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A new Proton GE update was released today with a ton of new fixes and upstream updates for the layer. The components of Proton have been updated, as well as Xalia being updated to 0.4.5 to allow the gamepad to navigate more game launchers. There were also Protonfixes for Ghostrunner 2, Identity V, Indiana Jones, Bus Simulator 21, Dungeon Siege 1 and 2, Final Fantasy 9, and adding support for the GOG versions of the BioShock titles.
For those who don't know about Proton GE, how to get it on the Steam Deck, or how to update, check out our Proton GE guide! We go over all of this and explain why having GE is important.
Proton GE 9-22 Update Changelog:
Upstream:
- wine updated to latest bleeding edge
- dxvk updated to latest git
- vkd3d-proton updated to latest git
- dxvk-nvapi updated to latest upstream proton
- Disable nvapi for Assassin's Creed Syndicate.
- Disable nvapi for Simulakros and Simulakros Demo.
- Enable Xalia for games 0.4.5 is expected to fix.
- Update Xalia to 0.4.5.
UMU-Protonfixes:
- Add fix for Identity V
- Add fix for Ghostrunner 2
- Remove DXVK_NVAPI_GPU_ARCH workaround for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/pull/186[)](https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/commit/e17e2a2700224c4b49bbab18d09f16a16c1d79a0)
- Remove disabling NVAPI for Assassin's Creed: Syndicate -- fixed upstream
- Automatically install Ubisoft Connect for multiple old Ubisoft games that still ship the uPlay installer (https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/pull/184[)](https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/commit/387357faac4e24e04789d89fed55af106c0c88eb)
- Add Kao the kangaroo (https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/pull/185[)](https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/commit/9dcfb4aa8cc2d0c9af80586109e923801f3b2ac8)
- Add Redout: Enhanced Edition (https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/pull/182[)](https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/commit/b154086ae4bc23a2787c429a933af773e23ea2f8)
- Add fix for Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop (https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/pull/180[)](https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/commit/fc3cdc3f0e4585b6aa3ebc8936adb2971354b3eb)
- Create fix for Hell Yeah! (https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/pull/179[)](https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/commit/5c8a2d78e6af7d71d1082f9f56448b97940ee8af)
- Add Dungeon Siege 1 and 2 Multiplayer fixes (https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/pull/178[)](https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/commit/a2c80f7b6fa7813ed0a9e801287ed7f9271a949c)
- Add all missing GOG versions of the BioShock titles and link them to steam fixes (https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/pull/176[)](https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/commit/bbe7e3786217b8856ded2e778f92104ffdbe3893)
- Remove -nointro for BioShock 2 Remastered and add all missing BioShock titles (https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/pull/173[)](https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/commit/97dd577c10284c3f7878e2a6fae7346d333130a1)
- Delete Final Fantasy VII fixes (https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/pull/177[)](https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/commit/dac3c6d83b895d57073bdf28d50140f3dd12892a)
- Remove Crysis (17300) fixes (https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/pull/174[)](https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/commit/f252a76b8091e20d765ff0bc67a131213f570c53)
- Remove exe redirect (https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/pull/171[)](https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/commit/6970e8f486d5d784d392d1a4360e8be1a9b55ebc)
- Remove exe redirect for FF9 (https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/pull/171[)](https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/commit/6970e8f486d5d784d392d1a4360e8be1a9b55ebc)
- Create fix for From Dust (33460) (https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/pull/170[)](https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/commit/f2d5f352b405487d619bfccfd3f7c6ad9f5579f3)
UMU-Database:
- Add Ghostrunner 2 (EGS)
- Add Identity V
- Added Ys I and II Chronicles+ to the database
- Add Kao the kangaroo (2022) (https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-database/pull/60[)](https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-database/commit/69f773b5497374652ec18efb3923f5b2545e50bd)
- Added fallout new vegas
- Add Redout: Enhanced Edition (https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-database/pull/58[)](https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-database/commit/62c91b62a1dc0023689aa45b79d3b86d97fffcc3)
- Add Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop (EGS) (https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-database/pull/57[)](https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-database/commit/f62ddea56020901291d279a21e386a2980b2c469)
- Add Dungeon Siege 1 and 2 titles (https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-database/pull/56[)](https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-database/commit/999ba6a0a23bf073df0c6fd77be3297b3ff87d0b)
- Add BioShock 1 + 2 titles (https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-database/pull/55[)](https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-database/commit/ee3cb5037710aa323607bd1f402369b6d286391b)
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