I have the same issue since 2 months ago. Before it ran normally. As you say at around 15 seconds the game image freezes, you can hear the last sounds in a loop, after 4 or 5 seconds unfreezes, then freezes again for about half a second, and then it runs normally until the end of the match. I am on Linux too.
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It only started to happen to me after switching from proton to native in January (since proton stopped working with anti-cheat).
This will happen no matter what map, nation, br or graphics settings I play at.
It doesn’t seem to be affected by network connection (both ping and packet loss) and it only happens in matches (Ground RB in my case) not in test drive.
Checking file integrity in steam didn’t fix it.
Sound mod doesn’t seem to affect it.
I have the full game version with HQ models (the largest option in the launcher).
System specs:
OS: Pop! OS (Kernel 6.12.10)
DE: GNOME 42.9 (with Wayland)
OS/Refresh: 2160p@120hz running in fullscreen
CPU: Ryzen 9 5900x
Memory: 32GB
GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
I have provided a video showing the freeze in action (the video was taken during the JSDF mascot event so the packet loss is present, but the freezes are the same even when there are no events).
This makes the game kinda hard to play and resulted in me just not playing it at all for extended periods of time.
Considering this came not so long after the blinding flashing/lighting issue, it makes me wonder if the Linux releases are even tested before public release, but considering the quality of the latest updates…
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Problem started with one of the updates. I’m having problem under Ubuntu 24.04 under KDE/X11 or GNOME/X11 running RTX 2080ti. I suspect cheat engine video scan so they won’t disable it if means cheaters can play. There was big game which greatly reduced cheaters once they banned linux players with proton so it seems cheaters are getting on Linux to get around kernel level cheat engines on Windows. Cheaters ruining games for others. Problem seems to occur 1-2 matches per session. Can get about 10 sessions without problem.
Strange thing is I didn’t have any laggs in the ww1 Event
But as soon I start live Ground game it’s Back
So it’s probably not a rendering/Vehicle issue
Or maybe we should add infantry to live matches if that solves the laggs 😛
Yeah, WW1 event didn’t suffer from this issue, so it seems to be fixable.
Same problem on stock Bazzite, 2 freezes at the start of each games that I didn’t have when I was using Windows.
The game is installed on a separate drive in an XFS partition if that matters and I use AMD for both my CPU and GPU.
Also the performances are pretty much terrible on Linux compared to windows, I had constant 170-380 fps (220 stable) and now I barely get 70-170 fps (110 stable).
Though thank you for having a Linux build, it’s really appreciated.
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Happens to me as well.
I get 2 freezes every single ground RB game, usually within 10 secs of loading in and they always occur within 3 seconds of each other.
Unlike some others on this list, I have not run into large performance differences between linux and windows other than those two freezes.
I use an intel 12400f and a rx 7700 xt.
Distro: Arch Linux
DE: Hyprland
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System Information:
OS: ALT Linux Workstation 11 and Fedora 42
Kernel: 6.12
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT
RAM: 16GB Dual DDR4 @ 3200 MHz
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550M AORUS ELITE AX
NVME: 1024GB
The same problem, but in the Steam launcher 1-5 seconds and the Vulcan error. But already in the Native WT Launcher 0.5-1 second or there are no more freezes.
Same as Galvanizedneuron, I have the same if not at times better performance than windows. However, two freezes occur early into a GRB game. Did not reproduce this in arcade nor practice range. Using the steam native version. Tried with LD_PRELOAD=“” and gamemode.
System Information:
OS: Arch Linux
Kernel: 6.14-zen
CPU: Intel i9 12900k
GPU: Nvidia RTX 4090
RAM: 32GB DDR5 @ 5200Mtz
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Same issue. I assumed that because of my Linux distro. Tried KDE Neon and GNOME (Ubuntu 24.04). Game freezes at the beginning 2 times for 5-15 seconds and then running smoothly without issues, but that causes problem when you need to take position ASAP :D
Afterwards everything runs smoothly. Have 150-180 FPS.
Attached my setup to this message.
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Having the same issue with Linux Mint 22.1 and it’s getting me crazy
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I have the same issue on Arch linux. Sometimes when it freezes it appears an error dialog telling me that the process crashed but if i click on “wait” i can continue playing without other freezes
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Same issue, since a very long time (few months).
If game freezes for a minute, “anticheat” kicks in and removes me from the game (funnily also relieving the freeze)
Manjaro linux, i just installed the launcher anew and issue persists.
newest software;
RTX 4060 with nvidia proprietary driver version 570.144-3
kernel linux 6.14.6-2
June 2nd 2025.
Problem still occuring in every Realistic Ground match with Linux.
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Still occurs. What’s funny, only in ground realistic battles.
GAIJIN, SNAIL, HEEEEELP :)
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I have submitted a proper ticket as Im having this issue as well and it is really annoyng. I have attached all sorts of logs. Running CachyOS.
You can check it out here, I attached every possible info I could get
https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/gTZjsETM9tsA
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my guess its anti cheat it only started after battle eye and it isn’t present in air-battles or was in the ww1 tank event
God to know Arch has the same issue so its not decade old Linux Mint doing decade old Mint things
Same issue here, I think I’m the only person who also fly tts and i can say is present on the 1vs1 props and jets tournaments.
Running Zorin OS: 17.3
CPU: AMD® Ryzen 7 7800x3d
GPU: RX6700XT
RAM: 32GB
I recently switched to linux from windows and the game runs fine, except it freezes my system completely every few matches. Music still plays and the frame is still. Can’t Alt Tab or F4, I have to hard reset my laptop. Please Gaijin look into this issue…
OS: Linux Mint 22.1 x86_64
Resolution: 1920x1080
DE: Cinnamon 6.4.8
CPU: Intel i7-7700HQ (8) @ 3.
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
GPU: Intel HD Graphics 630
Memory: 15874MiB