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While we have VKD3D-Proton for Direct3D 12 to Vulkan and DXVK for Direct3D 9 / 10 / 11 to Vulkan translation, what about Direct3D 8? D8VK is an upcoming in-progress project for that.

I've been aware of this for a while but after checking back on it, the project seems to be coming along rather nicely to support some older classics and get them performing well with Wine / Steam Play Proton. It even had a first pre-release build back in December 2022 and work continues on it now. ProtonUp-Qt even added support for it in a previous release too.

Going by their list of supported games, it's looking quite impressive on what it can run already but it seems plenty of work is still ahead before it's truly ready. Some of what they list as playable on Linux with it includes:

  • 7 Wonders Magical Mystery Tour
  • Advent Rising
  • Age of Mythology
  • A.I.M.: Artificial Intelligence Machines
  • A.I.M. 2: Clan Wars
  • A.I.M. Racing
  • Anito: Defend a Land Enraged
  • Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing
  • Broken Sword 3: The Sleeping Dragon
  • AquaNox
  • Arma: Cold War Assault
  • Deus Ex: Invisible War
  • Delta Force: Black Hawk Down
  • Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project
  • Enclave
  • Europa 1400: The Guild
  • Freedom Force
  • Freelancer
  • Gang Garrison 2
  • Ghost Recon
  • Grand Theft Auto III
  • Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
  • Hidden And Dangerous 2
  • Hotline Miami
  • Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb
  • Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death
  • Killing Floor
  • KnightShift (aka Polanie 2)
  • Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen 2
  • Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2
  • Mafia
  • Max Payne
  • Mobile Forces
  • Postal 2
  • RC Cars
  • Red Faction II
  • Rise of Nations
  • Scrapland Remastered
  • Sherlock Holmes: Secret of the Silver Earring
  • Sam & Max Save the World
  • Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space
  • Silent Hill 2
  • Silent Hill 3
  • Spider-Man 2
  • Splinter Cell
  • Star Trek: Armada II
  • Star Wars: Starfighter
  • Still Life
  • Syberia II
  • The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
  • The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • The Simpsons: Hit & Run
  • The Temple of Elemental Evil
  • Thief: Deadly Shadows
  • Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
  • True Crime: Streets of LA
  • Unreal II: The Awakening
  • Unreal Tournament 2004
  • URU: Complete Chronicles
  • Worms Blast
  • X2: The Threat
  • XIII (Classic)
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mrdeathjr Feb 17, 2023
Quoting: SolarwingSilent hill 2 supported? Oh yes I must do my skeleton dance for this

Maybe this can reply your question





and not only silent hill 2














Last edited by mrdeathjr on 18 February 2023 at 12:17 am UTC
lejimster Mar 7, 2023
Unreal Tournament 2004, Unreal II: The Awakening.. I didn't realise these were both DX8. I'm pretty sure 2004 has a DX9 renderer (ahh, DX9 was added in an update). It might be worth checking out Unreal II with d8vk as it was awful the last time I tried to play it through wine.
mrdeathjr Mar 8, 2023
Quoting: lejimsterUnreal Tournament 2004, Unreal II: The Awakening.. I didn't realise these were both DX8. I'm pretty sure 2004 has a DX9 renderer (ahh, DX9 was added in an update). It might be worth checking out Unreal II with d8vk as it was awful the last time I tried to play it through wine.

Maybe this reply your answer respect unreal II the awakening





And this for unreal tournament 2004







almost forget both games are gog version




Last edited by mrdeathjr on 8 March 2023 at 2:06 am UTC
legluondunet May 10, 2023
For Silent Hill 2, I advice this excellent mod called "Silent Hill Enhanced", the dev team made an incredible restoration work and fixed a lot of native issues:
https://enhanced.townofsilenthill.com/SH2/
They support Wine!
mrdeathjr May 10, 2023
Quoting: legluondunetFor Silent Hill 2, I advice this excellent mod called "Silent Hill Enhanced", the dev team made an incredible restoration work and fixed a lot of native issues:
https://enhanced.townofsilenthill.com/SH2/
They support Wine!

Ready for test with d8vk 1.0 nice

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