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For those who don't remember it, DXVK is the compatibility layer for running Direct3D 11 games in Wine using Vulkan. It's a very promising project, with a lot of people having fun with it already on Linux.
The latest release, version 0.41, has a slight reduction of overall CPU overhead, has better GPU saturation when Deferred Contexts are used for rendering and features a configurable HUD. The announcement also notes five bugs fixed, one which will make Mesa users happy as it fixes tessellation shaders causing a crash in Mesa drivers.
An an example of how it runs, here's a video from well-known Linux YouTuber Xpander showing off Kingdom Come: Deliverance using a previous build of DXVK:
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Very impressive stuff there, hopefully it will make it into Wine proper when it's further developed. Projects like this, could really help more people dual-boot and eventually be full Linux gamers.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Quoting: GuestI hope it will work for Warframe ... Still running windows on the side for that game only ...
Warframe has been working for ages if you use this script http://portwine-linux.ru/world-of-tanks-blitz-linux/ ignore the world of tank blitz bit if you use chrome you can auto translate to english script has been checked and is shown working on youtube search port warframe
Avehicle7887 Apr 6, 2018
Quoting: holziKingdom Come: DeliveranceTried with wine-staging 3.5 and DXVK. Same as with wine-devel. Looks like it might be an nVidia-specific problem. Now back to wine-staging 2.21, as that at least gives twice the FPS I get with wine-staging 3.5. Though only half of those I'd get with DXVK :-/
Quoting: holziELEX:
View video on youtube.com
Kingdom Come: Deliverance:
View video on youtube.com
I can finally play ELEX :D
I know what I'm installing tomorrow morning.
cRaZy-bisCuiT Apr 7, 2018
TheRiddick Apr 7, 2018
Maybe some texture streaming issues for AMD cards, but I dunno how much VRAM is in that last video with the HAWAII thing. AHH Radeon 290 (4GB) quite impressive FPS but yes 4GB VRAM will get you into trouble with KCD.
Quoting: kaimanA bit worried to mess up a working configuration with wine-staging 2.21, though.
Doesn't everyone use a container application like PlayOnLinux or just prefixes?
PS. I have BF3 but its on origin so not sure how well that will work out. Also have taken a break from my Linux install, this might encourage me to get back to it however!
Last edited by TheRiddick on 7 April 2018 at 1:23 am UTC
Quoting: Avehicle7887DXVK sooner or later will make me break my Linux-Only games rule. I gave Witcher 3 a test today using Wine 3.5 (non staging) + dxvk 0.41, it was pleasing to see almost 60fps on high settings.Yeah, I actually bought KOTOR the other week from GOG so I could play it on WINE. Until GOG gets a client for managing their games (I know there's Lutris), I'm probably going to stick with Steam. However, for the very few games I want to use in WINE (I think two so far), I'd rather have the GOG version.
Quoting: kaimanQuoting: holziKingdom Come: DeliveranceTried with wine-staging 3.5 and DXVK. Same as with wine-devel. Looks like it might be an nVidia-specific problem. Now back to wine-staging 2.21, as that at least gives twice the FPS I get with wine-staging 3.5. Though only half of those I'd get with DXVK :-/
what is messed up? visuals? what driver version? as it works fine for me with nvidia.
390.48 drivers
Quoting: TheRiddickAHH Radeon 290 (4GB) quite impressive FPS but yes 4GB VRAM will get you into trouble with KCD.
My SSD died a few days ago so I'm currently playing on a HDD and I have the feeling some of the drops are a result of that. But it is indeed in a playable shape.
Last edited by holzi on 7 April 2018 at 7:41 am UTC
Quoting: kaimanMay need to try a recent wine staging to see if it makes a difference. A bit worried to mess up a working configuration with wine-staging 2.21, though.Do a clean WINEPREFIX. A lot of people use this for every single game too (me included, not that I do wine recently).
Or you can backup the current prefix. Try the new setup. If it ain't woring as pleasing, delete it and restore from backup.
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