The Linux support situation

I am starting this thread in hopes of getting some solid, unambiguous information from the devs about the current Linux support situation.

Currently there's a few pieces of info floating around on Discord in the #linux room (which we appreciate you making, we can now share our bash screenshots without spamming the normies windows users) and a few posts here on reddit, but it's all pretty unclear and not very official.

What i've gathered so far:

• The current beta/playtest does not support Linux(through Proton) because of a new anti-cheat system being tested. • The actual game does not (currently) have a native Linux version. • Proton support is supposedly being worked on for the new anti-cheat, but won't be available before the actual early access release (10/09/26). • This anti-cheat system, or versions of it at least, is known to work on Linux with some tweaking server-side. Can someone from the dev team actually confirm (or deny) these points, in a clear, unambiguous manner, please?

Is the current playtest to consider completely "off" for Linux or there's some hope of a solution before the official release?

Are you actively looking into solutions to re-enable Proton support or it's on stand-by till later? If you are working on it, do you have any idea of a possible schedule, a bit more precise than "after EA release" ?

Are you considering a native Linux client one day or you'll stick to Proton ?

I know we Linux gamers are a tiny piece of the player base, just about 4% according to the latest Steam Survey data, but we are still customers. I for one specifically preordered the game because i searched online and it was stated it supports Proton, then i played the previous beta test and it worked perfectly fine... I believe many people did the same. The current situation is not simply "irritating" as you've put it, it's literally cockblocking a bunch of people from even being able to use the product you are selling. It would be nice to at least have some clear communication around the subject so we can make our decision of weather to wait, refund and buy later or just refund and forget about it since there's no real hope.

Cheers and thanks, if someone actually replies.