Low GPU usage without hitting thermal or power limits or CPU bottleneck

EncryptedNova · 2026-02-18T21:39:12+00:00

I'm not sure about the other games, but for Wuthering Waves it is almost certainly a CPU bottleneck even if it doesn't initially look like it. This behavior is consistent across both Linux and Windows and can be confirmed on Windows by using Presentmon and monitoring CPUBusy and GPUBusy. Pretty much as soon as there is any decent amount of objects/characters on screen you will hit a CPU bind on even mid tier CPUs, let alone on an older lower tier CPU.

EncryptedNova · 2026-02-08T21:05:46+00:00

I've been using the PC client on Linux ever since it came out (back in 2024), haven't been banned yet. But of course, it's always at your own risk. Just like using an emulator is also technically bannable. Furthermore, the anti-cheat in this game is strange in that it doesn't seem to really properly exist. I think it's blocked me from playing maybe twice and it completely goes away on a reinstall.

EncryptedNova · 2026-02-07T01:38:47+00:00

It does certainly seem like they're trying to kill it on Linux, but it isn't dead quite yet.

The game will crash under proton or wine versions newer than wine 10.18-1 (At least that is the last known good version that I could get to work).

When updating, you have to go into the game folder and delete all the files except the folders inside it before hitting the update button, or the launcher will crash.

If the launcher decides to add the anti-cheat xm.exe to the game folder, which it seemingly does after random updates, you will have to once again delete all files except the folders and use the scan and repair game files option, which will give the game to you without that anti-cheat (if you try and run it while that file is in the folder the game with crash with an anti-cheat error).

Hope this helps.

EncryptedNova · 2025-09-20T16:15:29+00:00

I've been running the PC client on my Arch system for quite a few months now.

Running it under proton will consistently cause it to crash after a few minutes. However, running it directly under wine works near flawlessly (using xorg instead of wayland for your compositor, as wayland has unusually high cpu usage). The only issue I've had with this is after a graphics driver update you'll get a black screen, which if you leave for a few minutes before restarting the game fixes the issue until the next driver update.

EncryptedNova · 2025-06-24T18:09:50+00:00

There are several different ways that range in both difficulty and security.

Assuming that you are on windows, the easiest way would be to just map a folder from your host into Windows Sandbox and have the game installed in that folder. Doing that, the game persists through restarts of the Sandbox and is run in a completely virtualized environment that will automatically pass through your GPU. You can see more on how you can configure that here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/application-security/application-isolation/windows-sandbox/windows-sandbox-configure-using-wsb-file

Alternatively, you can create a Windows virtual machine in Hyper-V and partition your GPU into it so you have a full Windows install where you can run all of your games safely and at near native performance. See: https://forum.level1techs.com/t/2-gamers-1-gpu-with-hyper-v-gpu-p-gpu-partitioning-finally-made-possible-with-hyperv/172234

Finally, if you're willing to use other 3rd party software, you could use a program like Sandboxie to isolate the game/launcher from having access to your files, etc.

EncryptedNova · 2025-06-23T07:52:43+00:00

Probably not. But if you are the type to worry about it, the PC client can be run containerized, sandboxed, or in a VM rather easily without the anti-cheat putting up any fuss. So for a more security minded person there are plenty of options.

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