Malakat
Published
I have run into a few crashes; sometimes in game, sometimes at startup. They happen so rarely that it's barely an issue and so far I've always made it back to the game in time. Apart from that it runs perfectly.
Game runs perfectly out of the box with latest Proton Experimental
Game occasionally starts without audio, but is fixed with a restart
Using the right custom Proton it runs well, minus missing cinematics and some controller issues
5.21-GE-1 GloriousEggroll
This has been a real proton version Goldilocks situation. 5.21-GE-1 (https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom/releases/tag/5.21-GE-1) is the only one that has worked (more or less) flawlessly for me. Let me break down what I gathered from testing different versions:
- Default Proton versions crash before the title screen.
- Proton-GE 6.4+ (6.5-GE-2 is the latest as of writing) uses a new Media Foundation implementation which does not work with this game. Gets stuck on a black screen before title screen.
- 6.1-GE-2 starts up and gets into the game. Dialog boxes work fine, but about a minute into being able to move your character the game freezes and leaves a zombie process that can be quite bothersome to kill.
- 5.9-GE-8-ST is mostly playable, but it crashed when I used a certain new ability for the first time.
- 5-21-GE-1 has run with no crashed or gamebreaking issues so far. The intro cinematic doesn't play but all around a smooth experience.
There is some controller weirdness here. When using a bluetooth controller (Nintendo Switch Pro Controller, if that matters) it could suddenly disconnect and would not automatically reconnect. Even though the controller would show up in options it would also refuse to let me choose it for minutes at a time. After switching to USB it has worked without issue. I've also ran into an issue where I accidentally enabled the bluetooth controller and the game would freeze until I disconnected both controllers and reconnected.
