protonscr

Left 4 Dead 2

appid 550 3 threads, 1 open 32 comments last activity 2026-10-26
Latest maintainer comment · alasky17 · 2026-07-24 · #3831
> > I’m on Steam Machine and L4D2 does not work here either. Seriously why even fucking mark the game as verified if it doesn’t work at all? > > Even after switching to Native too, the game either crashes immediately after loading finishes or it crashes randomly mid-game. Could you try SteamOS Beta and see if that helps? I was reproducing the crash with the native version of the game with SteamOS ...
Threads

Left 4 Dead 2 proton open

#3831 · 30 comments · opened 2020-05-05 · last comment 2026-10-26 by nickg20

Left 4 Dead 2 proton closed

#7855 · 1 comments · opened 2024-06-26 · last comment 2024-06-26 by kisak-valve

Left 4 Dead 2 proton closed

#5904 · 1 comments · opened 2022-06-14 · last comment 2022-06-14 by kisak-valve
Recent activity
  • nickg20 · 2026-10-26 · Left 4 Dead 2
    I posted a fix for this: https://github.com/nickg20/l4d2-proton-fix This uses LD_PRELOAD so use at your own risk.
  • alasky17maintainer · 2026-07-24 · Left 4 Dead 2
    > > I’m on Steam Machine and L4D2 does not work here either. Seriously why even fucking mark the game as verified if it doesn’t work at all? > > Even after switching to Native too, the game either crashes immediately aft...
  • orzklv · 2026-07-24 · Left 4 Dead 2
    > Replying to https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/3831#issuecomment-5064825712 I also use this launch options: ``SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland STEAM_COMPAT_RUNTIME_SDL2=1 %command% -vulkan -malloc=system -novid -noj...
  • Noxillio · 2026-07-24 · Left 4 Dead 2
    > Found the cause, after slapping https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3549465848 from Workshop, the issue went away and game stopped crashing while playing at core-ss server (where chaos is constant). ...
  • orzklv · 2026-06-08 · Left 4 Dead 2
    Found the cause, after slapping https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3549465848 from Workshop, the issue went away and game stopped crashing while playing at core-ss server (where chaos is constant).
  • Hicks79 · 2026-02-13 · Left 4 Dead 2
    I have USB headphones that have never given me any problems with the microphone. However, in L4D2 everything works perfectly except for the microphone. I've tried everything I can in the settings (including leaving the m...
  • gelebflamefinger · 2025-12-08 · Left 4 Dead 2
    ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ad0c3c63-9f56-4bca-b69c-d130a407925b) I also get this error connecting to VAC servers using Proton -- would be nice to be able to play online with Proton without having...
  • orzklv · 2025-11-17 · Left 4 Dead 2
    @simifor I gave up, moved on to dual-boot Windows 11 just to play with friends on core-ss server. Also, I've ran into issue where Escape from Tarkov wouldn't even start and this one actually served me as breaking point.

Proton versions over time

Launch lines, newest first

SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland STEAM_COMPAT_RUNTIME_SDL2=1 %command% -vulkan -malloc=system -novid -nojoy +mat_monitorgamma_tv_enabled
%command% -condebug
%command% -vulkan -condebug

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