How To Install & Play Fallout: New Vegas On Linux
108This video covers installing and running Fallout: New Vegas on Linux using Steam Proton and fixes for the mouse sensitivity, launcher bug and framerate.
Step 1. Enable Steam Proton Experimental.
Install Steam, launch and sign into your account.
Next, enable Proton for your entire library by navigating to Steam / Settings / Advanced, tick the Enable Steam Play for all other titles.
This will select Proton Experimental as the default Proton build, which is what we want, so restart Steam to apply.
Step 2. Install The Game.
Install the game as normal, and click Play.
When the launcher appears, set your graphical options, launch the game once, and then close.
Sometimes, after installing the game, the game launcher will not have the option to press Play, instead it will say Install.
If that is the case, navigate to steamapps/compatdata/22380/pfx/system.reg, open the file and add the below to the bottom of the file.
[Software\\Wow6432Node\\Bethesda Softworks\\FalloutNV] 1627669000
#time=1d7856f0ad32d72
"Installed Path"=""
Save the changes, and now the game launcher will have the Play option again.
Step 3. Fix Mouse Acceleration.
The high mouse acceleration in menus can be fixed by adding the following to the Fallout_default.ini file.
[Controls]
fForegroundMouseAccelBase=0
fForegroundMouseAccelTop=0
fForegroundMouseBase=0
fForegroundMouseMult=0
On my system this is found at:
/home/ryanjohnson/.steam/debian-installation/steamapps/common/Fallout New Vegas
Save the file once the changes have been made.
Step 4. Set 60FPS Framerate Limit.
Like many older Bethesda games that use the Creation Engine, game animations are tied to the framerate, and exceeding 60FPS will break certain parts of the game, so it recommended to set a frame limit of 60FPS.
The easiest method to do this is by using the below command in the game's custom launch options.
DXVK_FRAME_RATE=60 %command%
Once all of this done, finally launch the game as normal.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas.
It’s the kind of town where you dig your own grave prior to being shot in the head and left for dead…and that’s before things really get ugly. It’s a town of dreamers and desperados being torn apart by warring factions vying for complete control of this desert oasis. It’s a place where the right kind of person with the right kind of weaponry can really make a name for themselves, and make more than an enemy or two along the way.
As you battle your way across the heat-blasted Mojave Wasteland, the colossal Hoover Dam, and the neon drenched Vegas Strip, you’ll be introduced to a colorful cast of characters, power-hungry factions, special weapons, mutated creatures and much more. Choose sides in the upcoming war or declare “winner takes all” and crown yourself the King of New Vegas in this follow-up to the 2008 videogame of the year, Fallout 3.
Enjoy your stay.
Key Features
Feel the Heat in New Vegas! Not even nuclear fallout could slow the hustle of Sin City. Explore the vast expanses of the desert wastelands – from the small towns dotting the Mojave Wasteland to the bright lights of the New Vegas strip. See the Great Southwest as could only be imagined in Fallout.
Feuding Factions, Colorful Characters and a Host of Hostiles! A war is brewing between rival factions with consequences that will change the lives of all the inhabitants of New Vegas. The choices you make will bring you into contact with countless characters, creatures, allies, and foes, and determine the final explosive outcome of this epic power struggle.
New Systems! Enjoy new additions to Fallout: New Vegas such as a Companion Wheel that streamlines directing your companions, a Reputation System that tracks the consequences of your actions, and the aptly titled Hardcore Mode to separate the meek from the mighty. Special melee combat moves have been added to bring new meaning to the phrase “up close and personal”. Use V.A.T.S. to pause time in combat, target specific enemy body parts and queue up attacks, or get right to the action using the finely-tuned real-time combat mechanics.
An Arsenal of Shiny New Guns! With double the amount of weapons found in Fallout 3, you’ll have more than enough new and exciting ways to deal with the threats of the wasteland and the locals. In addition, Vault-Tec engineers have devised a new weapons configuration system that lets you tinker with your toys and see the modifications you make in real time.
Let it Ride! In a huge, open world with unlimited options you can see the sights, choose sides, or go it alone. Peacemaker or Hard Case, House Rules, or the Wild Card - it’s all in how you play the game.
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