Yes, I am a patient gamer. Why do you ask?
this post was submitted on 15 Jan 2024
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What's wrong with it? That's the version I'm playing, and I haven't had any problems whatsoever. It's been great.
There seems to be so far, but time will tell how far it develops.
Every time I go into a menu and back out, be it the journal, map, or inventory, the framerate just falls apart entirely, and I can only fix it by restarting.
Performance also drastically lowers when approaching certain computer terminals in the world, down to the point where the word slideshow is a perfectly appropriate description.
Now granted, I'm playing on Linux, and most other Linux users on ProtonDB seem to have these issues too.
According to a few benchmarks on YT, the performance in general is a lot lower than the original version, while not doing nearly enough in terms of graphics to warrant it.
Like, I know my GTX 970 is fairly old at this point, but there's other games with the same or even more advanced graphics that run considerably better on my hardware.
That being said, I do enjoy the core game. I just wish I could find a way to solve these issues.
Oh, I see. I haven't experienced any framerate issues, but I've got a RTX3080 and Windows 10.
I do intend to switch to Linux for my next build. I've already moved to it on our other PC and laptops.
I guess it either doesn't have these problems on Windows at all, or the 3080 is enough to brute force framerates into the outer edge of the stratosphere
I'm thinking it's the former because I have had it get pretty hot while playing Assassin's Creed Odyssey, for example, but I haven't had that happen with this one so far, and the framerates have been steady.
Either way, if I can't fix it, I might just put it aside and buy the original edition some day.
The studio who made the spacers choice edition apparently has a track record of problematic remakes
Honestly, I'd totally have been willing to buy this, now that I've seen the gameplay and characters and know what it is. I went in knowing little to nothing.
I'd seen people reference it in passing on r/gamingcirclejerk when it was released, but I didn't pay much attention back then.
Oh yeah, it went completely past me, never really had this game on my radar. Only when it was free on Epic, I looked it up and thought Hey, I might like this
Yeah, it turns out this is right up my alley! I've always prioritized vast worlds and interesting characters with a strong narrative more than things like combat mechanics, so it works pretty well for me.
It almost reminds me of (dare I say) a Bethesda game, like the newer Wolfenstein games or Fallout games, which I also loved.
After all, it was made by Obsidian Entertainment, the studio that gave us New Vegas. So there's definitely a fallouty feel to it
You know what? I never even made that connection! Thanks for pointing this out.
Oh, I didn't realize it at first either. Played a while and thought Huh, this feels familiar, but didn't look into it until I randomly came across this information while looking up the games issues
I wanted to get into that on Linux, too. Which Wine/Proton version did you use?
First I used Proton GE 8-25, then 8-27, but it didn't make a difference.
However, I've moved the game to my Windows drive in the meantime, and it runs flawlessly there. Which means the problem is not the game itself, so maybe Wine/Proton will be able to fix these issues some day.
(The Spacers Choice Edition Epic gave away some time ago is also fully DRM-free btw. You can run it directly from the executable, no launcher or authentication required. In fact, I've found that many of those Epic freebies I got over the last few years are DRM-free. I'm basically a legal, official pirate at that point.)
Thanks for the answer! I don't have a windows installation around anymore, so I'll just see if when I do try it, it runs better.
Not having DRM is a good sign at least iirc :D