Valve has published a new issue of the Proton 4.11-12 project, which is based on the experience of the Wine project and is aimed at ensuring the launch of Linux-based gaming applications created for Windows and presented in the Steam directory.
Proton includes an implementation of DirectX 9 (based on D9VK), DirectX 10/11 (based on DXVK) and DirectX 12 (based on vkd3d), working through the translation of DirectX calls to the Vulkan API, provides improved support for game controllers and the ability to use full-screen mode regardless of the supported screen resolutions in games.
What's new:
- Updated DXVK to version 1.5.1
- Xbox controller buttons fixed for ELEX game
- Improved mouse cursor behavior in IL-2 Sturmovik
- Support for the newer OpenVR SDKs to play Audioshield and Dance Collider
- Updated SteamWorks SDK.
As always, release notes can be found here.