ValveSoftware / ValveSoftware/Proton

Games fail to start with non-ascii characters in path

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Description

Compatibility Report

  • Name of the game with compatibility issues: Risk of Rain 2
  • Steam AppID of the game: 632360

System Information

I confirm:

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

steam-632360.log

Symptoms

When game is installed in a folder that contains non-english character, game starts up with blank black screen and shutdowns few seconds after. (Installing on other folder solved problem)
Other games (Rimworld, Prison Architect) doesn't have same problem.

Reproduction

  1. Installed Risk of Rain 2 in primary library(/home/hdd/게임/Steam).
  2. Started game.

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction

Start by reproducing Risk of Rain 2 from the Steam library path /home/hdd/게임/Steam, then inspect the attached steam-632360.log and compare it with a library path containing only ASCII characters. Done means the game starts successfully from the non-ASCII path without the blank screen and shutdown.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp, linux
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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