For a range of reasons I am probably going to just switch my primary gaming PC to linux and leave one drive to boot into windows when I need to. From a bit of googling, it looks like Warframe in Proton is relatively painless.
Are there any other worries? Looks like DE doesn’t care if players run under Linux based on checking the forums but I am not missing anything, am I?
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I’ve been gaming on Linux for 3 years now and playing Warframe throughout the entire time. With Steam and Proton, the experience is completely painless. Long time ago, you needed a special launch option to have working audio but it’s been a while since that was the case. One thing to note, since the Kullervo update you need to use Proton Experimental to run it, but other than that it’s flawless. I’m using Fedora Kinoite with an AMD GPU for the record.
Works flawlessly for me
The only annoyance is seeing the Windows crossplay icon next to my username
@BloodSlut @Puzzle_Sluts_4Ever
This does trigger me lmao they could have just used “PC”
Also the launcher is a bit buggy, it can look like its not downloading or installing updates, but it really is.
this is the case on windows as well in my experience
I’ve had it running with zero issues on my Steamdeck for a while now, so I’m guessing that, aside from some manual setup without SteamOS, proton should work just fine.
There really isn’t any manual setup required even on desktop Linux, as long as you have all your drivers installed. Valve has done a really good job making gaming on Linux super painless
Same here, playing great on deck
I’ve been running Warframe on Linux for a little over 4 years now. You used to have to use a custom version of wine, and proton was totally borked, but Lutris made that setup easier. However, now it works flawlessly through proton. Couldn’t be easier, and I’ve switched to the Steam version because of it. DE not only doesn’t care if you use proton, they’ve actively pushed (minor) patches to support running on proton. You shouldn’t have any issues.
What distribution are you running, if I may ask?
I run Arch (btw). What are you looking to use? If you’re comfortable with a terminal or willing to read a lot of documentation to get there (it’s all fairly approachable and well laid out) and rolling release suits your needs, I definitely recommend Arch.
EDIT: whoops thought you were OP. recommendation still stands though
Eh. I spend most of my day ssh’d into a linux server and have been bouncing back and forth in terms of which distro to use for personal use most of my adult life.
There are aspects of arch I like but when I get home after a long day of work and just want to browse the internet or play some games: I’ll be a basic B and use debian/ubuntu.
Bu thanks
that’s totally fair, it’s not for everyone. the installation and configuration process is pretty long. however, day-to-day maintenance is very minimal if that’s what you’re worried about. i usually touch the terminal ~1x a day, just to update, and then go about internet browsing and gaming. however, if gaming is your focus, i would encourage you to check out nobara, as another commenter said. it was designed around gaming, by the same guy (gloriouseggroll) who made the custom version of wine i mentioned in my first comment. it’s fedora-based, so it shouldn’t be any harder to use than debian or ubuntu.
I’ve been playing Warframe on Linux for a couple years, never had any issues. Of the distros I’ve tried I’d recommend Nobara the most, followed by PopOS.
Warframe works better on Linux then on Windows in my experience, only weird quirk I’ve noticed is to set vsync off and fps limit it to your monitor. but that could just be me
I just made the full switch to Linux myself and was playing Waframe heavily when I made the switch. Game runs better on Linux with my hardware. (Ryzen 5 3600, RX 6650 XT 8GB, 16GB RAM) My biggest issue was mouse sensitivity. Way too sensitive and ended up having to turn it down a lot.
For the record though I’m the happiest I’ve been using my desktop in years. Mass Effect Legendary Edition runs so smoothly it’s like it is native run. It’s amazing. Waited 20+ years for this.
I used to run it on the RX6500XT and the experience was far worse than on Windows. Not being able to fine tune stuff like up scaling or voltage via the AMD Adrenaline software meant that not only did I have to play on medium settings instead of upscaled ultra, but also lose fps having a less-than-optimal experience.
As for DE caring or not about Linux users, I am aware that if Wine fails to run Warframe they have already baked in a set of instructions for you to try and solve any possible issues. That’s way more of an effort than most developers out there are willing/capable of making.
Its been working fine for me over the past year or so since i swapped to linux myself. The launcher looks buggy at times but thats about it. Specifically it will get stuck on “searching for updates” or somesuch while its actually updating. Just leave it to run and it will work as normal anyway.
During my own testing i got the best results with proton 8 and running the game in DX11 mode but DX12 also works. As for a distro i can recommend garuda linux, it was relatively painless to get everything working on that. Their Dr460nized gaming edition comes with a lot of handy stuff preinstalled, which i found useful for just learning about stuff when i first swapped.
