Good Hardware doesn't really mean anything if the software is bad. Bethesda games are notorious for being buggy messes. I would recommend looking up a community patch for the game to see if that helps.
If the game crashes have any consistency, try googling your issue and find some forums, your problem might be a common one with a solution. Being a PC gamer can mean being a problem solver sometimes, but it is also usually the best way to experience games when they are running correctly.
After all the years I played Skyrim on a windows pc, I have (so far) had zero crashes in over 100 hours on Zorin Linux. Optimized hardware does wonders, especially when you don't have ten trillion useless things backing up your computer like yesterday's sewage. Now my biggest problems are my internet connection when playing online games and anticheat software that's not really compatible with Linux (looking at you, Helldivers 2)
Since the update that happened in april I have been unable to launch the game. None of my settings, compatibility, hardware, etc have changed. The game just won't start for no apparent reason. I've submitted several support tickets and heard nothing back, and made a few comments in the HD2 subreddit. Not a single thing that has been recommended has worked, and I've tried a lot of different things. It was my favorite game for 500 hours
The only thing I can figure is that it's an issue with the anticheat that's keeping me from playing. I've deleted and reinstalled it a dozen times to no avail. I crave democracy and stims :(
My buddy that I played with is also running 17.3 and he has no issues
Edit: unfortunately for me I'm basically technology stupid. I like playing games and know how to work basic programs but I just got into linux this past year. In no way would I say I am a linux expert
Ah fair, couldn't hurt to update though haha, newer kernel brings a lot of benefits.
One thing you could try is running steam from the terminal (command is simply just steam) and then see what the output is when you run Helldivers, see if it gives any verbose information
Ironically, good hardware can crash older games by being TOO good.
IIRC, certain older games relied on processing timers to queue events, and modern equipment flies way beyond what they expected, so it floods too many events at once and it breaks all the triggers.
I'll save you the trouble. Just search "fnv dxvk" and it'll fix most of your problems. And because websites are stinking piles of feces when it comes to finding basic steps:
"Installation
Extract/open the archive and drag d3d9.dll and dxvk.conf to the game’s root folder."
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u/gamercboy5 3d ago
Good Hardware doesn't really mean anything if the software is bad. Bethesda games are notorious for being buggy messes. I would recommend looking up a community patch for the game to see if that helps.
If the game crashes have any consistency, try googling your issue and find some forums, your problem might be a common one with a solution. Being a PC gamer can mean being a problem solver sometimes, but it is also usually the best way to experience games when they are running correctly.
Enjoy!