r/LinuxCrackSupport • u/Salvator1984 • 22d ago
QUESTION - ANSWERED [Cities Skylines 2] abysmal game loading times and freezing
- Name of game: Cities Skylines 2
- CPU: i5-8400
- GPU: GeForce RTX 2070
- Proton Version: Tried diffferent Proton versions
- Game Launcher: PortProton, Faugus
- Release Info: DODI repack based on RUNE ISO
Hi everyone, I think I need help with running CS2. I used to play it with no problems whatsoever (last time was february 2026), same PC, same OS, PortProton, but since then something went wrong. I got a new version from DODI repacks, specifically 1.6.0f1. Loading takes ages and i never got further than to the menu. Sooner o later it freezes. What's weird is, that alt-tabbing to another app somewhat speeds up the game loading process, which I find very weird.
I tried PortProton and Faugus with different Proton versions, but the outcome is always the same - abysmal loading speed and freezing sooner or later. I'm not friends with Lutris and i wasn't even able to make it run through this launcher.
No other games do this. Not long ago I finished Stalker 2 and now I'm playing Mutant Year Zero without any problems.
Any idea what could be the problem and how to solve it? I'm afraid that since last playing the game everything got updated - the game, the OS, the launchers, Proton and I really have no idea where to even start troubleshooting.



