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~~Nope. If you pick the Linux version on a desktop Linux it doesn't even have a binary, so the game can't launch. On normal Linux you have to pick the Proton version. The Linux binary only downloads on Steam Deck.~~
EDIT: This is no longer true. If you simply disable the compatibility modes, the native steam deck now downloads nicely on Linux, and it runs straight out of the box for me, and with much less stuttering
I don't like that Steam can do this. If I force BG3 to use the Sniper runtime, then it should be the same exact build that gets downloaded to the Steam Deck.
I think they fixed that, the default on desktop Linux is now the Steam Linux Runtime 3.0 and the native version of the game launches flawlessly for me on Fedora 42.
That's awesome. I'll definitely check it out later!
How can you install the Linux version? I don't See an Option in steam.
Right click on Baldur's Gate 3 -> Properties... -> Compatibility
You can either remove the check mark in "Compatibility" completely or set it to "Steam Linux Runtime 3.0".
Unless your force a Proton version, the game will use the Linux version automatically.
A step in the right direction. We just gotta get the momentum going