Linux Or Windows version?

[NT]

I have both on my system, wondering which one is superior, what will give me more frames.

A background, my Windows copy runs on a SSD while my Leenux runs on HDD
It's Latest Linux Mint while Windows is plain of the mill, boring as porridge default Windows 10.
I'm looking for more like a pro's and cons explantion.

[bundao imenso]

It depends. Linux is more for programming and hacking, hard to mess with and little compatibility with steam games. If you just want to play and use, windows is much more superior

[Perseus]

Although i wouldn't be able to give you clear comparisons (for starters i don't use the same Linux distribution), i would guess Linux, just because of all the stuff/garbage Windows can do badly or/and without telling you.
By the way, couldn't you simply try both and see which one does better?

Originally posted by G W E N UWU:

and little compatibility with steam games.

That shouldn't be relevant to the question, since HK has a native Linux version.

[NT]

Originally posted by G W E N UWU:

It depends. Linux is more for programming and hacking, hard to mess with and little compatibility with steam games. If you just want to play and use, windows is much more superior

This isn't relevant to the question. Go away.

[NT]

Originally posted by Perseus:

Although i wouldn't be able to give you clear comparisons (for starters i don't use the same Linux distribution), i would guess Linux, just because of all the stuff/garbage Windows can do badly or/and without telling you.
By the way, couldn't you simply try both and see which one does better?

Originally posted by G W E N UWU:

and little compatibility with steam games.

That shouldn't be relevant to the question, since HK has a native Linux version.

I'm asking before I play. Cuz I want the best experience. Do you know if the Linux version is a older version than the Windows version? Or if it has all the DLC?

I don't want to play cuz, honestly might refund the game if the Linux copy is any way in-superior.

[kanna]

I've been a Linux Mint fan for a long time myself, but I've never used it for Steam games so I can't really say much about any difference. I'm sure either OS would be fine if you have no other considerations besides performance.

I think your hardware (CPU, GPU, efficiency of cooling) would likely have a lot more bearing on this than the OS you're using. If both OS installations are directly on your machine's physical storage and not virtual or on another medium, then I would guess the SSD Mint installation could work well thanks to its faster read/write speeds.

*You might also need to check if you should be using OEM drivers for your hardware, if trying with Mint.

Every system is different though. You should really just try it out. If I didn't have other factors to consider besides what you mentioned, I'd try it on Mint first, then Windows.

[MADE IN IRON]

About the DLC, the name is tricky, it's aditional content that was added after launching to the base game, so no "DLC" to add or purchase in any version, they are part of the base game now.

[NT]

Originally posted by kanna:

I've been a Linux Mint fan for a long time myself, but I've never used it for Steam games so I can't really say much about any difference. I'm sure either OS would be fine if you have no other considerations besides performance.

I think your hardware (CPU, GPU, efficiency of cooling) would likely have a lot more bearing on this than the OS you're using. If both OS installations are directly on your machine's physical storage and not virtual or on another medium, then I would guess the SSD Mint installation could work well thanks to its faster read/write speeds.

*You might also need to check if you should be using OEM drivers for your hardware, if trying with Mint.

Every system is different though. You should really just try it out. If I didn't have other factors to consider besides what you mentioned, I'd try it on Mint first, then Windows.

by god i know how to use linux. i'm asking if the GAME IS ANY ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ DIFFERENT ON LINUX.

[kanna]

Originally posted by macklemore vevo:

by god i know how to use linux. i'm asking if the GAME IS ANY ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ DIFFERENT ON LINUX.

Seriously? Calm down. You need to explain the reason you're even asking this question instead of just trying it both ways to judge for yourself. Since you haven't shared many useful details, is there some kind of limitation on your system that prevents you from getting a good framerate with other games?

I can tell you that by default on Windows, HK will (for some, ruthlessly) take full advantage of your hardware. Some of us have even edited the config file to prevent it from running without any framerate cap, or to force it lower to prevent overheating or other issues.

Now with that information in mind, if you're actually wanting to have a conversation and not just trolling, maybe you can ask people playing the game on Linux to chime in on their experience with that.

If I wanted to know the differences between game releases for each OS, I would skim Team Cherry's release notes for patch 1.5.x (or 1.4.3.2 or 1.2.2.1, depending which of the available releases I wanted to get).

If I wanted to know people's opinions about specific releases, I would look up / ask for people's opinions about the individual releases themselves. I definitely wouldn't post a vague question that expects people to both have the ability to read my mind and to have had experience with playing a game on two OSes as well.

[Perseus]

Originally posted by macklemore vevo:

by god i know how to use linux.

Please don't be hostile towards someone who has no way of knowing your level of knowledge on how to use Linux and was simply trying to help you. Rudeness will only push away the very people that can help you out best.

Originally posted by macklemore vevo:

I'm asking before I play. Cuz I want the best experience.

You could launch the game without going past the title screen, and see the FPS using Steam's feature for that. (Top left of Steam window -> Setting -> In-game -> FPS counter.)

Originally posted by macklemore vevo:

Do you know if the Linux version is a older version than the Windows version? Or if it has all the DLC?

If you're using Steam there shouldn't be any differences in versions. The "DLCs" (better name : Content Packs) were added in updates.

Originally posted by macklemore vevo:

I don't want to play cuz, honestly might refund the game if the Linux copy is any way in-superior.

Why? I've played it without any problems. How would it be a good enough reason to refund such a great game just because, say, the Linux Version ran at 400 and the Windows one at 413? Or even if it was 400 to 500?

[NT]

Originally posted by Perseus:

Originally posted by macklemore vevo:

by god i know how to use linux.

Please don't be hostile towards someone who has no way of knowing your level of knowledge on how to use Linux and was simply trying to help you. Rudeness will only push away the very people that can help you out best.

Originally posted by macklemore vevo:

I'm asking before I play. Cuz I want the best experience.

You could launch the game without going past the title screen, and see the FPS using Steam's feature for that. (Top left of Steam window -> Setting -> In-game -> FPS counter.)

Originally posted by macklemore vevo:

Do you know if the Linux version is a older version than the Windows version? Or if it has all the DLC?

If you're using Steam there shouldn't be any differences in versions. The "DLCs" (better name : Content Packs) were added in updates.

Originally posted by macklemore vevo:

I don't want to play cuz, honestly might refund the game if the Linux copy is any way in-superior.

Why? I've played it without any problems. How would it be a good enough reason to refund such a great game just because, say, the Linux Version ran at 400 and the Windows one at 413? Or even if it was 400 to 500?

i half expected you to google my name, look at everything i ever posted and ruthlessly nit pick me.

[Perseus]

Originally posted by macklemore vevo:

i half expected you to google my name, look at everything i ever posted and ruthlessly nit pick me.

That's not a response to my attempts to help you, and maybe an attempt at a response to my talking about your rudeness towards kanna (although it's unclear because of the lack of quote-trimming), as well as plain rude.
Fine, i'll stop trying to help.

Originally posted by macklemore vevo:

i half expected you to google my name, look at everything i ever posted

The way you word that implies one needs a search engine to look at everything someone's posted. (One can simply click on the someone's username then "view posts". After you said that, i checked a bit of your post history out of curiosity, and it makes it clear how rude your posts generally are, so yeah bye.)

[Kagora]

From the over 500 hours I have on the windows version, and around 50 hours in on the linux version, I would say to the average person, they are exactly the same

The only issue I have heard of is some people get audio issues with pulseaudio and just adjust the delay through launch commands or have to switch from vulkan to opengl due to older hardware (extremely easy to do)

it really depends on your hardware and software

From my experience though, I will say the linux version is "superior" in 1 way
Unity is known for tying FPS to many game functions, in Hollow Knight your inputs are more responsive the higher your FPS, on windows I would usually run 400-700 fps to negate it, on linux this is not the case and I just cap it at 200
The majority of players will almost never notice these input delays

Overall these are small things that the average person simply ether does not understand or care about, so they do not make enough of a difference to invalidate one version or the other