<![CDATA[WARDOGS community manager states that Linux/Proton will not be supported during the upcoming Beta test.]]>I'm tired, boss.

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"Soon after launch". Fuck.

]]>https://fedi.wiki/topic/811f37ab-ee18-4adf-a623-2ac4b7512277/wardogs-community-manager-states-that-linux-proton-will-not-be-supported-during-the-upcoming-beta-test.RSS for NodeThu, 10 Sep 2026 11:52:43 GMTTue, 01 Sep 2026 23:14:03 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to WARDOGS community manager states that Linux/Proton will not be supported during the upcoming Beta test. on Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:30:44 GMT]]>@femtek @tabular that is exactly what they did. They just used the good will of the Linux support and dropped the disguise a week before launch. Just like BF6 did.

]]>https://fedi.wiki/post/https://universeodon.com/users/bellegraylane/statuses/117208058713956917https://fedi.wiki/post/https://universeodon.com/users/bellegraylane/statuses/117208058713956917Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:30:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WARDOGS community manager states that Linux/Proton will not be supported during the upcoming Beta test. on Thu, 03 Sep 2026 05:38:19 GMT]]>$20 discount if you pre-order during beta, $10 discount if you buy during EA

Btw. from what I've found, people are claiming that Stream's refund rule is less than 2hr play time AND less than 14 days since purchase. And allegedly the play test (beta) doesn't count towards those, so those timers would start when the game enters early access on September 10. I mean I hope that's true, so personally I'm going to avoid going into the shooting range (people were saying they could circumvent the AC and do that yesterday) and then I'll request a refund the 20th if they haven't sorted it out by then.

]]>https://fedi.wiki/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25634023https://fedi.wiki/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25634023Thu, 03 Sep 2026 05:38:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WARDOGS community manager states that Linux/Proton will not be supported during the upcoming Beta test. on Thu, 03 Sep 2026 05:25:59 GMT]]>Are you sure? Because on their discord people (i mean users, didn't see any official statement) were saying that EAC had been completely replaced with Embark's new anti-cheat

]]>https://fedi.wiki/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25633920https://fedi.wiki/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25633920Thu, 03 Sep 2026 05:25:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WARDOGS community manager states that Linux/Proton will not be supported during the upcoming Beta test. on Thu, 03 Sep 2026 04:42:32 GMT]]>thank you

]]>https://fedi.wiki/post/https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/comment/27924565https://fedi.wiki/post/https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/comment/27924565Thu, 03 Sep 2026 04:42:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WARDOGS community manager states that Linux/Proton will not be supported during the upcoming Beta test. on Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:54:56 GMT]]>Ah yes, the classic "it's not on Linux because all Linux users are dangerous criminals and I don't have kernel access." They're wrapping it in nicer packaging, but what else could "it's an anti-cheat issue," and "we're focusing on security ahead of that part of the player base" mean?

]]>https://fedi.wiki/post/https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/comment/27921053https://fedi.wiki/post/https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/comment/27921053Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:54:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WARDOGS community manager states that Linux/Proton will not be supported during the upcoming Beta test. on Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:12:41 GMT]]>Because they actively encouraged users to prepurchase the game, play the beta, and refund if they didn't like it. Many prepurchased based on previous comments about supporting proton and are now considering refunding based on recent comments.

]]>https://fedi.wiki/post/https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/comment/27920414https://fedi.wiki/post/https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/comment/27920414Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:12:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WARDOGS community manager states that Linux/Proton will not be supported during the upcoming Beta test. on Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:31:20 GMT]]>e: I was wrong, user below is correct

]]>https://fedi.wiki/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25627883https://fedi.wiki/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25627883Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:31:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WARDOGS community manager states that Linux/Proton will not be supported during the upcoming Beta test. on Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:28:32 GMT]]>This is because, while EasyAntiCheat was installed previously, it wasn't enforcing. So Linux clients could run because EAC wasn't kicking anybody.

In Early Access, EAC will be enforcing because it is one of the systems they want to test at scale.

As it stands now WARDOGS plans on adding EAC Linux support but it isn't ready for the playtest. So once EAC is enabled, without a valid Linux client, it will kick Linux users.

This is just more of a 'This is currently Beta/Early Access' thing than a 'WARDOGS hates Linux' thing.

]]>https://fedi.wiki/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25627833https://fedi.wiki/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25627833Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:28:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WARDOGS community manager states that Linux/Proton will not be supported during the upcoming Beta test. on Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:53:29 GMT]]>Embark's new anticheat. I'm not sure why it doesn't work, they claim it's bugged for them but the community manager says they can't discuss details.

The same community manager did say that making proton work is still the plan. We'll see.

]]>https://fedi.wiki/post/https://piefed.social/comment/12765100https://fedi.wiki/post/https://piefed.social/comment/12765100Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:53:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WARDOGS community manager states that Linux/Proton will not be supported during the upcoming Beta test. on Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:41:39 GMT]]>Pre-order bonus items?

My reasoning was that I enjoyed the beta so much I was 100% going to be playing this game on launch. I had already come to that conclusion.

]]>https://fedi.wiki/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25626182https://fedi.wiki/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25626182Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:41:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WARDOGS community manager states that Linux/Proton will not be supported during the upcoming Beta test. on Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:38:02 GMT]]>Why even pre-purchase a digital game ?

]]>https://fedi.wiki/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25626106https://fedi.wiki/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25626106Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:38:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WARDOGS community manager states that Linux/Proton will not be supported during the upcoming Beta test. on Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:42:13 GMT]]>I assume this may be due to the nature of the closed beta being a focused load test on specific systems not a general playtest that the last one was. Removing Linux/Proton support may be a simple method of removing issues they aren't focused on tracking this weekend.

]]>https://fedi.wiki/post/https://piefed.zip/comment/6902017https://fedi.wiki/post/https://piefed.zip/comment/6902017Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:42:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WARDOGS community manager states that Linux/Proton will not be supported during the upcoming Beta test. on Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:29:52 GMT]]>They switched to Elytra and it's bugged. They say they are working on it. We'll see.

]]>https://fedi.wiki/post/https://piefed.social/comment/12763335https://fedi.wiki/post/https://piefed.social/comment/12763335Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:29:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WARDOGS community manager states that Linux/Proton will not be supported during the upcoming Beta test. on Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:27:33 GMT]]>if you want money for your product you are releasing it... the EA shit is just there so companies can have 2 big reveal advertisments

]]>https://fedi.wiki/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25622794https://fedi.wiki/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25622794Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:27:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WARDOGS community manager states that Linux/Proton will not be supported during the upcoming Beta test. on Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:52:05 GMT]]>Tarkov was working on Linux and then they added anticheat. Comments were made, iir it would be enabled in the future, but it's still blocked today.

]]>https://fedi.wiki/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25622115https://fedi.wiki/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25622115Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:52:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WARDOGS community manager states that Linux/Proton will not be supported during the upcoming Beta test. on Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:00:28 GMT]]>Oh yea no doubt.

The whole anti cheat thing is so damn silly anyways.

Kernel level anti cheat only really became necessary after we destroyed user hostable servers and mods that could just kick and ban cheaters.

Could have easily expanded that system and lets humans be the anti cheat. Would have educated a bunch of people and brought us all closer by watching each other's digital backs..

But nah you need to let EA access your systems most vulnerable parts after reading that Bobby Kotick and Jeffrey Epstein were indoctrinating kids into the economy via CoD points.

Love this world

Edit: I know Bobby Kotick and EA are not literally related, point is I don't trust any of these people.

]]>https://fedi.wiki/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25621266https://fedi.wiki/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25621266Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:00:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WARDOGS community manager states that Linux/Proton will not be supported during the upcoming Beta test. on Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:06:28 GMT]]>I mean, yeah, Proton does have EasyAntiCheat Runtime but I wondered because it says kernel level anti-cheat. Though I know a couple games that run fine on Linux even though their Steam page states kernel level anti-cheat, so maybe that's not a problem at all. But I guess we have rights to have suspicions.

]]>https://fedi.wiki/post/https://programming.dev/comment/25775509https://fedi.wiki/post/https://programming.dev/comment/25775509Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:06:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WARDOGS community manager states that Linux/Proton will not be supported during the upcoming Beta test. on Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:54:08 GMT]]>As of two weeks ago it was listed when I bought.

Also Easy Anti cheat does not preclude Linux from being supported.

]]>https://fedi.wiki/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25620236https://fedi.wiki/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25620236Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:54:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WARDOGS community manager states that Linux/Proton will not be supported during the upcoming Beta test. on Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:40:23 GMT]]>It was working on Linux during the last play test. The rumer is they added a new anti-cheat and it by default doesn't support Linux.

]]>https://fedi.wiki/post/https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/comment/22004288https://fedi.wiki/post/https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/comment/22004288Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:40:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WARDOGS community manager states that Linux/Proton will not be supported during the upcoming Beta test. on Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:04:45 GMT]]>In the beta last week the game was perfectly playable via proton which is why people are frustrated.

]]>https://fedi.wiki/post/https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/comment/27909605https://fedi.wiki/post/https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/comment/27909605Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:04:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WARDOGS community manager states that Linux/Proton will not be supported during the upcoming Beta test. on Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:42:40 GMT]]>Currently Steam page says:

Uses Kernel Level Anti-Cheat
Easy Anti-Cheat

Did they add this recently?

]]>https://fedi.wiki/post/https://programming.dev/comment/25773600https://fedi.wiki/post/https://programming.dev/comment/25773600Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:42:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WARDOGS community manager states that Linux/Proton will not be supported during the upcoming Beta test. on Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:14:28 GMT]]>The title here is misleading. A game not being supported can be completely ok. The vast majority of games ran through Proton on Linux aren't and they typically work perfectly fine regardless.

As the announcement itself says, they have actively chosen to not enable the setting that would allow Linux, but is working to support it in the future, presumably to get it SteamDeck-verified for the real launch.

]]>https://fedi.wiki/post/https://lemmy.zip/comment/28608879https://fedi.wiki/post/https://lemmy.zip/comment/28608879Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:14:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WARDOGS community manager states that Linux/Proton will not be supported during the upcoming Beta test. on Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:12:06 GMT]]>What? They are trying to sell me a product.

Starting a blog, something that a grandma can do, is the absolute bare minimum. Even Steam can host a blog and forum for them, which is accessible without login.

]]>https://fedi.wiki/post/https://kbin.earth/m/linux_gaming@lemmy.world/t/3151372/-/comment/14357404https://fedi.wiki/post/https://kbin.earth/m/linux_gaming@lemmy.world/t/3151372/-/comment/14357404Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:12:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WARDOGS community manager states that Linux/Proton will not be supported during the upcoming Beta test. on Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:19:22 GMT]]>I appreciate the heads-up, though. I was planning on getting it for the beta, but I guess I will just keep waiting. My Steam library isn't hurting for other things to play, even within the genre.

]]>https://fedi.wiki/post/https://europe.pub/comment/9333962https://fedi.wiki/post/https://europe.pub/comment/9333962Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:19:22 GMT