Valve Corporation new release of the project , which is based on the developments of the Wine project and aims to enable the launch of gaming applications created for Windows on Linux, available in the Steam catalog. The project's developments under the BSD license.
Proton allows the direct launch of gaming applications supplied only for Windows in the Linux Steam client. The package includes an implementation of DirectX 9/10/11 (based on the package ) and DirectX 12 (based on ), which operates through translating DirectX calls into the Vulkan API, provides enhanced support for game controllers, and allows full-screen mode usage regardless of supported screen resolutions in games.
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- The layer updated to version 1.5, which merges with the codebase of the D9VK project and brings support for Direct3D 9. Thus, DirectX 9, 10, and 11 in Proton are implemented based on DXVK, while Direct3D 12 is based on ;
- Ensured compatibility with the latest update of the game GTA5;
- Support has been reinstated for mouse cursor movement with keyboard buttons;
- Resolved the issue with cursor lag during long-running game sessions.
Source: opennet.ru
