ValveSoftware / ValveSoftware/Proton

The Shapeshifting Detective - Black Screen (898650)

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Description

Compatibility Report

  • The Shapeshifting Detective
  • 898650

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-898650.log

Symptoms

Upon opening the game there is a black screen. I can get into the steam overlay and the game grabs the mouse but there is no audio and no way to get past the black screen.

Reproduction

Open the game.

Contributor guide

No contributing guide indexed for this repository

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

No source file, test, or entry point is identified in the report. Start by reviewing steam-898650.log and reproducing the black screen with Proton 3.7-8 and 3.16-4 Beta; done means the game opens past the black screen with audio and input working.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
linux
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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