To my knowledge this game should work now with CrossOver 20 supporting DX11 but I can't even get the launcher to appear I only get "Application has generated an exception that could not be handled".
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To my knowledge this game should work now with CrossOver 20 supporting DX11 but I can't even get the launcher to appear I only get "Application has generated an exception that could not be handled".
seems to work on wine, i tried a wine tutorial, but still doesn't work on crossover 20 :(
https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/9rw3fo/elite_dangerous_running_on_wine/
update:
got it working using some info from lutris https://lutris.net/games/install/10864/view
the binary works, but it doesn't connect because the authentication is done via EDlaunch.exe which is a crappy frontend based on internet explorer, you need internet explorer 8 apparently to get it working, I could install internet explorer 8 which I was able to install in a separate container using this info https://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/crossover/forum/internet-explorer-8?msg=130178, but that container doesn't seem to like the latest directx vsc runtime etc...
another way could be skip EDlaunch.exe and do the authentication somehow? this is as far as i could go.
I too receive an when trying to run Elite Dangerous via Steam:
In a window called "Error during application startup" the error appears as follows:
Exception initializing application:
Could not load file or assembly 'System.Web.Extensions, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=[some letters and numbers that I'm not sure are important]' or one of its dependencies. File not found.
I haven't the faintest clue how to remedy this.
To Sam Hill : 'System.Web.Extensions, Version=4.0.0.0 ...' error message means that Microsoft .Net 4 is required.
As of 2021-03, this game requires Microsoft .Net v4.5.2 or +.
Small update:
got it working until the main screen
used a tool called MinEdLauncher.exe downloadable from github. this is an alternative cmd line interface to the Frontier ED default game launcher, this doesn't require an installation of ie8 (which is the main reason the default game launcher won't work).
after launching it seems to run until it stays on the main screen forever.
warn: D3D11CoreCreateDevice: Adapter is not a DXVK adapter
info: Game: EliteDangerous64.exe
info: DXVK: v1.5.1-8-g7443ead4
info: Found built-in config:
info: Effective configuration:
info: dxgi.customVendorId = 10de
info: Built-in extension providers:
info: Win32 WSI
info: OpenVR
warn: OpenVR: Failed to locate module
info: Enabled instance extensions:
info: VK_KHR_get_physical_device_properties2
info: VK_KHR_surface
info: VK_KHR_win32_surface
info: D3D11CoreCreateDevice: Probing D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_11_1
info: D3D11CoreCreateDevice: Probing D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_11_0
info: D3D11CoreCreateDevice: Using feature level D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_11_0
info: Device properties:
info: Device name: : AMD Radeon Pro 555
info: Driver version : 0.2.1908
info: Enabled device extensions:
info: VK_EXT_host_query_reset
info: VK_EXT_shader_stencil_export
info: VK_EXT_shader_viewport_index_layer
info: VK_EXT_vertex_attribute_divisor
info: VK_KHR_create_renderpass2
info: VK_KHR_dedicated_allocation
info: VK_KHR_depth_stencil_resolve
info: VK_KHR_descriptor_update_template
info: VK_KHR_driver_properties
info: VK_KHR_get_memory_requirements2
info: VK_KHR_image_format_list
info: VK_KHR_maintenance1
info: VK_KHR_maintenance2
info: VK_KHR_sampler_mirror_clamp_to_edge
info: VK_KHR_shader_draw_parameters
info: VK_KHR_swapchain
info: Device features:
info: robustBufferAccess : 1
info: fullDrawIndexUint32 : 1
info: imageCubeArray : 1
info: independentBlend : 1
info: geometryShader : 1
info: tessellationShader : 1
info: sampleRateShading : 1
info: dualSrcBlend : 1
info: logicOp : 0
info: multiDrawIndirect : 1
info: drawIndirectFirstInstance : 1
info: depthClamp : 1
info: depthBiasClamp : 1
info: fillModeNonSolid : 1
info: depthBounds : 0
info: multiViewport : 1
info: samplerAnisotropy : 1
info: textureCompressionBC : 1
info: occlusionQueryPrecise : 1
info: pipelineStatisticsQuery : 0
info: vertexPipelineStoresAndAtomics : 0
info: fragmentStoresAndAtomics : 1
info: shaderImageGatherExtended : 1
info: shaderStorageImageExtendedFormats : 1
info: shaderStorageImageReadWithoutFormat : 1
info: shaderStorageImageWriteWithoutFormat : 1
info: shaderClipDistance : 1
info: shaderCullDistance : 1
info: shaderFloat64 : 0
info: shaderInt64 : 0
info: variableMultisampleRate : 0
info: VK_EXT_conditional_rendering
info: conditionalRendering : 0
info: VK_EXT_depth_clip_enable
info: depthClipEnable : 0
info: VK_EXT_host_query_reset
info: hostQueryReset : 1
info: VK_EXT_memory_priority
info: memoryPriority : 0
info: VK_EXT_shader_demote_to_helper_invocation
info: shaderDemoteToHelperInvocation : 0
info: VK_EXT_transform_feedback
info: transformFeedback : 0
info: geometryStreams : 0
info: VK_EXT_vertex_attribute_divisor
info: vertexAttributeInstanceRateDivisor : 1
info: vertexAttributeInstanceRateZeroDivisor : 1
info: Queue families:
info: Graphics : 0
info: Transfer : 0
info: DXVK: Read 35 valid state cache entries
info: DXVK: Using 5 compiler threads
warn: D3D11CoreCreateDevice: Adapter is not a DXVK adapter
info: Game: EliteDangerous64.exe
info: DXVK: v1.5.1-8-g7443ead4
info: Found built-in config:
info: Effective configuration:
info: dxgi.customVendorId = 10de
info: Built-in extension providers:
info: Win32 WSI
info: OpenVR
warn: OpenVR: Failed to locate module
info: Enabled instance extensions:
info: VK_KHR_get_physical_device_properties2
info: VK_KHR_surface
info: VK_KHR_win32_surface
info: D3D11CoreCreateDevice: Probing D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_11_0
info: D3D11CoreCreateDevice: Using feature level D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_11_0
info: Device properties:
info: Device name: : AMD Radeon Pro 555
info: Driver version : 0.2.1908
info: Enabled device extensions:
info: VK_EXT_host_query_reset
info: VK_EXT_shader_stencil_export
info: VK_EXT_shader_viewport_index_layer
info: VK_EXT_vertex_attribute_divisor
info: VK_KHR_create_renderpass2
info: VK_KHR_dedicated_allocation
info: VK_KHR_depth_stencil_resolve
info: VK_KHR_descriptor_update_template
info: VK_KHR_driver_properties
info: VK_KHR_get_memory_requirements2
info: VK_KHR_image_format_list
info: VK_KHR_maintenance1
info: VK_KHR_maintenance2
info: VK_KHR_sampler_mirror_clamp_to_edge
info: VK_KHR_shader_draw_parameters
info: VK_KHR_swapchain
info: Device features:
info: robustBufferAccess : 1
info: fullDrawIndexUint32 : 1
info: imageCubeArray : 1
info: independentBlend : 1
info: geometryShader : 1
info: tessellationShader : 1
info: sampleRateShading : 1
info: dualSrcBlend : 1
info: logicOp : 0
info: multiDrawIndirect : 1
info: drawIndirectFirstInstance : 1
info: depthClamp : 1
info: depthBiasClamp : 1
info: fillModeNonSolid : 1
info: depthBounds : 0
info: multiViewport : 1
info: samplerAnisotropy : 1
info: textureCompressionBC : 1
info: occlusionQueryPrecise : 1
info: pipelineStatisticsQuery : 0
info: vertexPipelineStoresAndAtomics : 0
info: fragmentStoresAndAtomics : 1
info: shaderImageGatherExtended : 1
info: shaderStorageImageExtendedFormats : 1
info: shaderStorageImageReadWithoutFormat : 1
info: shaderStorageImageWriteWithoutFormat : 1
info: shaderClipDistance : 1
info: shaderCullDistance : 1
info: shaderFloat64 : 0
info: shaderInt64 : 0
info: variableMultisampleRate : 0
info: VK_EXT_conditional_rendering
info: conditionalRendering : 0
info: VK_EXT_depth_clip_enable
info: depthClipEnable : 0
info: VK_EXT_host_query_reset
info: hostQueryReset : 1
info: VK_EXT_memory_priority
info: memoryPriority : 0
info: VK_EXT_shader_demote_to_helper_invocation
info: shaderDemoteToHelperInvocation : 0
info: VK_EXT_transform_feedback
info: transformFeedback : 0
info: geometryStreams : 0
info: VK_EXT_vertex_attribute_divisor
info: vertexAttributeInstanceRateDivisor : 1
info: vertexAttributeInstanceRateZeroDivisor : 1
info: Queue families:
info: Graphics : 0
info: Transfer : 0
info: DXVK: Read 35 valid state cache entries
info: DXVK: Using 5 compiler threads
warn: D3D11CoreCreateDevice: Adapter is not a DXVK adapter
info: Game: EliteDangerous64.exe
info: DXVK: v1.5.1-8-g7443ead4
info: Found built-in config:
info: Effective configuration:
info: dxgi.customVendorId = 10de
info: Built-in extension providers:
info: Win32 WSI
info: OpenVR
warn: OpenVR: Failed to locate module
info: Enabled instance extensions:
info: VK_KHR_get_physical_device_properties2
info: VK_KHR_surface
info: VK_KHR_win32_surface
info: D3D11CoreCreateDevice: Probing D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_11_0
info: D3D11CoreCreateDevice: Using feature level D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_11_0
info: Device properties:
info: Device name: : AMD Radeon Pro 555
info: Driver version : 0.2.1908
info: Enabled device extensions:
info: VK_EXT_host_query_reset
info: VK_EXT_shader_stencil_export
info: VK_EXT_shader_viewport_index_layer
info: VK_EXT_vertex_attribute_divisor
info: VK_KHR_create_renderpass2
info: VK_KHR_dedicated_allocation
info: VK_KHR_depth_stencil_resolve
info: VK_KHR_descriptor_update_template
info: VK_KHR_driver_properties
info: VK_KHR_get_memory_requirements2
info: VK_KHR_image_format_list
info: VK_KHR_maintenance1
info: VK_KHR_maintenance2
info: VK_KHR_sampler_mirror_clamp_to_edge
info: VK_KHR_shader_draw_parameters
info: VK_KHR_swapchain
info: Device features:
info: robustBufferAccess : 1
info: fullDrawIndexUint32 : 1
info: imageCubeArray : 1
info: independentBlend : 1
info: geometryShader : 1
info: tessellationShader : 1
info: sampleRateShading : 1
info: dualSrcBlend : 1
info: logicOp : 0
info: multiDrawIndirect : 1
info: drawIndirectFirstInstance : 1
info: depthClamp : 1
info: depthBiasClamp : 1
info: fillModeNonSolid : 1
info: depthBounds : 0
info: multiViewport : 1
info: samplerAnisotropy : 1
info: textureCompressionBC : 1
info: occlusionQueryPrecise : 1
info: pipelineStatisticsQuery : 0
info: vertexPipelineStoresAndAtomics : 0
info: fragmentStoresAndAtomics : 1
info: shaderImageGatherExtended : 1
info: shaderStorageImageExtendedFormats : 1
info: shaderStorageImageReadWithoutFormat : 1
info: shaderStorageImageWriteWithoutFormat : 1
info: shaderClipDistance : 1
info: shaderCullDistance : 1
info: shaderFloat64 : 0
info: shaderInt64 : 0
info: variableMultisampleRate : 0
info: VK_EXT_conditional_rendering
info: conditionalRendering : 0
info: VK_EXT_depth_clip_enable
info: depthClipEnable : 0
info: VK_EXT_host_query_reset
info: hostQueryReset : 1
info: VK_EXT_memory_priority
info: memoryPriority : 0
info: VK_EXT_shader_demote_to_helper_invocation
info: shaderDemoteToHelperInvocation : 0
info: VK_EXT_transform_feedback
info: transformFeedback : 0
info: geometryStreams : 0
info: VK_EXT_vertex_attribute_divisor
info: vertexAttributeInstanceRateDivisor : 1
info: vertexAttributeInstanceRateZeroDivisor : 1
info: Queue families:
info: Graphics : 0
info: Transfer : 0
info: DXVK: Read 35 valid state cache entries
info: DXVK: Using 5 compiler threads
info: Presenter: Actual swap chain properties:
info: Format: VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM
info: Present mode: VK_PRESENT_MODE_IMMEDIATE_KHR
info: Buffer size: 1024x640
info: Image count: 3
info: Exclusive FS: 1
info: Presenter: Actual swap chain properties:
info: Format: VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM
info: Present mode: VK_PRESENT_MODE_IMMEDIATE_KHR
info: Buffer size: 1024x640
info: Image count: 3
info: Exclusive FS: 1
info: DXGI: Setting display mode: 1680x1050@60
info: DXGI: Setting display mode: 1024x640@60
info: Presenter: Actual swap chain properties:
info: Format: VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM
info: Present mode: VK_PRESENT_MODE_FIFO_KHR
info: Buffer size: 1024x640
info: Image count: 3
info: Exclusive FS: 1
err: DxvkComputePipeline: Failed to compile pipeline
err: cs : CS_2df755e9d7a80cf37fb4de8c2ebbc4572e60e2e1this explain why it gets stuck, apparently vxdk handles that particular compute pipeline an also vulkan (it works on linux) the bottleneck here is that particular compute pipeline is not supported by MoltenVK (i suspect this is because Metal lacks that implementation in the first place).
Even if you get past the EDLauncher issue, ED uses "advanced" DX features that aren't supported by MoltenVK (yet?)
Long story short: We need to wait for a future update of the Metal + moltenVK, or just wait for a MoltenVK support patch that will emulate those features somehow.
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