A fresh update to Proton Experimental has gone live, the special version of the Proton compatibility layer where all the latest features appear first. Seems like quite a big one, especially if you have a VR kit.
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In the update released January 7, Proton Experimental gained support for the new OpenXR virtual reality API which now means that Microsoft Flight Simulator can work in VR mode with compatible headsets and they specifically mention "AMD hardware.
Gamepad support has been improved too with hotplugging working nicer with Subnautica, many other Unity titles and DOOM (2016). Yakuza: Like a Dragon should also see improved Xbox controller support. Additionally they now support setting thread priorities via RTKit, or Unix priorities if your user has permissions.
That's all on top of the existing additions in Proton Experimental. Here's the full list of what's in it now:
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
- Beginnings of Wine architectural work to reduce CPU overhead and improve performance in scenarios related to input and windowing.
- Memory allocator performance improvements.
- Implemented the Spatial Audio sound API, fixing Cyberpunk 2077 world sounds.
- Updated vkd3d-proton to 2.1, fixing Cyberpunk 2077 facial animations.
- Improvements for non-US keyboard layouts.
- Better support for Red Dead Online, Kingdoms Reborn, and Anno 1404 - History Edition.
- Improved video support, including infrastructure work for supporting video playback from Media Foundation. You may see test pattern videos. This is normal.
- Support new OpenXR virtual reality API. Microsoft Flight Simulator's VR mode is now usable on AMD hardware.
- Support setting thread priorities via RTKit, or Unix priorities if your user has permissions.
- Improvements to controller hotplugging in Subnautica and other Unity titles; and DOOM (2016).
- Improvements to Xbox controller support in Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
- All other changes from 5.13-4.
TheRiddick Jan 9, 2021
The DecaGear1 comes VERY close but its FOV is only like 117, which is better then the Q2 but still I won't dive into VR again until 150 FOV or above is the standard. (not interested in the overpriced headsets like Pimax or Index).
Also I love inside out tracking, just a great idea vs mounting radar shit all around your room and still getting tracking issues!
Last edited by TheRiddick on 9 January 2021 at 7:04 am UTC
slaapliedje Jan 9, 2021
would be nice if oculus rift worked in thereHa, I hate to be a dick, but that's what you get for giving money to Facebook :P
On a more serious note, I really wish someone would port over the Thrustmaster TARGET stuff to Linux, so that I could use my Warthog there...
would be nice if oculus rift worked in thereHa, I hate to be a dick, but that's what you get for giving money to Facebook :P
On a more serious note, I really wish someone would port over the Thrustmaster TARGET stuff to Linux, so that I could use my Warthog there...
i didn't give any money to facebook haha.i bought it 2nd hand
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