I have Linux Mint PC, build with good hardware, running the latest version of Linux Mint 21.3 LTS. Ryzen 3800X, RTX 3080, 16GB RAM, M.2 SSD hard drive. Computer works perfectly. I have many years of Linux experience. You Tube sound is perfect, as is mp3 music... The sound is set up and works perfectly.
Steam is installed along with the require Linux dependencies. 7 Days to die is installed via Linux Steam. EAX is turned off. Using the option of "Forcing the use of a specific Steam Play compatibility tool is on and the tool is Proton8.0.5. This forces the game to run in native Windows mode, which makes it much more compatible with MODS, than running the Linux compiled game code.
The game loads normally, but there is no sound, none at all. I have gone into the audio options and tried every combination of options that are there. Nothing works. No sound.
If I exit the game and load You Tube immediately afterward, You Tube sound is present. The issue is specific to this game running in Linux. Does anyone have any idea why sound doesn't work when using this in Proton compatibility mode instead of native Linux mode?