggest changing your DE to Gnome. If that doesnāt fix the problem then switch to Pop!_OS. Itās a completely plug and play distro and I never had a single problem with it. I only switched to Arch because I wanted to get HDR support which requires Plasma. Well, itās not worth it. I canāt even use adaptive sync which is a pretty big deal for gaming.
Good luck, weāre all counting on you.
Edit: otherwise Arch is an awesome distro. The power you have with all of the available programs is great! So, now itās just about getting the screen rendering to be stable.
Edit: I just tried X11 and it seems a lot more stable. I didnāt have time to play a game, but I checked a few things that were causing flickering before and they werenāt flickering. On the login screen at the top left, pick x11 from the first drop down and then log in. Hopefully that works for you.
Original message below: If you installed your steam games on a separate partition. Otherwise unfortunately not. You can switch DEs without losing them though. The guy above this said that x11 KDE might fix the issue, and a new version of Plasma might also fix it. Check his comment. Overall though if you want a hands off experience then Pop is going to be a way better introduction to Linux than Arch. Althoughā¦ Pop uses Gnome. So you would have to change the DE. There are some other distros that are pretty plug and play like Kubuntu or Mint that use KDE. I donāt think theyāre as dialed as Pop, and IDK their Nvidia driver situation though, so check that before deciding.
The flickering thing is because youāre using Wayland and Nvidia GPU. If you switched to X11 (losing HDR support, unfortunately), the flickering goes away. However! I would recommend updating your system to KDE 6.1, which I believe has the explicit sync fix.
Edit: I just checked and Iām already on kDE Plasma version 6.1. And KDE Frameworks version 6.3. I wonder, do I need to undo some of the settings I made for KDE by following the Wiki if 6.1 was supposed to fix it?
Iāve thought about switching to x11 instead of going back to Gnome, but I havenāt decided yet. HDR is definitely not worth all of these other visual glitches and latency, so I need to do something. I donāt understand how the system can perform so poorly and be considered stable enough to be the default. At least half the people out there are probably using Nvidia cards.
Is there anything I should know before I switch to x11? Like, do I need to undo all these custom settings I made for the Nvidia driver, or use another driver? Iād appreciate the advice since this is one issue Iāve encountered that is definitely not resolved by reading the wiki.
KDE 6.1 just hit Arch repos like 3 days ago. Youāre likely on 6.0.5. Switching between X11 and Wayland is effortless just change the default manager in SDDM settings.
Ah okay then. As user Russ said above itās gotta be Nvidia drivers are still in beta with the fix from Nvidia side. Iām using an AMD card as well for this exact same reason. Wayland runs great on team red!
Iām pretty sure the explicit sync fix requires the 555 beta version of the Nvidia driver to be installed, as thereās a driver component thatās required.
What distro are you on? If it has a decent way to install the 555 beta that would probably be a good route to go with - but otherwise, no, switching to X11 shouldnāt require reverting any settings at all. I used to switch between the two sessions all the time, right before you enter your password on the login screen (you have to be completely logged out, not just at the screen lock) click the menu at the bottom right and it should have a āPlasma (X11)ā option.
Thanks! Iām on Arch. I actually tried X11 last night after posting and it seems to fix the glitch. Iāll see if thereās a driver update for me. I appreciate the advice!
No problem! It looks like thereās an AUR package for it - though exercise caution since it is still in beta. That being said, 555 has been in beta for a bit now, so I expect itāll probably be promoted to an official release imminently.
Definitely would give Wayland another try once the newer Nvidia driver is installed later on (either via the beta or the official release). I donāt use an Nvidia card anymore (this bug is precisely what caused me to switch, ironically - it has been around for a while and got worse for me when 535 came around) but Iāve heard from a lot of folks that it resolves the flickering issue.
Either way, Iām glad to hear that youāre glitch free now - and on a side note, it appears its your cake day so happy cake day!
Canāt blame you. I put a Windows PC together again just so I could play Helldivers 2 a bit more consistently. Thereās nothing wrong with wanting to enjoy your leisure time.
I remember when they were the āgo-toā MB manufacturers. Why is every good thing from yesteryear getting eshitified so fast? Itās a sad world weāre living in.
You do the entire process with OBS studio. Is case of gaming there might be some limitations such as graphics or Internet.
Graphics would need hardware acceleration to not take CPU usage. But to avoid using up GPU I would recommend using the embedded graphics if youāre able to set it up so the game uses GPU and OBS the embedded GPU.
Honestly, if you donāt have the time to tinker and learn the system youād probably have a pretty bad time with Linux.
Pretty much regardless of distro or DE, you are going to find games that either outright will fail to run or will require some tinkering and additional troubleshooting on your part to get them to run. Nvidia GPU support, while improving, is still pretty lackluster. Especially if you want things like raytracing or DLSS.
Also, itāll be an entirely new OS, with its own learning curve just to figure out how to do basic things.
If you only have two hours a week to game and you want to be able to just jump into a game, know that itās going to work, and not worry about it, I wouldnāt even say stick with Windows. Iād say stick with game consoles. All of the current gen consoles have some pretty good accessibility features for people who visually impaired.
All of that said, if you still wanted to try out a Linux distro, since your main focus is gaming, Iād recommend Bazzite. Itās generally pretty stable, is very easy to rollback if an update breaks something, and has a version that is preconfigured for nvidia gpus. In its installer you can choose your DE, Iād say go with KDE, since it has all of the accessibility features you listed, youād just need to enable them in settings.
I havenāt tried any RT stuff on linux since the 30 series launched and then it was very hit or miss, a cursory google search makes it sound like things have improved substantially though.
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