Standalone or NovaFix addon

PulseDepot’s Crux host option (under Game folder and install options) decides which build it installs:

Choice	What PulseDepot installs
Automatic (default)	The NovaFix addon when NovaFix is installed (`d3d9.dll` and `NovaFix.ini` beside the game executable), otherwise the standalone `version.dll`.
NovaFix addon (Crux.dll)	Always the addon, in NovaFix’s `addons` folder.
Standalone (version.dll)	Always the standalone build, beside the game executable.

The Crux host choice in PulseDepot

The d3d9.dll in the game folder belongs to NovaFix. PulseDepot never ships or changes it.

Either build works without extra steps. If another tool, such as an ASI loader, already owns version.dll, PulseDepot refuses to replace it: remove that file yourself, or choose NovaFix addon (Crux.dll).

Standalone: Proton uses Wine’s own version.dll unless you tell it otherwise. Set the game’s Steam launch options once:
```
WINEDLLOVERRIDES="version=n,b" %command%
```
Without this override Crux never loads.
NovaFix addon: keep whatever NovaFix itself needs. Crux adds no requirement.

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