Just Cause 2

Just Cause 2

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jigg 16 Jan, 2024 @ 8:01pm
Steam deck FIX!!!!!
1. Turn on steam deck
2. Download just cause 2
3. switch over to desktop mode after jc2 install
4. open the discover store
5. download an app called protontricks
6. run protontricks
7. find jc2 and click on it(if you get a msg about updating winetricks just click ok)
8. a window will pop up with the option "select the default wine prefix" hit ok
9. next window select "install a windows DLL or component" hit okay
10. find "d3dcompiler_47" check the box to the left and hit okay

enjoy


ps: if you have a copy of Renegade Ops its the same process except you select "d3dcompiler_42" and "d3dcompiler_47". <3
Last edited by jigg; 16 Jan, 2024 @ 8:34pm
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Jtwizzle 17 Jan, 2024 @ 2:03pm 
https://www.protondb.com/app/8190 Great website for these fixes.
WhiteBrazilian 15 Feb, 2024 @ 10:35am 
worked like a charm. Also, i'm very new to this linux proton thing. What does that app do? Does it install windows stuff on linux?
Brent 15 Mar, 2024 @ 6:43pm 
Yooo tried this and just cause 2 was able to play just perfectly on steam deck, thank you so much!
Helen Keller 24 Mar, 2024 @ 4:50am 
Originally posted by WhiteBrazilian:
worked like a charm. Also, i'm very new to this linux proton thing. What does that app do? Does it install windows stuff on linux?
In Linux, some games don't work natively with the Proton that Steam supplies (Proton is the main way Linux players play Windows-only games). Protontricks adds a few options that can often work around problems that native Proton doesn't fix.
The Deck runs Arch Linux, so when a game won't run natively on Proton (whether current or previous versions -- though I find previous versions will often fix most games), then you'll need Protontricks.
(Also related: reviews and lots of workaround for Steam games on Linux and the Deck can be found at protondb.com.)
shnick1980 14 May, 2024 @ 5:54pm 
Has not worked for me. Upon first installation I already had what I needed from Protontricks and it still didn't work.

Uninstalled and reinstalled, and now no matter what I do Protontricks only gives me an error message when selecting Just Cause 2

Tried every other suggested solution, from adding -dx11 to the launch commands to using various GE-Protons to copying a complete install folder of the game from my PC.

Nothing's worked. The furthest I can get is the game's copyright screen before it crashes.
GooMan 18 Aug, 2024 @ 10:22pm 
Originally posted by shnick1980:
Has not worked for me. Upon first installation I already had what I needed from Protontricks and it still didn't work.

Uninstalled and reinstalled, and now no matter what I do Protontricks only gives me an error message when selecting Just Cause 2

Tried every other suggested solution, from adding -dx11 to the launch commands to using various GE-Protons to copying a complete install folder of the game from my PC.

Nothing's worked. The furthest I can get is the game's copyright screen before it crashes.

This is a problem if you are on the beta branch of updates for the steam deck apparently. It should work if you go back to the stable version.
DoktorTrask 2 Oct, 2024 @ 5:37am 
Something strange with the steam version, game didn't run with the tricks but after i copy a no cd patch for this game (remember it is a steam version) and try everything again, it runs.
Last edited by DoktorTrask; 2 Oct, 2024 @ 5:41am
shnick1980 12 Dec, 2024 @ 6:51pm 
Originally posted by GooMan:
Originally posted by shnick1980:
Has not worked for me. Upon first installation I already had what I needed from Protontricks and it still didn't work.

Uninstalled and reinstalled, and now no matter what I do Protontricks only gives me an error message when selecting Just Cause 2

Tried every other suggested solution, from adding -dx11 to the launch commands to using various GE-Protons to copying a complete install folder of the game from my PC.

Nothing's worked. The furthest I can get is the game's copyright screen before it crashes.

This is a problem if you are on the beta branch of updates for the steam deck apparently. It should work if you go back to the stable version.

Nope. I’m on the Stable branch. Just tried it again months later. Clean reinstalled the game, Protontricks still returns an error message. Game still won’t launch on Deck.
Last edited by shnick1980; 12 Dec, 2024 @ 6:51pm
shnick1980 12 Dec, 2024 @ 6:53pm 
Um…never mind…now it seems to just work out of the box if I use Proton Experimental…
SLP 26 Dec, 2024 @ 6:06pm 
I just try EVERYTHING, what I can find, and it still not launched (
Doesn’t work, stuck at “Updating executable.”
GS 3 Jan @ 6:23am 
yep same. game is totally broken on steamdeck
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