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No Man's Sky Multiplayer works on Steam Deck, but not Arch Linux (feddit.org)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by helix@feddit.org to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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Regardless of which compatibility layer (Proton 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, experimental) I use and if I use the native libraries or Steam's, the discovery services work, but I can't see other players in the Anomaly.

Weirdly enough, on Steam Deck it works without any issues, but obviously I want to play this on my beefy gaming PC 😥

How can I fix this?

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[-] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

You, uh, didn't turn multiplayer off in your options, did you? That setting doesn't follow your account around, it's per machine.

I leave it off on my laptop because it causes the Space Anomaly to devolve into single-digit frame rates when other players are present and rendered, especially when docking.

Note that this doesn't prevent you from seeing other players' bases, nor impact the ability to see people on your friends list or their status. Your game will still connect to the servers if it can. It only prevents other players' keisters and ships from being placed in your universe.

[-] ElectricWaterfall@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 months ago

Not sure of the solution since it works just fine for me in arch. We might need more details to isolate the issue. Have you tried any of the different configurations people have here: https://www.protondb.com/app/275850

[-] helix@feddit.org 3 points 3 months ago

It used to work fine. Idk what changed since I played last, but reinstalling several times, deleting all files I could find, didn't fix it.

Thought maybe it's the file system but doesn't make a difference between xfs, ext4, ext3 and btrfs.

[-] felsiq@piefed.zip 4 points 3 months ago

Have you tried starting steam from the command line to watch output and/or checking game logs? I’m wondering if it could be a missing package on your pc that steam includes by default - doesn’t feel likely but from reading the other comments it seems like you’ve already exhausted the likely fixes lol

[-] orochi02@feddit.org 1 points 2 months ago

Off topic (sorry for hi jacking) but does Anyone know if it has LAN? Or does everybody Need to buy the Game for mp?

[-] just_another_person@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Steam Deck runs Arch at its core. The distro has nothing to do with it.

How you have Steam installed might though. Do you have it installed via Flatpak by chance?

[-] helix@feddit.org 0 points 3 months ago

Installed via pacman.

[-] Ricaz@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 3 months ago

Don't defile your beautiful installation with trash like flatpak. It's probably not the Steam installation.

[-] spiffpitt@lemmy.world -1 points 3 months ago

isn't steam still 32 bit...? why would flatpak be defiling, but not adding 32 bit libraries to your system?

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