Article category: Proton - page 111

Collabora cut down futex2 patches for the Linux Kernel to help Steam Play Proton

11 Aug 2021

After attempting for some time now to get their futex2 work into the Linux Kernel, Collabora have cut it all down to focus on one part that has seen thorough testing to help Windows games on Linux with Steam Play Proton.

Steam Play tool Luxtorpeda gets some needed upgrades and better KDE Plasma support

9 Aug 2021

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By Liam Squires-Hand

Luxtorpeda is a Steam Play tool (like Proton, Boxtron) that allows you to run games from Steam with compatible game engines that have Linux native builds.

Proton 6.14 GE-2 and Wine 6.14 GE-2 are out, easily update Proton GE with ProtonUp

3 Aug 2021

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By Liam Squires-Hand

Multiple updates to community-built versions of Proton and Wine, along with a very interesting bit of software to help you upgrade Proton GE called ProtonUp.

Proton Experimental updated for Microsoft Flight Simulator, Origin fixes

29 Jul 2021

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By Liam Squires-Hand

Here we go again, ahead of the weekend a fresh version of Proton Experimental has gone live allowing you to test the latest adjustments for playing Windows games on Linux.

Frozenbyte are now telling Linux users to use Proton, even for their older games

28 Jul 2021

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By Liam Squires-Hand

Frozenbyte being the developer behind titles like the Trine series, Shadwen, Has-Been Heroes and the upcoming Starbase talks a little about Proton and future native Linux support.

Garry Newman of Facepunch mentions working with EAC for Rust on Linux with Proton

28 Jul 2021

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By Liam Squires-Hand

Back in 2019, survival game Rust was one of the more high-profile games to remove their native Linux version but it seems they're not done with Linux thanks to the Steam Deck.

Proton 6.13 GE-1 is out now with AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution, Resizable BAR

27 Jul 2021

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By Liam Squires-Hand

Proton GE, the community-made version of Proton with a bunch of enhancements has a new release out with Proton-6.13-GE-1 pulling in a bunch of advanced features and fixes.

DXVK 1.9.1 is out for translating Direct3D 9/10/11 to Vulkan

26 Jul 2021

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By Liam Squires-Hand

The DXVK project continues to mature its translation layer for Direct 3D 9 / 10 / 11 to Vulkan, something that can be used together with Wine and Proton (along with a few ports using it).

Ryan Gordon and Ethan Lee on Proton and the Steam Deck

21 Jul 2021

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By Liam Squires-Hand

For anyone who has been around Linux gaming for a while, the names Ryan "Icculus" Gordon and Ethan Lee will be well known as developers who port games to Linux and work on the tech behind tons of games.

Proton Experimental gets a small update and fixes Quake Champions crashes

20 Jul 2021

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By Liam Squires-Hand

Ready for some more testing? Valve has updated Proton Experimental once again with some new bits, including solving some crashes with Quake Champions.

Proton Experimental adds VKD3D-Proton 2.4 and some more fixes

10 Jul 2021

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By Liam Squires-Hand

Another smaller update to Proton Experimental has arrived, the special version of Proton where the latest enhancements come in before rolling out to the main Proton builds.

VKD3D-Proton 2.4 is out with performance improvements for Direct3D 12 to Vulkan

8 Jul 2021

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By Liam Squires-Hand

VKD3D-Proton is the project that Valve funds to act as a translation layer between Direct3D 12 to Vulkan for use with Steam Play Proton and a big new release is out.

A busy weekend ahead perhaps? Steam Play Proton 6.3-5 is out now

25 Jun 2021

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By Liam Squires-Hand

Valve announced the latest version of the Steam Play Proton compatibility layer is out now with 6.3-5. Update - 26/06/21: Proton Experimental also saw an update.

NVIDIA to launch DLSS support for Proton on Linux tomorrow (June 22)

21 Jun 2021

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By Liam Squires-Hand

While DLSS has been technically available in the NVIDIA drivers for Linux for some time now, the missing piece was support for Proton which will be landing tomorrow - June 22.

Steam Play Proton 6.3-5 has a first Release Candidate out with lots of changes

18 Jun 2021

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By Liam Squires-Hand

Time for a weekend of testing as the next version of Steam Play Proton is closing in with Proton 6.3-5 having a first Release Candidate now available.

Direct3D 9 / 10 / 11 to Vulkan translation layer DXVK 1.9 is out now

15 Jun 2021

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By Liam Squires-Hand

After a while between major releases, the DXVK project has splashed onto the scene again with a juicy new release ripe for picking with DXVK 1.9 out now.

Proton 6.10 GE is out as a recommended upgrade for users of this community-built version

8 Jun 2021

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By Liam Squires-Hand

Proton GE, the community-built version of Proton has a fresh major upgrade with Proton-6.10-GE-1 out now. This is also a recommended upgrade by the developer.

Valve need more testing of the latest Proton Experimental for input latency improvements

7 Jun 2021

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By Liam Squires-Hand

Recently we highlighted another upgrade of Proton Experimental, the special testing area of Steam Play Proton that pulls in new and advanced features - well it needs a lot more testing.

Proton Experimental prepares for NVIDIA DLSS, optional NVAPI and more game fixes

3 Jun 2021

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By Liam Squires-Hand

Valve and CodeWeavers have released another fresh Proton Experimental build for testing upcoming features of the Proton compatibility layer for Linux gaming with Steam Play.

MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries runs great on Linux with Proton now it's on Steam

31 May 2021

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By Liam Squires-Hand

MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, the first single player MechWarrior game for a long time has jumped from the Epic Store over to Steam and it runs well on Linux.

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