Pirating on Linux

Hello, the only thing from stopping me to fully use Manjaro as my primary daily OS is that pirating on linux is inconvenient. When i install pirated games on Linux they must be really lightweight to support, like Undertale or Papers Please, because WINE uses Vulkan graphics and they are fucking terrible on slightly more heavy games like superhot and shit, this entails having bad frame rate like 20 fps (unplayable). To whoever is using Linux and also pirates games on daily basis, do you also have the same problem? Is there any solution you could suggest me? Thank you

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It sounds like you're more having a problem with gaming on Linux in general, not anything about how you obtain the games. Maybe ask at !linux_gaming@lemmy.world?

everyone else is right, the downvotes are unfair but your probleme seems to be fairly linux related.
What are the specs of your machine and how do you launch the games ?
depending ing on your graphics card, it may not support vulkan
If you are not already, try to use lutris, that way you will be able to chose which version of whine and dxvk you are using and get a bit more info on what is happening with your system, I frequently run game from gog on it and they run fine
- Lutris and proton-ge works really well for all tour gaming needs.

- Hi there! Looks like you linked to a Lemmy community using a URL instead of its name, which doesn't work well for people on different instances. Try fixing it like this: !linux_gaming@lemmy.world
  
  this is a great bot! good to know thnx
- It is, because i play games normally on Steam by using their Proton instead of WINE

I can assure you this is not the case.
I've tested Cyberpunk 2077 on Ubuntu (not my daily driver) and it works like you're playing on windows. Only downside is that you can't use ray tracing since Nvidia kept that tech proprietary and exclusive to windows for now.
See, Linux doesn't fully supports nvidia gpu, but still I'm having a great experience.
- RT works fine with my system, including in CP2077. You just have to enable the flags. RT work on NV and AMD on linux. Even DLSS and DLAA work, minus frame generation.
  
  Say what? How?

Sound like you have a Linux gaming Problem... Yeah without Whine and Proton it can get a little funky but you can do it.

- I'll try this later thanks to user Monologue that suggested me that simple method. I never thought about it because i was concerned about receiving a possible ban

have you tried running them with Proton or ProtonGE?
- Isn't that exclusive to Steam games?
  
  No
  I've installed cracked windows versions of games on the steam deck before, adding them as a non steam game, going to properties and setting them to boot with proton. I even installed a few this way by adding the installer exe as a non steam game and running that in desktop mode, under proton. It's a hassle to find where it installed it after, but it worked for me anyhow

Thank you guys for your answers and advices, i've found a solution thanks to the user named Monologue. An effective and simple solution that i've never thought about since concerned about risking a ban (not the case), and it is to simply add in steam the pirated .exe game file through the "add a non-steam game" button. This resolved the issue about implementing Proton into my wine build, which is very risky and complicated, by executing the game directly on steam. Couldn't give a fuck about the downvotes too

Either something is wrong with your setup, or your hardware. Make sure that you're running the right drivers and that you aren't accidentally running on your onboard graphics instead of your dedicated GPU.
Check the general Linux gaming boards, and doublecheck by installing Steam and loading up something heavier from your library if you have any.
Having just finished a DRM unencumbered version of Returnal by the excellent "LinuxRulez!" (linux repacks with all the trimmings) i can tell you that what you're experiencing isn't normal.

Can't see anyone mentioning this, but have you tried the johncena releases on 1337x?
All of them are neatly compressed, don't need Steam and I haven't seen a single one that doesn't work out of the box on Manjaro.
- Never heard about this, thanks i'll try and let you know

I finished max Payne 3, classic prey and put 60 hours in Skyrim on a laptop while distro jumping.
Nothing is impossible when you use Linux.
Good luck!

It is inevitable that there will be a performance loss when using wine, but it is usually quite small. Partially/totally broken games aside, if you have a good pc you won't notice the difference.
So, if the fps of games like superhot (a bit ironic example) are terrible for you, I guess there are two options:
There is something wrong with your setup, for example a gpu with little (or no?) vulkan compatibility, or using the nouveau driver instead of nvida.
Or the small difference in performance makes a big impact on your toaster, so you should use using something like AtlasOS, while eating toast.

I've had decent success running my fg games through Bottles using the GE Wine runner with VK3D enabled. This includes newer 3D titles running at 1440p on my AMD iGPU.

Funny enough, I once accidentally found a GitTea on the Dark Web (Tor browser, Onion Service) and this gittea had a Piracy Repo for Linux Games and many folders of games with text files of reviews similar to Protondb.com if this Crack worked or not and also added from which crack macker it was.
Reply to me and I try to find it again.
- Would be cool

Guys i would like comments by people who use Linux
- I have some issues with games but currently play Star Trek Online, Xenonauts 2, and Dyson Sphere Program just fine.
  Zorin OS, I would recommend Zorin OS lite for older hardware.
- As a Linux user who uses AMD hardware and Vulkan and have done gaming on a range of systems, but mostly on Arch Linux and ArcoLinux (a distro based on Arch) it definitely seems like your issues are Linux Gaming-related. I do pirate, and I pirate on Linux, specifically on Arch, and I haven't had such issues, so yes, your problem is linux gaming related.
  
  Do you use wine in order to run these games?

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