All issues I found on kotor 1 running on Linux with Proton 7.0-1

[DarthDrija 16]

This is a brief list of the graphical issues I found on KotOR 1 using Linux (Kubuntu 21.10) with Proton 7.0-1, I am using an Intel UHD 630 graphics card with the newest drivers available. This list is for anyone who wants to know wich issues they're facing by using an OS that the game wasn't meant for. Keep in mind that KotOR is almost 20 years old and having minor graphical problems is not a big deal.

1.Stealth mode doesn't make the player invisible (doesn't affect gameplay)

It looks like an energy shield. On earlier proton versions the character looked entirely black, so this is an improvement.

2.Camera effects don't work properly (might affect the game's style, but not gameplay)

The droids on first person view should have a camera effect to them. HK should have a red effect and T3 a blue effect. It also happens to the cameras used on terminals. On earlier versions the screen turned completely black, impacting the gameplay. It also affected the swoop races, making them unplayable.

3.Textures are overly saturated

In too dark or too bright places, or turning the brightness too high or low will make the textures ovely saturated, it doesn't affect anything, but it looks weird. It happens on any Proton version.

4.HK-47  eyes don't glow

5.Framerate might be lower than on Windows, but it's not a big issue.

KotOR is optimized poorly for modern machines, it doesn't matter how good your PC is, there's always going to be frame dips. Compared to Windows, Linux has more frame dips, again, it's not unplayable.

6.Game saves have a black icon instead of a screenshot.

For some reason, on linux this game doesn't do a proper screenshot to show the player what they were doing.

Some Windows games running under Proton are surprisingly stable and work well enough for Linux users, with the Proton update things got even better (not only on KotOR, but on a lot of other games). Steam Play on Linux (debian-based distros) is a viable alternative for Windows. Most of the issues can be fixed by disabling pixel shading in the graphic settings.

Edited March 24, 2022 by DarthDrija
Added some new information