Stuttery on steam deck?

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I might be sensitive but when i move across the map on steam deck, it stutters very subtly. Its smooth on pc.
Anyone experience this and have a solution?

[LuVenBen]

yep, there are other similar threads you can search for.

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Originally posted by LuVenBen:

yep, there are other similar threads you can search for.

i think its cpu issue as the stuttering happens in areas with many trees or busy cities

i have to install steam-play-none and there will be no achievements unless i switch back to proton compatibility?
damn..

[Jedimindtrickonyou]

You may have figured this out already, I bought the game today and had the same problem as you. Go to Settings>Properties>Compatibility>check the box and select “Steam Linux Runtime”. This will force the native Linux version of the game instead of the running the Windows version through Proton. Game plays smoother after doing this.

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Originally posted by jedimindtrickonyou:

You may have figured this out already, I bought the game today and had the same problem as you. Go to Settings>Properties>Compatibility>check the box and select “Steam Linux Runtime”. This will force the native Linux version of the game instead of the running the Windows version through Proton. Game plays smoother after doing this.

ok but i heard it doesnt give you any achievements?

[Jedimindtrickonyou]

What I'm referring to is not the same thing as "Steam Play None", which I haven't used before and never knew about until this thread. I'm honestly not far enough into the game to say for sure, by forcing the linux version alone should not block trophies.

[👽Shini]

Originally posted by jedimindtrickonyou:

What I'm referring to is not the same thing as "Steam Play None", which I haven't used before and never knew about until this thread. I'm honestly not far enough into the game to say for sure, by forcing the linux version alone should not block trophies.

I was too lazy to try the steam play none but your method was easier so i tried it and it works flawlessly. Thank you!

[Jedimindtrickonyou]

Originally posted by 🎮ps:Archer:

Originally posted by jedimindtrickonyou:

What I'm referring to is not the same thing as "Steam Play None", which I haven't used before and never knew about until this thread. I'm honestly not far enough into the game to say for sure, by forcing the linux version alone should not block trophies.

I was too lazy to try the steam play none but your method was easier so i tried it and it works flawlessly. Thank you!

Glad it worked out for you, I was also too lazy to try it after I did what I suggested to you. I don’t mind third party software, I use Decky Loader for Vibrant Deck, CSS changer, and ProtonDB plugin but that’s about it. Oh and also Cryo Utilities, which I highly recommend if you want a safe performance optimization, it can make a big difference in some games.

it’s weird to me that the Linux version is not the default on Steam Deck for every game that has a native Linux version.

[Penix 3 <=3]

Originally posted by jedimindtrickonyou:

Originally posted by 🎮ps:Archer:

I was too lazy to try the steam play none but your method was easier so i tried it and it works flawlessly. Thank you!

Glad it worked out for you, I was also too lazy to try it after I did what I suggested to you. I don’t mind third party software, I use Decky Loader for Vibrant Deck, CSS changer, and ProtonDB plugin but that’s about it. Oh and also Cryo Utilities, which I highly recommend if you want a safe performance optimization, it can make a big difference in some games.

it’s weird to me that the Linux version is not the default on Steam Deck for every game that has a native Linux version.

I actually thought the Linux version (if it exists) is always the default on the Steam Deck because the local game transfer (from windows pc to steam deck) does not work for half of the games and I thought, they are probably just games with linux versions. Does the Steam Deck use the "windows via proton" version always as default or does it depend on the game?

Also not that fond of the Steam Linux Runtime just being listed with all the proton versions instead of being an extra option. Would make much more sense in my eyes. And while Proton works great a lot of times and is a remarkable project of Valve, I'd wish they somehow mark games that have a native version. They have a much bigger focus on "Steam Deck verfied" than on "native" because they are probably afraid, the way less number of games that have a native linux version would scare users. At least very least give me an icon in the Steam library overview site for each game if it supports Linux natively and if so, what is currently used. So e. g. a windows logo and if a Linux version exists, a Linux symbol next to it, and highlight the locally selected version if installed.

[Jedimindtrickonyou]

Originally posted by Penix 3 <=3:

Originally posted by jedimindtrickonyou:

Glad it worked out for you, I was also too lazy to try it after I did what I suggested to you. I don’t mind third party software, I use Decky Loader for Vibrant Deck, CSS changer, and ProtonDB plugin but that’s about it. Oh and also Cryo Utilities, which I highly recommend if you want a safe performance optimization, it can make a big difference in some games.

it’s weird to me that the Linux version is not the default on Steam Deck for every game that has a native Linux version.

I actually thought the Linux version (if it exists) is always the default on the Steam Deck because the local game transfer (from windows pc to steam deck) does not work for half of the games and I thought, they are probably just games with linux versions. Does the Steam Deck use the "windows via proton" version always as default or does it depend on the game?

Also not that fond of the Steam Linux Runtime just being listed with all the proton versions instead of being an extra option. Would make much more sense in my eyes. And while Proton works great a lot of times and is a remarkable project of Valve, I'd wish they somehow mark games that have a native version. They have a much bigger focus on "Steam Deck verfied" than on "native" because they are probably afraid, the way less number of games that have a native linux version would scare users. At least very least give me an icon in the Steam library overview site for each game if it supports Linux natively and if so, what is currently used. So e. g. a windows logo and if a Linux version exists, a Linux symbol next to it, and highlight the locally selected version if installed.

I’m not sure what the default behavior is, I just know that for CrossCode, the default is for the Steam Deck to use the Windows/Proton version. I’m pretty sure that Shadow of the Tomb Raider uses the Linux version by default. And I have no idea about the local network transfer thing, my internet speeds are about 350-400 Mbps and using local network transfers is like 50mbps or slower, so I don’t bother with it since I have no data cap.

But yeah, it would be better for Valve to be more transparent about what games are native Linux versions, but like you say, they probably don’t want to draw attention to how few games there are. In my library of 160 games, less than 10% have Linux versions as far as I’m aware and sometimes I get them mixed up with the games that have MacOS versions. Like No Man’s Sky and Layers of Fear have MacOS versions but not Linux versions.

[Penix 3 <=3]

Originally posted by jedimindtrickonyou:

Originally posted by Penix 3 <=3:

I actually thought the Linux version (if it exists) is always the default on the Steam Deck because the local game transfer (from windows pc to steam deck) does not work for half of the games and I thought, they are probably just games with linux versions. Does the Steam Deck use the "windows via proton" version always as default or does it depend on the game?

Also not that fond of the Steam Linux Runtime just being listed with all the proton versions instead of being an extra option. Would make much more sense in my eyes. And while Proton works great a lot of times and is a remarkable project of Valve, I'd wish they somehow mark games that have a native version. They have a much bigger focus on "Steam Deck verfied" than on "native" because they are probably afraid, the way less number of games that have a native linux version would scare users. At least very least give me an icon in the Steam library overview site for each game if it supports Linux natively and if so, what is currently used. So e. g. a windows logo and if a Linux version exists, a Linux symbol next to it, and highlight the locally selected version if installed.

I’m not sure what the default behavior is, I just know that for CrossCode, the default is for the Steam Deck to use the Windows/Proton version. I’m pretty sure that Shadow of the Tomb Raider uses the Linux version by default. And I have no idea about the local network transfer thing, my internet speeds are about 350-400 Mbps and using local network transfers is like 50mbps or slower, so I don’t bother with it since I have no data cap.

But yeah, it would be better for Valve to be more transparent about what games are native Linux versions, but like you say, they probably don’t want to draw attention to how few games there are. In my library of 160 games, less than 10% have Linux versions as far as I’m aware and sometimes I get them mixed up with the games that have MacOS versions. Like No Man’s Sky and Layers of Fear have MacOS versions but not Linux versions.

I just looked it up and there isn't even a system filter in the library filters. I don't like the filters in big picture / DeckOS anyway, but yeah, not even the possibility to filter for that. If you want a cool site to filter your library for anything including native Linux/SteamOS support, I can recommend https://www.lorenzostanco.com/lab/steam/

[Jedimindtrickonyou]

Thank you for the recommendation.

[Rinvilz]

Originally posted by jedimindtrickonyou:

Originally posted by 🎮ps:Archer:

I was too lazy to try the steam play none but your method was easier so i tried it and it works flawlessly. Thank you!

Glad it worked out for you, I was also too lazy to try it after I did what I suggested to you. I don’t mind third party software, I use Decky Loader for Vibrant Deck, CSS changer, and ProtonDB plugin but that’s about it. Oh and also Cryo Utilities, which I highly recommend if you want a safe performance optimization, it can make a big difference in some games.

it’s weird to me that the Linux version is not the default on Steam Deck for every game that has a native Linux version.

I have use this version, Steam-Play-None version it works fine 60fps, no microstutter, but not have audio, do you guys audio works normally with Steam-Play-None version???

[Jedimindtrickonyou]

Originally posted by Rinvilz:

Originally posted by jedimindtrickonyou:

Glad it worked out for you, I was also too lazy to try it after I did what I suggested to you. I don’t mind third party software, I use Decky Loader for Vibrant Deck, CSS changer, and ProtonDB plugin but that’s about it. Oh and also Cryo Utilities, which I highly recommend if you want a safe performance optimization, it can make a big difference in some games.

it’s weird to me that the Linux version is not the default on Steam Deck for every game that has a native Linux version.

I have use this version, Steam-Play-None version it works fine 60fps, no microstutter, but not have audio, do you guys audio works normally with Steam-Play-None version???

We decided that Steam-play-none was unnecessary since you can launch the native Linux version by going into the settings for compatibility/proton version for the game on Steam Deck. I personally never used Steam-play-none because it seemed completely unnecessary (at least on SteamOS/Steam Deck). The Linux native version of CrossCode works perfectly on the deck, it’s just that by default Proton/Windows version is selected for some reason.