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Games: Proton, Linux App Summit 2020 and More

By Roy Schestowitz Created 14/11/2020 - 9:07pm Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Saturday 14th of November 2020 09:07:20 PM Filed under Gaming [1]

Steam Play Proton 5.13-2 compatibility layer is out now with improved Direct3D 12 support | GamingOnLinux[2]

The Proton compatibility layer used with Play on Linux has a brand new release out with Proton 5.13-2. This release follows on from some Release Candidate builds earlier this week, to clean up some issues after the big initial Proton 5.13-1 release that went up in the middle of October.

Proton 5.13-2 Released With A Variety Of Game Fixes, VKD3D-Proton 2.0[3]

In time for the weekend Linux gamers is an updated Proton release from Valve and CodeWeavers for powering Steam Play to enjoy the latest Windows games on Linux.

Proton 5.13-2 is the newest version of this Wine 5.13 based software that combined with the likes of DXVK and VKD3D-Proton do a pretty darn good job at allowing modern Windows games to often run rather gracefully on Linux.

Most notable with Proton 5.13-2 is pulling in VKD3D-Proton 2.0 in offering better Direct3D 12 on Vulkan support. VKD3D-Proton 2.0 should work with games like Death Strandling, Devil May Cry 5, Resident Evil 3, Metro Exodus, and others.

Check out Linux porter Ethan Lee show off how Linux games are built and packaged | GamingOnLinux[4]

You've heard a lot about various packaging systems on Linux from deb to rpm and the next generation with Snap and Flatpak, but what about how games get built and packaged up? Well, that's what Linux game porter Ethan Lee wanted to talk about and show off during the Linux App Summit 2020. Interestingly, it sounds like Ethan Lee put in their talk plan after seeing us announce the event. For those who aren't familiar with Ethan Lee you can check out their port portfolio here which shows just how many games they've shipped including the likes of: Streets of Rage 4 which just recently released, VVVVVV, Owlboy, FEZ, TowerFall Ascension, Dust: An Elysian Tail and a vast many more. Ethan Lee also created and maintains FNA, which is a reimplementation of the XNA Game Studio 4.0 Refresh libraries.

Collabora give an overview of their work with Valve at the Linux App Summit 2020 | GamingOnLinux[5]

Interested in all the work the open source consulting firm Collabora are doing with Valve to help improve ? We've got you covered.

We've already been over a few bits of what they're doing together, like their Linux Kernel work that will hopefully be live with Linux 5.11 and also their work on the Steam Linux Runtime Container system. Collabora have been doing a lot of other work in the open source space too that we've been following, like the Monado runtime for VR and AR (XR) and their work on the Panfrost driver for Mali.

During the Linux App Summit 2020, Collabora developer Vivek Das Mohapatra did a presentation giving a whistle-stop tour of their work to give an overview of all the bits and pieces. It's about 28 minutes, so it won't take you long to go through if you want a nice way to catch up.

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Links: [1] http://www.tuxmachines.org/taxonomy/term/69 [2] https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2020/11/steam-play-proton-513-2-compatibility-layer-is-out-now-with-improved- direct3d-12-support [3] https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Proton-5.13-2-Released [4] https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2020/11/check-out-linux-porter-ethan-lee-show-off-how-linux-games-are-built- and-packaged [5] https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2020/11/collabora-give-an-overview-of-their-work-with-valve-at-the-linux-app- summit-2020