A supposed solution to fix this entire problem was found on the lutris forums to fix the problem without messing with the folder and without bypassing the launcher. If someone could test and report back that would be great. (I’m still reinstalling.)
You need to add the following two libraries to your wine configuration: api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0 and ucrtbase.
How-to: Right-click the game and select “Wine configuration” then go to the Libraries tab and add the libraries from the drop-down.