


fps drops
The games native version has significant performance issues, as in 20-30 fps [i usually get ~100 on high settings in most games]. On proton i get kicked by anticheat. I played it on Ubuntu before switching to Fedora 42 KDE and that worked relatively well except some minor performance issues. Besides, the game is not that good to bother with it.
The game # is 2051620. Search for that in the compdata folder. Within Program Files (x86) Install non steam game and point to the EAC .exe file. For some reason when you first launch it, it says EAC not installed, but now no problems and no kicks for me. :)

One random multi-second freeze (render only, audio played as normal) at the start of a match, butter smooth after that.
Tell Steam to use Proton 9.0-4 (default, Experimental, and Hotfix fail to even start the game launcher), once the game launches set it to DX11 and restart. Trying to run DX12 causes it to CTD the moment it attempts to load into any gamespace (tutorial in my case).

Crashed with no reason.
I have two devices. One of them is a Lenovo Xiaoxin Pro 16 without a dedicated graphics card, using an AMD 5800H processor. When using lower video preset settings, the skybox may experience severe flickering, but this issue can be avoided when using higher preset settings. The other device is this one I'm currently using with an NVIDIA 1060 5G graphics card. After entering the game (whether in training mode or normal matches), the game crashes following a severe stutter.
When using the right mouse button to aim in the game, the mouse cursor may suddenly point towards the sky or the ground.
When a game is matched and started, I enter the game. After selecting the spawn point, there is a pause of up to ten seconds waiting for me. This pause does not occur in training mode.
With the device which I'm currently using with an NVIDIA 1060 5G graphics card, after entering the game (whether in training mode or normal matches), the game crashes following a severe stutter.
I have two devices. One of them is a Lenovo Xiaoxin Pro 16 without a dedicated graphics card, using an AMD 5800H processor. When using lower video preset settings, the skybox may experience severe flickering, but this issue can be avoided when using higher preset settings. The other device is this one I'm currently using with an NVIDIA 1060 5G graphics card. After entering the game (whether in training mode or normal matches), the game crashes following a severe stutter. It's worth mentioning that the device with the NVIDIA 1060 5G previously ran the Debian operating system. When playing the game on Debian, aside from experiencing a severe 10-second stutter at the start of each game session, there were no other issues, and the gaming experience was excellent. However, after switching to Fedora, the aforementioned crash now occurs upon entering the game.

Native version had artifacts at the bottom of the screen and was prone to crash occasionaly. Significantly better performance and stability when using Proton.

gamemoderun %command%
but the game is not worth it trust me xD

sometimes Game is just crashing. Just restart and go on.
Awesome game... and it is free to play!

Se congela al inicio de cada partida por 2 a 3 segundos pero luego sigue con normalidad.
Tira errores de Vulkan de vez en cuando al iniciar la partida o al realizar alguna acción.

I can play normally just like in Windows, I capped my fps with mangohud and it is so consistent in 75 fps! In windows, I only got 40 fps.
mangohud %command%
After you install this game with proton and play it, there's a chance that battleye anti cheat is not running. And you will be kicked after joined the game. The solution is install Proton BattleEye runtime first. You can find it by searching on search box on your Library. Then click install. And set the proton version for game to experimental. Then you can play it without being kicked from the game.
No problem at all during play session. Experienced unstable network because my own internet is not that good.
Install Proton BattleEye runtime first before playing. You can find it by searching on search box on your Library. Then click install. And set the proton version for game to experimental. Then you can play it without being kicked from the game.

Native version works great on Mint and Fedora, but crashes when exiting the game
Sometimes I noticed some audio glitches (some sound effects stopped working during a match).
The game always crashes when exiting to the desktop, both on Fedora and Mint
I saw a lot of people suggesting the Windows-Proton version, but I didn't feel the need to switch

After roughly three games when I aim/look left to right I get really bad stutters
The occasional crash when I was using the native port but with the proton port no crashes so far
The issue with stuttering after 3 games was consistent across both versions of the game native/proton, Not sure if this is happening to anyone else but it would be interesting to see other peoples feedback

Have native port but i more recommended to use proton for better performance. Make sure have you installed BattlEye & EAC Runtime in Steam.
MANGOHUD=1 gamemoderun %command%
Native port have strange grey line bottom of the screen. Through proton is fine.
Proton version have better performance than native.

Just Need to install ---Battleye ---for linux or the game will keep kicking you out ot the map.

Works good enough so long as you force compatibility through steam with proton. Native Linux version recognizes 2 monitors as a single.
Native Linux version recognizes 2 monitors as a single one and provides no method to change it throught the settings. Proton compatibility layer is necessary for a good experience.

gamescope -f -e -H 2560 -h 1080 -r 1920 -S stretch -- %command%
The game did not have my 2560x1080 resolution listed and it would open stretched between multiple monitors with the monitor being set to auto and grayed out in the options. The launch options fixed my issue where it stretched 1920x1080 to my desired resolution.

Everything works, but only through the proton. If you play the native version, you will encounter a lot of graphical bugs, and Vulkan errors
Use proton for this game, do not try native version

The game runs fine with proton , but you have to install proton battleye runtime which you can do by going here steam://install/1161040 , the native vulkan version does artifacts and is broken so use proton

Its playable and runs very well.
There is some minor artifacts on the bottom of the screen.

Install Proton Battleye Runtime/Proton EasyAntiCheat Runtime through steam in order to play proton version. It was hard to find which is actually needed, but installing both seems to work.
Update on my previous rating. Switched my desktop back to Nix and realized that the specific proton version is not the fix. You need to install the anti-cheat through steam. If you search in your library you'll find Proton Battleye Runtime and Proton EasyAntiCheat Runtime available to install.

Proton 9.0-4 works with anti-cheat / Native build is borked with graphical glitches
Proton 9.0-4 works with the anti-cheat as of right now. The game runs like a champ even on an older GPU.

Runs great with small graphical glitches
Minor glitches at the bottom of the screen
Runs quite good

The game is very frenetic, rich in weapons and vehicles and the grind is not that absurd.
MANGOHUD=1 %command%
Occasional freezing of the image when looking at a high-action area, but lasts 1 to 2 seconds.
The native version works wonderfully well, but the Proton version could offer a bit more performance.
-> Multiplayer works in both versions.
-> There is no borderless in the Native version, but in fullscreen the game returns without problems with ALT+TAB.
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The only caveat: I was only able to run the native version with Nvidia driver 550. If I use version 565, the game crashes after a few minutes, reporting an error in Vulkan. The Proton version works normally. This version of the Nvidia driver (565) also caused me problems in other native games.

Runs as well as the fourth reactor in Chernobyl, gives you great power and then suddently explodes. 0/10 experience
Stuttering, Crashing

kicked out by the anti-cheat
I've tried multiple versions of proton and the anti-cheat kept kicking me out; The native linux version of the game is extremely broken. I would wait until gaijin fixes the native version but i doubt they will.
Using Proton gets me kicked by anticheat a few seconds after joining a match.
EAC is finally enabled. Runs better with Proton than native.

Game runs a lot better through proton now, that the anticheat is finaly enabled. Native port is just not there. It shits itself constantly and is sub-par at best and unusable at worst.

Works pretty well
When scoping in using the sniper rifle at the start of a match, the game would sometime freeze and then crash.
Constantly crushing, complaining about vulkan

Even though there are some issues, none of them are significant enough to actually affect your gameplay.
The "auto" option will stretch across both screens and not just a singular monitor. If you have a dual monitor setup and you're facing this same issue, then you can go into settings and manually specify your resolution.
20-30 FPS with a RX 6600 -- native support seems relatively new, so this may be ironed out within time.
2 inch mortar my beloved <3
how could they shoot at us while we're in the back lines?
(In all seriousness, the game is fun. It's also great that it is running natively on Linux -- even if there are minor issues).

It's playable and there are no problems with EAC, but objectively it's a very bad port
Sometimes the tree textures are black
60 FPS lock, stutters for 10-15 seconds when loading on the map
mangohud ENABLE_VKBASALT=1 %command%

Gyro to mouse [beta]

gamemoderun mangohud obs-gamecapture %command%
Weird grey tv artifacts at the bottom of the screen

gamemoderun %command%
The Linux port "works", you'll have to try yourself how stable it actually is though. According to other reviews at the time of writing it runs perfectly

1) Native mouse doesn't work w/ 2 monitors 2) W/ proton, you're kicked by anti-cheat 3) Generally slowness compared to windows
The mouse is not grabbed by the program if you have a second monitor. The mouse will fly off of the screen onto the other monitor when you turn.
Mouse flying off the screen, the mouse is not grabbed by the grab, only in the menu for some reason. When you're actually playing your mouse will go off screen.
If you have two monitors, it is basically unplayable. With one monitor, it should be fine on the native version.

game ignores launch options, refuses to stay in a single screen, and refuses to change any options pertaining to window size.
-windowed -noborder -screen-width 2560 -screen-height 1440 -screen3
common black square artifacts
game would not accept any graphics change and would force the game to be in windowed fullscreen no matter what, even with launch options. game would also force itself to spread across all monitors no matter what i tried.
game has significant lag spikes often
horrid experiance

It was working but recently switched to BattleEye anti cheat. Don't waste your time.
Weird missing textures. Seems to be a comman Linux issue.
Don' tbother. I don't know why Gaijin switched from EAC to BattleEye as Warthunder uses EAC with minimal issues. BattleEye does not allow Linux systems.

While its not a great linux port, it at least exists rather than just blocking linux completely but there is some work needed on the port
gamescope -f -e -h 1080 -H 1920 -- %command%
not capturing the mouse on full screen soo to fix it i had to use gamescope, if you use 1080p you will just need to copy it to your launch options and for other resolutions you just need to change the horizontal and vertical values
Sometimes low frame rates but playable
Somewhat unstable but not unplayable levels and for now i had very few crashes
6/10 because the game works fine after that