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Elite Dangerous Graphical Glitches while moving

protonclosed appid 359320
ValveSoftware/Proton#9516 · opened 2026-02-22 by cortanainstaller · updated 2026-02-22 · 3 comments · github · game page · search this game
Ccortanainstaller 2026-02-22 github

Compatibility Report

  • Name of the game with compatibility issues: Elite Dangerous
  • Steam AppID of the game: 359320

System Information

I confirm:

  • [x] that I haven't found an existing compatibility report for this game.
  • [X] that I have checked whether there are updates for my system available.

steam-359320.log

Symptoms

Elite Dangerous renders large colored rectangular/triangular artifacts that bleed from HUD info panels across the center of the screen. The rectangle/triangular color matches the navigation/system info panel background exactly, indicating the HUD panel background texture is rendering outside its intended bounds.
This is reoccurs more in or nearby affected areas:
Cockpit view (especially when viewing stations and planetary bodies through the canopy)
Galaxy map

Reproduction

  1. Launch Elite Dangerous in Linux w/ AMD hardware using latest proton experimental, and/or other based proton flavors
  2. Fly to any station or approach a planetary body
  3. Observe large rectangle/triangular bleeding from the HUD info panels across the center of the screen
  4. Open the Galaxy Map — same artifact appears
Ccortanainstaller 2026-02-22 github

What was ruled out

Shader cache cleared (both DXVK and Steam)
All graphics settings tested individually (Ambient Occlusion, Anti-Aliasing, Bloom, FSR — all on/off combinations)
Supersampling tested at 1.0x, 1.25x, 1.5x
Game file verification via Steam
GraphicsConfigurationOverride.xml is clean/empty
No EDHM or 3Dmigoto shader mods installed
No DLL injections — only mod is SRV Survey via MinEdLauncher (separate .NET process, does not touch rendering pipeline)

Additional context

Frontier Issue Tracker: This bug is tracked as [Issue #82739](https://issues.frontierstore.net/issue-detail/82739) and appears to affect Linux users
Onset: Approximately January 31st, 2026 (coincides with Frontier's launcher update of the same month)
Accessibility concern: The flashing/flickering colored rectangle/triangular artifact could potentially trigger photosensitive epilepsy episodes in susceptible individuals

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2026-02-22 github

Hello @cortanainstaller, we're using one issue report per unofficially supported game title, so I've gone ahead and transferred this issue report to https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/150#issuecomment-3941472701.

Ccortanainstaller 2026-02-22 github

Hello @cortanainstaller, we're using one issue report per unofficially supported game title, so I've gone ahead and transferred this issue report to [#150 (comment)](https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/150#issuecomment-3941472701).

Hello, first time I have done github issue report so forgive me despite having an account for years.
I filed this as I am not using NVIDIA just AMD hardware will the original following be viewed at a later date for any possible review/ fixes?
Thanks in advance.

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