Shadow Empire

protonopen appid 1154840Game compatibility - Unofficial.NET

ValveSoftware/Proton#4434 · opened 2020-12-04 by Stew-rt · updated 2023-08-08 · 16 comments · github · game page · search this game

SStew-rt 2020-12-04 github

Compatibility Report

Name of the game with compatibility issues: Shadow Empire
Steam AppID of the game: 1154840

System Information

GPU: X.Org Radeon RX Vega 570 (VEGA10)
Driver/LLVM version: LLVM 11.0.0 DRM 3.39.0
Kernel version: 5.9.11-arch2-1
Link to full system information report as Gist: (https://gist.github.co
SteamSystemInfo.txt
Proton version: 5.13-2

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-1154840.log

Symptoms

Game Launcher Loads - allows "Launch" button to be pressed (with minor exception popup showing about being unable to load locale from config file)
Game Launches - Intro runs (with audio fine)
Game main menu loads, buttons work
When launch game, loading screen appears to run
After loading screen, display drops to desktop, and window disappears, but audio continues to play, and process stays open.

Reproduction

Install Game
Start game via Steam
Try to start new game

Additional Info

I have read reports of users otherwise getting the game running in wine/proton with a workaround, but i've been able to get it right as-of-yet
https://www.protondb.com/app/1154840

Workarounds suggest installing dotnet4.7.2 and gdiplus via winetricks - and modifying an erroneous png file

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2020-12-04 github

Hello @Stew-rt, from the log this looks fatal:

Unhandled Exception:
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
  at Microsoft.VisualBasic.Conversion.Str (System.Object Number) [0x0028c] in <4dcb7d1ddab44fa4bafe41122e645da4>:0 
  at WindowsApplication1.EventRelatedClass.GetVarValue (System.Int32 enr, System.Int32 linenr, System.Int32 itemnr, System.Int32 dataplus) [0x001a6] in <d24d311a75df46e5a7375faacfe7cdaf>:0 
  at WindowsApplication1.EventRelatedClass.GetItemValue2 (System.Int32 enr, System.Int32 linenr, System.Int32 itemnr) [0x00118] in <d24d311a75df46e5a7375faacfe7cdaf>:0 
  at WindowsApplication1.EventRelatedClass.GetItemValue (System.Int32 enr, System.Int32 linenr, System.Int32 itemnr) [0x00038] in <d24d311a75df46e5a7375faacfe7cdaf>:0 
  at WindowsApplication1.EventRelatedClass.DoCheckSpecificEvent (System.Int32 enr, System.Int32 tv0, System.Int32 tv1, System.Int32 tv2, System.Int32 tv3, System.Int32 tv9, System.Int32 tv7, System.Int32 tv8, System.Int32 tv10, System.Boolean skipSettingTempVars) [0x00aaa] in <d24d311a75df46e5a7375faacfe7cdaf>:0 
  at WindowsApplication1.EventRelatedClass.DoCheckEvents (System.Int32 checkMode) [0x001aa] in <d24d311a75df46e5a7375faacfe7cdaf>:0 
  at WindowsApplication1.LoadClass.Go () [0x01209] in <d24d311a75df46e5a7375faacfe7cdaf>:0 
  at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart_Context (System.Object state) [0x00014] in <7713cb95b33244ed9608bf0b23fbdce9>:0 
  at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal (System.Threading.ExecutionContext executionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback callback, System.Object state, System.Boolean preserveSyncCtx) [0x00071] in <7713cb95b33244ed9608bf0b23fbdce9>:0 
  at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run (System.Threading.ExecutionContext executionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback callback, System.Object state, System.Boolean preserveSyncCtx) [0x00000] in <7713cb95b33244ed9608bf0b23fbdce9>:0 
  at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run (System.Threading.ExecutionContext executionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback callback, System.Object state) [0x0002b] in <7713cb95b33244ed9608bf0b23fbdce9>:0 
  at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart () [0x00008] in <7713cb95b33244ed9608bf0b23fbdce9>:0 
[ERROR] FATAL UNHANDLED EXCEPTION: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
  at Microsoft.VisualBasic.Conversion.Str (System.Object Number) [0x0028c] in <4dcb7d1ddab44fa4bafe41122e645da4>:0 
  at WindowsApplication1.EventRelatedClass.GetVarValue (System.Int32 enr, System.Int32 linenr, System.Int32 itemnr, System.Int32 dataplus) [0x001a6] in <d24d311a75df46e5a7375faacfe7cdaf>:0 
  at WindowsApplication1.EventRelatedClass.GetItemValue2 (System.Int32 enr, System.Int32 linenr, System.Int32 itemnr) [0x00118] in <d24d311a75df46e5a7375faacfe7cdaf>:0 
  at WindowsApplication1.EventRelatedClass.GetItemValue (System.Int32 enr, System.Int32 linenr, System.Int32 itemnr) [0x00038] in <d24d311a75df46e5a7375faacfe7cdaf>:0 
  at WindowsApplication1.EventRelatedClass.DoCheckSpecificEvent (System.Int32 enr, System.Int32 tv0, System.Int32 tv1, System.Int32 tv2, System.Int32 tv3, System.Int32 tv9, System.Int32 tv7, System.Int32 tv8, System.Int32 tv10, System.Boolean skipSettingTempVars) [0x00aaa] in <d24d311a75df46e5a7375faacfe7cdaf>:0 
  at WindowsApplication1.EventRelatedClass.DoCheckEvents (System.Int32 checkMode) [0x001aa] in <d24d311a75df46e5a7375faacfe7cdaf>:0 
  at WindowsApplication1.LoadClass.Go () [0x01209] in <d24d311a75df46e5a7375faacfe7cdaf>:0 
  at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart_Context (System.Object state) [0x00014] in <7713cb95b33244ed9608bf0b23fbdce9>:0 
  at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal (System.Threading.ExecutionContext executionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback callback, System.Object state, System.Boolean preserveSyncCtx) [0x00071] in <7713cb95b33244ed9608bf0b23fbdce9>:0 
  at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run (System.Threading.ExecutionContext executionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback callback, System.Object state, System.Boolean preserveSyncCtx) [0x00000] in <7713cb95b33244ed9608bf0b23fbdce9>:0 
  at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run (System.Threading.ExecutionContext executionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback callback, System.Object state) [0x0002b] in <7713cb95b33244ed9608bf0b23fbdce9>:0 
  at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart () [0x00008] in <7713cb95b33244ed9608bf0b23fbdce9>:0 (1)

SStew-rt 2020-12-04 github

Yeah, looks like there's existing (likely exist in windows) bugs here.. but it may be Windows has workarounds.. If I skip the intro, I also get a pop-up exception to either continue or quit at the following exception:

Argument ' Expression' cannot be converted to type 'System.Int32'

See the end of this message for details on invoking \njust-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.\n\n************** Exception Text **************\nSystem.ArgumentException: Argument 'Expression' cannot be converted to type 'System.Int32'.
  at Microsoft.VisualBasic.Conversion.Val (System.Object Expression) [0x000b3] in <4dcb7d1ddab44fa4bafe41122e645da4>:0 
  at WindowsApplication1.Form1.Form1_Keydown (System.Object sender, System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs e) [0x0005e] in <d24d311a75df46e5a7375faacfe7cdaf>:0 
  at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnKeyDown (System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs e) [0x0001f] in <4b7d326f792d4378bd436300c6961411>:0 
  at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ProcessKeyEventArgs (System.Windows.Forms.Message& m) [0x0013c] in <4b7d326f792d4378bd436300c6961411>:0 
  at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ProcessKeyMessage (System.Windows.Forms.Message& m) [0x00020] in <4b7d326f792d4378bd436300c6961411>:0 
  at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmKeyChar (System.Windows.Forms.Message& m) [0x00001] in <4b7d326f792d4378bd436300c6961411>:0 
  at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc (System.Windows.Forms.Message& m) [0x004c1] in <4b7d326f792d4378bd436300c6961411>:0 
  at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc (System.Windows.Forms.Message& m) [0x00043] in <4b7d326f792d4378bd436300c6961411>:0 
  at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc (System.Windows.Forms.Message& m) [0x0001a] in <4b7d326f792d4378bd436300c6961411>:0 
  at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc (System.Windows.Forms.Message& m) [0x00318] in <4b7d326f792d4378bd436300c6961411>:0 
  at WindowsApplication1.ImmoveableForm.WndProc (System.Windows.Forms.Message& m) [0x000e4] in <d24d311a75df46e5a7375faacfe7cdaf>:0 
  at System.Windows.Forms.Control+ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage (System.Windows.Forms.Message& m) [0x00001] in <4b7d326f792d4378bd436300c6961411>:0 
  at System.Windows.Forms.Control+ControlNativeWindow.WndProc (System.Windows.Forms.Message& m) [0x000b3] in <4b7d326f792d4378bd436300c6961411>:0 
  at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback (System.Windows.Forms.Message& m) [0x00025] in <4b7d326f792d4378bd436300c6961411>:0 

************** Loaded Assemblies **************
mscorlib
    Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 4.6.57.0
    CodeBase: file:///Z:/home/stewart/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Proton%205.13/dist/share/wine/mono/wine-mono-5.1.1/lib/mono/4.5/mscorlib.dll
----------------------------------------
WindowsApplication1
    Assembly Version: 1.0.7641.21356
    Win32 Version: 1.0.7641.21356
    CodeBase: file:///Z:/home/stewart/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Shadow%20Empire/ShadowEmpire.exe
----------------------------------------
Microsoft.VisualBasic
    Assembly Version: 10.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 10.0.0.0
    CodeBase: file:///Z:/home/stewart/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Proton%205.13/dist/share/wine/mono/wine-mono-5.1.1/lib/mono/gac/Microsoft.VisualBasic/10.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll
----------------------------------------
System
    Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 4.6.57.0
    CodeBase: file:///Z:/home/stewart/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Proton%205.13/dist/share/wine/mono/wine-mono-5.1.1/lib/mono/gac/System/4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Windows.Forms
    Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 4.6.57.0
    CodeBase: file:///Z:/home/stewart/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Proton%205.13/dist/share/wine/mono/wine-mono-5.1.1/lib/mono/gac/System.Windows.Forms/4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Drawing
    Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 4.6.57.0
    CodeBase: file:///Z:/home/stewart/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Proton%205.13/dist/share/wine/mono/wine-mono-5.1.1/lib/mono/gac/System.Drawing/4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Drawing.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Configuration
    Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 4.6.57.0
    CodeBase: file:///Z:/home/stewart/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Proton%205.13/dist/share/wine/mono/wine-mono-5.1.1/lib/mono/gac/System.Configuration/4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Configuration.dll
----------------------------------------
Accessibility
    Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 
    CodeBase: file:///Z:/home/stewart/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Proton%205.13/dist/share/wine/mono/wine-mono-5.1.1/lib/mono/gac/Accessibility/4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/Accessibility.dll
----------------------------------------
irrKlang.NET4
    Assembly Version: 1.0.6617.18847
    Win32 Version: 
    CodeBase: file:///Z:/home/stewart/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Shadow%20Empire/irrKlang.NET4.dll
----------------------------------------

************** JIT Debugging **************

Bbbigras 2020-12-04 github

@Stew-rt did you manage to install dotnet4.7.2? I didn't yet. It failed and when I updated winetricks it said that:

------------------------------------------------------
Executing load_dotnet472 
------------------------------------------------------
warning: This package (dotnet472) is broken in wine-5.13-634-gd6646652a2f. Broken since 5.12. Upgrade to >=5.18. See https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49532 for more info. Use --force to try anyway.

Bbbigras 2020-12-04 github

btw I'm the one who posted the report on protondb and winehq.

The png fix is for the "System.InvalidOperationException: SetPixel is not supported for images with indexed pixel formats." error that we had when the game was first release. (I found the problematic file with strace).

gdiplus was to fix the lag and the font size I think.

SStew-rt 2020-12-04 github

I haven't even got it to the stage where it doesn't crash, I'm also getting the same failure trying to proton/winetricks dotnet4.7.2 - currently trying to figure out a cleaner way to create a 32 bit prefix to see if that removes the dotnet failure.

Bbbigras 2020-12-04 github

I tried with a 32 bit prefix. but I think the game is 64 bit. That would cause problems right?

Right now I'm trying to install dotnet with protontricks <id> --force. EDIT: it failed.

Jjrudess 2021-01-04 github

I was unable to get the game working with Proton 5.13, but it works great with Proton 5.0. I suspect the primary issue is that installing dotnet 4.7.2 does not work with Proton 5.13 as mentioned earlier in the thread.

PROTON_VERSION="Proton 5.0" protontricks 1154840 gdiplus
PROTON_VERSION="Proton 5.0" protontricks 1154840 dotnet472

Ssisso 2021-01-05 github

Installing gdiplus and donet472 works for me. But after some time playing (normally after finish a turn) everything gets laggy. Each click takes a second, to process a turn takes minutes, even saving the game takes longer. CPU/memory/io all idle.

I have this same issue with wine. Funny, restart the game didn't help. But logout/login fixes the issue.

Jjhaand 2021-02-28 github

Installing dotnet472 and gdiplus using protontricks took quite some effort. Installing .net 4.6.2. crashed a lot and that blocked borh dotnet472 and gdiplus
Is was easier to set WINEPREFIX to the correct prefix and use winetricks several times.
The game runs quite fine, but slow with Proton-5.0-10b.

export WINEPREFIX=$HOME/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/1154840

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2023-07-26 github

Shadow Empire DLC Oceania not downloading

Issue transferred from https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/6969.
@Vokda posted on 2023-07-26T20:03:37:

Compatibility Report

Name of the game with compatibility issues: Shadow Empire: Oceania
Steam AppID of the game: 2183640

System Information

GPU: GTX 1660
Video driver version: nvidia 470.182.03-1
Kernel version: 6.1.0-10-amd64
Link to full system information report as Gist: https://gist.github.com/Vokda/81ad3fc669fab9dc8af265927a9dc2ba
Proton version: 6.3-8

I confirm:

[x] that I haven't found an existing compatibility report for this game. (Not for the dlc specifically)
[x] that I have checked whether there are updates for my system available.

Logfile

steam-1154840.log.zip

Symptoms

The DLC is not downloaded and not installed.

Reproduction

Buy the DLC Shadow Empire: Oceania.
Check for it to be downloaded and installed.
Wait for nothing to happen.

Additional Info:

Reinstalling the base game (Shadow Empire) does not help.
Clearing download cache does not help.
Switching download region does not help.
Base game runs fine otherwise.

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2023-07-26 github

Hello @Vokda, that reads like #3111. Like that issue report, can you go to Steam -> Settings -> Compatibility and enable the Enable Steam Play for all other titles checkbox, then test if that makes the DLC show up?

VVokda 2023-08-01 github

Hi @kisak-valve, that option is already enabled for me. I tried disable it and enable it again then restarting steam, unfortunately it did nothing.

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2023-08-01 github

Maybe check if the DLC is listed and enabled in the per-game properties?

Something like Library -> Right click on the game on the list of games -> Properties -> DLC and see if what you're looking for is listed, but not checked. Alternatively, select the game in Library, then scroll down until you see a Manage My # DLC button on the right side.

VVokda 2023-08-03 github

I have already done that. It is checked. I have tried to uncheck and check again but without results.
Is it possible to manually download and install the DLC?

Aalasky17 2023-08-04 github

@Vokda This is silly, but have you launched the game to see if the Oceania planets are there? I tested on Windows to see what the behavior looked like, and I didn't see any new download when I added the Oceania DLC, but suddenly when I started a new game, I had the Oceania planet options. Maybe they ship the DLC with the game and just turn it on and off or something?

VVokda 2023-08-08 github

@alasky17 Not silly at all! All suggestions are welcome. :)
Though I have tested that too and no oceania planets there, only the original planets under the core and additional tab.

I did however notice now that in the main menu at the bottom it says:
v 1.21 d Shadow Empire: Planetary Conquest + D2D disabled (steam)
Should the D2D be enabled?

Shadow Empire

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