Now that this here PC was wiped clean and up running with just Ubuntu Studio, and I don’t have to pay attention to boot loaders and all that, I really don’t want to install Windows again.

Of course, I keep saying the one thing that would make me setup a dual boot with Windows is gaming. I’m not a huge gamer, but I do loves me some RPG action.

The last time I tried to play The Witcher 3 via Steam/Proton on Ubuntu Studio it took well over five minutes to load up to the main menu. Then I set my video and gameplay preferences back to the way I like, played for five minutes and it crashed. Hard. To the point that when I booted into Windows to see if my save had taken, it wouldn’t even load as my cloud save was all jacked up.

I eventually got everything back in order (on Windows) but it worried me that games on Linux was a fools errand.

Seems that I just need to settle down and spend time looking through ProtonDB. After some minor configs for The Witcher 3, I seem to have it running just fine. Time will tell, but it’s launching and loading quickly and gameplay seems smooth. Hopefully it stays this way because I’m just about to start the final battle of the main storyline.

Then I have the expansions to wade through.

Another favorite is Skyrim which seems to work flawlessly out of the gate. Although I must admit I haven’t played Skyrim since last summer and I’ve forgotten most all of the controls and basic fighting tactics, bit that’s all a me problem, and nothing to to with the system it’s running on.

So far so good!

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