CielCat <3
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gamemoderun %command%
Wouldn't start with my default Proton-Settings (Proton 8.0-4)
Too many crashes, I love it and I can deal with it by saving regularly. But typicals gamers would get frustated.
VKD3D_CONFIG=dxr11 PROTON_ENABLE_NVAPI=1 %command%
Some places are just lagging as hell, especially inside the Dark Arts Tower. Can't verify if this is a Linux problem or just the game.
You can count on the game crashing every 2-30 minutes. If it lasts longer than this you can play for multiple hours.
I needed to raise "/proc/sys/vm/max_map_count" from the default to "2147483642" to reduce performance issues and increase the time between lags.
The game also takes long time for shader compilation, you can skip this by changing some ini files and marking them as read-only.
DXVK_MEMORY_LIMIT_MB=11500 PULSE_LATENCY_MSEC=30 PROTON_ENABLE_NVAPI=1 DXVK_ASYNC=1 gamemoderun %command%
I followed the steps here to get rid of freezing black screen at the beginning: https://www.nexusmods.com/hogwartslegacy/mods/22?tab=description
I also moved the game to the same SSD I've installed my OS to, which curiously also solved a lot of performance issues.
I've got a single crash since applying these settings. I've experimented the whole weekend, so maybe 1-2 days more and I could fix all of the crashes.
I'm sure that a lot more could be done to improve performance, e.g. by installing the Ascendio III mod which I haven't tried. But overall I'm happy as I'm getting 120 FPS (capped) on Ultra (no RT, as I don't like it :D). The occasional framedrop and crash could still occur. The most important setting however seems to be "DXVK_MEMORY_LIMIT_MB=11500". My GPU has about 12 GB of VRAM, so I choose to set it to about 11.5 GB, just to give other programs also a tiny slice.
Man this game appears to be poorly optimized and demanding. :D
Works flawlessly as of April 26th 2024. Still early access though, so some bugs may still occur in the future.
Doesn't start, I've tried every Proton Version there is
SteamDeck=1 %command%
I've tried every single proton version and I can't get the game to launch past the splashscreen.
-dx9
Native version does crash when starting the launcher. Switching to Proton version and setting launch parameter fixed the issue for me.
Installs, but doesn't start with any Proton Version
gamemoderun %command%
I tried: GE-Proton8-23 Proton Experimental Proton 8.0-4
Disabling Cloud Saves Disabling Steamoverlay Disabling Cloud Saves & Steamoverlay
Videos not playing. I suspect the game uses the Windows Media Player for displaying intro and in-game/story videos. I checked that this game shows Videos in Windows 11.
gamemoderun %command%
Arch Linux: Go to the game folder, then lib/i686 then copy the files from there to the parent folder lib/ and then the game will start
Works fine with proton, however ALT-Tabbing did cause a black screen repeatably for me.
