Launching FA on Linux issue

Hi! I recently tried installing Steam on my Ubuntu 18.08 Linux machine and followed the instructions under https://wiki.faforever.com/index.php?title=Setting_Up_FAF_Linux#Install_using_native_Steam . Things seemed fine and FA was launched but it immediately crashed with the following error message:

CD3DDeviceResources::DevResInitResources: Unable to load effect file /effects/cartographic.fx

Program : Z:\home\ponk\.local\share\Steam\steamapps\common\Supreme Commander Forged Alliance\bin\SupremeCommander.exe
Cmd line arguments : /windowed 1024 768

Callstack:
    unavailable.

Last 100 lines of log...

info: checking C:\users\steamuser\My Documents\My Games\Gas Powered Games\Supreme Commander Forged Alliance\mods
info: checking C:\users\steamuser\My Documents\My Games\Gas Powered Games\Supreme Commander Forged Alliance\maps
info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\ponk\.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\ambience.scd', mounted as '/'
info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\ponk\.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\editor.scd', mounted as '/'
info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\ponk\.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\effects.scd', mounted as '/'
info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\ponk\.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\env.scd', mounted as '/'
info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\ponk\.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\loc_us.scd', mounted as '/'
info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\ponk\.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\lua.scd', mounted as '/'
info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\ponk\.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\meshes.scd', mounted as '/'
info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\ponk\.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\mods.scd', mounted as '/'
info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\ponk\.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\mohodata.scd', mounted as '/'
info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\ponk\.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\moholua.scd', mounted as '/'
info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\ponk\.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\objects.scd', mounted as '/'
info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\ponk\.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\projectiles.scd', mounted as '/'
info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\ponk\.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\props.scd', mounted as '/'
info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\ponk\.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\schook.scd', mounted as '/'
info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\ponk\.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\skins.scd', mounted as '/'
info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\ponk\.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\textures.scd', mounted as '/'
info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\ponk\.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\units.scd', mounted as '/'
info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\ponk\.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance', mounted as '/'
warning: Can't open lua file "Z:\home\ponk\.local\share\Steam\steamapps\common\Supreme Commander Forged Alliance\bin\..\Installed.Prefs"
warning: unable to load Installed.Prefs; using empty initial prefs
info: Hooked /lua/userInit.lua with /schook/lua/userInit.lua
info: Hooked /lua/globalInit.lua with /schook/lua/globalInit.lua
warning: SND: Error retrieving XACT COM interface. Unknown XACT Error
warning: SND: Error retrieving XACT COM interface. Unknown XACT Error
warning: SND: Error retrieving XACT COM interface. Unknown XACT Error
debug: Loading module '\000/lua/sim/buffdefinitions.lua\000'
debug: Loading module '\000/lua/sim/adjacencybuffs.lua\000'
debug: Loading module '\000/lua/sim/adjacencybufffunctions.lua\000'
debug: Loading module '\000/lua/sim/cheatbuffs.lua\000'
info: adding font file /fonts/arial.ttf
info: adding font file /fonts/arialbd.ttf
info: adding font file /fonts/arialbi.ttf
info: adding font file /fonts/ariali.ttf
info: adding font file /fonts/arialn.ttf
info: adding font file /fonts/arialnb.ttf
info: adding font file /fonts/arialnbi.ttf
info: adding font file /fonts/arialni.ttf
info: adding font file /fonts/ariblk.ttf
info: adding font file /fonts/arlrdbd.ttf
info: adding font file /fonts/butterbe.ttf
info: adding font file /fonts/vdub.ttf
info: adding font file /fonts/wintermu.ttf
info: adding font file /fonts/zeroes_3.ttf
debug: Loading module '\000/lua/keymap/keynames.lua\000'
debug: Loading module '\000/lua/keymap/keymapper.lua\000'
debug: Loading module '\000/lua/user/prefs.lua\000'
debug: Loading module '\000/lua/options/optionslogic.lua\000'
debug: Loading module '\000/lua/keymap/defaultkeymap.lua\000'
debug: Loading module '\000/lua/keymap/keyactions.lua\000'
debug: Loading module '\000/lua/options/options.lua\000'
warning: z:\home\ponk\.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\effects.scd\effects\cartographic.fx: unable to compile effect: z:\home\ponk\.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\effects.scd\effects\cartographic.fx reason: unknown error

what is the best way to troubleshoot this? Thank you!

have u started fa normally on ur pc since u restarted? sometimes i will crash if i have not loaded normal fa

I have not tried running FA on Linux before so this is my first time trying.

ah ok, try just running fa from steam with proton then launching. Might not be the issue but its worth a try.

Yeah I am using Proton 5 already to launch FA as per the linked guide. Just hoping someone who is currently playing on Linux can share their setup!

sorry, i use linux for faf all the time but i do not recognize the error. Are u sure u provided the correct file path to the client?

How do you set up FA? I did not have to provide any path -- just launch Steam on Linux and then try to launch supcom FA and failing.

Looks like https://www.reddit.com/r/supremecommander/comments/oo72rf/comment/h71cak1/ has the answer to this exact issue!