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Ghostrunner 2 crashes consistently on launch

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Description

**Game information**
Ghostrunner 2

**Distribution name and version where applicable**
```sh
PRETTY_NAME="Arch Linux"
ID=arch
BUILD_ID=rolling
```

**Flatpak info**
`flatpak --version`
Flatpak 1.15.6
`flatpak --gl-drivers`
nvidia-545-29-06
default
host

**Problem description**
Ghostrunner 2 works wonderfully in the Steam native distro package, but it crashes about 1-2 minutes after launch in the flatpak. I have gotten it to run twice in the flatpak, using a window manager on X11, but it is very temperamental and does not run if my pc has been running for more than, say, 15 minutes.
Here is what I see in the terminal when I run the game:
```
GameOverlay: started '/home/vlk/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayui' (pid 1564) for game process 1422
12/19 20:56:14 Init: Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(gameoverlayui)/version(20231208003324)/tid(1564)
12/19 20:56:14 Init: Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(gameoverlayui)/version(1.0)/tid(1564)
NGX Updater reported an error: error: failed to get server feature version in NGX_UPDATER_API_UPDATE
NGX Updater reported an error: error: failed to get server feature version in NGX_UPDATER_API_UPDATE
ChromaSDKPlugin failed to load!
NGX Updater reported an error: error: failed to get server feature version in NGX_UPDATER_API_UPDATE
pid 1343 != 1342, skipping destruction (fork without exec?)
```
It is most likely a problem with a proprietary library. I have tried just about all the Linux gaming tricks, including switching distributions, but it still refuses to run unless I try using my distro package of Steam.

**Does this issue reproduce with native Steam**
No

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the launch crash with the listed Arch Linux, Flatpak 1.15.6, and NVIDIA driver environment, comparing Flatpak Steam with the native distro package. Review the terminal output for the NGX updater and ChromaSDKPlugin errors and determine whether a proprietary library is involved. Done means Ghostrunner 2 launches reliably through the Flatpak.

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Assessment

Tech stack
arch-linux, linux
Domain
desktop, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
18/100

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