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One thing I've always wondered is how much "per-game fine-tuning" Proton requires. I know for some console emulators, it's not uncommon to require some per-gam

One thing I've always wondered is how much "per-game fine-tuning" Proton requires. I know for some console emulators, it's not uncommon to require some per-game profiles that tweak the emulation for better compatibility for that specific game. Heck, even GPU firmware updates will mention specific games in the patch notes.[0] Is this necessary for something like Proton? [0] https://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/156781 https://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/156781 "...provides the latest performance optimizations, profiles, and bug fixes for Zombie Army: Dead War 4. In addition, this release also provides optimal support for Apex Legends Season 4 and Metro Exodus: Sam’s Story..."

dx87 7y ago
I've personally never had to do any fine tuning with Proton. It works fine out of the box for almost everything I've tried. I think there are options available, but most of the people I've seen that want to squeeze out every ounce of performance will use Lutris because it comes with community tested tweaks. https://lutris.net/ https://lutris.net/
jdc 7y ago
ProtonDB can give you a good idea of how well games work without tuning. http://protondb.com http://protondb.com
- simion314 7y ago
  Exactly and if the game is not here check the wine database , so for example last time I checked Space Engineer is not working https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=16019 https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=applicatio... so not everything just works, some games though work perfectly including more Unity and Unreal Engine games.
j-james 7y ago
It seems so for some games, at least Skyrim [1]. But reading through the GitHub "Game Compatibility" issues [2], I get the impression that most problems are due to graphics card and audio drivers, not game-specific irregularities. [1] https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/4 https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/4 [2] https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/labels/Game%20compatibility https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/labels/Game%20compat...
bdefore 7y ago
Less and less so every release. At this time it greatly varies per game. ProtonDB attempts to communicate this through a separation of SteamPlay reports and Tinker reports, the latter indicating that some tweaks are necessary.

dx87 7y ago

I've personally never had to do any fine tuning with Proton. It works fine out of the box for almost everything I've tried. I think there are options available, but most of the people I've seen that want to squeeze out every ounce of performance will use Lutris because it comes with community tested tweaks. https://lutris.net/ https://lutris.net/

jdc 7y ago

ProtonDB can give you a good idea of how well games work without tuning. http://protondb.com http://protondb.com

simion314 7y ago
Exactly and if the game is not here check the wine database , so for example last time I checked Space Engineer is not working https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=16019 https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=applicatio... so not everything just works, some games though work perfectly including more Unity and Unreal Engine games.

j-james 7y ago

It seems so for some games, at least Skyrim [1]. But reading through the GitHub "Game Compatibility" issues [2], I get the impression that most problems are due to graphics card and audio drivers, not game-specific irregularities. [1] https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/4 https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/4 [2] https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/labels/Game%20compatibility https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/labels/Game%20compat...

bdefore 7y ago

Less and less so every release. At this time it greatly varies per game. ProtonDB attempts to communicate this through a separation of SteamPlay reports and Tinker reports, the latter indicating that some tweaks are necessary.