Fix for red background and graphic glitches in Linux

[ron.coit]

I found that if you attempt to change the resolution on the game the changes don't take but they are recorded in the config.cfg in the root of the game directory.

If the values in the config,cfg files do not match the resolution of your computer, then you get red backgrounds and graphic glitches.

If you manually edit this file and set the resolution to match you desktop resolution then the red backgrounds and graphic glitches go away and the game is playable again.

This does NOT fix the Elerian's having pitch black skin (mesh seems to be missing)

and

This also does NOT fix the Alkari's having blacked out eyes when you meet them in game, but not in the race selection screen (Again seems to be a missing mesh)

[branimir.maksimovic]

Elerian having black face is nvidia driver issue as is not present if I use nouveau driver. But nouveau has artefacts on galaxy screen.

[lnxpnk]

Sorry for reviving thread, just wanted to say thanks it fixed my problem.

[asis.hallab]

Hi there!

Thanks for the tip, but where on Linux do I find the config.cfg file, or do I have to create it? If I have to create it, is there a blueprint somewhere to download?

Help will be much appreciated.

[lnxpnk]

Originally posted by asis.hallab:

Hi there!

Thanks for the tip, but where on Linux do I find the config.cfg file, or do I have to create it? If I have to create it, is there a blueprint somewhere to download?

Help will be much appreciated.

If you leftclick on the Master of Orion link in Steam library, and open Properties and then go to the local files tab, you can open the folder where the config.cfg file is by clicking "browse local files".

Otherwise it's:

 /home/USERNAME/.steam/steam/steamapps/common/Master of Orion

[ron.coit]

Thanks for the thanks I would recommend the unoffical code patch. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1109736522

It fixes this and many other problems, but wait till 5.8a comes out shortly. The current version is broken on Linux

[negatron]

Hi,
I am running MoO with UCP 6.2 under OpenSUSE and see black-faced Elerians in the diplomacy screen. No other graphical issues occur - so far. Switching the GPU from Intel to NVIDIA and vice versa does not change anything. According to branimir.maksimovic I could solve the problem by using the nouveau driver (instead of the NVIDIA driver) but get glitches in the galaxy screen instead. Did anyone fully solve this?