Linux Tips, Tweaks and Troubleshooting Thread

svallinn · June 6

Easy Anti Cheat is stopping me from being able to play, running proton experimental.
I've manually installed it in wine but still getting the same error. Anyone have a work around?

Mumrik · June 6

svallinn wrote: »

Easy Anti Cheat is stopping me from being able to play running proton experimental.
I've manually installed it in wine but still getting the same error. Anyone have a work around?

I am having the same problem as well with Proton-GE 10.4 and lutris. Kicked by EAC

Azalroth · June 6

Yeah seems like Intrepid Studios trying some stuff out with EAC. Maybe they forgot to check the setting for enable Wine. There is nothing you can do against it.

The only thing you can do ist to raise your voice and ask Intrepid Studios if they are kind enough to re-enable Wine support for EAC.

It think they didn´t do it by intent because they talked in the past about Linux and they don´t want to block API layers like wine.

Artillery · June 6

Switched over from Debian/Mint to Cachyos, before last weekend, and was work then. In relation to Kernal, here is a good Idea to switch to Distros using 6.14.8 Stable, and beyond https://odysee.com/@BrodieRobertson:5/ntsync-takes-linux-gaming-to-new-heights:c

zopsi · June 6

Seems to work if I install "Proton EasyAntiCheat Runtime" in Steam and use Proton Experimental.

svallinn · June 7

zopsi wrote: »

Seems to work if I install "Proton EasyAntiCheat Runtime" in Steam and use Proton Experimental.

I tried this with "PROTON_EAC_RUNTIME=1 %command%" Launch options but still getting kicked.

zopsi · June 7

svallinn wrote: »

zopsi wrote: »

Seems to work if I install "Proton EasyAntiCheat Runtime" in Steam and use Proton Experimental.

I tried this with "PROTON_EAC_RUNTIME=1 %command%" Launch options but still getting kicked.

It seems Proton EasyAntiCheat Runtime is unnecessary.

Follow the previous instructions for running the launcher with Bottles/Lutris and AOCClient.exe with Steam using Proton Experimental.

I'm just using the old launch options for AOCClient.exe:

eval $(%command% LauncherTetherPort=$(ss -ulpn | grep wineserv | awk '{split($4, a , ":"); print a[2]}' ) -NOSPLASH -USEEOS=0)

narzoc · June 8

I got it installed on a fedora as it's described on the first post. But even just loading into a node I only get around 10fps. Not certain what I need to do here. I'll check around and hope I can find something.

narzoc · June 9

Well I did something wrong now. The Game just shows as gradient bars of oranges for the loading screen and grey/blues for the character creator.

I need to make proper snapshots ^^'
New Bottle didn't work, reinstalled bottles didn't work, reinstalling the game didn't work either

If anyone has recommendations how to get the game running with at least 30fps (what I had under windows) would be greatly appreciated.
Fedora 42
Intel i7-10700K
Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080
128GB RAM

f0rce91 · June 9

narzoc wrote: »

Well I did something wrong now. The Game just shows as gradient bars of oranges for the loading screen and grey/blues for the character creator.

I need to make proper snapshots ^^'
New Bottle didn't work, reinstalled bottles didn't work, reinstalling the game didn't work either

If anyone has recommendations how to get the game running with at least 30fps (what I had under windows) would be greatly appreciated.
Fedora 42
Intel i7-10700K
Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080
128GB RAM

Are you using the proprietary Nvidia drivers or are you using Nouveau?

Azalroth · June 9

narzoc wrote: »

Well I did something wrong now. The Game just shows as gradient bars of oranges for the loading screen and grey/blues for the character creator.

I need to make proper snapshots ^^'
New Bottle didn't work, reinstalled bottles didn't work, reinstalling the game didn't work either

If anyone has recommendations how to get the game running with at least 30fps (what I had under windows) would be greatly appreciated.
Fedora 42
Intel i7-10700K
Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080
128GB RAM

Follow this steps closely to proper install the Nvidia Drivers. I have similar specs and get stable 70-90 FPS on low settings.

https://rpmfusion.org/Howto/NVIDIA

Normally you only need to enable the rpmfusion repo if you didn´t on the initial install of Fedora: https://rpmfusion.org/Configuration

Then it is only these commands for the 2xxx generation Nvidias:

sudo dnf update -y
sudo dnf install akmod-nvidia
sudo dnf install xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-cuda #optional for cuda/nvdec/nvenc support
sudo dnf mark user akmod-nvidia #prevent to remove the nvidia driver with dnf autoremove

Then reboot twice the system and type nvidia-smi in terminal to check if everything is properly installed and running.

narzoc · June 9

Azalroth wrote: »
Follow this steps closely to proper install the Nvidia Drivers. I have similar specs and get stable 70-90 FPS on low settings.

https://rpmfusion.org/Howto/NVIDIA

Normally you only need to enable the rpmfusion repo if you didn´t on the initial install of Fedora: https://rpmfusion.org/Configuration

Then it is only these commands for the 2xxx generation Nvidias:
sudo dnf update -y
sudo dnf install akmod-nvidia
sudo dnf install xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-cuda #optional for cuda/nvdec/nvenc support
sudo dnf mark user akmod-nvidia #prevent to remove the nvidia driver with dnf autoremove
Then reboot twice the system and type nvidia-smi in terminal to check if everything is properly installed and running.

Already done that and installed in this way. I double checked, tried to update and rebooted for good measure.

f0rce91 wrote: »

Are you using the proprietary Nvidia drivers or are you using Nouveau?

See above
No error in the AoC or Bottle Logs as far as I can see.

Since it worked only thing I've done is qpgraph going(which shouldn't interfere as it's only audio)
And got helldivers working with using protontricks on it. No changes to steam compatibility and proton

I'm rather new to handling unix system for home usage so I don't know where I went wrong but as I managed to break it after getting it to run. I would guess something is off with the bottle?

Bottles is 51.21
This is the current bottle config. If anyone can share their configs we might be able to figure this out.

Arch: win64
CompatData: ''
Creation_Date: '2025-06-06 13:25:43.577319'
Custom_Path: false
DLL_Overrides: {}
DXVK: dxvk-2.6.1
Environment: Gaming
Environment_Variables: {}
External_Programs: {}
Installed_Dependencies:
- d3dx9
- msls31
- arial32
- times32
- courie32
- d3dcompiler_43
- d3dcompiler_47
- mono
- gecko
- vcredist2022
- webview2
Language: sys
LatencyFleX: latencyflex-v0.1.1
NVAPI: dxvk-nvapi-v0.9.0
Name: Ashes
Parameters:
    custom_dpi: 96
    decorated: true
    discrete_gpu: true
    dxvk: true
    dxvk_nvapi: false
    fixme_logs: false
    fsr: false
    fsr_quality_mode: none
    fsr_sharpening_strength: 2
    fullscreen_capture: false
    gamemode: false
    gamescope: false
    gamescope_borderless: false
    gamescope_fps: 0
    gamescope_fps_no_focus: 0
    gamescope_fullscreen: true
    gamescope_game_height: 0
    gamescope_game_width: 0
    gamescope_scaling: false
    gamescope_window_height: 0
    gamescope_window_width: 0
    latencyflex: false
    mangohud: false
    mangohud_display_on_game_start: true
    mouse_warp: true
    obsvkc: false
    pulseaudio_latency: false
    renderer: gl
    sandbox: false
    sync: fsync
    take_focus: false
    use_be_runtime: true
    use_eac_runtime: true
    use_runtime: false
    use_steam_runtime: false
    versioning_automatic: false
    versioning_compression: false
    versioning_exclusion_patterns: false
    virtual_desktop: false
    virtual_desktop_res: 1280x720
    vkbasalt: false
    vkd3d: true
    vmtouch: false
    vmtouch_cache_cwd: false
Path: Ashes
Runner: soda-9.0-1
RunnerPath: ''
Sandbox:
    share_net: false
    share_sound: false
State: 0
Uninstallers: {}
Update_Date: '2025-06-09 12:28:34.405748'
VKD3D: vkd3d-proton-2.14.1
Versioning: false
Versioning_Exclusion_Patterns: []
Windows: win10
WorkingDir: ''
data: {}
run_in_terminal: false
session_arguments: ''

While running the game(as seen in screenshot) the GPU goes full speed.

Also tried waiting for a while. Screen only showed black and gray gradience. But Steam Screenshot showed me a different thing.

Might it be a resolution issue? My Monitors are 2560x1440 (16:9) with 125% Scaling and 59.95 Hz Rate.

narzoc · June 9

Fixed it by wiping all bottles, removing the installation from disk, removing the game from steam. And making a clean slate installation. At least it's running with it's 10->15 fps on low again xD

narzoc · June 9

I got it stabilised at 30fps while staying around stationary looking in the distance.
Super Resolution => No Effect
Super Resolution Sampling => DLSS
DLSS Mode Ultra Performance
Frame Generation OFF

Global Illumination Low
View Distance Anything goes
Anti Aliasing Medium
Post Processin Low
Shadows Medium
Textures Medium
Effects Low
Folliage Low

Steam seems to like to hang itself up from time to time with the game and not updating the game state.

And I figured out how the visual bug came to happend and was able to reproduce it twice and clear it out.

The issue can come along depending on your visual settings. In my case it was when switching to Fullscreen Mode and then restarting the game.
I have a 3 monitor setup so likely due to that.
Once it was fixed as I tried to close the game everything froze and I shut off with the power button. Afterwards it started in the windowed mode.
Second time around this didn't do the trick but disconnecting 2 monitors and setting scale to 100% worked fine.

Snooops · June 12

Hi,
I just started with Ashes of Creation. I really like the game. But it seems the Linux performance is very bad. On which engine does this game run, i guess its UE5 right?

zopsi · June 12

narzoc wrote: »

Fixed it by wiping all bottles, removing the installation from disk, removing the game from steam. And making a clean slate installation. At least it's running with it's 10->15 fps on low again xD

For Bottles if you install webview2 manually instead of through dependencies, you can switch runners and just re-install webview2.

Download webview2 installer from here

JeanPhilippeGunghar · June 15

What if I want to parall

Snooops wrote: »

Hi,
I just started with Ashes of Creation. I really like the game. But it seems the Linux performance is very bad. On which engine does this game run, i guess its UE5 right?

Yes, UE5. Performances for me are okay. The game isn't optimized yet, though.

ares20 · June 16

Hello. I'm using the Lutris method with proton GE 10.1. I seem to also get the EAC error. is there a way to fix this without using steam?

f0rce91 · June 18

ares20 wrote: »

Hello. I'm using the Lutris method with proton GE 10.1. I seem to also get the EAC error. is there a way to fix this without using steam?

Currently it seems that it again only works with the steam workaround. Additionally it is required to have Proton EasyAntiCheat Runtime installed. I hope this runtime will implemented in GE-Proton at some point, but don't even know if that is possible at all.

JeanPhilippeGunghar · June 18

Since today PTR. Download get stuck.

Artillery · June 19

Wondering what people think about this fixing EAC stopping Ashes from starting. Comes down to certain files need to be rolled back. https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/6051 NOTE: Read more than the first attempted fix, or things might break. And no I have not tried this myself.

ares20 · June 23

Does the game still work on linux? I've just been kicked out of the game just after logging into the world. I do have proton experimental set to bleeding edge and proton eac installed, running with bottles & steam setup. It initially worked, i've changed some settings, fight 2-3 mobs then exited game and added mangohud to the steam launch option. after that, I got this error

f0rce91 · June 23

ares20 wrote: »

Does the game still work on linux? I've just been kicked out of the game just after logging into the world. I do have proton experimental set to bleeding edge and proton eac installed, running with bottles & steam setup. It initially worked, i've changed some settings, fight 2-3 mobs then exited game and added mangohud to the steam launch option. after that, I got this error

Same for me. I also tried it with GE-Proton but seems like Linux Users now fully locked out of the game. I hope we can find a workaround somehow or the devs fix the problem or, in case that locking out Linux user was by purpose, change their mind. Would be shame if they force us to use Windows if we wanna play their game.

Funkychicken · June 23

Mine seems to be working ok. I am still using bottles and steam. Bottles through flatpak and native steam. Crashed out once but its been fine otherwise.

ares20 · June 23

@Azalroth does the game still works for you using Faugus?

Azalroth · June 23

ares20 wrote: »

@Azalroth does the game still works for you using Faugus?

Only if I start the Launcher with Faugus and the Game itself with steam. Looks like there are some dependecies needed which are shipped with steam for the new EAC update. If I come again to test I will try out

SteamDeck=1 %command%

. Maybe this do the trick to play it only via Faugus, Bottles, Lutris again without steam.

Botagar · June 25

I was having Anticheat issues as well.
Installing the game files through fargus or in steam, and then running AoCClient.exe in steam with Proton Experimental works for me.
AoCClient launch options used are the ones defined in OP post.

eval $(%command% LauncherTetherPort=$(netstat -ulpn | grep wineserv | awk '{split($4, a , ":"); print a[2]}' ) -NOSPLASH -USEEOS=0)

Make sure you're also running the launcher when you execute AoCClient.exe

I'm running on Kubuntu 24.10

Sythriox · June 26

Webview broke in bottles for me. The packaged webview installer and others in the AOC installer works fine though proton experimental, though. Since the game is borked without that stupid eval launch option, you can just install the launcher twice in steam under two different entries. Once for an AOC entry then again for an AOC Launcher entry, with both launcher install path and game install path being the same for both steam entries. Then just start the launcher via steam, then start the game directly via steam with the eval launch option above.

I doubt they'll fix EAC, and it expect them to just clamp down on this harder. It's unfortunate, because I'm not going to go back to windows for one game. Even when I got this game running, it runs like absolute dog water compared to P1.

ares20 · June 26

Sythriox wrote: »

Webview broke in bottles for me. The packaged webview installer and others in the AOC installer works fine though proton experimental, though. Since the game is borked without that stupid eval launch option, you can just install the launcher twice in steam under two different entries. Once for an AOC entry then again for an AOC Launcher entry, with both launcher install path and game install path being the same for both steam entries. Then just start the launcher via steam, then start the game directly via steam with the eval launch option above.

I doubt they'll fix EAC, and it expect them to just clamp down on this harder. It's unfortunate, because I'm not going to go back to windows for one game. Even when I got this game running, it runs like absolute dog water compared to P1.

I'm ok now running Faugus + Steam, it's not that bad, plus now I can brag on steam that I play this game

)

I think it will run a bit better in terms of performance for P3. I guess this build just got a bit "messy".

Artillery · June 27

Have both Bottles and Lutris working. The issue I had with Lutris getting the Error Message EAC Action: Kicked - Needed to start Lutris install screen, have it do any updates that are needed, then go over to Steam and setup the AOCClient.exe with Proton Experimental and Launch Option
eval $(%command% LauncherTetherPort=$(netstat -ulpn | grep wineserv | awk '{split($4, a , ":"); print a[2]}' ) -NOSPLASH -USEEOS=0)
I leave up either Bottles or Lutris and then run AOCClient from Steam, along side the Launcher.
Only thing I am experiencing is, if I log out, and back in, I start falling through the world, and have to UNSTUCK.

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