The Lutris gaming platform, version 0.5.19, has been released, providing tools to simplify the installation, configuration and management of games in LinuxThe project code is written in Python and distributed under the GPLv3 license. Completed builds are available in flatpak format.
The project supports a catalog for quick searching and installation of gaming applications, allowing you to launch them with one click through a single interface. Linux games without worrying about installing dependencies and settings. Runtime components for launching games are supplied by the project and are not tied to the distribution used. The runtime is a distribution-independent set of libraries, including components from SteamOS and Ubuntu, as well as various additional libraries.
You can install games distributed through GOG, Steam, Epic Games Store, Battle.net, Amazon Games, Origin and Uplay. At the same time, Lutris itself acts only as an intermediary and does not sell games, therefore, for commercial games, the user must independently purchase the game in the corresponding service (free games can be launched with one click from the Lutris graphical interface).
Each game in Lutris is associated with a load script and a handler that describes the environment in which to launch the game. Including ready-made profiles with optimal settings for running games under Wine. In addition to Wine, games can be run using game console emulators such as RetroArch, Dosbox, FS-UAE, ScummVM, MESS/MAME and Dolphin.
Among the changes in the new version:
- Improved integration with Proton, a launcher package Windows-Games. When using Proton, the installation of DXVK, VKD3D, D3D Extras, and DDXVK-NVAPI, which are already provided by Proton, has been stopped. The "Enable Esync" and "Enable Fsync" settings are now passed to Proton. The D8VK layer, which translates Direct3D 8 to the Vulkan API, has been enabled.
- Added support for importing ROMs from Commodore 64 computers.
- An option has been added to the settings for setting the file path to the BIOS for the emulator used in libretro.
- Provided detection of release information via GOG and Itch.io services.
- In the MAME platform settings, a search field has been implemented to select the type of emulated device instead of a huge drop-down list.
Source: opennet.ru
