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Mary Skelter: Nightmares (837610)

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Description

Compatibility Report

  • Name of the game with compatibility issues: Mary Skelter: Nightmares
  • Steam AppID of the game: 837610

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-837610.log

Symptoms

Game crashes on attempting to load the intro video with "Unable to create custom presenter"

Reproduction

Start the game.

Workaround

Rename the MOVIE directory to bypass the intro video playing. Movies are wmv.

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 by reproducing the crash when the game loads its intro video and inspect steam-837610.log alongside the reported Proton and system versions. The issue is resolved when the intro video loads without “Unable to create custom presenter,” without requiring the MOVIE directory workaround.

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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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