The Valve Guys announced the launch of a new version of its implementation "Proton" reaching its new version "Proton 5.0-6"In which a handful of changes apply but it should be noted that they are quite good (at least in my opinion), since they come to improve the gaming experience in some popular titles.
Of which among my favorites is Resident Evil 2 in which a good job was done to improve the quality of the graphics and especially in the performance on the system, also mentioning the work to improve the execution in DOOM Eternal, Rockstar Launcher and other games.
For whom it is they are unaware of Proton, they should know what ise is a project that is based on the experience of the Wine project and aims to ensure the release of Linux-based gaming applications built for Windows and featured in the Steam directory. The developments of the project are distributed under the BSD license.
Package includes DirectX implementation 10/09/11 (based on the DXVK package) and DirectX 12 (based on vkd3d), working through the translation of DirectX calls to the Vulkan API, provides improved support for game controllers and the ability to use the game mode. full screen regardless of support in games.
What's new in Proton 5.0-6?
Among the most important changes that stand out in this new version of Proton 5.0-6 is the added support for DOOM Eternal to run on Linux, since the Windows version was released a few days ago and during that time we have worked on improvements for its support in Linux with Wine.
Besides that they were made Driver optimizations by NVIDIA's Vulkan driver, as well as RADV enhancements.
On the other hand we can find the fixes made in the Rock of Ages, Dead Space, and Elder Scrolls Online games in which its execution on the system was improved and also the Improved appearance of Rockstar Launcher.
Another of the changes that stands out in this new version is the Improved performance and graphics quality in Resident Evil 2 when using Direct3D 12 mode.
Of the other changes that are mentioned:
- Fixed a crash when launching Fallout 3 and Panzer Corps
- Fixed an issue calling the browser when clicking external links in some games, including Football Manager 2020 and Age of Empires II: HD Edition
- Wacom tablets ignored in joystick mode
- Fixed DmC Devil May Cry game crashing when using Rumble game consoles
- Fixed a bug that manifests when using VR headsets on systems with a modified environment variable XDG_CONFIG_HOME.
How to activate Proton on Steam?
Finally for those interested in trying Proton, they must have the beta version of Steam installed on their system if not, you can join the beta version of Linux from the Steam client.
For this they must open the Steam client and click on Steam in the upper left corner and then Settings.
In the "Account" section you will find the option to register for the beta version. Doing this and accepting will close the Steam client and download the beta version (a new installation).
At the end and after accessing their account they return to the same route to verify that they are already using Proton. Now you can install your games regularly, you will be reminded for the only time that Proton is used for it.
Moreover if you are interested in compiling the code on your own, you can get the new version by downloading it from the following link.
The instructions, as well as the details to carry out this process and other information about the project can be found this link.
The truth is that I had not considered running RE2 on linux, but it works absurdly well