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PayPalValve has put out a small update to Proton Experimental, which should fix many games due to a regression that was hiding away. With this release they've updated the included version of DXVK, which is what does the Direct 3D 9 / 10 / 11 to Vulkan translation for Windows games on Steam Deck and desktop Linux.
The changelog notes that it specifically fixes Blazblue Centralfication and Kung-Fu Strike - The Warriors Rise but they also mentioned a vague "many other games". It's one of those bugs their developers know would have hit numerous games but those are what they've re-tested and had reported working properly again. So if you saw a game that had some issues recently appear with Proton Experimental updates, time to check again.
Bugs that affect many titles is one of the fun parts of a translation layer like Proton, even a small change can potentially affect hundreds of games.
You can see the changelog here.
How to change your Proton version:
Steam Deck:
- Pick a game in your Library and head to the little cog icon on the right.
- Click Properties, then Compatibility on the left.
- Make sure the tickbox is done, then select Proton Experimental from the dropdown.
On a Linux desktop:
- Right click a game, go to Properties.
- Compatibility on the left.
- Make sure the tickbox is done, then select Proton Experimental from the dropdown.
QuoteBugs that affect many titles is one of the fun parts of a translation layer like Proton, even a small change can potentially affect hundreds of games.
i think the same goes for any windows update, wich means either microsoft dont change many things or they break many things and dont care or they do a really good job at making sure things still work
Does this mean games needing Direct11 like Microsoft games are now playable using the new update?
Quoting: Mr_gamer" UTC Valve has put out a small update to Proton Experimental, which should fix many games due to a regression that was hiding away. With this release they've updated the included version of DXVK, which is what does the Direct 3D 9/10/ 11 to Vulkan translation for Windows games on Steam Deck and desktop Linux.". . . They already were? Like, this is a small update to Proton, which is totally for playing Windows games, and it has always used DXVK, which is totally for letting you run things that use DirectX 11 (and 9 and 10). This update will make it do that stuff marginally better, but it's been pretty good at that for quite a while now.
Does this mean games needing Direct11 like Microsoft games are now playable using the new update?
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