As per title, I am currently playing on Linux using Proton GE Custom latest version (8.27 but also tested 8.25).
My experience is the following.
Specs
- Ryzen 7 7730U (8c/16t) Laptop
- 16GB RAM (14 RAM + 2 VRAM)
- Decent performance SSD
- Ubuntu Linux 23.10 (with Xanmod 6.7 x64v3 Kernel)
- Wayland
Experience
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Could not test anything above Low settings due to severe stutter even in the menu and 95% RAM which lead to PC being stuck
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At low settings with different resolutions (from 720 to fullscreen 1080) i have 80-85% RAM usage (starting from a 21% base load) and 25-ish FPS performances
Workarounds
- Once you get the game installed, add it to Steam as a non steam game pointing directly to the game .exe, compatibility forced to Proton GE or Proton Experimental
- If it gives you some Visual C++ dependencies error, use ProtonTrick to install it in the Steam prefix
- I did not find any performance tips and tricks
Conclusion
While being playable, I feel that the game can see huge improvements on Linux. However, I think there is also a lot of telemetry (local or remote) / logging in the mix as every pre-release version has (looking at you My Time At Sandrock) and probably the graphics part (especially the engine part) needs to receive some improvements too, so I bet in about 1 month we will see a steady 40-ish FPS with those settings
Cheers
If you are playing on Steam: Palworld > Propierties > Launch options and put -dx12
If you are playing outside Steam (🏴☠️), like on Bottles for example, go to your Bottle, Programs, press the 3 descending dots that that opens the settings of a program and enter in “Change launch options…”, and put -dx12 just like in Steam.
The funny thing is I play on Steam (🏴☠️), with steam recognizing the game as legit . I obtained (legit ofc) the 0.1.4 and with -dx12 (on 0.1.2 and on 0.1.4) the fluidity is way better indeed while the RAM usage still is almost too much for a 16gb laptop with 2gb shared vram. Playable tho. I will consider installing some mod to enhance performances if they does not look so lame, else ill just kill every other process except palworld and use the dx12 trick. Thanks!
Also i am gonna to post an updated version of this report, you helped me a LOT!