vandervast
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Game launcher starts, but the game itself fails to launch.
When attempting to launch the game, an error is shown that seems related to Microsoft XNA Framework.
Tried this using custom versions of Proton:
Proton 6.12-GE-1
Proton-6.16-GE-1
When using Steam's built-in proton versions, even the launcher fails to start.
The game seems to load and run without issues when using GE-Proton8-4. Crashes after loading screen when using built-in Proton 8.0-2.
World generation seems slower than in previous versions, but I don't know whether this is specific to Linux / Proton, or if it's a problem with the game itself. No extensive testing was done, but at first glance the game runs without issues.
Trying to run the game with Steam's built-in versions of proton (8.0-2 at the time of this report) results in a crash to desktop after the initial loading screen.
Cry of Fear runs without issues on Proton 9.0 beta. Launch parameters are required to fix the flashlight.
WINEDLLOVERRIDES="opengl32.dll=n,b" %command% +gl_twopassdyn 1
- You must use Proton v9.0 beta or newer.
- Works with original (unpatched) game .dll's.
- When launching the game for the first time, you may be stuck at a black screen. Wait a few minutes and the main menu should load.
- The following launch parameters are necessary to fix issues with flashlight and lighting:
WINEDLLOVERRIDES="opengl32.dll=n,b" %command% +gl_twopassdyn 1
breakdown:
WINEDLLOVERRIDES="opengl32.dll=n,b"
this fixes flashlight and dynamic lighting not working at all.
+gl_twopassdyn 1
this fixes remaining issue where lighting would still not work on some surfaces.
source: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/2379#issuecomment-1712424626
