πŸ“… 2025-07-10 β€” Session: Diagnosed and Fixed Gaming Issues on Linux with Proton

πŸ•’ 02:15–03:00
🏷️ Labels: Steam, Proton, Linux, Gaming, Troubleshooting
πŸ“‚ Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM

Session Goal

The session aimed to diagnose and resolve various gaming issues encountered when using Steam and Proton on Linux systems.

Key Activities

  • Analyzed Steam installation logs to identify successful components and minor warnings.
  • Diagnosed DirectX 11 GPU errors on Linux with Proton, providing troubleshooting steps for GPU usage and Vulkan configuration.
  • Resolved Vulkan ICD configuration issues on Intel HD Graphics 520 systems.
  • Identified and resolved conflicts with multiple active Vulkan ICDs.
  • Troubleshot game launch issues for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition on Intel HD 520 graphics.
  • Addressed VC++ runtime issues for AoE2:DE, providing methods to install the necessary runtime using β€˜protontricks’.
  • Fixed installation issues for AoE2:DE using β€˜protontricks’ and resolved SyntaxError in Protontricks due to invalid appinfo.vdf.

Achievements

  • Successfully resolved multiple gaming issues related to Steam and Proton on Linux, improving game compatibility and launch success.

Pending Tasks

  • Continuous monitoring of game performance post-fixes to ensure stability.
  • Further exploration of Vulkan configuration for optimization.