Valve developers unveiled Few days ago the launch of a new version of the Proton project which reaches the version "Proton 5.0-7" and which, like other releases, comes with a small list of changes but quite significant, since for example this new version comes with improvements for some popular games and now it is possible to play Grand Theft Auto 4, Street Fighter 5, Streets of Rage 4 and also add other things.
For whom it is they are unaware of Proton, they should know that this is a project that is based on the experience of the Wine project and aims to ensure the release of game applications based on and / or built for Windows and that these can be run on Linux as if they were native with the help of the Steam client. 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.
To increase the performance of multithreaded games, the "esync" (Eventfd Synchronization) and "futex / fsync" mechanisms are supported.
All changes implemented in Proton are transferred as patches to the Wine project in the later development version of the one based on Proton.
What's new in Proton 5.0-7?
In this new version of the project as we mentioned at the beginning, now It is now possible to play Grand Theft Auto 4, Streets of Rage 4 and Street Fighter 5 (Which curiously according to Capcom before its launch it presumed that it could be run on Linux natively, but at the end of the day it was only just words) that you can notice some variations, in addition to some bugs that will be solved, now that this is an initial implementation.
Another change that stands out in this new version of Proton 5.0-7 is the DXVK layer update to version 1.6.1 with Direct3D 9/10/11 implementation over the Vulkan API updated and the vkd3d layer was updated with Direct3D 12 implementation over the Vulkan API.
It is also mentioned that the improved debugging tools in this new version and the developers worked to fix some sound issues in TrackMania Nations Forever, TrackMania Ultimate Forever and Zusi 3 Aerosoft games.
Fixed a crash issue in the game Plebby Quest: The Crusades and a connection to Gearbox SHiFT was established in Borderlands 3.
Finally, if you want to know more about the changes implemented in this new version of the project, you can consult the detailss in the following link.
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 In the event that it is not, they 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.