Two Steam Play updates to share this morning! The official Proton was updated to Proton 4.11-9 and Proton 4.20 GE 1 is also up.
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First, the official Proton 4.11-9 release handled by Valve and CodeWeavers which is quite a small one. There's a performance regression fix that affected 32-bit games using DXVK and D9VK, reporting too little GPU memory for certain GPUs was fixed and they fixed a crash when launching Crazy Machines 3 with certain GPUs. The only other improvement in this release is the restoration of force feedback for steering wheels.
As usual, find the entire official Proton changelog on GitHub here. Updates are automatic in the Steam client.
Since Steam Play expanded into a system that can enable multiple different compatibility layers, a number of these have popped up like Proton GE which includes a number of extra fixes although it doesn't see as much testing as the official one so keep that in mind. Proton 4.20 GE 1 replaces all previous builds, as it removes some Microsoft Media Foundation work that they can't legally keep in.
That's not all Proton 4.20 GE 1 has though as it also pulls in updates from D9VK, DXVK, FAudio and Vkd3d. Additionally it enables patches to help Origin, GTA V and the Rockstar Game Launcher, Skyrim SkyUI, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order from Origin and so on.
See the Proton GE update and release download here on GitHub.
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What does that mean "restoration of force feedback for steering wheels" does that mean that FFB finally works out of the box on games like Dirt Ralley 2, Project Cars 2, Kartkraft,......... or was there just a regression on 4.11-8, or do we still need the workaround made by berarma?
ffbtools and ffbwrap then add to launch options
ffbwrap --direction-fix /dev/input/by-id/usb-Logitech_G29_Driving_Force_Racing_Wheel-event-joystick -- %command%
ffbtools and ffbwrap then add to launch options
ffbwrap --direction-fix /dev/input/by-id/usb-Logitech_G29_Driving_Force_Racing_Wheel-event-joystick -- %command%
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ForceFeedBack fix! Finally. The main problem with proton has always been the FFB support. I guess i still need my FFBtools from berarma for Dirt Rally 2.0 to work with my G920, but yeah 4.11 version broke FFB for Project Cars 2 completely and it worked somewhat with 4.2-9.
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I still got the old 4.19-GE-1 with the mfplat fixes built in luckily. So I will be using that for a while until games somehow really need a newer one.
It's s shame he had to remove it but I understand the reason.
It's s shame he had to remove it but I understand the reason.
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So, is there ever going to a legal resolution to the mfplat issues? Does it require mfplat to be implemented as part of Wine? Or is there patent issues, so unlikely to ever be resolved?
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I still got the old 4.19-GE-1 with the mfplat fixes built in luckily. So I will be using that for a while until games somehow really need a newer one.
It's s shame he had to remove it but I understand the reason.
you can install the fix seperatly if you want: https://github.com/z0z0z/mf-install or https://github.com/z0z0z/mf-installcab
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Gonna try the new GE for fallen order. Hopefully works better as with the Lutris Script.
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For some reason I can't install Proton GE in my steam.
I already extract to
I already extract to
~/.steam/root/compatibilitytools.d/ but the option doesn't appear inside steam.
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For some reason I can't install Proton GE in my steam.Try
I already extract to~/.steam/root/compatibilitytools.d/but the option doesn't appear inside steam.
~/.steam/steam/compatibilitytools.d/ or ~/.local/share/Steam/compatibilitytools.d/
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TryTried this directory too (boxtron uses it) but without success~/.steam/steam/compatibilitytools.d/
I Will try this one today, thanks!~/.local/share/Steam/compatibilitytools.d/
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OFFTOPIC: I've asked the developers of Postal 4 about why they're using Media Foundantion in the game (this is the biggest problem according to protondb and they answer me saying that they will check if it's possible to change this.
Based on their history they will probably make a Linux version too, but it's nice that they are changing the game to be more proton friendly.
Based on their history they will probably make a Linux version too, but it's nice that they are changing the game to be more proton friendly.
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It seems both ~/.steam/root/ and ~/.steam/steam/ are actually symlinks to ~/.local/share/Steam/. AFAIR, Steam installs itself into ~/.steam on Ubuntu, but now I'm on Manjaro too, and it's ~/.local/share/Steam/ here. Anyway, my compatibilitytools.d folder is in the one with all other Steam folders (bin, package, userdata, etc.)
Last edited by ageres on 28 Nov 2019 at 1:56 pm UTC
Last edited by ageres on 28 Nov 2019 at 1:56 pm UTC
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Luke_Nukem 28 Nov 2019
ForceFeedBack fix! Finally. The main problem with proton has always been the FFB support. I guess i still need my FFBtools from berarma for Dirt Rally 2.0 to work with my G920, but yeah 4.11 version broke FFB for Project Cars 2 completely and it worked somewhat with 4.2-9.
Why do you need the tool for Dirt Rally 2.0? I've got the same wheel, and was thinking about grabbing the game.
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because with Proton FFB is in most games broken when it comes to Racing Wheels, and Racing Games without Force Feedback are not playable in my eyes.
Take a look here
https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/2366
Take a look here
https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/2366
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Why do you need the tool for Dirt Rally 2.0? I've got the same wheel, and was thinking about grabbing the game.
Like @Werner already said, proton and FFB is a nasty business. Wheel itself works but you need it for FFB and without FFB its no point playing those games.
/home/xpander/Build_Projects/ffbtools-master/bin/ffbwrap --update-fix /dev/input/by-id/usb-Logitech_G920_Driving_Force_Racing_Wheel_for_Xbox_One_0000c58d7f6b6a4c-event-joystick -- %command%This is the launch option i have to use to get FFB working in this game.
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Luke_Nukem 29 Nov 2019
Why do you need the tool for Dirt Rally 2.0? I've got the same wheel, and was thinking about grabbing the game.
Like @Werner already said, proton and FFB is a nasty business. Wheel itself works but you need it for FFB and without FFB its no point playing those games.
/home/xpander/Build_Projects/ffbtools-master/bin/ffbwrap --update-fix /dev/input/by-id/usb-Logitech_G920_Driving_Force_Racing_Wheel_for_Xbox_One_0000c58d7f6b6a4c-event-joystick -- %command%
This is the launch option i have to use to get FFB working in this game.
It is meant to be fixed in this version though. I've tried a handful of games so far and FFB is good.
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TryTried this directory too (boxtron uses it) but without success~/.steam/steam/compatibilitytools.d/
I Will try this one today, thanks!~/.local/share/Steam/compatibilitytools.d/
Remember if the folder doesn't exist, just create it :) you'll need to restart steam in order to select the newly installed one...
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TryTried this directory too (boxtron uses it) but without success~/.steam/steam/compatibilitytools.d/
I Will try this one today, thanks!~/.local/share/Steam/compatibilitytools.d/
Remember if the folder doesn't exist, just create it :) you'll need to restart steam in order to select the newly installed one...
2 Months later and a new reinstall, and my Steam still can't see Proton GE :/
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