nefariousjosiah/WWE-SVR2008-RECOMP v1.0.1

v1.0.1 (hotfix)

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WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 running natively on Windows, and on Linux and the Steam Deck through Proton: the game's code recompiled for PC, with a native renderer. 60 fps, up to 4K; 720p at 60 fps on the Steam Deck.

v1.0.1 (hotfix): no startup crash on built-in AMD graphics

• Fixed: the game crashing right at startup on built-in AMD graphics on Windows (handhelds like the ROG Ally X, and laptops with "AMD Radeon(TM) Graphics"), in both Direct3D 12 and Vulkan. It was reported on SvR 2010, which shares this renderer. The renderer put the game's static geometry in a special shared-memory heap whenever the graphics driver offered it, and on those chips that crashed at the first frame. It now uses the normal upload heap, the same one desktop graphics cards always use. On built-in graphics both live in the same memory anyway, so nothing is lost. (For testing, it can still be turned back on with bd_geometry_gpu_upload = true in the config.)

Updating: on v0.2 or newer, open the settings menu, go down to Update and press A twice; your saves are kept and backed up first. On v0.1, download the zip below and extract it over your folder (your .iso and userdata stay where they are).

You need your own copy of the game: a disc image (.iso, about 7.8 GB) of your own SvR 2008 disc, USA / Europe release. None of the disc's files are in this download, and this project does not condone piracy.

Download

SVR2008-NATIVE.zip under Assets below (not Source code, which is the developer source).

Windows

1. Extract the zip into a folder of its own (for example C:\Games\SVR2008-NATIVE).
2. Copy your .iso into that folder, next to svr2008.exe.
3. Run svr2008.exe (if Windows warns, More info > Run anyway). The game finds the disc image by itself and starts.

A controller is recommended: keyboard controls are included but not tested yet.

Linux / Steam Deck (Proton)

Extract the zip, copy your .iso into that folder next to svr2008.exe, add svr2008.exe to Steam as a non-Steam game with Proton Experimental, and start it (from Game Mode on the Deck). Step by step: README.