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Welcome, Space Penguins!

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

(Jan 24, 2023) RSI Launcher v1.6.2 needs special configuration in Lutris.
https://robertsspaceindustries.com/spectrum/community/SC/forum/1/thread/upcoming-launcher-update-for-linux-users/5693728
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 enabled then enable CLI mode

(Jan 22, 2023) 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.

(Dec 23, 2022) 3.18 PTU 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.

(Oct 17, 2022) 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) 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.

(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.

Nvidia

(Nov 17, 2022) 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.

(Nov 13, 2022) DXVK 2.0 requires Nvidia driver v510.47.03 or later, but v520.56.06 or later is recommended.

(Oct 20, 2022) You may see a popup that your graphics driver is out of date.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) 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.

(March 6, 2022) Driver v495 causes issues for most people. If you have unresolvable performance issues with 510, try 470.