Linux Review:

Manor Lords

Manor Lords is a medieval strategy game featuring in-depth city building, large-scale tactical battles, and complex economic and social simulations. Rule your lands as a medieval lord – the seasons pass, the weather changes, and cities rise and fall.

PROTON TIER: PLATINUM

Manor Lords is a medieval strategy game centered on city building, tactical battles, and economic simulation.

Status Check Runs via Proton (Platin-Status).

TWEAKS & TRICKS

• Problem: Game fails to launch or crashes immediately on startup.
  • Solution: PROTON_USE_WINED3D=1 %command%
• Problem: Crashes with the error “Unhandled Exception: EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION.”
  • Solution: PROTON_USE_WINED3D=1 %command%
• Problem: Game hangs on a blank screen accompanied only by the soundtrack.
  • Solution: DXVK_FILTER_DEVICE_NAME="NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti" %command%
• Problem: Game crashes intermittently during gameplay.
  • Solution: PROTON_USE_WINED3D=1 %command%
• Problem: Significant performance degradation compared to Windows, even with minimal settings.
  • Note: Users experiencing performance issues on Windows should anticipate similar limitations when running the game on Linux via Proton.
• Problem: A missing DX11 error appears after upgrading to Proton 9.0-4.
  • Solution: Add launch option -dx11

Verdict Manor Lords offers a viable gaming experience on Linux, but experimentation with launch options is necessary to ensure stability. Proton Experimental or specific Proton versions, such as 9.0-4, may be required.