how to run red dead redemption 2
how do we run this game? where is the latest tutorial for this game? I can install it using the Heroic Games Launcher (both Interal and SD CarD) but it does not boot after rockstar launcher. the black screen will show up after the game tries to load.
52 Replies
vicious-gold•2y ago
Post a game log #:pushpin: Read Me First | Frequently Asked Questions
conscious-sapphireOP•2y ago
https://paste.debian.net/1298984 @termdisc
wee-brown•2y ago
1. don't use a proton version that's more than a year old
2. don't use proton with heroic, use wine-ge
conscious-sapphireOP•2y ago
I will download Wine-GE through the app proton-qt
absent-sapphire•2y ago
Why? Heroic has a wine manager that will do it for you
conscious-sapphireOP•2y ago
opps, sorry about that, silly me. i will try right now
absent-sapphire•2y ago
Proton up will work but the function already exists in heroic and will not require you to restart the app to have the new version found which is what you will have to do if you downloaded with proton up
conscious-sapphireOP•2y ago
Wine-GE-Latest is fine ? thats what i will be using right now
absent-sapphire•2y ago
Yes should be
conscious-sapphireOP•2y ago
I have Rockstar launcher running all of a sudden in game mode after using Wine-Ge-Latest
It is now installing Microsoft Direct X .....
After I installing Rockstar Gaming Services and login, it asks me to scan previous games, i selectecd Cancel. I was then exited out of the game. I relaunched the game, and a new prompt showed up asking about Cloud Saves
I feel like I am almost there
now it is at the progress bar with black screen
after progress bar with black screen, it is just a black screen. i am back to sqaure one. and this is with Wine-Ge-Latest proton in heroic
absent-sapphire•2y ago
you're not back to square one if you got farther than you did before. Probably need to post a new log but you also probably need to disable whatever that completely useless environmental variable about vulkan is. I'm not even sure if that's a actual working variable or just one of those things somebody made up but in any case it won't work in that format anyway even if it is legitimate
conscious-sapphireOP•2y ago
I will remove that variable message right now
and post a new log
absent-sapphire•2y ago
You might want to check the option to prefer system libraries as well for some reason with newer wine GE versions if you don't have that option checked MP4 videos don't play. I don't know for sure if the startup videos are MP4 or not but if they are and they're not playing that could cause the game to hang in a black screen as well
conscious-sapphireOP•2y ago
I removed the useless environmental variable
i selected prefer system libraries
And once again, the proton is Wine-GE-Latest
I will be posting the LOG real soon.
black screen with progress bar is gone and now it is just a black screen.
I have to force restart the device.
conscious-sapphireOP•2y ago
here is the log
https://pastebin.com/esNjpRDJ
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System Info:CPU: 8x AMD Custom APU 0405Memory: 15.53 GB (used: 2.63...
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absent-sapphire•2y ago
Well I am probably missing something because I don't see anything that looks relevant in the log
Wait. This isn't a steam deck?
conscious-sapphireOP•2y ago
it is OLED steam deck
absent-sapphire•2y ago
Uhh. Okay then you certainly should have driver problems but this slide in the log is kind of interesting. Must be related to the new deck
The current system is not a Steam Deck
If there's something I'm missing in the logs one of the other two guys that responded should be able to find something. All I'm seeing are what looks like should be harmless errors. They know a lot more about heroic and it's logs than I doconscious-sapphireOP•2y ago
I want to remain in the Heroic Games Launcher eco system. I used to use NonSteam Launcher script on the older LED steam deck (1st gen), the game would load but i would have to launch EPIC GAMES Front End first and then load the game inside of that.
I prefer Heroic Games launcher because you can TIE your EPIC library (once installed) to your Steam library..
Most people say avoid Non Steam Launcher Scripts because it can make your system (steam deck ) worse or something. theres too many scripts involved..
absent-sapphire•2y ago
The only other thing I can think to suggest while you're waiting for the experts to return is to delete the prefix and recreate it by launching the game again. It's probably not going to make a difference but it's an easy test.
I also don't think the game should have closed when you answer no about scanning for already installed games, so possibly it crashed. I have no idea why it did but it probably wouldn't hurt to answer yes either it's just going to scan the prefix and not find any additional games.
conscious-sapphireOP•2y ago
the scanning part of the launcher (rockstar) is to load the rockstar launcher and see what is in that library.
for some reason, EPIC games does not want to be part of rockstar launcher. it treats it as a seperate store.
wee-brown•2y ago
you have to force the game to run on vulkan, but try the below first
also set WINEDLLOVERRIDES="vulkan-1=n,b"
absent-sapphire•2y ago
That was the override you were trying to do with the steam launch option format
conscious-sapphireOP•2y ago
okay the game loads without the WINEDLLOVERRIDES="vulkan-1=n,b"
but the game is really slow
i think i have the infamous 1 FPS issue
I think when you load the game , you have to re launch a few times. even then, when you have a BLACK screen after the black screen with the progress bar, you need to leave the device on at the BLACK screen for at least 10 minutes
absent-sapphire•2y ago
Ugh. I remember the game being slow to load but nothing like that you just stared of the blank screen for like 20 seconds. Of course I played the game on steam a while ago before Rockstar launcher was a requirement for the game and I also obviously played on a computer not a deck
conscious-sapphireOP•2y ago
I was thinking of buying the game on STEAM but i dont know if my cloud save from EPIC or Rockstar (if they support it) will transfer over into Steam
wee-brown•2y ago
just get it running on epic
saves money
conscious-sapphireOP•2y ago
its running right now but it is in the loading part. i was able to select my story mode but that was slow as well...
wee-brown•2y ago
ok go to the game settings
turn off vsync and use fullscreen mode
and enable vulkan (if it's still running at 1 fps)
absent-sapphire•2y ago
(yes your cloud saves will work across platforms even I believe so if you play on the Xbox and then launch the deck or your computer it will sync the save. That was the only good thing about the Rockstar launcher being added. It saves to the Rockstar cloud instead of the platform cloud so you can use one save across all platforms. Still yes much better to get it running in epic rather than buy it again on steam.)
By the way for future reference, is all of this something that's been needed after some update since I played like 2 years ago or is all of this specific to the epic version? With Steam I just remember installing it and playing without any issue
wee-brown•2y ago
dunno im just searching reddit for stuff that could work lol
absent-sapphire•2y ago
Lol. Ok. I was kind of confused because the logs looked okay to me so by the log things should have been working.
wee-brown•2y ago
yeah it is working
I was looking at issues people were having on windows
conscious-sapphireOP•2y ago
the game now froze on me including the steam deck
absent-sapphire•2y ago
So apparently since I played Rockstar screwed up the game somehow🤷♀️
conscious-sapphireOP•2y ago
the game is stuck in gameplay mode though, at least we have progress
absent-sapphire•2y ago
If the game froze while you were playing you might have run out of memory in which case turning down the graphics setting and enabling FSR in game which I believe it has, should help reduce the memory footprint and help prevent out of memory issues
wee-brown•2y ago
have you tried the WINEDLLOVERRIDE thing I shared earlier
you need it for the vulkan mode for some reason
absent-sapphire•2y ago
Yeah that too. Using vulkan natively in the game instead of doing so through dxvk should help reduce the memory usage as well because dxvk has some memory overhead itself
conscious-sapphireOP•2y ago
Add a new Evironment Var
Name: WINEDLLOVERRIDES
Value: vulkan-1=n,b %command%
I am trying out the game now in game mode to see if it works now
absent-sapphire•2y ago
No. % command%
Is a proton specific format it doesn't work in wine in fact I'm not even sure it works outside of steam even if you're using proton so it's actually I believe a steam specific syntax
conscious-sapphireOP•2y ago
so, Value: vulkan-1=n,b
absent-sapphire•2y ago
This
conscious-sapphireOP•2y ago
i wil give it a shot
im at the progress bar with the black screen
same issue as before, its just a black screen
absent-sapphire•2y ago
@OOOOOF123 I don't understand what's going on here. With the override it appears that the game just displays a black screen. Unless maybe they have the variable in the wrong place?
conscious-sapphireOP•2y ago
i think it is stuck at 1 fps
wee-brown•2y ago
the only thing it fixes is graphical glitches
the game should work fine
even without it
conscious-sapphireOP•2y ago
should i check out CryoUtilities software? https://github.com/CryoByte33/steam-deck-utilities
GitHub
GitHub - CryoByte33/steam-deck-utilities: A utility to improve perf...
A utility to improve performance and help manage storage on Steam Deck. - GitHub - CryoByte33/steam-deck-utilities: A utility to improve performance and help manage storage on Steam Deck.
absent-sapphire•2y ago
Idk?
I'm confused as to what the problem is. The logs look like the game should be working yet obviously it's not working for you. I honestly don't know what to suggest
conscious-sapphireOP•2y ago
I give up, i cant do much any more to this
the new limited Edition Steam decks are alright, it is much better than the OGs one.
all of my games work , and i love testing this thing.
the only issue I face is Red Dead Redemption 2 from Epic, otherwise, i do not face any problems.
close thread
i fixed the problem
I am not sure if the previous steps made a huge difference , but once you are able to enter the game (it can take up to 20 minutes) , do not enter story mode or online. Just go straight into game settings and change Output Adapter to 0 from 1 under the graphic settings. save your settings.
save the setting, the game will restart and no more waiting .. the game will run normal
"Output Adapter" in the graphics settings , change it from 1 to 0 .
@OOOOOF123 @Doogie (M.D.) @termdisc close this thread. thank you.
wee-brown•2y ago
ah must have been using software rendering then
that's hella impressive if lavapipe can run this game
conscious-sapphireOP•2y ago
Make this a popular opinion : once you are able to enter the game (it can take up to 20 minutes) , do not enter story mode or online. Just go straight into game settings and change Output Adapter to 0 from 1 under the graphic settings. save your settings.
it is a confirmed fix
not sure if
wine-Ge-latest proton
and adding a environment variable even matters
just run the game , let it run for 20 minutes and then just change the output adapter setting from 1 to 0 under the graphics settings before launching story or online mode.