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Audio cracking after 2.22 update on Linux Proton

UI / UX
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State

Rejected
Issue key
A3G-25
Access
Public
Space
Arma 3
Project
General
Creator
campfirechief
Created
Aug 16, 2026
Views
189
Issue Type
Bug/Error
Section
Game Version
2.22 (Current Stable)
Was this also present in the previous version?
No, this is a new issue
Severity
This is annoying
Section
Operating System
Linux
Linux
Linux Distribution
Arch
Description

After updating to 2.22 I now experience several annoying audio cracking during gaming. That wasn't the case on previous version (well, there was cracking, but only with huge amount of sound sources). I've tried some popular workarounds to fix this with no success, including:

  • Switching to Proton-CachyOS, Proton Experimental

  • Using PIPEWIRE_LATENCY=1024/48000 or 2048/48000 or 4096/48000 on Proton-CachyOS and its PulseAudio equivalent on Proton Experimental.

  • Recreating prefix (with automatic Arma 3 installscript execution).

I don't use any audio filters like EasyEffects.

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Activity

    about 2 months ago
  • campfirechief
    created issueabout 2 months ago
  • campfirechief
    about 2 months ago
    campfirechief
    about 2 months ago

    Happens as well on development branch 2.23.153886

  • campfirechief(edited)
    about 2 months ago
    campfirechief(edited)
    about 2 months ago

    Installing xact from winetricks and using native xaudio2_9 partially fixes the issue, but not entirely.

    • about 2 months ago
  • dedmen
    Moderator
    about 2 months ago
    dedmen
    Moderator
    about 2 months ago

    Not sure what we should do about Proton not handling newer XAudio versions correctly. Downgrading XAudio for the Linux users is not an option.
    But I found we also have support for sound via OpenAL. It is not installed by default (You need to download and install it from the OpenAL website), and we do not currently ship a command line parameter to enable it.

    In Profiling Branch v5, I will adda a "-oalsound" command line parameter to switch to it. Maybe that will work better for you.

  • dedmen
    Moderator
    about 2 months ago
    dedmen
    Moderator
    about 2 months ago

    Duplicate of https://report.bistudio.com/projects/arma-3/general/A3G-11

  • dedmen
    changed state to
    REJECTED
    about 2 months ago

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State

Rejected
Issue key
A3G-25
Access
Public
Space
Arma 3
Project
General
Creator
campfirechief
Created
Aug 16, 2026
Views
189