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Graphics Card: NVIDIA Geforce GT 635M
GPU Driver Version: 390
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I'm trying to run AoE2 DE on my old Asus A75VJ with various Proton versions (including the latest GE version). Unfortunately, it either crashes on launch or shows the game logo and the Xbox signin prompt and crashes right after.
Based on my own googling, I'm afraid that the nvidia-driver 390 is simply too old, but any of the 4xx driver versions seems to be incompatible with my GPU as commands like `nvidia-settings` or `nvidia-smi` result in errors and I can not switch my system to the NVIDIA graphics mode.
According to ProtonDB however, the game has Gold status and many users with Pop! OS and NVIDIA GPUs report almost flawless experiences. Does anyone here know what might be my problem and how to fix it?
Note any particular steps to reproduce it below here
PS: Ignoring my NVIDIA GPU and running the game on my Intel integrated graphics doesn't work either.
Last edited by Itagane on 25 Aug 2021 at 7:10 pm UTC
Also, lately Proton likes to run everything (or most things) through Vulkan (neglecting OpenGL) which your video cards and drivers might not support. If the previous question doesn't help, you should look into forcing Proton to use OpenGL.
Last edited by tuxintuxedo on 26 Aug 2021 at 3:39 pm UTC
2. You might also try asking for help in the [Proton issues thread](https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/2995) for the game if you haven't already done so.
Use the Set Launch Options setting in the game's Properties dialog in the Steam client. Set the variable, followed by %command%. In your case, try "PROTON_USE_WINED3D=1 %command%" to use the OpenGL-based wined3d renderer instead of the Vulkan-based DXVK renderer.
That's almost straight from the Proton README linked above.
HTH,
PROTON_LOG=1 %command% PROTON_USE_WINED3D=1 %command%, I got a slightly longer log and updated the pastebin entry from my previous reply.Last edited by Itagane on 26 Aug 2021 at 6:28 pm UTC
PROTON_LOG=1 PROTON_USE_WINED3D=1 %command%The Proton log should be looong. The last log I grabbed from a game crashing on start was 44 000 lines...
======================Proton: 1629748146 proton-6.3-6c
SteamGameId: 813780
Command: ['/home/itagane/.steam/debian-installation/steamapps/common/AoE2DE/AoE2DE_s.exe']
Options: {'forcelgadd', 'wined3d'}
depot: 0.20210723.18
pressure-vessel: 0.20210722.0
scripts: v0.20210722.0-0-gb142f90
soldier: 0.20210719.0 soldier 0.20210719.0
User settings WINEDEBUG: +timestamp,+pid,+tid,+seh,+debugstr,+loaddll,+mscoree
======================
Best advice I can give is to ask for help in the [GitHub bug report mentioned previously](https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/2995). The problem with the logs is a separate issue, but my gut feeling for the problem with the game is that your GPUs are most likely simply too old.