PoE 2 FMOD failed to init. Error 51 on steam deck!! Help please!!

I have over 1000 hours on steam deck playing PoE2. This has happened once before while loading the game. When i hit play it loads and then that error pops up and closes the game. I fixed it for a short period before by reverting latest steam deck OS update. Now it is doing it and that isn’t fixing it, i have messed with all the audio options on desktop mode and gaming mode, tried them all, turned them all off, tried external audio devices, uninstalled and reinstalled the game, tried new and old OS updates, verified files, and i am completely lost on what to do. I am very sad as it is my only means to play at the moment and it played well for me whenever it could. I want to play the new third edict so bad and cannot. Can anyone that has found a solution to fix this dang thing please help out? I’m not too hip on going through files and doing stuff on the desktop mode but if i am pointed in right direction or shown where to go and what to do i could figure it out. thanks so much.

i’m also not sure on how to update, do advanced individual things such as if you can update any audio drivers on the steam deck as well, i assume they come with the OS updates. Thanks anyone that can help!