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Sid Meier's Pirates!

protonopen appid 3920Game compatibility - Unofficial
ValveSoftware/Proton#871 · opened 2018-08-28 by HonkingGoose · updated 2018-12-19 · 4 comments · github · game page · search this game
HHonkingGoose 2018-08-28 github

Environment

Environment Specifics
OS Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
GPU Nvidia GTX 780 Ti
Driver Nvidia 396.54
Proton version 3.7-4 Beta
Steam System information gist
Proton log steam-3920.log

Test report

Game feature Works Remarks
Shipwright Yes ...
Treasure hunt Yes ...
Boarding ship Yes Performance drops here frequently.
Talk to governor Yes ...
Dancing Yes ...
Duelling in courtyard Yes ...
Tavern Yes ...
Merchant Yes ...
Duel in tavern Yes Performance drops here frequently.
Fighting other ships at sea Yes ...
In-game cut-scenes and logos Yes ...
In-game music and sounds Yes ...
Changing resolution Yes The game only supports 4.3 screen ratio, so 1680x1050 gets cut down to 1400x1050, this also the same on Windows, so no problem due to Proton

Game input devices tested

Game input Works Remarks
Keyboard & Mouse Yes NumLock interpretation by the game is different, NumLock needs to be off in order to control the ship

Game stability

Game crashed after 1,5 hours.

Overall impression:

This game overall works fine, however there are some performance drops in places. Also the game crashed after 1,5 hours.

HHonkingGoose 2018-08-29 github

Log of crash after about 1,5 hours playtime:
steam-3920.log

HHonkingGoose 2018-09-13 github

Regression, game won't start. Using Proton 3.7-6 Beta.

Environment

Environment Specifics
OS Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
GPU Nvidia GTX 780 Ti
Driver Nvidia 396.54
Proton version 3.7-6 Beta
Steam System information gist
Proton log steam-3920.log

Test report

Game feature Works Remarks
Game launches No Error message: "Initialization Error: Unable to initialize DirectX. View the readme file for possible solutions to this error."

Game stability

Game won't load.

Bisection of bug

Game will start as usual when using Proton 3.7-3.

HHonkingGoose 2018-10-12 github

Regression fixed, game will run again from Proton 3.7-7 onwards.

Environment

Environment Specifics
OS Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
GPU Nvidia GTX 780 Ti
Driver Nvidia 396.54
Proton version 3.7-7
Steam System information gist
Proton log steam-3920.log

Test report

Game feature Works Remarks
Game launches Yes ...
Stability No Game still crashes from time to time.
TTimSC 2018-12-19 github

The game is stable on minimum graphics settings.

Proton versions