Running SCUM on Linux

[Unveiled]

After extensive problems with game quality through Proton I've discovered a configuration of launch options and in game settings that run the game smooth without making it look like a potato.

Hardware:
CPU: i7-8750H
GPU: GTX 1050ti Max-Q
RAM: 16GB DDR4
OS: Manjaro 5.15.7

Launch Options:
prime-run %command% -USEALLAVAILABLECORES -sm4 -nomansky -refresh 60 -heapsize 6291456 (note that refresh and heapsize will change based on your monitors refresh rate and how much RAM you have and the prime-run command is for render offloading to my 1050ti)

In-Game Options:
Select the low preset and change texture quality to medium and render resolution to 80. Tweak the in game settings to best suit your hardware.

Hope this helps any other Linux SCUM players!

[STyx2909]

Nice!
I have chosen to have a Windows 10 machine for this (among other applications - and because my Linux laptop is way outdated). Great to see there are Linux players!

[Wulf]

I have a Lenovo Legion 7 Laptop - AMD Ryzen 7 5800h / RTX 3080 / 16Gig of ram / Manjaro. No need to change any settings for me on this beast as it runs silky smooth on Ultra settings. Obviously this is single player.

Let's keep this Linux train rolling.

[CheeseKing]

Glad you figured out how to not make it look like a potato, thank you for sharing!

[Σ_buddy]

Linux train bopping down the tracks with Scum 0.70. I am getting great frames. Single player only. 6.3-8 proton now, thought a few versions of Proton have loaded it.
Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS
5.13.0-35-generic
AMD Ryzen 7 3800xt 8 core
Radeon RX570
Open source AMD Radeon Ubuntu drivers.
REALLY WANT THAT MULTIPLAYER!

[Σ_buddy]

proton experimental. getting about 40 frames default highest settings. slaying puppets solo. loving this beautiful game.

[Kytt]

Multiplayer in Linux isn't SCUM problem but EasyAntiCheat has "Linux disabled" ..

[Zukureneno]

Originally posted by Kytt:

Multiplayer in Linux isn't SCUM problem but EasyAntiCheat has "Linux disabled" ..

It is now since sometime ago.

Official launch: September 23 , 2021
https://dev.epicgames.com/en-US/news/epic-online-services-launches-anti-cheat-support-for-linux-mac-and-steam-deck

https://boilingsteam.com/enabling-eac-support-on-linux-now-easier/

Edit:
Game already works solo on Linux via Proton; now what's missing its adding support for EAC to enable the MP

[marktkm]

Originally posted by Zukureneno - Trackball Warrior:

It is now since sometime ago.

The original compatibility required a newer SDK of EAC than the game uses.

Valve has been working with Epic to make the support easier, and supposedly came up with a 3-step process to make even older versions compatible without having to rebuild their binaries, but even then not all games work with it yet, which is why protonDB maintains a list of games and the state of their compatibility, so time will tell. It's not a simple button press or checkbox thing.