ValveSoftware / ValveSoftware/Proton

Spacewar (480) Missing menu text

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Description

Compatibility Report

  • Name of the game with compatibility issues: Spacewar
  • Steam AppID of the game: 480

System Information

I confirm:

  • that I haven't found an existing compatibility report for this game.
  • that I have checked whether there are updates for my system available.

steam-480.log

Symptoms

Text is missing. You can get into the game sometimes if you randomly hit keys, but it is not a pleasant experience.

Reproduction

  1. Install steam
  2. Run steam steam://install/480.
  3. Run steam steam://run/480.
  4. Observe missing menu text.

Contributor guide

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing Spacewar using the listed Steam install and run commands, then inspect steam-480.log for evidence related to the missing menu text. Done means the game's menu text renders normally and the reported navigation problem no longer occurs.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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