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reporting-bugs: Adjust emphasis
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Expand Up @@ -13,27 +13,26 @@ There are currently four runtimes available:
* [Steam Linux Runtime 4.0](https://gitlab.steamos.cloud/steamrt/steamrt/-/blob/steamrt/steamrt4/README.md)
(steamrt4),
[app ID 4183110](https://steamdb.info/app/4183110/)
is used to run official releases of Proton 11 or newer.
We expect it to be used for newer native Linux games in future.
is used to run official releases of Proton 11 or newer,
and newer native Linux games such as Maelstrom.

* [Steam Linux Runtime 3.0 (sniper)](https://gitlab.steamos.cloud/steamrt/steamrt/-/blob/steamrt/sniper/README.md),
[app ID 1628350](https://steamdb.info/app/1628350/)
is used to run official releases of Proton 8.0 to 10.0,
and increasingly many native Linux games such as
Dota 2, Endless Sky and Retroarch.
and some native Linux games such as Dota 2, Endless Sky and Retroarch.

* [Steam Linux Runtime 2.0 (soldier)](https://gitlab.steamos.cloud/steamrt/steamrt/-/blob/steamrt/soldier/README.md),
[app ID 1391110](https://steamdb.info/app/1391110/)
is used to run official releases of Proton versions 5.13 to 7.0.

It is also used to run native Linux games that target
It is also used to run older native Linux games that target
Steam Runtime 1 'scout', if the "Steam Linux Runtime 1.0 (scout)"
compatibility tool (formerly "Steam Linux Runtime") is selected for them.

* [Steam Linux Runtime 1.0 (scout)](https://gitlab.steamos.cloud/steamrt/steamrt/-/blob/steamrt/scout/README.md),
[app ID 1070560](https://steamdb.info/app/1070560/)
can be used on an opt-in basis to run native Linux games in a
container. It uses the same libraries as the traditional
is used to run older native Linux games.
It uses the same libraries as the legacy
`LD_LIBRARY_PATH` runtime, but instead of using them as an overlay
over the host machine, they are used as an overlay over a
Steam Runtime 2 'soldier' container.
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -99,7 +98,10 @@ log. The easiest way to get this is:
a Steam app ID for the game.

* For native Linux games that use scout, the version number in
`~/.steam/root/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime/version.txt` is also important
`steamapps/common/SteamLinuxRuntime/VERSIONS.txt`,
`steamapps/common/LegacySteamRuntime/steam-runtime/version.txt` or
`~/.steam/root/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime/version.txt`
can also be important

For Proton games, you can combine `STEAM_LINUX_RUNTIME_LOG=1` with
`PROTON_LOG=1` to capture a Proton log file too.
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