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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
• LUG Wine Builds
• Performance Tuning
• Tips and Tricks
• Common Issues and Solutions

News

Game Updates

(Jan 24, 2023) RSI Launcher v1.6.2

• Special configuration is needed in Lutris. See CIG's announcement in Spectrum
• 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
• Explanation: CLI mode is required is because they're opening a raw communication socket with the underlying TTY for debug messages. The libuv method fails if the game hasn't been launched as a command line application and that TTY doesn't exist, resulting in a javascript error
• If this does not fix the problem, try installing the latest GloriousEggroll runner, available in our Helper

(Dec 23, 2022) 3.18 PTU

• The 3.18 update may cause mouse issues for some people using Wayland. Using Gamescope with the game is a workaround, and can be easily enabled through Lutris or manually.

General News

(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 17, 2022) Black/transparent window after launching

• DXVK v1.10.2/v1.10.3 may cause a black or transparent screen after launching the game depending on your hardware. If you experience this, try a different DXVK version.

(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

(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(Oct 20, 2022) Graphics driver out of date

• You may see a popup that your graphics driver is out of date.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.

(Jun 11, 2022) Required DXVK version

• NVIDIA users 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.

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.