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unchartedsectors @ unchartedsectors @lemm.ee
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Is Linux support still needed nowadays, or is Steam OS good enough?

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  • Proton it will probably be then :) The game is Uncharted Sectors, I don't have a Steam page public yet, but you can subscribe to the mailing list if you are interested, subscribers get access to the beta (https://uncharted-sectors.com/)

    I'm not that familiar with GOG, I'll take a look at it. Does it have a similar Linux compatibility layer? Because if not I do need to make a native build then

    • Is Linux support still needed nowadays, or is Steam OS good enough?

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  • They make an OS too, which is for example running on their Steam Deck portable gaming platform, but nobody has to use it specifically :)

    • Is Linux support still needed nowadays, or is Steam OS good enough?

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  • Yes I had a similar experience with Paradox Games, where the native build delivers very poor performance over the Proton-run version. It seems to be the consensus. If I don't receive other real counterpoints I'll follow your advice.

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  • You actually don't need to install or touch the Steam OS yourself. If you use Steam you can just enable Compatibility Mode in the settings of your non-Linux (or even Linux-compatible) games and it will use Proton to run them.

    I'm trying to gauge where is the line between "always welcome" and "needed" though. From my own experience and the ones I've heard around Proton works well (sometimes even better than native builds as others have pointed out), and if it's the general consensus, spending more time on the game itself and not have a linux version is better for my players and for me.

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  • Yeah I agree, it's honestly impressive how well it works. As soon as I have the possibility I'll take a Steam Deck and try to make my game compatible with it, I'm sure if I manage to make it work on it that should eliminate 90% of Proton compatibility-related bugs if I don't make a native build.

    I'm still seeking for answers from people for whom it doesn't work well or who have bad experiences with it, because I'm sure there are cases where it doesn't work

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  • That is my experience too, I guess some Linux builds are just poorly optimized in comparison to the Windows ones.

    Valve's engineers did a wonderful job with Proton honestly