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This wiki is a collection of information on how to run Star Citizen on Linux, as well as our tips and tricks!

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Contents

• Quick-Start Guide
• Manual Installation
• Performance Tuning
• Tips and Tricks
• Sticks, Throttles, & Pedals
• Common Issues and Solutions

News

Game Updates

(Feb 14, 2023) 3.18 PTU Issues

• The 3.18 update may cause mouse and view snapping issues for some people using Wayland. We recommend installing Gamescope as a workaround or using Xorg. To enable Gamescope in Lutris: Right click the game->Configure->System options->Enable Gamescope. Then, set both of the Gamescope output/game resolution fields to your monitor's native resolution, ie 1920x1080.
• The PTU directory may fail to be created by the launcher with a permissions error. See Fresh installs fail to create needed directories below.
• Using the GE 7-15-SC runner may result in a page fault error. We recommend v35 or later.

(Jan 27, 2023) RSI Launcher v1.6.2 JavaScript error

Special configuration is needed in Lutris or you will receive a JavaScript error. See CIG's announcement in Spectrum

Solution 1:

• After the launcher updates, all Penguins must configure the following:
  • Right click the game->Configure->Game options add --no-sandbox to the Arguments
  • In System options, make sure Advanced options is on then enable CLI mode

Solution 2:

• If this does not fix the problem, revert the above changes and install the latest GloriousEggroll runner, available in our Helper

(Jan 27, 2023) Fresh installs fail to create needed directories

• This has been resolved in the latest version of our Helper for new installs.
• For existing or manual installs, run the following command to create the necessary directory structure for both the LIVE and PTU environments. Adjust the wine prefix path if installing to a non-default location:

mkdir -p "/home/$USER/Games/star-citizen/drive_c/Program Files/Roberts Space Industries/StarCitizen/"{LIVE,PTU}

General News

(Feb 11, 2023) Lutris install script

• The Star Citizen install script on the Lutris website is currently broken. We recommend using the installer we bundle with our Helper instead.
• To fix broken installs after using the Lutris website's script, enable DXVK in Lutris then install a recommended DXVK and runner based on our Quick Start Guide . You may also need to disable Prefer System Libraries and Use System Winetricks and manually create missing directory paths for the install to complete.

(Jan 22, 2023) Game install hangs

• Some Penguins are reporting hangs during installation. In Lutris, setting Prefer system libraries to Off globally before installation fixes the problem. After installation, this can be reset and configured only for Star Citizen if desired.

(Oct 14, 2022) No sound in game

• Penguins on rolling release distributions (ie. Arch, Manjaro) are reporting issues with no sound in-game. The solution is to set Prefer System Libraries in Lutris to ON.

Nvidia News

(Jan 27, 2023) Required DXVK version

• DXVK 2.1 may resolve issues Penguins had with previous versions of DXVK and may perform better without async.
• For DXVK 2.0 and prior, Penguins with RTX cards should use gnusenpai DXVK v1.10.1 or later to fix the corrupted size vs. prev_size error/crash. Can be installed manually or from the LUG helper.

(Nov 17, 2022) DXVK 2.0

• DXVK 2.0 changes the way shaders are handled on some Nvidia cards and may provide better performance than async (see the release notes). If you have worse performance on 2.0, remove the the DXVK_ASYNC=1 environment variable.
• DXVK 2.0 requires Nvidia driver v510.47.03 or later, but v520.56.06 or later is recommended.

(Oct 20, 2022) Graphics driver out of date

• You may see a popup that your graphics driver is out of date. This is a warning that can be ignored. To remove this warning, disable DXVK-NVAPI/DLSS in your Lutris runner options.

Easy Anti-Cheat

(Feb 12, 2022) Easy Anti-Cheat is live.

• CIG is aware of the problem but there is still no ETA. There are currently no consequences that we are aware of for using the workaround, but CIG has suggested that eventually people will be kicked for tripping EAC. To apply the workaround, use the LUG Helper.