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Artifact doesn't launch

steamclosed Distro Family: Arch
ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#5927 · opened 2018-11-28 by stevenroose · updated 2021-05-28 · 4 comments · github
Sstevenroose 2018-11-28 github

Your system information

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

(Could be related to https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/issues/5925.)

When trying to launch Artifact, it shows "Running" but no window shows up. Trying again gives an error saying the game is already running.

stderr and stdout output while doing this: https://gist.github.com/stevenroose/1fb78734c34f3a5cb8ee6296b0e38270#file-steam-artifact-log

These processes show up:

$ ps aux | grep -i artifact
steven   29555  0.0  0.0  50936  8312 pts/48   S+   23:04   0:00 /bin/bash /opt/steam-library/steamapps/common/Artifact/game/artifact.sh -vulkan
steven   29558 99.8  0.2 2287708 67460 pts/48  Rl+  23:04   2:18 /opt/steam-library/steamapps/common/Artifact/game/bin/linuxsteamrt64/dcg -vulkan
steven   30302  0.0  0.0   8184  2336 pts/36   S+   23:06   0:00 grep --color=auto --exclude-dir=.bzr --exclude-dir=CVS --exclude-dir=.git --exclude-dir=.hg --exclude-dir=.svn -i artifact

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. Install and launch Steam on Arch.
  2. Install Artifact.
  3. Launch Artifact.
Sstevenroose 2018-11-28 github

Might be related/relevant that I run Awesome WM, which is not a desktop manager, just a window manager.

Lleifmetcalf 2018-11-29 github

I am getting a similar issue on Ubuntu. It is different in that the client doesn't say the game is "running," the game just fails to start after the "Preparing to launch Artifact..." window opens (and then immediately closes).

Your system information

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

After installing Artifact, trying to run it from the Steam client does not start the game. A "Preparing to launch Artifact..." window comes up but then closes quickly. I've verified the local files.

EDIT: This seems to be a problem with a recent Nvidia driver update. After rebooting, both Dota 2 and Artifact give the same "Failed to initialise vulkan" error. Dota 2 used to work fine with vulkan.

EDIT 2: Definitely a problem with the driver. I downgraded to nvidia-410 from nvidia-415 which has fixed my problem.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. Install the Steam client beta.
  2. Install Artifact
  3. Run Artifact from the Steam client.
Kkisak-valve maintainer 2021-04-16 github

Hello @stevenroose, are you still experiencing this issue on an up to date system?

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2021-05-28 github

Closing pending feedback.

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