A new Proton Experimental update was pushed out! This one focuses a lot on fixes for specific games, as well as Proton 8 regressions to make some games more playable again. The update did bring some games to the "Now Playable" section too, including Stranger of Paradise and Minecraft Legends. Overall, this is a great update and it is exciting to see more games getting fixed!
Proton Experimental 4/26/23 Changelog:
- Now playable: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint, Minecraft Legends, Company of Heroes: Battle of Crete, STRANGER OF PARADISE FINAL FANTASY ORIGIN.
- Fixed Proton 8.0 regressions:
- Baldur's Gate 3 no longer launches to a black screen in Vulkan mode.
- Divinity: Original Sin: Enhanced Edition and Divinity Original Sin II: Definitive Edition no longer crash on resolution change.
- Path of Exile no longer crashes.
- GTA V no longer freezes after each key press.
- Fixed Proton Experimental regression causing Payday 2 to crash on start.
- Improved Elden Ring compatibility compared to Proton 8.0-1. It can still be a bit finicky.
- Fixed memory leak in Trackmania and Ubisoft Connect overlay.
- Added a temporary workaround for EA Launcher crashing. Steam Deck's on-screen keyboard may not pop up automatically while using it.
- Fixed Madballs in Babo: Invasion claiming the game wasn't purchased.
- Fixed PlanetSide 2 launcher.
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