Hi everyone! I recently switched to Linux Mint (Cinnamon) and I'm running into some trouble trying to get the Spyro Reignited Trilogy to launch properly. I have Steam set up with Proton, but every time I try to start the game, it looks like it's about to launch but then just fails without even showing a loading screen. It just goes back to the play button without any error messages. I'm not really sure what other information might be useful, but I'm open to suggestions! Thanks in advance for your help!
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I think you might be in the wrong sub for this question.
What kind of GPU are you using? I know you mentioned that running WineD3D worked for you, but that's not the best long-term solution. If your GPU can handle it, definitely try to use Vulkan instead!
When a game fails to load, a good first step is to check ProtonDB for specific insights on the game you're trying to run. You can find Spyro's page here: https://www.protondb.com/app/996580. Also, consider adjusting the launch options in Steam to: `PROTON_LOG=1 %command%`. This will generate a log file in your home directory (it'll be named something like `steam-996580.log`) which can provide more clues to help troubleshoot the issue. Since you just switched to Linux, make sure your hardware supports Vulkan 1.3, as that’s necessary for the regular version of Proton to work well.
Thanks for the tip about ProtonDB! That actually solved my issue.
Actually, this sub is perfectly fine for questions like yours! We're all about helping newcomers with Linux stuff.