System Performance: Linux or Windows?

[JUREG]

Okay, I'm really pissed off with Windows.The ONLY reason why I haven't stopped using it was because of game market on Windows. But can't stand any more, since EU4 It is of my favourite games, I wouldn't mind change it to Linux port.

But I would like to know some thing before doing it. In EU4, which one have better peformance? And is Linux stable (almost no bugs or crash) like Windows?

And good day for all ya!!

[eoran]

for me works even better than the windows version

[Lord Kedrik]

I am a Linux only gamer (Thank you Valve for bringing Steam to Linux <3) and play EU4 on Ubuntu 13.10. It works wonderfully well, although I can't comment on how it runs compared to Windows since I don't use it. All I can say is it has never crashed or glitched on me even once.

[Jormundgand]

Recent patch improved performance on linux with nvidia drivers (haven't tried with nouveau since metroll doesn't do well with those) a lot. I have only seen the game crash once (with no mods) but that was with the 1.4 patch so that number is.. well.. not really worth anything. Dunno about how it compares to windows but judging from how I've seen windows based game videos it seems that linux is not underperforming.

[Supplican]

The game needs twice as much video memory on Linux and Mac as it does on Windows, 1gb vs 512mb. So if you have a good video card then Linux ought to be fine. If it's low-end, you are better off with Windows.

[Domaldel]

Speaking about that, can one of you linux users on here give me a hand identifying the cause of some minor graphic problems ingame? =)
Only problem is that all of the map when zoomed in looks just as dark even in my own provinces as the ones outside visual range of a province or unit.
Game seems fully playable though with only that minor inconvinience =)
Nvidia user, so pm me if you have time to give me a hand =)

[Jormundgand]

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Speaking about that, can one of you linux users on here give me a hand identifying the cause of some minor graphic problems ingame? =)
Only problem is that all of the map when zoomed in looks just as dark even in my own provinces as the ones outside visual range of a province or unit.
Game seems fully playable though with only that minor inconvinience =)
Nvidia user, so pm me if you have time to give me a hand =)

We need a bit of info: operating system, graphics card, driver vendor and version (basically if you're using mesa/free software drivers or propriatery drivers), cpu type.

the hardware info can be found by running the commands:
glxinfo | grep -i vendor # get's the driver for both glx and gl
lspci | grep -i vga # gets the graphics chip

you should know which operating system you're running :-)

for a bunch more info you can run
uname -a

[Alex]

I use it on linux and it works fine. The most annoying bug is a shaders bug where the graphics get corrupted, I just exit ot main menu and everything works fine after that.

The linux version seems be better than the mac and after the event crash, works great.

[-=OF=- Alopard ⚜︎ ㋡]

Początkowo opublikowane przez supplican:

The game needs twice as much video memory on Linux and Mac as it does on Windows, 1gb vs 512mb. So if you have a good video card then Linux ought to be fine. If it's low-end, you are better off with Windows.

It need more video memory and power, but not the double, but I agree, it need more power on Linux and the SPEC about it on Linux for this game show this too. Since Nvidia driver are more optimized for window.

Personnally, I tested with the GTS 8800 show in the minimun request for window for this game. It was near the same lag with the same video amount of 512 meg on WinXp and Linux under the same PC. Upgraded to GTX 760 2 gigs, both played the same here again, even better with my Linux since it's 64 bits vs 32 bits for my window here.

This told, what I heard is Nvidia work harder now to have their driver optimized for Linux too now, because of the Steam OS coming. We will see, but I already see improvement in function in the driver.

[JUREG]

Hey thanks guys for answers.

But yeah, I tested on Linux Mint Mate and I felt that performance was slightly worse than Windows, 4-8 fps worse to be a little more exactly, but very stable. Glad that PDS made it for Linux, I really wish that someday they make Victoria 3 and HOI4 for Linux too, since HOI/Vicky predecessors are Windows only.

But hey, thanks again guys for helping me!!!!