Ratbag Dog
Published
Works flawlessly ootb, to my surprise
Look, if there were any sort of graphical or gameplay bugs caused by proton, you'd never notice through the barrage of flashing lights and fast gameplay. Works fine ootb.
Works fantastic as soon as you hit play
No tinkering required. Works astoundingly well with no modificaiton.
Minor screentear
OOTB, the game runs well on latest proton. On my setup, I experienced minor screentear and quite significant stuttering (game would seize for up to 5 seconds at a time), although this was reasonably infrequent. Switching to GE-Proton made the screentear less prominent and the stuttering is no longer present.
The only thing I needed to do to get this game running perfectly was force an older version of Proton. You can do this by right clicking on the game in the sidebar in your library > Properties > Compatibility > Force compatibility tool > Proton 5.13-6. Modern versions of Proton won't play ball with older games, and like Far Cry, they tend to crash before even making it to the menu. I've found Proton 5.13-6 tends to work well with a lot of y2k era games.
-RenderProfile_MaxFps 60
OOTB, it could play excellent for you. However, f you're seeing NPCs bobbing up and down, or you start floating into the ceiling, or the game crashes during/after the hotel shootout, chances are it's a framerate issue. Like a lot of games squeezed out in this era, everything is tied to the framerate and it's the wild west of bugs if you don't keep it at 60. Use the above launch option to keep it in check. You can do that by right clicking the game in your library, under launch options you can paste this into the blank textbox.
I also find Proton 5.13-6 is way more reliable for anything pre-2010 than newer versions, so I switched out of habit. It ran OK on 8.0-5 as well.
Works a charm
Works flawlessly ootb. Great hit of nostalgia. A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.
directmusic
This game is getting pretty ancient. Modern versions of Proton don't play ball. Force Proton version 5.13-6. You can do this by right clicking the game in your Steam library > Properties > Compatibility > Force specific compatibility tool > Proton 5.13-6. When you launch the game, there will be the option to enter configuration - do that. The settings you want are whatever 32 bit resolution you deem fit, and use the OpenGL renderer (some people claim Direct3D works but I couldn't get it to run).
If you don't have sound, there is a program available called protontricks that can be used to install the directmusic component, this fixed my sound.
