Linux Review:

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™ is a third and first-person action-adventure game set in the Western Frontier. Reconnect with your lost heritage and discover what it means to be Na'vi.

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™

PROTON TIER: GOLD


Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™ - Linux (Proton) Technical Documentation

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™ is a third and first-person action-adventure game set in the Western Frontier, allowing players to reconnect with their Na’vi heritage.

Status: Proton (Gold)

TWEAKS & TRICKS

  • Mouse Escape on Wayland: The mouse cursor escapes the game window when looking around in fullscreen mode on Wayland.

    • Solution: Select “Borderless” window mode instead of “Fullscreen” in the game’s settings.

  • Resolution Issues: The game may struggle to render at the desired resolution on Wayland, especially with scaled monitors.

    • Solution: Use GE-Proton to force the resolution and framerate to match your monitor.
    • Solution: PROTON_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1 %command% -W [width] -H [height] (replace [width] and [height] with your monitor’s resolution).

  • Performance Drops: The game may experience performance dips, especially on ultra settings.

    • Solution: Lower graphical settings from “Ultra” to “High”.
    • Solution: Disable most post-processing effects.

  • Progression Block: Users have reported inability to progress past initial setup options.

    • Solution: No solution provided by user reports.

  • Sound Issue: Audio crackling.

    • Solution: Add launch option -sdlaudiodriver=pulse

Verdict

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™ is a buy for Linux gamers, especially considering its Gold rating on ProtonDB. While some tinkering is required, particularly with GE-Proton and resolution settings on Wayland, the game runs well with the provided tweaks. Expect some minor performance dips even with optimized settings, but the visual fidelity is reported to be remarkable.