Wine 7.13 rolled out recently continuing the PE conversion
Fashionably late on this one. Wine 7.13 rolled out just before the weekend rolled in, so here's a quick run down of what's new in this Windows compatibility layer.
Category: Open Source
Heroic Games Launcher adds GOG Cloud Saves, Epic Overlay support, anti-cheat helpers
The Heroic Games Launcher for Epic Games and GOG on Linux has a huge new Beta release (plus a bug fixes for the stable build) with loads of fancy new features.
Open source evolution sim Thrive gets procedural maps, better gameplay
Thrive is a free and open source science-based game about evolution, currently allowing you to swim around as a little cell and attempt to survive. The latest release brings in some major improvements.
fheroes2 game engine for Heroes of Might and Magic II gets even more AI upgrades
Fully playable but they're not done yet. The team behind the Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine reimplementation 'fheroes2' continue to improve it even further for playing it on modern platforms.
Wine manager Bottles default runner now based on Valve's Wine fork and Proton
Bottles is a thoroughly great application for managing Windows applications and games on Linux. It's fast moving and a new release is out with their new default runner called Soda, which is based on Valve's fork of Wine and Proton patches.
Steam Deck Beta update and a Proton Experimental update out now
More extra fixes have come trickling down from Valve with the Steam Deck Beta updated and a new release of Proton Experimental too so here's what's new.
Direct3D to Vulkan layer DXVK version 1.10.2 is up with lots of fixes
DXVK is the translation tool used inside of Steam Play Proton that translates Direct3D 9 / 10 / 11 to Vulkan and a new release is out now with version 1.10.2.
Proton Experimental fixes up Disgaea 5, Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2
Valve has released another fresh update to Proton Experimental, the opt-in version of Proton you can try that often pulls in new features and fixes. This new update landed on July 7th.
OpenRCT2 the re-implementation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 upgraded
More goodies have arrived for OpenRCT2 the open source re-implementation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2. Although it's fully playable already, the developers of this FOSS project continue to improve it a lot.
winesapOS is another way to get something like SteamOS on desktop
While Valve has still yet to produce an official installable image of SteamOS 3 for desktops, as always the community provides and another worth looking into is winesapOS.
Wine 7.12 is out now for improving Windows compatibility on Linux
Another two weeks have gone by so the Wine hackers have put out their latest development work with Wine 7.12 now available.
Free and open source arena shooter Xonotic 0.8.5 now available
Love some fast-paced first-person shooting action? Xonotic (a fork of the original Nexuiz) has a brand new release available with tons of improvements.
Proton Experimental sees fixes for Persona 4 Golden, Final Fantasy XIV, Black Ops II
Valve put out a new upgrade for Proton Experimental on June 30th which brings some nice looking fixes to Linux desktops and Steam Deck.
CorsixTH the modern game engine for Theme Hospital v0.66 is out now
CorsixTH is the absolute best way to play the classic Theme Hospital on any modern system and version 0.66 is now out.
Pokete is a Pokemon-like game for your terminal
Fancy catching some creatures? How about directly in your terminal window? Pokete is a free and open source Pokemon-like.
Proton Experimental gets Paladins working on Linux and Steam Deck
Valve released a fresh upgrade for Proton Experimental on June 22nd which brings even more game compatibility to Linux desktops and Steam Deck.
AMD publishes the source code for FidelityFX Super Resolution 2 (FSR 2)
As they promised they would, AMD has now officially published the source code for FidelityFX Super Resolution 2 (FSR 2) under an open source license.
Westwood classic RPG 'Nox' lives on with the OpenNox game engine
Westwood Studios made quite a lot of games like Dune II and the Command & Conquer series but they also made an RPG called Nox, that now lives on with the OpenNox game engine.
Proton and Wine updater ProtonUp-Qt now shows anti-cheat status
Another update to the free and open source app ProtonUp-Qt giving you a proper user interface for downloading GE-Proton, Luxtorpeda, Wine-GE and others for Steam Deck and Linux.
Microsoft chucks GNOME $10,000 from their FOSS Fund
Everyone knows that Microsoft absolutely loves Linux right? Well, that's debatable but hey they did just reach down the back of the sofa and chuck GNOME some cash.
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