Linux Review:
FINAL FANTASY XVI
An epic dark fantasy where fates are decided by mighty Eikons and the Dominants who wield them. This is the tale of Clive Rosfield, a tragic warrior who swears revenge on the Dark Eikon Ifrit, a mysterious entity that leaves naught but calamity in its wake.
PROTON TIER: GOLD
FINAL FANTASY XVI is an epic dark fantasy where fates are decided by mighty Eikons and the Dominants who wield them. The tale follows Clive Rosfield, a warrior seeking revenge on the Dark Eikon Ifrit.
Status Check Runs via Proton. Achieves a Platin-Status on ProtonDB.
TWEAKS & TRICKS
- GPU Crashes/Freezes: The game immediately crashes the GPU drivers, requiring a hard reset.
- Solution:
WINEDLLOVERRIDES="d3dcompiler_47=n;dxgi=n,b"
- Solution:
- HDR Issues on NVIDIA: HDR cannot be enabled when using Wayland.
- Solution: Do not use
PROTON_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1on NVIDIA.
- Solution: Do not use
- HDR/FSR4 Issues with 5090: The game crashes with Gamescope and
PROTON_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1.- Solution: Do not use
PROTON_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1.
- Solution: Do not use
- Slowdown Issues: Experiencing slowdowns using Recommended and Experimental Proton versions.
- Solution:
PROTON 9.0-4
- Solution:
- Rare Crashes & Cutscene Framerate Issues: Uncommon crashes and low cutscene framerates.
- Solution:
WINEDLLOVERRIDES="dinput8=n,b" PROTON_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1 PROTON_ENABLE_HDR=1 PROTON_FSR4_RDNA3_UPGRADE=1(Also used with FFXVIFix mod)
- Solution:
- Low Cutscene Framerates:
- Solution:
FFXVIFix mod by Lyall(requiresWINEDLLOVERRIDES="dinput8=n,b"as well)
- Solution:
- NVIDIA Performance & NVAPI Control:
- Solution:
WINEDLLOVERRIDES="d3dcompiler_47=n;dxgi=n,b" VKD3D_DISABLE_EXTENSIONS=VK_KHR_present_id,VK_KHR_present_wait PROTON_FORCE_NVAPI=1 PROTON_HIDE_NVIDIA_GPU=0 PROTON_ENABLE_NVAPI=1 --no-startup-movies
- Solution:
- Performance Enhancements:
- Solution:
LSFG(Specific shader compilation tool)
- Solution:
FINAL FANTASY XVI is a solid buy for Linux gamers. While there are a few known issues with NVIDIA and Wayland, the game generally runs well, especially with the recommended Proton version (9.0-4). Users report success with the aforementioned tweaks.