Valve has released an update for the Proton project 8.0-5, based on the Wine codebase and aimed at ensuring the launch of games developed for Windows on Linux and available in the Steam catalog. The project's developments are distributed under the BSD license.
Proton allows for the direct launch of gaming applications in the Linux Steam client that are only supplied for Windows. The package includes implementations of DirectX 9/10/11 (based on the DXVK package) and DirectX 12 (based on vkd3d-proton), operating through the translation of DirectX calls into the Vulkan API, provides improved game controller support, and enables fullscreen mode regardless of the resolutions supported by the games. To enhance the performance of multithreaded games, support for mechanisms such as 'esync' (Eventfd Synchronization) and 'futex/fsync' is implemented.
Changes in the new version of Proton include:
- Support for High Dynamic Range (HDR) is provided on hardware that supports this technology (for example, HDR is supported on the Steam Deck OLED). The option to use HDR in games has been introduced:
- Resident Evil 2
- Resident Evil 3
- Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
- Resident Evil Village
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Mass Effect Legendary Edition
- Injustice 2
- Alan Wake 2
- Devil May Cry 5
- The DXVK layer, which translates calls to the Vulkan API, has been updated to version 2.3-21-g1b31aa5d. VKD3D-Proton, a branch of vkd3d created by Valve to improve Direct3D 12 support in Proton, has been updated to version 2.11-19-g0e681135. The dxvk-nvapi package has been updated to version 0.6.4-20-g0a7c48b. The Wine Mono engine with .NET platform implementation has been updated to release 8.1.0.
- Improved support for VKB Gladiator NXT Evo and Virpil Constellation ALPHA-R joysticks is enabled with the presence of the hidraw kernel module in the system.
- Support for the following games has been added:
- Grotesque Tactics: Evil Heroes
- Welcome to Princeland
- Red Tie Runner
- Simon the Sorcerer: 25th Anniversary Edition
- Assassin’s Creed Mirage
- Resolved issues in the following games:
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Forza Horizon 5
- Starfield
- Halo Infinite
- Witcher 3
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Resident Evil 2
- Crysis 2
- Crysis 3
- The Last of Us Part I
- Trivia Tricks
- Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster
- Final Fantasy VIII
- Freefall 3050AD
- LIGHTNING RETURNS: Final Fantasy XIII
- Final Fantasy XIII-2.
- Remnant: From The Ashes
- Deep Rock Galactic
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2
- Mighty Switch Force! Collection
- Aura: Fate of the Ages
- Project Cars 3
- Project Cars 2.
- Elite Dangerous
- Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2
- MareQuest: An Interactive Tail
- Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 4
- Aveyond 4: Shadow of the Mist.
- The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
- Idle Spiral
- NASCAR Heat 5
- DiRT Rally
- The Binding of Isaac
- Out of Ore.
- Support for nvapi has been added in the game Satisfactory.
- Memory leaks during video playback in VRchat while using AVPro have been fixed.
- The issue with switching games to another monitor in fullscreen mode in the Cinnamon desktop environment has been resolved.
Source: opennet.ru
