Star Citizen Linux Users Group Wiki

Welcome, Space Penguins!

This wiki is a collection of information on how to run Star Citizen on Linux. If you’re just getting started, head over to our Quick-Start Guide!

To contribute updates/information, please open an issue report or pull request. Thanks!

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🐧 Star Citizen Org: https://robertsspaceindustries.com/orgs/LUG
🗨 Discord: https://discord.gg/meCFYPj
😎 Matrix space: https://matrix.to/#/#SCLUG:matrix.org

News

Game Updates

(Oct 10, 2025)

RSI Launcher 2.9.0 p4k file corruption

  • Update to 2.9.2 See the spectrum announcement for more information.
  • If your RSI Launcher does not automatically prompt to update, you can quickly force it using the LUG Helper. Download the latest main branch of the LUG Helper and use the new option in the Maintenance and Troubleshooting menu to re-install the launcher.

(Aug 25, 2025)

RSI Launcher Error Code 60101

  • Issue Council LCH-2123 Use the latest LUG Wine 10.13-2 or newer to prevent the popup
  • This error does not prevent the game from running, the game will launch shortly!

(Jul 11, 2025)

Easy Anticheat enforcement has been enabled on LIVE

  • We’re ready! Follow the instructions to fix your existing install. New installs via the Helper handle it automagically.

(Oct 25, 2024)

Vulkan Crash/Black Screen

  • Possible error similar to: Fatal Error: Acquire Next Image Failed
  • Vulkan is currently hit-or-miss
  • If you experience this, we recommend using DX11 for now

General News

(Nov 30, 2024)

Joysticks/throttle not detected by the game

AMD News

none!

Nvidia News

none!