Valve Corporation First release of the new branch 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 DirectX call translation to the Vulkan API, provides enhanced support for game controllers and the ability to use fullscreen mode regardless of the resolutions supported in the games. To improve performance for multithreaded games, mechanisms like(Eventfd Synchronization) and«.
In :
- Resolved issues with the Electronic Arts Origin launcher and the game Jedi Fallen Order performance.
- Fixed crashes when launching Grand Theft Auto V Online.
- Addressed Denuvo DRM failures when launching games Just Cause 3 and Batman Arkham Knight.
- The DXVK layer, providing an implementation of DXGI (DirectX Graphics Infrastructure), Direct3D 9, 10, and 11, operating through the translation of calls to the Vulkan API, has been updated to release ;
- Improved performance of screen resolution emulation.
- Enhanced performance of the game Monster Hunter World.
- Eliminated loss of focus due to mouse cursor issues in the game Ryse: Son of Rome.
- Reduced game launch times.
Source: opennet.ru
