


protontricks 50620 d3dx9 d3dcompiler_42 d3dcompiler_43 d3dcompiler_46 d3dcompiler_47
Background sound for cutscenes are missing, only voices will play properly.
I originally bought both of the games wanting to play for the story but after my experience, it isn't as enjoyable for me. Basically losing cutscenes ruined it for me, but otherwise the game runs just fine with GE. I wasn't able to get it to launch with Proton Experimental though.
Game launches, with graphical artifacts, then crashes.

WINE_CPU_TOPOLOGY=2:0,1 %command%
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No sound in video scenes
without tinering main menu have graphical glitches -- you almost can't see anything. The game crashes pretty easily as well.

WINE_CPU_TOPOLOGY=2:0,1 %command%
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Game Settings do not have 2560x1440 resolution
Crashes when alt-tabbing
- After you install the game, launch it and close after loading it for the first time.
- Then in your terminal run: "
protontricks 50620 d3dx9 d3dcompiler_42 d3dcompiler_43 d3dcompiler_46 d3dcompiler_47
" - Add "
WINE_CPU_TOPOLOGY=2:0,1
" in your steam game launch settings. - And for the cutscenes to work properly you will also need a GE Proton. I used GE-Proton9-11 and it worked fine.

Very bad graphical glitch or complete crashes
MANGOHUD=1 %command%
First tried starting the game with Proton9.0-2 but it crashed on the start cutscene/animation. After switching to GE-Proton9-2 I was able to go to the main menu but because of graphical glitches you almost can't see anything. The game crashes pretty easily as well.

The game installer will try and install Microsotf DirectX components - it will either fail, or say it's works - but it hasn't. When starting the game, the menu screens look like a bad Jackson Pollock copy.
The solution is to use winetricks (or protontricks) to install the following Microsoft components: d3dx9 d3dcompiler_42 d3dcompiler_43 d3dcompiler_46 d3dcompiler_47 (you may need to dereference a Proton prefix to allow the installsto work).
After that, the menu screens display correctly.
During cutscenes, for me any music did not play. The speech was all fine, and all audion in gameplay was fine - just the in the cutscenes no music.
The game says it uses Steam websync, but the game is configured incorrectly. The Path configured for save files is '%WinMyDocuments%/My Games/Darksiders' but the path the game uses is '%WinMyDocuments%/My Games/Darksiders/{Steam3AccountID}/' This means that the save files do not make it to the Steam cloud, so you may wish to make local backups.
Having fixed the DirectX menu issue, the game crashed when I started a new game. The problem is that my 16 core CPU is too much for this software. The environment variable "WINE_CPU_TOPOLOGY=2:0,1" solves this problem - by limiting the number of cores it uses to 2. I experimented up to 14, and got a hard fail with 15 cores. So, it looks like limiing it to 14 cores will be OK, but as far as I could see it doesn't need more than 2.
As outlined above, tinkering is needed to get this game running. DIrectX components via winetricks/protontricks, and limiting the number of cores the game uses via an environment variable setting. In addition - the game save files are not copied to the Steam cloud, since they are in the wrong place. For me, cutscenes had no music audio - but voice audio was fine. In gameplay audio is perfect.
With that said, the game plays very well, with no issues that get in the way of enjoying it once the initial tinkering is done.

PROTON_USE_WINED3D=1 %command% PROTON_NO_D3D10=1 %command% PROTON_NO_FSYNC=1 %command% PROTON_NO_ESYNC=1 %command% PROTON_HIDE_NVIDIA_GPU=1 %command% PROTON_FORCE_LARGE_ADDRESS_AWARE %command%
Falha no carregamento de cores em textos.
Em alguns videos as cores não são carregadas corretamente.
Houve progressos desde a ultima vez que testei, consegue com dificuldade iniciar o jogo, textos estão muito comprometidos por falha de carregamento de cores.

d3dcompiler_47, wmp9
Without tinkering doesn't play videos except intros with proton 8, buggy ui

WINE_CPU_TOPOLOGY=2:0,1 gamemoderun %command%
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The initial video fell out of sync
Flatpak steam allowed me to see the cut scenes by default on 8.0-5, when on native steams 8.0-5, experimental or 9 beta they would not show but on GE-Proton9-4 the cut scenes were visable. Both have to install the windows components: d3dx9, d3dcompiler_42, d3dcompiler_43, d3dcompiler_46 and d3dcompiler_n47 using protontricks to see the menu. After this the game would crash when I went to start a new game which was fixed by adding the launch option WINE_CPU_TOPOLOGY=2:0,1 alongside gamemoderun.

Requires tinkering that an average gamer would not delve into, also the missing cutscenes messes up the story.
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Audio out of sync with cutscenes and subtitles, most cutscenes missing.
6/10

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Don't do chaged will boot up look bug mass with game everything bug out. Once fixed dome work batter they remastered ver in my testing.
It'll launch then crash
Can't use the game for more than 10 seconds before it just freezes entirely.

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Run first through Desktop Mode, it will try to install DirectX (it gave me an error, but I still had the .dll installed with protontricks) and some comics, afterwards it will run just fine
Works just fine after installing the directx .dll's through protontricks and running it first in desktop mode. Videos are running and no audio issues in them as some others have reported.
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Videos don't have ambient sounds, only voice
Tried the newest GE Proton which fixes most problems. I did a lot of tinkering with the game, so I'm not sure if the protontricks 50620 d3dx9 d3dcompiler_42 is still required with this version.
Game itself runs flawlessly now, even video playback works in general, but for some reason only voice acting is audible, everything else is silent. This was not the case with Proton Experimental, where the intro videos played with sound, but all other videos only showed the mf test screen placeholder image.
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Some artifacts when smoke / water is displayed
Performance is all over the place. Sometimes great for an entire session, sometimes nearly unplayable.
Seem related to the borked video playback
No videos. Since there are plenty of them and they're integral to the story I'd say this is virtually unplayable. Tried everything suggested so far, in game videos just won't work. Strange thing is, with Proton Experimental the intro videos are all displayed even though they're also mf / wmv files...
taskset -c 0 %command%
Install d3dcompiler_47
Setting the affinity to one core and the priority to Very High allows it to run but will cause it to skip frames from what I assume is loading the environment.
The videos can run with this setup, but I experienced the crashing at a particular video. I removed the videos folder as described in other reports to avoid the issue altogether.
The game can run and play pretty well with modifications. It appears the stability issues are most likely tied to loading videos and having an affinity greater than one core. I believe windows has something that prevents or corrects this issue, but the correct Linux configuration has not been found yet.
Impossible d'avoir les information importante du jeu qui ne s'affice pas
Beaucoup d'éléments ne s'affiche pas commes les menus, les barres de vies, le mana et autre. Donc impossible de jouer.

Black screen when launching the game.
After the initial logos show up the next thing is a completely black screen with sound. I wouldn't recommend installing this version of Darksiders since it uses an awful wizard called "InstallShield". If you wanna play this game, try the "Warmastered Edition", though that one has some issues with Proton.
Menus are blank and Videos don't play
Tried latest GE-Proton and Experimental too, same issues
can get into gameplay by hitting enter multiple times but up til then the screen is blank, then once in game the HUD and Menus don't show up and cut scenes are blank / won't play - game is basically unplayable.

I can see a THQ logo followed by a black screen with sounds from a video but the game then starts at the intro battle. Upon pressing the menu button the game just pauses without actually displaying its menus.
PROTON_NO_D3D10=1 %command% PROTON_USE_WINED3D=1 %command% PROTON_NO_FSYNC=1 %command% PROTON_NO_ESYNC=1 %command% PROTON_HIDE_NVIDIA_GPU=1 %command% PROTON_FORCE_LARGE_ADDRESS_AWARE %command%
Não consegue-se ver o menu após aperta a tecla "ESC"
Versão do Proton GE: GE-Proton7-10.
Etapas para conseguir jogar:
- Você verá tela preta e audio do jogo.
- Aperte a tecla "ENTER" duas vezes"
- Espere e verá o jogo inicializar.
- Caso queira ver problemas de acesso do menu, aperte a tecla "ESC". Você vai verificar que não aparece o menu.
Observação: Acredito que existe algum problema de carregamento dos comandos que permitem a visualização do menu do jogo.
DirectX doesn't get to install.
Tried with proton that Steam suggests, then experimental, proton 7.0-1 and finally with Proton 6.3-8, all of them do the same: after launching you can see "Darksiders" and all that trademarks logo and that's all.
After the trademarks, there is sound going on but the screen remains black if you try to move you can hear how you're navigating through the menu but the screen still black.
Start the game, and then just keep spamming "A" button on Deck, suddenly your in the game but the hud is missing and when you pause the game there's no menu but you can hear how you move around the options.
Seems like cinematics, menu and such doesn't render at all.
Jogo inicializa, apresenta a logomarcas de algumas empresas e depois só tela preta.
PROTON_NO_D3D11=1 %command% RADV_PERFTEST=aco %command% PROTON_NO_ESYNC=1 %command%
Comandos de inicialização foram utilizados para desabilitar o DirectX 11 e rodar em DirectX 9; usar o CPU-Bound e o compilador de shader otimizado para jogos conhecido como ACO
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No videos. Installing mf-install, ffdshow, k-lite codec pack, wp11 aren't help me.
Played with Proton 7.0-1 (and 6.3-8) and protontricks.
"protontricks 50620 d3dx9 d3dcompiler_42" will make the menu visible and the game playable but there are significant frame drops on Nvidia
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Does not get past second step first install.
DX install works but install of 'Comic and Soundtrack' does not work`
After installing all DirectX9 related DLLs with protontricks, the game is working as it should be now.
Installed all the d3dx9 DLLs like the previous comment suggests. It took some time.
The game is mostly over 140 FPS (v-sync doesn't work in my case) but there are some points it drops to 30 and it's not a pleasant experience.
Menus don't show up because the directx installer included with game fails during initial setup. This is how i got it working.
Install directx's dll through protontricks, that will make the menus works, getting great performance and no bugs!
Here's proof that menus now work: https://i.imgur.com/33SLRVB.jpg, mind you i don't know specifically which DLL was that i needed so i installed all of them and it worked lmao!: https://i.imgur.com/vGU8MXS.png
Getting 60 fps at 1080p locked!: https://i.imgur.com/WbWIkfY.jpg
In game menu working: https://i.imgur.com/yjx5oRw.jpg
Note, the first time you run it after you install the DLLs you may get slow performance for no reason, the work around for this is: switch the resolution to your native resolution, then switch it back to 720p, then close the game and open it again and the performance problems will go away, you will be able to run the game fine.
By the way the game works fine with an xbox series x controller (the one with the extra share button) via bluetooth if you install Xpadneo: https://github.com/atar-axis/xpadneo
It's like playing on windows, even vibration works :D
Playable, if you can do it through sound only...
The game can be playable, even runs great but still no UI elements so has no meaning to play.
No main menu, no UI elements other than minimap.

6.8-GE-2 GloriousEggroll
16 FPS on Ryzen 3100 + Radeon 5500 XT 8GB
Menus does not load, game is unplayable in this state

Problems with Directx?
Proton 3.7-8 -> initializes. allows pre-game installation configurations. requires install directx and give error. message: ". Internal error System See the DXError.log and DirectX.log files in the Windows folder to determine the problem." Then I clicked Ok. Ask for the installation of Adobe reader. The game starts in a new window, loading the initial window that shows the companies of the game, but breaks soon after.
Proton 3.16-9; 4.2-9; 4.11-13 -> same proton 3.7-8, but did not need to run the pre-game setup.
Proton 5.13-6; 6.3.2; Experimental -> no laucher
Conclusion: There seems to be a problem with "DirectX"; advise to use proton 3.7-8; Problems with Directx?

Borked
Still borked, only black screen after the intro logo and music.
Game start ends in black screen with audio sound. Borked.
The game starts with title splash and than goes into black screen where the menu apparently works but doesn't show up.
The main menu or any other UI elements don't show up. They still work if you know the order though.
The game works well but there are no UI other than minimap so it's not playable.
Black screen during intro and main menu, first level somewhat works, UI missing

No start video, no menu
Suddenly start some level and play well

Borked
Still borked, only black screen after the intro logo and music.