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Sid Meier's Civilization V (8930)

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Description

Compatibility Report

  • Name of the game with compatibility issues: Sid Meier's Civilization V
  • Steam AppID of the game: 8930

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.

Proton log: steam-8930.log

Symptoms

The game doesn't launch at all, however it does work just fine if it's installed in Steam for Windows through vanilla Wine.

Reproduction

Click play, wait for the launcher and then click play in the launcher, the launcher will close and nothing will happen. Choosing between DirectX 9 or DirectX 10/11 has no effect whatsoever.

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 with the attached steam-8930.log and the linked system information gist, then follow the reported launcher reproduction steps with Proton 4.11-7. Compare the DirectX 9 and DirectX 10/11 outcomes; done means identifying the launch failure and confirming that Sid Meier's Civilization V starts through its launcher under Proton.

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
Active
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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