Wine-Staging has a big new update which brings in their CSMT (Command Stream Multithreading) support for DirectX 10 & 11. See their news here for the full details.
CSMT should enable games run in Wine to run better and closer to the level found in Windows directly. They do note, that right now their focus was on getting it working and it doesn't have some of the performance changes from the earlier version of CSMT.
They note that they know of a few more ways to increase performance, which will be worked on for future versions.
On top of this, here's some more changes:
- Support for some processor group functions.
- Various smaller bug fixes and improvements.
- More Shader Model 5 instructions.
- A number of improvements to MIME message handling.
- Line breaking improvements in DirectWrite.
- HID bus service now running by default.
- Direct2D rendering improvements. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
CSMT should enable games run in Wine to run better and closer to the level found in Windows directly. They do note, that right now their focus was on getting it working and it doesn't have some of the performance changes from the earlier version of CSMT.
They note that they know of a few more ways to increase performance, which will be worked on for future versions.
On top of this, here's some more changes:
- Support for some processor group functions.
- Various smaller bug fixes and improvements.
- More Shader Model 5 instructions.
- A number of improvements to MIME message handling.
- Line breaking improvements in DirectWrite.
- HID bus service now running by default.
- Direct2D rendering improvements. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Quoting: ArehandoroDid you add the DirectX and DirectInput DLL overrides in WineCfg as well? "Native" or "Native first" should work.Quoting: Cybolic[...]
I got it working using X360CE.[...]
Have tried to do so many times to not avail :/
Thanks though :)
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Arehandoro Feb 9, 2017
Quoting: CybolicQuoting: ArehandoroDid you add the DirectX and DirectInput DLL overrides in WineCfg as well? "Native" or "Native first" should work.Quoting: Cybolic[...]
I got it working using X360CE.[...]
Have tried to do so many times to not avail :/
Thanks though :)
I think I did but don't remember it 100% now, will check back home :) Thanks!
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Is there anybody here who could crank up Space Engineers and see if it works at all? I won't have access to my gaming rig anytime soon.
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Quoting: PlutonMasterI have problems with Unity3d games, like My Summer Car and Mr.President!:Same problem with Blackguards, it seems an initial lack of keyboard focus but returning to desktop with Alt-Tab and again to return in the game restore the keyboard.
Both these starts and launches but I cant move with the keyboard.
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Quoting: ArehandoroI wish I could use my x360 controller* with this or any other version of wine.
* I know some people have achieved this but can't make it work.
I wrote up an Xbox 360 controller support guide for Way of the Samurai 4 here: https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=34504
Perhaps some of the tricks I listed here will help for your game(s)?
Last edited by JudasIscariot on 9 February 2017 at 10:23 pm UTC
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JudasIscariot, your guide help me along time ago to get my controller working.
But, to use x360ce, you are going to need the xboxdrv userspace utility and
the uinput kernel module. Boiling steam didn't mention either one of those.
Also wine does have a builtin testing program for controllers. Assuming,
Arehandoro, didn't already know. To use it you'll need to emulate a virtual
desktop environment. A familiar 'start' button will appear on you desktop.
Click on that and then locate your wine control panel. You can test for
connected controllers and test the button layouts.
Last edited by sr_ls_boy on 9 February 2017 at 11:22 pm UTC
But, to use x360ce, you are going to need the xboxdrv userspace utility and
the uinput kernel module. Boiling steam didn't mention either one of those.
Also wine does have a builtin testing program for controllers. Assuming,
Arehandoro, didn't already know. To use it you'll need to emulate a virtual
desktop environment. A familiar 'start' button will appear on you desktop.
Click on that and then locate your wine control panel. You can test for
connected controllers and test the button layouts.
Last edited by sr_ls_boy on 9 February 2017 at 11:22 pm UTC
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Quoting: sr_ls_boyJudasIscariot, your guide help me along time ago to get my controller working.
But, to use x360ce, you are going to need the xboxdrv userspace utility and
the uinput kernel module. Boiling steam didn't mention either one of those.
Also wine does have a builtin testing program for controllers. Assuming,
Arehandoro, didn't already know. To use it you'll need to emulate a virtual
desktop environment. A familiar 'start' button will appear on you desktop.
Click on that and then locate your wine control panel. You can test for
connected controllers and test the button layouts.
Hey, I am glad to hear my guide helped someone, good to know my writing it was not in vain :)
As for the userspace utility and kernel module, I don't know much about those other than I use the stock kernel in Antergos and x360ce worked out of the box after a couple of winetricks. I guess it depends on the distro one uses in this case.
Also, you can access the Wine controller test utility via the command line by running
wine control.exeLast edited by JudasIscariot on 9 February 2017 at 11:35 pm UTC
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Arehandoro Feb 10, 2017
Quoting: JudasIscariotQuoting: ArehandoroI wish I could use my x360 controller* with this or any other version of wine.
* I know some people have achieved this but can't make it work.
I wrote up an Xbox 360 controller support guide for Way of the Samurai 4 here: https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=34504
Perhaps some of the tricks I listed here will help for your game(s)?
Thanks will give it a go :)
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Did anyone tried DarkSouls3 with success?
I can start the game, but on playing, i only see the mini menu, and the bars for live and endurance. Character an the world around are completely black.
Disabled all visual things like anti-alias and so on.
LinuxMint 17.3, Geforce 970 with driver 370 (tried 350 also).
I can start the game, but on playing, i only see the mini menu, and the bars for live and endurance. Character an the world around are completely black.
Disabled all visual things like anti-alias and so on.
LinuxMint 17.3, Geforce 970 with driver 370 (tried 350 also).
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