Red Dead Redemption 2 seems to expose Vulkan renderer
Page: 1/2»
  Go to:
sub Nov 1, 2019
To not much surprise Rockstar has a Vulkan render for the highly
acclaimed Red Dead Redemption 2 as it will come to Stadia.

This German games magazin says the pre-release version they have,
exposes a Direct3d 12 AND the Vulkan renderer.

https://www.gamestar.de/artikel/red-dead-redemption-2-pc-vorabversion-mit-limit-bei-120-fps-directx-12-und-vulkan,3350718.html

There is hope the final version released on Nov. 5 will also expose it.

With Wine supporting Vulkan pass through, there is a good chance it will work well (at least with AMDVLK).
Unless copy protection will be a problem. :/

Edit: They also said there is no support of renderers prior to D3D 12.

Last edited by sub on 1 November 2019 at 4:10 pm UTC
Plintslîcho Nov 1, 2019
Interesting. I have to admit that even though I own the game for console already I'm quite inquisitive about it for PC and I do hope that it will be possible to play Red Dead Redemption 2 through Wine.

Last edited by Plintslîcho on 1 November 2019 at 6:12 pm UTC
jens Nov 3, 2019
  • Supporter
Thanks for the info @sub. This is going to be interesting, especially since CW/Valve are also working to get the Rockstar Launcher back in business on Proton/Steam Play/Wine.
sub Nov 5, 2019
Looking forward to the first compatibility reports. :)

Wine AppDB has no entry so far.
Tsimppa Nov 5, 2019
Quoting: subLooking forward to the first compatibility reports. :)

Wine AppDB has no entry so far.

Looking forward that too. Vulkan renderer seems promising for linux gaming

Maybe one should make it so people can send bug-reports. Thou prob more important after they release it on Steam
sub Nov 5, 2019
Quoting: Tsimppa
Quoting: subLooking forward to the first compatibility reports. :)

Wine AppDB has no entry so far.

Looking forward that too. Vulkan renderer seems promising for linux gaming

Maybe one should make it so people can send bug-reports. Thou prob more important after they release it on Steam

Btw, a user confirmed that the release version also exposes the Vulkan renderer! :)
sub Nov 6, 2019
Apparently there are lots of issues at release and that news magazine
advises people to change the renderer to Vulkan.

LOL
lqe5433 Nov 6, 2019
maybe GTA V, will also get the Vulkan renderer?
Slackdog Nov 7, 2019
From what I see on twitter there's a lot of windoze users struggling to get it to run at all!
wolfyrion Nov 7, 2019
Read Dead Redemption 2 runs via Proton if you bypass the Rockstar Launcher by renaming a file



Last edited by wolfyrion on 7 November 2019 at 6:26 pm UTC
Avehicle7887 Nov 7, 2019
Quoting: wolfyrionRead Dead Redemption 2 runs via Proton if you bypass the Rockstar Launcher by renaming a file


This screenshot has been pasted all over the net recently, and yet not a single screenshot or video of the game actually running on Linux. Doesn't say much unfortunately

I've been stalking reddit, Lutris and other Linux related sites regarding this game, seems the issue is the drm and the launcher.

Last edited by Avehicle7887 on 7 November 2019 at 7:37 pm UTC
While you're here, please consider supporting GamingOnLinux on:

Reward Tiers: Patreon. Plain Donations: PayPal.

This ensures all of our main content remains totally free for everyone! Patreon supporters can also remove all adverts and sponsors! Supporting us helps bring good, fresh content. Without your continued support, we simply could not continue!

You can find even more ways to support us on this dedicated page any time. If you already are, thank you!
Login / Register


Or login with...
Sign in with Steam Sign in with Google
Social logins require cookies to stay logged in.