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Valve has released a new update for Proton Experimental, bringing fixes and improvements for several games on Linux-based systems, including the Steam Deck and Steam Machine. The update addresses a number of issues that were preventing certain games from working properly, ranging from crashes and broken multiplayer functionality to video playback problems. On top of that, another game is now officially playable through Proton Experimental.
For those unfamiliar with Proton, it’s a compatibility tool developed by Valve that allows Windows games to run on Linux without requiring developers to release separate Linux versions. It’s also one of the main reasons why the Steam Deck can run thousands of Windows games despite using the Linux-based SteamOS.
What does the update offer?
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- Now playable: Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony.
- Fixed Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 hanging on the intro cutscene when allowed to play fully instead of being skipped.
- Fixed AION 2 crashing when clicking audio icon in the party info.
- Fixed video playback in Phantom Blade Zero when using high resolutions.
- Fixed multiplayer in Catharage.
- Fixed text to speech not working in Overwatch.
- Fixed Age of Empires: Definitive Edition crashing when pressing arrow keys in text input fields.
- Fixed DARK SOULS II: Scholar of the First Sin not being playable on the Steam Frame.
- Fixed bad controller mappings in ONE PIECE PIRATE WARRIORS 3 with Steam Input enabled.
- Fixed The Forest crashing when swapping through multiplayer options.
- Fixed some HID-using peripherals crashing Proton’s input stack making controllers unusable.
- Fixed experimental regression that caused Wild Assault to crash on launch.
- Fixed microphone not working in Among Us 3D on devices other than Steam Deck.
- Added support for Nvidia Streamline OTA updates.
- Updated Xalia to 0.5.0.1 to help with idle CPU usage.
According to the official patch notes, Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony is now playable through Proton Experimental. This is good news for players who have been waiting to enjoy the game on Linux-based devices. However, that’s only one part of the update, as Valve has also addressed problems affecting several other popular titles.
One of the notable fixes is for Phantom Blade Zero, which was experiencing video playback issues when running at high resolutions. The latest update addresses this problem, which should help players enjoy the game’s cutscenes and other video content without running into the same issue.
Valve has also fixed an issue in Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 that caused the game to hang during its introductory cutscene if players allowed it to play completely instead of skipping it. Similarly, AION 2 should no longer crash when players click the audio icon in the party information section.
Multiplayer improvements are also included in the update. Valve has fixed multiplayer functionality in Catharage, while The Forest has received a fix for crashes that occurred when switching between different multiplayer options.
Another useful improvement is for Overwatch, where the text-to-speech feature wasn’t working correctly. The update also addresses a problem in Age of Empires: Definitive Edition that caused the game to crash when players pressed arrow keys inside text input fields.
For Steam Frame owners, there’s a fix for DARK SOULS II: Scholar of the First Sin, which previously wasn’t playable on the device. Valve has now addressed the compatibility issue, allowing the game to run through Proton Experimental.
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