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BIT.TRIP RUNNER

protonopen appid 63710Game compatibility - Unofficial
ValveSoftware/Proton#915 · opened 2018-08-29 by CuriousTommy · updated 2026-08-12 · 20 comments · github · game page · search this game
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CCuriousTommy 2018-08-29 github

Trying to launch this game results in shader: failed to compile vertex shader. So far, I haven't seen any solution to this problem.

Edit: Here is the additional information I forgot to provide.

Specs:

CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4670
GPU: NVIDIA Corporation GeForce GTX 1060
DRIVER: NVIDIA 396.45
OS: Fedora release 28 (4.17.14-202.fc28.x86_64)

Log: https://pastebin.com/J3KeaWxs

Pparkerlreed 2018-08-29 github

Specs? Logs?

CCuriousTommy 2018-08-29 github

@parkerlreed

Yeah... I forgot to do that... sorry...

Here are the specs:

CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4670
GPU: NVIDIA Corporation GeForce GTX 1060
DRIVER: NVIDIA 396.45
OS: Fedora release 28 (4.17.14-202.fc28.x86_64)

Now I just need to figure out how to get the logs.

JjonasBoss 2018-08-29 github

Navigate to <steam>/steamapps/common/Proton 3.7
Rename user_settings.sample.py to user_settings.py and try to run the game again.
Now go to your home directory and you will find steam-<appid>.log file in there.

CCuriousTommy 2018-08-29 github

@jonasBoss Thanks! I got the log. I am going to update the first post with the info.

Mmartynhare 2018-08-29 github

Question: How is this game being launched using Steam Play? Steam thinks it's Linux-native for me.

When trying to launch, I end up with this: screenshot from 2018-08-29 19-29-51

(I have raised a Valve Steam Support case for this labelled HT-2KKR-GF34-4P45)

CCuriousTommy 2018-08-29 github

@MartynHare That's strange... I just install it and it launches the Windows program. Maybe you need to remove the game and try reinstalling it.

GGoofybud16 2018-09-02 github

This looks to be included as part of #991, which has the same error for the whole series.

Bbasxto 2018-09-05 github

I’m same as @MartynHare

I added the game with Humble Indie Bundle 6 Bonus.
If I understand depots and packages correctly, you won’t get the “linux version” if you just buy the “BIT.TRIP RUNNER” package.
But “Bit.Trip.Runner Franchise Pack”, “The Trip'n Balls Pack” and “BIT.TRIP Collection” shouldn’t work with proton following this logic.

https://steamdb.info/depot/63715/subs/

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2018-12-28 github

BIT.TRIP RUNNER (63710)

Issue transferred from https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/2152.
@afettouhi posted on 2018-12-28T08:38:56:

Compatibility Report

  • Name of the game with compatibility issues: BIT.TRIP RUNNER
  • Steam AppID of the game: 63710

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-63710.log

Symptoms

Running the game gives this error widow stating "shader: failed to compile vertex shader". Game can be run using the beta branch though but there is no sound in the game.

Reproduction

Install the game and run it with proton.

CCuriousTommy 2019-09-01 github

I tested with proton 4.11-3 with D9VK enabled. It still seems to cause the same issue.

- GPU: RX 580X
- Driver/LLVM version: X.Org AMD POLARIS10 (DRM 3.32.0, 5.2.8-200.fc30.x86_64, LLVM 8.0.0)
- Kernel version: 5.2.8-200.fc30.x86_64

full_system_information.txt
steam-63710.log

RRuinTD 2022-08-19 github

Worth noting this error also occurs on Steam Deck.

Pparkerlreed 2022-08-23 github

Am I missing something? Set the compatiblity to Proton 7.0-4. Runs fine. This is on the Deck

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RRuinTD 2022-08-24 github

Am I missing something? Doesn't work for me with either Proton 7.0-4 or Proton Experimental on Steam Deck.
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Pparkerlreed 2022-08-24 github

How strange. I'll clear my prefix and see if I can reproduce.

Pparkerlreed 2022-08-24 github

Works one day... Not the next O.o

I went to check and it was uninstalled with nothing in compatdata. I'm not sure how in the world I had that working.

Pparkerlreed 2022-08-24 github

Okay so ProtonDB has the "fix" for this.

  1. Run the game first time with any recent GE 7 (27 worked for me)
  2. It will take about a minute or so to launch
  3. Game starts
  4. You can then go back to 7.0-4 and it will start faster and continue working.
RRuinTD 2022-08-24 github

I mean, GE is not a proper solution for Proton compatibility.

TTheRealCuran 2022-10-18 github

I can confirm, that the latest stable Proton still fails with the error from @FayneAldan's comment abvoe

I can also confirm that the latest release from GE (7-37) works perfectly.

It will take about a minute or so to launch

On my desktop it was basically instantaneous, but it is pretty beefy, so there's that. Specs below:

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       `Y$$b.                 CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X (24) @ 4.951GHz 
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TTheRealCuran 2022-10-18 github

Additional information:

I've tried it on my StemDeck (512 GB model, in case this matters) too, and with the GE 7-37 compat layer it works there as well.

The difference seems to be, that one of the installers – I think it's the DirectX SDK – shows up and completes successfully. I have not seen that installer window before using a GE version of Proton.

Eegorpol 2026-08-12 github

Workaround (Proton 10, Arch Linux)

BIT.TRIP RUNNER (AppID 63710) starts and runs correctly for me on Proton 10 after forcing the native D3DX9 effect compiler. Steam Input also works for controller support.

The shader: failed to compile vertex shader error is Proton/Wine loading the builtin d3dx9_43.dll. Wine’s ID3DXEffectCompiler path is still incomplete for what RUNNER needs:

Loaded L"C:\windows\system32\d3dx9_43.dll" ... builtin
fixme:d3dx:ID3DXEffectCompilerImpl_GetFunctionByName ... name "vs_main" stub!
fixme:d3dx:ID3DXEffectCompilerImpl_CompileShader ... target "vs_3_0" ... stub!

protontricks 63710 d3dx9_43 d3dcompiler_43 was not enough in my prefix. The files in system32 still identified as Wine-built DLLs, so Proton kept loading the builtin implementation.

What worked:

  1. Use Proton 10.
  2. Install OpenAL (otherwise the game exits with OpenAL32.dll not found):
    protontricks 63710 openal
  3. Extract the genuine Microsoft x86 d3dx9_43.dll and d3dcompiler_43.dll from the DirectX June 2010 redistributable (Jun2010_d3dx9_43_x86.cab and Jun2010_D3DCompiler_43_x86.cab).
  4. Put those two native DLLs next to RUNNER.exe.
  5. Launch with:
    WINEDLLOVERRIDES="d3dx9_43,d3dcompiler_43=n" %command%

RUNNER needs the native D3DX9 effect compiler. Wine’s builtin d3dx9_43 reaches ID3DXEffectCompiler::CompileShader, but that path is still a stub.

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