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Descent 3 (273590)

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Description

Proton 4.11-11
Descent 3 Crashes during the intro movie. The dump indicated a memory access violation with the following:
Call stack:

main.exe 0056fa7c()
kernel32.dll 7b47faf2()
kernel32.dll 7b481cec()
kernel32.dll 7b47fafe()

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Research direction

Start by reproducing Descent 3's crash during the intro movie with Proton 4.11-11 and inspect the reported call stack. The issue names no source file, test, or confirmed cause; done would require identifying and fixing the memory access violation and verifying that the intro movie no longer crashes.

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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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