Valve published Project release Proton 6.3-6 , which is based on the operations of the Wine project and aims to launch in Linux game applications created for Windows and presented in the Steam catalog. Project operations spread under a BSD license.
Proton allows you to directly run on the STEAM Linux client gaming applications supplied only for Windows. The package includes the implementation of DirectX 9/10/11 (based on DXVK package) and DirectX 12 (based on vkd3d-proton ) Working through the broadcast of the DirectX calls to the API VULKAN provides improved support for game controllers and the ability to use a full-screen mode, regardless of the screen permissions supported in the Games. To increase the performance of multi-threaded games, “ESYNC” and “FUTEX / FSYNC” and “FUTEX / FSYNC” mechanisms are supported.
in new version :
- Added support for games:
- Tokyo Xanadu EX +
- sonic adventure 2
- rez infinite
- elite dangerous
- Blood of Steel
- Homeworld Remastered Collection
- Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic
- Guardians VR
- 3D AIM Trainer
- improved support for non-English-speaking localizations in the Lanchers of Cyberpunk 2077 and Rockstar games.
- Lancher’s work has been improved in the game Swords of Legends Online.
- Improved video playback in Deep Rock Galactic, The Medium, Nier: Replicant and Contra: Rogue Corps.
- optional support for the NVIDIA NVAPI library and DLSS technology allowing you to use the NVIDIA video cards for realistic image scaling using machine learning methods to increase the resolution without loss of quality. To enable, set the environment variable Proton_enable_nVapi = 1.
- improved cursor capture behavior in full screen mode.
- updated Wine-Mono 6.3.0 versions, DXVK 1.9.1, VKD3D-PROTON 2.4 and FAUDIO 20.08.
- solved various problems with Microsoft Flight Simulator, Origin, Planet Coaster, Mafia III: Definitive Edition.
- Fixed a problem with installing Unreal Engine 4 engine update, affecting the game Everspace 2 and Kards.
- solved sound output in Fallout: New Vegas, Oblivion, Borderlands 3 and Deep Rock Galactic.
- improved input processing after the focus loss in various games, including Warhammer: Chaosbane and Far Cry Primal.
- Saving the location required for the correct cloud synchronization Steam in GUILTY Gear -Strive-, Death Stranding, Katamari Damacy Reroll and Scarlet Nexus.