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[BUG] xrCreateInstance failed in DCS

steamvrclosed bug
ValveSoftware/SteamVR-for-Linux#734 · opened 2024-08-20 by makerio90 · updated 2024-08-20 · 1 comments · github
Mmakerio90 2024-08-20 github

Describe the bug
when trying to open dcs in vr mode, the game crashed instantly. viewing log files shows a xrCreateInstance failed error

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. dcs latest version,
  2. steamvr any beta (im using beta but still occurs on main release)
  3. launch dcs
  4. nothing happens, game crashes seconds later.

Expected behavior
game should open normally

System Information (please complete the following information):
Please use the latest Steam beta client and SteamVR beta for your bug reports!

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Additional context

  • The game worked before, its only recently that it broke.
  • other vr games work
  • if the logs for dcs arent in one of those tarballs lmk i can copy-paste
Kkisak-valve maintainer 2024-08-20 github

Hello @makerio90, we're tracking issues with games run with Proton in the Proton issue tracker. Also, 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/1722#issuecomment-2299806747.

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