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Meridian: New World - doesn't start - XNA issues ?

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ValveSoftware/Proton#8571 · opened 2025-03-28 by emoxam · updated 2025-03-28 · 1 comments · github
Eemoxam 2025-03-28 github

steam-265120.log

Compatibility Report

  • Name of the game with compatibility issues: Meridian: New World
  • Steam AppID of the game: 265120

System Information

I confirm:

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

Symptoms

Game doesn't start at all.

Reproduction

STEAM_COMPAT_DATA_PATH="$HOME/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/"
STEAM_COMPAT_CLIENT_INSTALL_PATH="$HOME/.steam/steam"
'/home/emoxam/.steam/steam/steamapps/common/Proton 9.0 (Beta)'/proton run "/media/emoxam/Kingston/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/Meridian - New World/Meridian - New World.exe"

wine: using kernel write watches, use_kernel_writewatch 1.
fsync: up and running.
wine: using kernel write watches, use_kernel_writewatch 1.
wine: using kernel write watches, use_kernel_writewatch 1.
wine: using kernel write watches, use_kernel_writewatch 1.
wine: using kernel write watches, use_kernel_writewatch 1.
wine: using kernel write watches, use_kernel_writewatch 1.
wine: using kernel write watches, use_kernel_writewatch 1.
wine: using kernel write watches, use_kernel_writewatch 1.
wine: using kernel write watches, use_kernel_writewatch 1.
wine: using kernel write watches, use_kernel_writewatch 1.
wine: using kernel write watches, use_kernel_writewatch 1.
[ERROR] FATAL UNHANDLED EXCEPTION: System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'System.Collections.Generic.List`1' threw an exception. ---> System.TypeLoadException: Could not load array element type, due to: Could not load type of field 'SynapseGaming.LightingSystem.Rendering.Avatar:r' (18) due to: Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Avatar, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=842cf8be1de50553' or one of its dependencies. assembly:Z:\media\emoxam\Kingston\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Meridian - New World\SynapseGaming-SunBurn-Studio.dll type:Avatar member:(null)
  at System.Collections.Generic.List`1[T]..cctor () [0x00000] in <94942505ad4c4982af4db0763017d52e>:0 
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
  at SynapseGaming.LightingSystem.Rendering.AvatarManager..ctor (SynapseGaming.LightingSystem.Core.IManagerServiceProvider sceneinterface) [0x0001e] in <1c8a7fc5497e43db87f755ea24f2bce5>:0 
  at SynapseGaming.LightingSystem.Core.SceneInterface.CreateDefaultManagers (SynapseGaming.LightingSystem.Rendering.RenderingSystemType renderingsystemtype, System.Boolean includeautoloadedplugins) [0x00095] in <1c8a7fc5497e43db87f755ea24f2bce5>:0 
  at Meridian___New_World.Main..ctor () [0x001e4] in <29e7588a12f94a5396c0c943ced8b24f>:0 

Steam Runtime Diagnostics
https://gist.github.com/emoxam/5412e63cbd835dd022ae2354fb6a2e76

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2025-03-28 github

Hello @emoxam, we're using one issue report per unofficially supported game title, so I've gone ahead and transferred this issue report to https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/4643#issuecomment-2761201214.