I love Linux. I want to game on it. But its really difficult to rationalize a change because of issues. Help & opinions appreciated.

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  • vkBasalt

    a vulkan post processing layer for linux

    You have an AMD sharpness problem in Windows, as mentioned by other commenters. Vkbasalt is the thing you need to match behaviors in Linux. Other good stuff for tweaking: mangohud (with goverlay), gamemode, proton-ge, corectrl. Since you're on Arch, maybe use the AUR to build mesa-git if you want unreleased performance enhancements, but this can be unwieldy to update and unstable, so skip it if you're unfamiliar.

  • reshade-steam-proton

    Easy setup and updating of ReShade on Linux for games using wine or proton.

    You can also use this reshade-linux script to install reshade directly into the prefix. Gives a lot more options than the default vkBasalt ones and also a UI Ingame to change settings on the fly.

  • InfluxDB

    Collect and Analyze Billions of Data Points in Real Time. Manage all types of time series data in a single, purpose-built database. Run at any scale in any environment in the cloud, on-premises, or at the edge.

  • MangoHud

    A Vulkan and OpenGL overlay for monitoring FPS, temperatures, CPU/GPU load and more. Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/Gj5YmBb

    You have an AMD sharpness problem in Windows, as mentioned by other commenters. Vkbasalt is the thing you need to match behaviors in Linux. Other good stuff for tweaking: mangohud (with goverlay), gamemode, proton-ge, corectrl. Since you're on Arch, maybe use the AUR to build mesa-git if you want unreleased performance enhancements, but this can be unwieldy to update and unstable, so skip it if you're unfamiliar.

  • goverlay

    GOverlay is an opensource project that aims to create a Graphical UI to help manage Linux overlays. (by benjamimgois)

    You have an AMD sharpness problem in Windows, as mentioned by other commenters. Vkbasalt is the thing you need to match behaviors in Linux. Other good stuff for tweaking: mangohud (with goverlay), gamemode, proton-ge, corectrl. Since you're on Arch, maybe use the AUR to build mesa-git if you want unreleased performance enhancements, but this can be unwieldy to update and unstable, so skip it if you're unfamiliar.

  • gamemode

    Optimise Linux system performance on demand

    You have an AMD sharpness problem in Windows, as mentioned by other commenters. Vkbasalt is the thing you need to match behaviors in Linux. Other good stuff for tweaking: mangohud (with goverlay), gamemode, proton-ge, corectrl. Since you're on Arch, maybe use the AUR to build mesa-git if you want unreleased performance enhancements, but this can be unwieldy to update and unstable, so skip it if you're unfamiliar.

  • proton-ge-custom

    Compatibility tool for Steam Play based on Wine and additional components

    You have an AMD sharpness problem in Windows, as mentioned by other commenters. Vkbasalt is the thing you need to match behaviors in Linux. Other good stuff for tweaking: mangohud (with goverlay), gamemode, proton-ge, corectrl. Since you're on Arch, maybe use the AUR to build mesa-git if you want unreleased performance enhancements, but this can be unwieldy to update and unstable, so skip it if you're unfamiliar.

  • corectrl

    You have an AMD sharpness problem in Windows, as mentioned by other commenters. Vkbasalt is the thing you need to match behaviors in Linux. Other good stuff for tweaking: mangohud (with goverlay), gamemode, proton-ge, corectrl. Since you're on Arch, maybe use the AUR to build mesa-git if you want unreleased performance enhancements, but this can be unwieldy to update and unstable, so skip it if you're unfamiliar.

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    Updating dependencies is time-consuming.. Solutions like Dependabot or Renovate update but don't merge dependencies. You need to do it manually while it could be fully automated! Add a Merge Queue to your workflow and stop caring about PR management & merging. Try Mergify for free.

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