Hikaru
Published
Other than not being able to go fullscreen, no problem
No option to go fullscreen from the game, the shortcut is Alt-Enter but it returns to Windowed mode right after I did it
Using R-18 mod
The game crashes at a certain scene using the R-18 mod
The game is good to be played without mod. With mod, the workaround is to remove the mod until the scene where it crashes passed and then reapply the mod
Using R-18 patch
Opening video is being shown as colored lines. You can skip this though.
I've tried both Proton 8.0.3, Proton Experimental, and GE-Proton8-13. Proton GE freeze the game when the opening video plays, while the other two shows colored lines.
Have tried using Proton GE as well. But revert back to the recommended default
Without Proton GE the opening won't play. With it, it plays but there is no audio coming out.
Since the opening and probably other anime cutscenes did not have their audio playing, it won't matter much whether it plays or not, personally of course.
Works almost flawlessly
Since this is part of the same trilogy as Atelier Ayesha, I think it's safe to assume you'll experience the same thing like in the other game
The game status is running but nothing shows up and yet the game didn't seem to crash
Video plays but no sound is heard
If you use Proton provided by steam, the video won't play and get skipped
Sometimes the game freeze at random point
WINEDLLOVERRIDES='dinput8=n,b' DXVK_ASYNC=1 %command%
Applying Atelier Sync Fix solves the problem
Using Atelier Sync Fix patch to fix the stuttering
Its still stutters sometimes despite already using the fix, but the game performs much better than without it
The opening ivdeos and tutorials videos shows only colored lines and skimming through the tutorial helps menu crashes the game some time. Can't say how frequent it really is though.
WINEDLLOVERRIDES='dinput8=n,b' DXVK_ASYNC=1 %command%
Without using Proton Experimental the intro would be skipped. Also I apply the atelier sync fix patch without testing the game sans that patch considering what other people said
WINEDLLOVERRIDES="d3d11=n,b" mangohud %command%
The game often freezes after a while when moving to different area
I also use Atelier Sync Fix: https://github.com/doitsujin/atelier-sync-fix/releases/latest
The opening movie does not have audio played
Without using GE Proton, the anime video get skipped
Works flawlessly, and if what people saying are true it runs better on Linux than Windows
mangohud %command%
while I think this is the bug from the game itself rather than proton, sometimes the game kinda freeze a little when talking to quest NPC
I only use MangoHud to monitor temperatures
--skip-launcher --vulkan
Almost all of crashes are on Act 3 though
Custom launch option is added just so I immediately get in the game instead of selecting with renderer to use each time launcher is being opened
They can play the game just fine, but the choppy anime scene might lower the enjoyment
the anime scenes are chopped despite the sound is playing well
It just closes immediately on Launching
This is actually the first step. More fixes is needed to make the game more stable. But as of now I can't recommend the game yet
There's noticeable lag when opening menu.
The game also freezes after playing for a while. At one time it freeze when opening menu, at another point it freezes when entering battle.
5.21-GE-1 GloriousEggroll
opening menu is slow, menu texts are blurred for a while before slowly clearing up
python er-patcher --rate 144 -- %command%
Without er-patcher controller won't work
If you want to use controller or not restricted only up to 60 FPS, use er-patcher
Works perfectly out of the box
There was a problem where the game would crash occasionally on kernel version 6.8.9 in Arch Linux, downgrading it would fix the problem for the time being. Hopefully the problem will be fixed on kernel version 6.9
Works flawlessly
I wish they have button layout for PS4 controller since I'm using it
The Reason I even replayed this game was to see what Moguri Mod can do, and I'm not disappointed
It runs perfectly other than the fact it doesn't show up on my main display on dual monitor setup
On dual monitor setup it doesn't show up in my main display of choice. Have to manually move it to the other monitor each time I play.
I can't run the game with my laptop's NVidia card unless I use Wine D3D
The game runs perfectly, but I heard there was supposed to be an opening which I don't see
Despite the video don't play, it's only for the ending and you can play it directly from the video file itself
Despite installing media foundation, the video doesn't work
Despite installing media foundation, the video doesn't play and get skipped
7.1-GE-2 GloriousEggroll
If you used controller, it doesn't work immediately. Wait a few seconds before you can use it
Flawless experience
My previous concern about controller not immediately working has now gone in the latest stable release (7.0)
After the window appeared, it shows an error message: CreateSharedDX11Texture : QueryInterface error
running the app out of the box causes an error that says you need to have DirectX 11 installed, so I use the following command:
PROTON_USE_WINED3D=1 %command%
Making sure to disable Steam Input so the controller input matches. Enabling it shows Xbox buttons instead of PS buttons.
I don't know if this is on purpose or a problem, but the intro showing the devs logos are unskippable, and there are too much of them
Works perfectly out of the box
The game starts at windowed mode. You can change it in the game settings.
Changing the fonts through the game settings
By default the text isn't visible because the game default font isn't available
Other than the minor issue, it works really well
Sometimes small part in the map or a character flickers
6.16-GE-1 GloriousEggroll
Model is not showing up
Rename or delete the movie directory at steamapps/common/TGAAC/nativeDX11x64/ before starting or else it'll be black screen
7.0rc2-GE-1 GloriousEggroll
The video cutscenes isn't playing. So I delete the movie directory in the installation directory
After playing for a long time, the game freeze the system. Occasionally restarting the game after a certain point mitigate this issue.
All the tinkering I did is adding English patch so I can play it in English
using the help I found on Ys: Oath in Felghana, the video now can play. Here's how to do it:
First, install amstream and quartz through winetricks WINEPREFIX=/full/path/to/SteamLibrary/steamapps/compatdata/251290/pfx/ winetricks amstream quartz
Then, disable winegstreamer through winecfg WINEPREFIX=/path/to/your/251290/pfx winecfg -> add winegstreamer- > edit -> Disable
NOTE: replace 251290 with the App ID for the game. I haven't tried for another Falcom games, but I think it'll work as well
6.16-GE-1 GloriousEggroll
With this version of Proton I don't even need to install anything else to be able to play the video. It's just that you need to "start" it manually by pressing Esc in my case.
Using SenPatcher to fix small issues in the game
Sometimes the characters keep walking in place and preventing scenes to continue. Minimizing and reopening the game solves the problem
Set the game frame rate to 30 or 60 FPS and you're good to go
The problem I faced on my previous reports solved by changing the frame rate
6.16-GE-1 GloriousEggroll
If you've finished Trails of Cold Steel I, you should be able to import that clear game save data to Trails of Cold Steel II. But you need to do copy the first game save data from its prefix to this game's prefix in Proton
Same with my Trails of Cold Steel report: With this version of Proton I don’t even need to install anything else to be able to play the video. It’s just that you need to “start” it manually by pressing Esc in my case.
The game already run great before, now I replay it with SenPatcher to see some issue fixed
WINEDLLOVERRIDES=DINPUT8=n,b %command%
If you've finished Trails of Cold Steel I, you should be able to import that clear game save data to Trails of Cold Steel II. But you need to copy the CS1 save data from its prefix to CS2 prefix
If you plan to run the game with default steam setting, make sure Vulkan Shader Caching is on so the video cutscenes can be played. If you plan to play the game with some patches, here's the link to said patch: https://github.com/AdmiralCurtiss/SenPatcher/releases
PROTON_NO_ESYNC=1 %command%
The game freezes when trying to exit the game from inside the game itself. Use steam overlay or the client itself to force quit the game
I wish Valve or Falcom/NISA/PH3 will do something about the quitting problem. The custom launch option is set because I don't want to deal with the problem if it does come to me and ruin my progress.
Works as great as Trails of Cold Steel III
Save data from previous games aren't detected automatically. In order to do that do the following:
Make sure you have run the game at least once. There are two methods you can do to be able to link previous games clear data.
Method 1: Copy the previous games save directory into Cold Steel 4's save directory. The location should be at $HOME/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/1198090/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/Saved Games/Falcom
Method 2: Use symlink
- In the terminal change directory to $HOME/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/1198090/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/Saved Games/Falcom
- For Cold Steel 1 Save Data: ln -s $HOME/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/538680/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/Saved\ Games/FALCOM/ed8 .
- For Cold Steel 2 Save Data: ln -s $HOME/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/748490/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/Saved\ Games/FALCOM/ed8_2 .
- For Cold Steel 3 Save Data: ln -s $HOME/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/991270/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/Saved\ Games/Falcom/
Cannot quit the game from the main menu. Use steam overlay or the client to force close the game.
It has been running flawlessly ever since the new patch that also adds official English option
Other than the save file problem this game works flawlessly
The game allows you to load clear data from Trails from Zero. But it doesn't work seamlessly. Here's how to load Zero's clear data to Azure:
- Find the Zero save directory in: $HOME/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/1668510/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/Saved Games/Falcom/
- Copy that save directory to $HOME//.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/1668520/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/Saved Games/Falcom/
Make sure you've run Trails to Azure once to create the prefix
7.0rc6-GE-1 GloriousEggroll
The game only has XBox for its controller layout. Though This is more from the game itself rather than proton.
Playable. There is the issue with audio, but restarting the game will work if that happen.
7.0rc6-GE-1 GloriousEggroll
After some time playing the audio suddenly disappear
It happen as soon as the audio disappear
Works perfectly fine out of the box
The game has a feature where you can import save data from Mask of Deception. But the game can't detect the save data unless you copied the save data from it to the Mask of Truth save data location
cd $HOME/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata
cp -r 1149550/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/Documents/AQUAPLUS/* 1151440/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/Documents/AQUAPLUS/
Works flawlessly
since this is an anime styled game I would expect problem when video is playing, but nothing like that happening. And the game works amazingly out of the box.
Works great out of the box with minor issue mentioned
The time played shown as 00:00:00
The game crashed after the title fades
The game uses controller glyph even though I had none connected
The videos aren't playing
PROTON_USE_WINED3D=1 %command%
Follow the steps here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/2052410/discussions/0/4034726433726697483/
Using Mod to change the button layout to a PS buttons
If you for some reason pressed a keyboard key when using the controller, it switches to Keyboard and Mouse control without a clear way to change back to gamepad
Before recent update on Proton Experimental, this game can't be played on my setup for some reason
gamescope -e --expose-wayland --adaptive-sync -- gamemoderun mangohud %command%
The default input configuration isn't mapped properly
The game took a long time to load
Since the game is recommended to be played using gamepad, I have to downvote playing out of the box because it's not mapped properly in my case
Applying PS button icon mods
Since I use PS controller, I use PS Button icon mod to match it
how can you enjoy the game when it crashed right at final boss?
text come out of the text box
I used PS4 Controller and the input map didn't work properly
The game crashed when I reach the final boss
Without tinkering, the game plays with black and white texture all over the screen. Also the control map is messed up.
PROTON_USE_WINED3D=1 %command%
What displayed on the screen and what to pressed does not match. Need to be reconfigured manually
With better hardware finally can fight the final boss. But decides to replay the whole game anyway.
gamescope -e -h 720 -H 1080 -U -f -- %command%
The game starts in windowed mode maximized. The game stretches out of display. Solved by unmaximizing the window
6.16-GE-1 GloriousEggroll
At the current proton version provided by steam (6.3), the game can work but the video won't play. with proton GE version I used in this report, the video works without any tinkering needed
