ValveSoftware / ValveSoftware/Proton

Dark Souls III (374320) crash at startup

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Description

Compatibility Report

  • Name of the game with compatibility issues: Dark Souls III
  • Steam AppID of the game: 374320

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-374320.log

Symptoms

Game opens, gets to a black screen with the game's cursor displaying, all as normal, then immediately crashes. Game used to work for me until just recently, not sure what's changed.

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  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 reviewing steam-374320.log and the linked system information report, then compare the startup behavior across Proton 4.2-4 and 3.16-4. Done means identifying a reproducible cause for the black-screen crash and documenting or fixing it, but the issue does not name a source file or test to change.

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Assessment

Tech stack
linux
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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