A new Proton Experimental update was pushed out today! This one brings in all the changes from the new Proton 8.0-1 update, as well as new games that are now playable, a bunch of fixes to different games like Nioh: Complete Edition and Immortals Fenyx Rising, and updated dxvk and vkd3d-proton. It also updates the file distribution method to save disk space, which is fantastic for 64gb Steam Decks.
Proton Experimental Update 4/20/23 Changelog:
- All changes from Proton 8.0-1.
- Now playable: Propnight, Combat Mission Battle for Normandy, Bloodrayne Terminal Cut 1/2, Breakout 13, Murasaki Tsurugi, PooShooter: Toilet Invaders, Purgo Box, Olympia Rising, Summoners War: Chronicles,
- Fixed various Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty issues around video playback.
- Fixed game launcher DC Universe Online.
- Fixed audio controls and spatialization in VRChat with AVPro.
- Fixed the key presses registering weirdly in Wild Hearts.
- Fixed video playback in Nioh: Complete Edition.
- Fixed Pentiment not being playable on desktop.
- Fixed cutscene desync in Immortals Fenyx Rising.
- Fixed Witcher 3 launcher rendering issues.
- Fixed Call of Duty: Black Ops III graphical glitches when loading Hex Tower.
- Fixed video playback speed issues in METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN.
- Fixed Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut hanging on exit.
- Fixed connection error at the end of Chapter 2 in Life is Strange Remastered.
- Fixed EOS error message with Returnal and other EOS games.
- Fixed intermittent hangs with Prototype.
- Updated file distribution method to save disk space.
- Updated dxvk to include the latest development work.
- Updated vkd3d-proton to include the latest development work.
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