Shadow of the Tomb Raider (Steam, native version)
This fixes the unending black screen (the game doesn't even go into the menu, nothing appears).
Edit this file: /steamapps/common/Shadow of the Tomb Raider/ShadowOfTheTombRaider.sh
Replace this line in the .sh file:
${GAME_LAUNCH_PREFIX} ${GAME_SIGNAL_WRAPPER} "${GAMEROOT}/bin/${FERAL_GAME_NAME}" "$@"
Replace it with this line:
LC_ALL=C ${GAME_LAUNCH_PREFIX} ${GAME_SIGNAL_WRAPPER} "${GAMEROOT}/bin/${FERAL_GAME_NAME}" "$@"
I currently do QA testing for Running With Scissors on this game, especially on Linux. I may share some fixes for it currently.
Fix video cutscenes not playing (Via proton)
The video cutscenes are in .mp4 and can be easily be watched from the game folder, so what's the issue there?
Well, Unreal Engine seems to require the Media Foundation codecs in order to do so, without it, and it will only play the sound of the video.
Currently, Media Foundation codecs has been merged into wine, but I’m uncertain if it has been, in the latest Proton versions. According to issue #1464 https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/1464#issuecomment-710094016 https://github.com/HonkingGoose/proton_codecs_media_support_tracker/blob/main/tables/media_foundation.md_
If you still experience it, do so :
Clone the mf-install GitHub repo
Via git git clone https://github.com/z0z0z/mf-install
Via gh gh repo clone z0z0z/mf-install
Via svn svn checkout https://github.com/z0z0z/mf-install
Or just straight up download the repo and extract it from somewhere on your device.
Then, check where your Postal 4 game is installed, and copy the steamapps folder path.
Open a terminal prompt and do this command :
WINEPREFIX="PASTEYOURLOCATIONTOsteamapps/compatdata/707030/pfx" ./mf-install.sh
Replace obviously the PASTEYOURLOCATIONTOsteamapps with your steamapps file path.
Let it install its thing, and it should work!
Fix missing sound
I know for that particular one, that can happen to Unreal Engine 4 games in general.
I would suggest this is caused by Epic, dropping voluntary support for older Windows operating systems, has this issue started to appear quite along the time, that some Windows 7 users were reporting the same issue.
Ironically however, The fix for us, GNU/Linux users, is to... change the wine prefix of this game to Windows 7 (Yeah, I don’t know why either).
Install protontricks and input the following command :
protontricks 707030 win7
(Note for those trying this fix for other UE4 games, obviously replace 707030 by the corresponding steam id of your game. Look at your game Steam page URL to found it)
For Gog users running the game via wine, you can do the same with winetricks instead.
winetricks SELECTYOURPOSTAL4PREFIX win7
Laggy audio with Bluetooth headset
just disconnect & reconnect your headset, lol
No seriously, this fix the issue where the game/pulseaudio doesn’t correctly process the audio coming from it.
The latest update broke fullscreen and borderless mode, which means if you were running it on that (like me) the game will crash at start with a UE4 error. Steps to fix:
SteamLibrary/steamapps/compatdata/976730/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/LocalLow/MCC/Saved/Config/WindowsNoEditor/GameUserSettings.iniGameUserSettings.ini with a text editor and find the line that says FullscreenMode=# and change # to 2. It should read FullscreenMode=2I also recommend using the latest Proton build by Glorious Eggroll. Instructions for installation are on Github.
In case people are unaware https://www.protondb.com has a lots of Linux community advice on getting games running on Steam.
Can this topic maybe get a sticky or a link to this topic on the "Help Center" page, this could help allot of people.
Harvey ProtonDB has no affiliation with Valve Software.
That should be highlighted though.
[deleted] I'm not sure how any affiliation or lackthereof is of relevance.
JoshStrobl Keeping information accurate. Someone might think for example that by posting info there is helping valve for example.
I found out that the native linux version has very poor performance compared to running it with proton, not to mention having missing graphics features. In order to force steam to run it with proton go to properties > compatibility, and check "force the use of a specific steam play compatibility tool." In addition, enter -oldgameui in the launch options. I ran it with the latest proton by Glorious Eggroll and had a stable 60 FPS where it was dropping to 15 natively.
I'm still kind of baffled that the proton version runs so much better. If it runs that poorly, than why even say it supports linux at all?
Runs alright with Proton even though Origin is buggy, but that is a problem even on windows. The problem is with multiplayer. Some servers were kicking me because I had a missing ping. Run the following commands to fix (you will need to find where the version of proton you are using is located, this will not work if you just copy paste these commands):
sudo setcap cap_net_raw+epi ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Proton\ 5.13/dist/bin/wineserver
sudo setcap cap_net_raw+epi ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Proton\ 5.13/dist/bin/wine-preloader
sudo setcap cap_net_raw+epi ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Proton\ 5.13/dist/bin/wine64-preloader
You may need to re-run the commands if you switch proton versions or update. Note that custom Protons (such as GE's) may have a slightly different directory structure. Look for the bin folder, which contains wineserver, wine-preloader and wine64-preloader.
Native performance with Civ VI is stable but much slower compared to Windows. Not sure why this is, but there is now a way to play it with Proton and get much better performance! You will need to download a modified version of Proton from this reddit post.
The fix has been added to mainstream proton. I tested it with GE's Proton-6.12 and it works. If the 2K launcher crashes on startup, simply keep clicking "Restart Launcher" until it works.
Play the game
One issue when running Steam in native runtime mode, is that some games can complain not having access to some redistributables at all.
That’s the case for Hedon native version. I first thought for some weird reason it wanted to have gzdoom installed, but nope.
sudo eopkg it libbsd
windows native,originally made to run on windows xp and vista.
for best experience ,use Proton version 5.0-10 (i think the other versons have some problems)
this game has not been updated for several years (discontinued in 2017) and hence there are some display related issues with the game (broken roadmarks,blurry in-game signboards etc)
I noted that during the start of any race,a certain cutscene plays and then the screen zooms out weirdly and the game freezes for a second,so by the time the game returns to its normal state all your opponents would be long gone.
(Pro tip: use manual transmission for better control over your vehicle and reduce in-game music volume to concentrate on driving)
The graphical issues i mentioned in my above post can be just partially solved by adjusting the in-game video settings
Here are some of them that i found useful and working in my machine:
1) enabling v-sync [this has shown to reduce screen tearing (atleast in my case) and the game's fps will be set to your monitor's refresh rate (60 Hz for me)]
2) set shadows to either 'low' or 'medium'. However,just as expected turning this setting off gives a massive performance boost (i got +20 fps!)
3) If you set world effects and world objects to high, all particles will be loaded and this mostly solves the 'broken roadmarks' issue that i mentioned in my previous post.
4) the broken steam overlay can be fixed now, but the guide i have for that is for windows 10 only 
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1138005386
5) if you press alt+tab in-game to switch back to the desktop,the game freezes and would remain that way until you forcefully close it somehow. there isnt a real fix for this other than running the game in windowed mode.
many more issues exists within the game, and i will post them here if i find a solution.
Infinitely Shader Vulkan processing when i started Metro Exodus. Does anyone know how this is repaired?
