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Medieval II: Total War (won't start)

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ValveSoftware/Proton#9332 · opened 2025-12-24 by PillagingProgrammer · updated 2025-12-24 · 2 comments · github
PPillagingProgrammer 2025-12-24 github

Compatibility Report

  • Name of the game with compatibility issues: Medieval II: Total War - Definitive Edition
  • Steam AppID of the game: 4700

System Information

  • GPU: AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
- Video driver version: (I hope this is what you need) 
   - Device-1: AMD vendor: ASRock driver: amdgpu v: kernel pcie: gen: 5
    speed: 32 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: DP-3,HDMI-A-1
    empty: DP-1,DP-2,Writeback-1 bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:7550
    class-ID: 0300
   - Device-2: AMD Raphael vendor: ASUSTeK driver: amdgpu v: kernel
    arch: RDNA-2 code: Navi-2x process: TSMC n7 (7nm) built: 2020-22 pcie:
    gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: none
    empty: DP-4,HDMI-A-2,Writeback-2 bus-ID: 0e:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:164e
    class-ID: 0300 temp: 35.0 C
   - Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.11 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.2
    driver: gpu: amdgpu display-ID: 1
   - Monitor-1: DP-3 model: Acer XV272U V3 serial: 1322131231233 built: 2025
    res: 2560x1440 dpi: 109 gamma: 1.2 size: 597x336mm (23.5x13.23")
    diag: 685mm (27") ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 2560x1440 min: 720x400
   - Monitor-2: HDMI-A-1 model: HP S2031 serial: 3CQ145PR06 built: 2011
    res: 1600x900 dpi: 92 gamma: 1.2 size: 443x249mm (17.44x9.8")
    diag: 508mm (20") ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 1600x900 min: 720x400
   - API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: amd radeonsi platforms: device: 0 drv: radeonsi
    device: 1 drv: radeonsi device: 2 drv: swrast gbm: drv: kms_swrast
    surfaceless: drv: radeonsi wayland: drv: radeonsi x11: drv: radeonsi
   - API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: amd mesa
    v: 25.1.5-1pop0~1753463422~24.04~8af185e glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes
    renderer: AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT (radeonsi gfx1201 ACO DRM 3.64
    6.17.9-76061709-generic) device-ID: 1002:7550 memory: 15.62 GiB
    unified: no
   - API: Vulkan v: 1.3.280 layers: 7 device: 0 type: discrete-gpu name: AMD
    Radeon RX 9070 XT (RADV GFX1201) driver: N/A device-ID: 1002:7550
    surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland device: 1 type: integrated-gpu name: AMD
    Radeon Graphics (RADV RAPHAEL_MENDOCINO) driver: N/A device-ID: 1002:164e
    surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland device: 2 type: cpu name: llvmpipe (LLVM
    19.1.1 256 bits) driver: N/A device-ID: 10005:0000
    surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland

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-4700.log is completely empty.

Symptoms

Game won't start. If I try with Proton 10.0 and 9.0, I get the pop-up An error occured while launching the game: Disk write error - /media/<username>/X10 Pro/SteamLibrary/steamapps/downloading/3658110/files/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libdav1d.so (where <username> is my username) and the game never starts.

8.0 and 7.0 will just crash (nothing pops ups and the game never starts).

PPillagingProgrammer 2025-12-24 github

FYI if I set Compatibility to Legacy runtime 1.0 and update the Medieval2.sh file with the following, it will start (including the Kingdoms expansions). It will all run just fine.

However, I want to try to get Medieval 2 working with Protons as I believe it's the only proper way to get mods working.

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2025-12-24 github

Hello @PillagingProgrammer, 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/6721#issuecomment-3689940811.

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