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VKD3D-Proton is the new official Direct3D 12 to Vulkan layer for Proton
7 Jul 2020 at 5:01 pm UTC

Quoting: LeopardThey closed their Twitch variant , Mixer.
MS have probably freaked out that Stadia would tip the scales and reduce their DX domination. But if not now, then it would go bust later.

VKD3D-Proton is the new official Direct3D 12 to Vulkan layer for Proton
7 Jul 2020 at 4:15 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: ArehandoroFrom a very ignorant point of view. Why start VKD3D-Proton instead of expanding VXDK to use D12 too? Is the difference in APIs between D11 and D12 so big that a different project needs to implemented?
I think they started in parallel, so may be used different approaches, especially to using dxgi.

VKD3D-Proton is the new official Direct3D 12 to Vulkan layer for Proton
7 Jul 2020 at 3:10 pm UTC

Quoting: NightwingHow about Ray Tracing and DLSS? :grin:
DLSS is proprietary Nvidia API, so judging by dxvk approach, I doubt vkd3d is going to bother to translate it, because it only works on Nvidia.

VKD3D-Proton is the new official Direct3D 12 to Vulkan layer for Proton
7 Jul 2020 at 2:46 am UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: iiariMS seems to realize that a cloud based X-Box service is their gaming future. Does DX12 have any role in such a service?
Luckily MS decided to abandon their cloud gaming [External Link]. So one more DX lock-in bites the dust.

VKD3D-Proton is the new official Direct3D 12 to Vulkan layer for Proton
7 Jul 2020 at 2:43 am UTC Likes: 5

Apple being serious about gaming? What kind of koolaid is he drinking? Apple let OpenGL support rot, refused to support Vulkan, dropped 32-bit, then decided to change hardware architecture. If some early steps in this list didn't kill gaming for Apple users, the later ones for sure did. Serious gamers left Apple already a long time ago. These last developments were killing a dead horse. Apple was and is run by mobile eggheads who don't care about gaming.

VKD3D-Proton is the new official Direct3D 12 to Vulkan layer for Proton
7 Jul 2020 at 2:10 am UTC Likes: 4

Doubled number of users is significant. Percentages don't matter. Absolute numbers do, that's what brings money.

VKD3D-Proton is the new official Direct3D 12 to Vulkan layer for Proton
6 Jul 2020 at 10:03 pm UTC

So does it also compile into DLL like dxvk? Also, was it forked due to original project stalling or due to relying on cutting edge Vulkan features that original vkd3d might try to avoid?

What have you been playing on Linux? Come and have a chat
6 Jul 2020 at 5:34 pm UTC

Quoting: BigPoppaI also continued my never-ending quest to try and finish Pathfinder:Kingmaker. Maybe this time I've finally settled on a PC I'll stick with through the end. :tongue:
Does Pathfinder: Kingmaker work for you with the latest kernel?

Beyond a Steel Sky now confirmed for Linux PC on July 16
5 Jul 2020 at 8:54 pm UTC

Quoting: JmsnzBecause instead of the timed exclusive being 6 months or a year, it’s a couple of weeks.

The money funds the development of the game for all platforms. So in essence Apple is paying for not only the Apple Arcade version, but also the Linux version.

That sounds like a win win situation.
If that's the case it's not as a bad as it could be, if we get a Linux version in result of it. It's probably not always the case.

What have you been playing on Linux? Come and have a chat
5 Jul 2020 at 6:36 pm UTC Likes: 2

Still finishing Ion Fury. I tried starting Pathfinder: Kingmaker but it hangs on startup with Navi with latest kernel. I need to bisect to find a regression because it works fine with 5.7.2.