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1953 - KGB Unleashed

protonopen appid 248490Game compatibility - Unofficial
ValveSoftware/Proton#3120 · opened 2019-10-02 by speakn2pabst · updated 2019-10-03 · 5 comments · github · game page · search this game
Sspeakn2pabst 2019-10-02 github

Compatibility Report

  • 1953 - KGB Unleashed
  • Steam AppID : 248490

System Information

I confirm:

  • [x] that I haven't found an existing compatibility report for this game.
  • [x] that I have checked whether there are updates for my system available.

steam-248490.log

Symptoms

Crash shortly after hitting "Play" Steam button. No indication the app was ever launched. PROTON_USE_D9VK=1 has same outcome.

Reproduction

Launch the game.

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2019-10-03 github

This looks like the line of interest in the log: 15:17:59: Error: can't open file 'Z:\mnt\35f7da66-3dcf-4955-8930-aebee0f2800d\Steam\steamapps\common\1953 - KGB Unleashed\Data\effect\full.fx' (error 3: path not found.)

Sspeakn2pabst 2019-10-03 github

This looks like the line of interest in the log: 15:17:59: Error: can't open file 'Z:\mnt\35f7da66-3dcf-4955-8930-aebee0f2800d\Steam\steamapps\common\1953 - KGB Unleashed\Data\effect\full.fx' (error 3: path not found.)

That directory (....\Data\effect) wasn't created during a normal installation. I validated the files to be certain and that directory still isn't created. The (....\Data) directory exists but no sub-directories contained. Not sure what is going on. Maybe the call in Windows would create the directory and file but I don't know.

Sspeakn2pabst 2019-10-03 github

This looks like the line of interest in the log: 15:17:59: Error: can't open file 'Z:\mnt\35f7da66-3dcf-4955-8930-aebee0f2800d\Steam\steamapps\common\1953 - KGB Unleashed\Data\effect\full.fx' (error 3: path not found.)

That directory (....\Data\effect) wasn't created during a normal installation. I validated the files to be certain and that directory still isn't created. The (....\Data) directory exists but no sub-directories contained. Not sure what is going on.....

P.S. - I launched the game under Win 7 and the sub-directory and file were not present either before launching the game, checking from the main menu while the game is launched and still missing, with a saved game fully loaded and paused still not present, or subsequent to exiting the game. Beginning to seem it is error code that Windows ignores, but not sure.

Sspeakn2pabst 2019-10-03 github

Found a workaround! The App was listed under a different name at appdb.WineHQ so I missed it the first time (they use Phobos 1953). Anyhow only one of the workarounds listed is required.

Add vcrun2005 using protontricks. ("protontricks 248490 vcrun2005")

In the bug report is mentioned possibly needing a dummy file at ....\Data\effect\full.fx
but in my experience it wasn't needed. I deleted my prefix and after recreation ran the single protontrick command and after that the app runs. The options, loading and quitting all were working as well as video and sound throughout my brief playthrough.

Hope this is of some use and I will post the workaround at ProtonDB in the meantime.

Llucifertdark 2019-10-03 github

I'd pretty much given up hope of ever getting this one to work, now I can finally get it off my pending list. :) thanks speakn2pabst.

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