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Proton, a compatibility layer that Valve introduced in August 2018 to permit Windows games to run on Linux-based operating systems, now includes support for NVIDIA DLSS Frame Generation, based on the changelog for a brand new experimental update that notes added support for not only NVIDIA Optical Flow API, but additionally DLSS 3 Frame Generation. NVIDIA echoed the news in a blog post that was published on GeForce.com yesterday, noting that GeForce RTX 40 Series owners can now “multiply performance in games supporting DLSS Frame Generation.” A dashboard for a way many games work on Linux and the Steam Deck stays online at ProtonDB.
Note: Proton Experimental requires a GPU that supports Vulkan 1.3.
- All changes from Proton 9.0-3.
- Now playable: APB Reloaded, Total War: SHOGUN 2, Welcome to Dustown, Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 (requires disabled Steam Overlay), Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army 2 (AMD GPUs only), Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown, Hard Chip Demo, Conqueror’s Blade, ScarQuest.
- Fixed single player game not working in Star Wars – Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast.
- Fixed Hard Reset Redux crashing with AMD GPUs.
- Fixed Dragon Age: The Veilguard displaying a warning about being installed on a spinning drive.
- Added support for NVIDIA Optical Flow API and DLSS 3 Frame Generation.
- Fixed Astral Ascent hanging when unplugging a controller.
- Fixed keyboard input in Rivals of Aether II.
- Fixed Proton not setting priorities accurately for brand spanking new threads.
- Fixed Dark and Darker not being playable after a game update.
- Fixed Skull and Bones not exiting cleanly on systems with a Nvidia GPU.
- Fixed Proton Experimental regressions:
- Moero Chronicle is playable again.
- Fixed Proton 9.0 regressions:
- I Expect You To Die is playable again.
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic not launches to a black screen when in fullscreen mode.
- Fablecraft is playable again.
- B-17 Flying Fortress is playable again.
- Multiplayer works again in Hotshot Racing.
- Switched to a brand new media source implementations (see this for details/issues) that fixes or improves video playback in:
- Gal*Gun 2
- SOULCALIBUR VI
- Call of Cthulhu
- All-Star Fruit Racing
- Greedfall
- Onimusha: Warlords
- Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
- Indigo Park: Chapter 1
- Agony Unrated
- TELEFORUM
- Fixed playback of videos in The Curse of Brotherhood.
- Fixed FPS drops in Red Dead Redemption 2 when keys are pressed.
- Fixed Korean input in Diablo IV.
- Fixed EA Desktop App setup not being configurable.
- Updated Xalia to 0.4.4 and enabled it for Trackmania United Eternally, Trackmania Nations Eternally, Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD, Fallout: Latest Vegas, and WARRIORS ALL-STARS.**
- Fixed Final Fantasy XVI having low FPS resulting from excessive DLL lookup.
- Fixed Final Fantasy XVI not showing displays in settings.
- Fixed Mary Skelter 2 stuttering on launch.
- Fixed Unreal Engine Crash Report Client not launching properly.
- Fixed multiplayer in SpellForce 3: Versus Edition.
- Fixed font rendering in SpellForce 3: Versus Edition.
- Fixed mod support in DOOM Everlasting.
- Fixed Yakuza 6 crash when trying playing Puyo Puyo mini-game.
- Improved video playback in March of Empires and Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition.
- Updated Wine Mono to 9.3.0.
- Fixed Hunt: Showdown 1896 failing to begin after a recent game update.
- Fixed full screen in Dog Brew on Steam Deck.
- Fixed support for BattleServer in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition.
- Fixed controller support in Clash for Crust.
- Fixed Traditional Chinese font rendering in Mashiroiro Symphony HD -Sana Edition-.
- Improved loading times in Pharaoh Rebirth+.
- Fixed newer Unreal Engine games attempting to install redistributables on each launch.
- Fixed voice chat in For Honor and UNO.
- Fixed recent experimental regression that caused replugging to not work in Resident Evil 2 and plenty of other games.
- Added a warning in Proton logs when running on system with low max_map_count.
- Fixed Yakuza 3 and Yakuza 4 not being playable on some setups.
- Fixed issue causing no audio being played while Microsoft Flight Simulator displays developers logos.
- Enabled Xalia for MultiVersus – prerequisite installation can now be done with a controller.
- Fixed video playback in Twisted Sails.
- Fixed extras video playback in Shadow Warrior 2.
- Added hack to permit Steam Overlay to operate with EAC EOS games.
- Fixed garbled videos in The Finals.
- Fixed Knowledge, or know Lady crashing about 10 minutes after launch.
- Implemented English speech recognition for Phasmophobia.
- Updated dxvk, dxvk-nvapi and vkd3d-proton to incorporate the most recent development work.
Support for DLSS Super Resolution was introduced in 2022, and now GeForce RTX 40 Series owners can enjoy even faster performance of their favorite Proton-powered titles. Simply update to the brand new construct and Frame Generation will immediately work when enabled via each game’s settings. To download, open Steam and head to Settings –> Steam Play, select the brand new Experimental construct within the drop down, and click on OK.
Should you prefer to attend for a non-Experimental construct, keep watch over Proton’s changelog and release page to learn when the changes arrive on the important branch.
