Wine 9.18 released September 20th is the latest development release of the Windows compatibility layer that brings new features and bug fixes. Reminder: Wine is a huge part of what makes Valve's Proton able to do its thing so you can play lots of games on Linux Desktop and Steam Deck.
New as of this release:
- New Media Foundation backend using FFMpeg.
- Initial support for network sessions in DirectPlay.
- New Desktop Control Panel applet.
- Various bug fixes.
18 bug fixes were marked as solved noting improvements for Caesar 3, Neighbours from Hell 1-2, Warlords III: Darklords Rising, Repaper Studio and various miscellaneous fixes.
See the full changelog for more.
Wine 10.0, the next stable release, should be due out early next year going by their usual schedule.
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