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Change compatibility settings on game settings close, not on compat. tool switch

steamopen Steam clientProton
ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#6870 · opened 2020-02-05 by XakepSDK · updated 2025-05-06 · 3 comments · github
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XXakepSDK 2020-02-05 github

Your system information

  • Steam client version (build number or date): Jan 31 2020, at 01:22:48
  • Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Arch Linux
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: [Yes/No] Yes
  • Have you checked for system updates?: [Yes/No] Yes

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. Open game settings
  2. Force game to use specific compat. tool
  3. If it's proton, steam starts to download something
  4. If you change setting to SLR, steam will download something again
  5. Every time you switch between Proton and SLR, steam will re-download something

Suggestion: save this setting when user clicks CLOSE

Aarrowgent 2020-02-06 github

steam's default behavior is to download the missing game files
if SLR it will download the native binaries & .so
if Proton it will download the windows exe & dll

if you change from one or the other it also deletes the ones not required based on file validation.

why keep both on your disk if one is not being used?
it can create complications if both are on the disk?

CCaptainCoward 2024-12-05 github

why keep both on your disk if one is not being used? it can create complications if both are on the disk?

That'S not the problem. The Problem is if you check the box for a different Proton-Runtime. Steam will start downloading the first Proton version in the List, before even selecting the desired Version. That way you download a Version you never actually wanted. That's an Issue.

Ggabriele2000 2025-05-06 github

Not friendly bump, I'm sick and tired of downloading "Proton Hotfix", I don't even want it, I mostly use Proton-GE with some exceptions for Proton Experimental.

Anyone from Valve would like to comment?

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