> > Replying to [#7074 (comment)](https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/7074#issuecomment-1948807811) > > thanks for your help. Steps 2 and 3 are not needed. However, you have an error in step 1: the dll should ...
> Replying to https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/7074#issuecomment-1948807811 thanks for your help. Steps 2 and 3 are not needed. However, you have an error in step 1: the dll should be called d3dx9_40 and no...
I figured out how to get it working with Proton. Apparently Napoleon Total War is very similar to Empire Total War, and Empire left out some files that they share in common [See here](https://www.reddit.com/r/totalwar/co...
Ah, so we are getting the same error regarding d3dcompiler. See line 1822-1827 in your log. Idk how to fix it, but good to know narrowed down the cause.