@crebwyllion If the game is able to launch with it could try and see if the effects are there with PROTON_USE_WINED3D=1 %command%
They do not appear with WineD3D.
Thanks for checking.
Do you know if this issue is also present with proton 7.0-4 or 6.3-8?
If those versions work.
Edit: oh wait i misread. They do also not work with wined3d
Oh, I meant the missing effects do not appear with WineD3D, yeah.
I guess you don't need me to anymore, but I tested with both DXVK and WineD3D on both Proton versions you mentioned and they also didn't work. Just in case it helps?
I feel as though the deck playable status should be updated to note there are visual issues, for some reason it's not mentioned at all.
Still unresolved. Please fix it, because the game is now listed as playable, but the missing effects greatly impact how the game feels
Turns out this is a Wine bug in D3DCompiler.
Issue can be resolved with installing d3dcompiler-47 with protontricks
Soul Hackers 2 (1777620)
Issue transferred from https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/9215.
@LowSkillDeveloper posted on 2025-11-13T10:25:59:
The game doesn't work on new versions of Proton, including Proton 10.0-2 and Experimental.
However, the game runs fine on older versions, works on version 9.0-4
PROTON_LOG of Proton 10.0-2:
steam-1777620.log
Steam Deck OLED 1TB
When launching the game, it freezes, a loading icon briefly appears in the game, after which the company logos should show up, but they don’t. The game stops working, and even the FPS counter freezes. The issue persists on Proton 10, but there’s no problem on Proton 9.
@LowSkillDeveloper Thank you for the report. This should now be working again on Proton Bleeding Edge
This should now be working again on Proton Bleeding Edge
Yes, the latest version of Proton Bleeding Edge launches the game just like before.
proton 10.0-2x1 2025-11proton 7.0-4x1 2022-09proton experimentalx1 2022-09PROTON_LOGx1 2025-11PROTON_USE_WINED3D=1x1 2022-09PROTON_USE_WINED3D=1 %command%x1 2022-09
Compatibility Report
System Information
I confirm:
Symptoms
Certain spell effects, textures, and other such things are missing, Ringo's blade slash outside of combat being the easiest to test and see. Other people have also reported issues with fullscreen, but that's outside the purview of this report.
steam-1777620.log
Reproduction
Load the game, start a new file, and play through until you reach a scene where it's suppose to be raining (shown here). There will be water dripping down the screen, but no raindrops (shown here). A more obvious example would be a cutscene not much later where there should be triangles floating across the screen (shown here), but there won't be on Proton (shown here).