Aquaria on Steam for Linux closes during first load

[sunnybubblegum]

I just bought Aquaria on Steam for Linux, but am unable to play it. When I launch it, the game enters fullscreen, and I see the loading bar. But before it finishes loading, the program closes.

I've tried disabling Steam Community In-Game, as well as launching with the '-windowed' applaunch option. But to no avail; the game behaves no differently.

Further, any other windows I had open on the desktop (a browser usually) will be resized to either fullscreen or small (640 x 480-ish), and repositioned to one corner.

I've included the terminal output below.

It seems others have experienced this problem in the Steam for Linux forums (http://steamcommunity.com/app/221410/discussions/0/846939071125117716/) and on Valve's Github page (https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/issues/531), yet I could not seem to find a solution.

Thank you for your assistance, and I greatly look forward to being able to play Aquaria!


Terminal output (launching Steam/Aquaria directly):

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nicholas@nicholas-RK574AA-ABA-a1730n:~$ steam -applaunch 24420
Running Steam on ubuntu 12.04 32-bit
STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled automatically
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1361398000_client)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1361398000_client)
unlinked 0 orphaned pipes
GLib-GIO-Message: Using the 'memory' GSettings backend.  Your settings will not be saved or shared with other applications.
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1361398000_client)
[0222/004607:WARNING:proxy_service.cc(646)] PAC support disabled because there is no system implementation
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1361398000_client)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1361398000_client)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1361398000_client)
Generating new string page texture 7: 128x256, total string texture memory is 131.07 KB
Generating new string page texture 8: 48x256, total string texture memory is 180.22 KB
Generating new string page texture 9: 256x256, total string texture memory is 442.37 KB
Generating new string page texture 10: 64x256, total string texture memory is 507.90 KB
Generating new string page texture 11: 16x256, total string texture memory is 524.29 KB
Generating new string page texture 12: 24x256, total string texture memory is 548.86 KB
Generating new string page texture 13: 32x256, total string texture memory is 581.63 KB
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1361398000_client)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1361398000_client)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1361398000_client)
`menu_proxy_module_load': /home/nicholas/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam: undefined symbol: menu_proxy_module_load

(steam:13083): Gtk-WARNING **: Failed to load type module: (null)

Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1361398000_client)
Generating new string page texture 15: 384x256, total string texture memory is 974.85 KB
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roaming config store loaded successfully - 2373 bytes.
migrating temporary roaming config store
ExecCommandLine: "/home/nicholas/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam -applaunch 24420"
System startup time: 19.03 seconds
Failed to load installscript /home/nicholas/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/common/Aquaria/installscript.vdf
Game update: AppID 24420 "Aquaria", ProcID 13132, IP 0.0.0.0:0
Setting breakpad minidump AppID = 24420
Steam_SetMinidumpSteamID:  Caching Steam ID:  76561198042026480 [API loaded no]
saving roaming config store to 'sharedconfig.vdf'
roaming config store 2 saved successfully
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(gameoverlayui)/version(20130219161018_client)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(gameoverlayui)/version(1.0_client)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(gameoverlayui)/version(1.0_client)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(gameoverlayui)/version(1.0_client)
GLib-GIO-Message: Using the 'memory' GSettings backend.  Your settings will not be saved or shared with other applications.
[0222/004628:WARNING:proxy_service.cc(646)] PAC support disabled because there is no system implementation
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
Game removed: AppID 24420 "Aquaria", ProcID 13134
saving roaming config store to 'sharedconfig.vdf'
roaming config store 2 saved successfully
Running Steam on ubuntu 12.04 32-bit
STEAM_RUNTIME has been set by the user to: /home/nicholas/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime
ExecCommandLine: "/home/nicholas/.steam/root/ubuntu12_32/steam steam://open/driverhelperready"
ExecSteamURL: "steam://open/driverhelperready"


System information:

Processor Information:
    Vendor:  AuthenticAMD
    Speed: 2400 Mhz
    2 logical processors
    2 physical processors
    HyperThreading:  Unsupported
    FCMOV:  Supported
    SSE2:  Supported
    SSE3:  Supported
    SSSE3:  Supported
    SSE4a:  Unsupported
    SSE41:  Unsupported
    SSE42:  Unsupported
   
Network Information:
    Network Speed: 
   
Operating System Version:
    Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS (32 bit)
    Kernel Name:  Linux
    Kernel Version:  3.2.0-38-generic-pae
    X Server Vendor:  The X.Org Foundation
    X Server Release:  11103000
    X Window Manager:  Compiz
    Steam Runtime Version:  <Runtime enabled>
   
Video Card:
    Driver:  NVIDIA Corporation GeForce GT 240/PCIe/SSE2/3DNOW!

    Driver Version:  3.3.0 NVIDIA 310.14
    Desktop Color Depth: 24 bits per pixel
    Monitor Refresh Rate: 59 Hz
    VendorID:  0x10de
    DeviceID:  0xca3
    Number of Monitors:  1
    Number of Logical Video Cards:  1
    Primary Display Resolution:  1680 x 1050
    Desktop Resolution: 1680 x 1050
    Primary Display Size: 17.09" x 10.63"  (20.12" diag)
                                            43.4cm x 27.0cm  (51.1cm diag)
    Primary Bus: PCI Express 16x
    Primary VRAM: 1024 MB
    Supported MSAA Modes:  2x 4x 8x 16x
   
Sound card:
    Audio device: Realtek ALC888
   
Memory:
    RAM:  4027 Mb
   
Miscellaneous:
    UI Language:  English
    LANG:  en_CA.UTF-8
    Microphone:  Not set
    Total Hard Disk Space Available:  148342 Mb
    Largest Free Hard Disk Block:  71049 Mb
   
Installed software:
   
Recent Failure Reports:
    Thu Feb 21 10:40:44 2013 GMT: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20130221044043_1.dmp'', upload yes: ''CrashID=bp-81ebe255-372f-4284-9245-13f6e2130221''
    Thu Feb 21 10:40:44 2013 GMT: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20130221044044_2.dmp'', upload yes: ''CrashID=bp-b3927cb6-618b-453e-920f-bb7c02130221''
    Thu Feb 21 10:54:20 2013 GMT: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20130221045418_1.dmp'', upload yes: ''CrashID=bp-43b3ecf5-be3a-4ba6-b092-d74a32130221''

[False.Genesis]

Use a non-steam version for the time being, aka. http://www.bit-blot.com/forum/index.php?topic=4313.0

I've successfully helped someone on IRC with the same problem about 1-2 weeks ago.

[sunnybubblegum]

Thanks for your help! This worked, and I'm now able to play the game. Granted, it is a native version and not a Steam version.

Do you have any idea if the developers are optimizing Aquaria to work through Steam?

Thanks again.

[False.Genesis]

Do you have any idea if the developers are optimizing Aquaria to work through Steam?

Define "optimize". Afaik there isn't any change except slap the steam interface on it, but someone correct me if I'm wrong, I haven't tried steam on linux yet (as I'm avoiding steam in general).
[EDIT: Sure, there are fancy achievements. But that's the only addition iirc.]

The reason for the crashes is probably either a derp in steam, or an overlook on the side of Ryan C. Gordon who did first the non-steam and now the steam Aquaria linux ports (which is rather unlikely because his ports are awesome).

But note that the code base for both steam versions is pretty old, and unless a bunch of fixes from the open source version were added to the linux version (and I haven't heard so), it will have some problems with mods (unable to find some mod asset files etc.) and other things.

Hope someone can give better infos though.