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WARDOGS now confirmed with official Proton support (via Discord) (lemmy.ml)
submitted 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) by mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 13 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

I think the extremes on either side of this are nuts. Specifically:

  • Linux purists demanding a native executable.

  • Windows purists… just being difficult, I guess?

Official Proton support is an excellent, functional compromise. It’s extremely usable, and extremely practical for devs to maintain within their existing environment.

[–] woelkchen@piefed.world 8 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

It's usable until it isn't. That's the problem with Wine/Proton. It's not a stable implementation of a well defined specification like Java. It's a reimplementation via reverse engineering of proprietary Win32, something that's buggy and sometimes changed between Windows updates by accident.

Update to a game compiled with a slightly newer version of Visual Studio, like it's happening all the time with live service games? Compatibility becomes a dice roll. Sure, the chance is high that compatibility is kept but it not 100%. Neither is Proton not breaking a game by accident. The big games are automatically checked by Valve but some weird indie game isn't.

And here comes the wonderful thing that's Steam Linux Runtime: containerized binary compatible runtimes of every other or so Debian release. All the issues about not being able to target Linux because of its ever changing nature have been fixed by Valve and yet for whatever reason Valve refuses to promote it towards developers.

They literally promote Win32+x86 emulation for Steam Frame development, a wearable platform where even the slightest stuttering can cause motion sickness and where battery optimization is paramount.

I hope Valve bring Lepton, their Android compatibility layer, to x86 Linux as well. Lepton is based directly on AOSP and not reverse engineering. I have higher hope for that.

[–] BananaIsABerry@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 hours ago

I would argue the difference is that they claim that it's officially supported through Proton, meaning they're likely to put effort into ensuring it continues to function through proton.

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

+1. I have no argument with this.

[–] femtek@lemmy.blahaj.zone 31 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Man the anti Linux users in the discussion are so weird. Like why simp for windows? are they upset the couldn't get Linux running on their desktop?

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

Maybe they think it will facilitate hacking?

Or maybe split development resources?

I’m not saying that’s true or even a rational argument, just trying to play devil’s advocate.

[–] dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 9 hours ago (4 children)

so wine IS an emulator!

[–] F04118F@feddit.nl 4 points 4 hours ago

YAML is not just yet another markdown language

[–] Sas@piefed.blahaj.zone 10 points 7 hours ago

You mean wie

[–] ThunderComplex@lemmy.today 17 points 8 hours ago

No you see it's only valve's specific patches in proton that turn wine from not an emulator to an emulator. This is why wine doesn't just accept proton's patches making it obsolete /s

[–] juipeltje@lemmy.world 12 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

And GNU is Unix!

[–] libewa@feddit.org 1 points 1 hour ago

Funnily enough, XNU (the macOS kernel) is actually UNIX.

[–] woelkchen@piefed.world 7 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

"We support ARM hardware via x86 emulation"

[–] magiccupcake@lemmy.world 6 points 5 hours ago

Obligatory "wine is not an emulator". So...

[–] ScottyTheEngineer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 8 hours ago

Glad to see they're officially supporting linux as an option. Looks like my kind of FPS, especially love the part of the trailer where they explicitly say they AREN'T a battle royale XD.

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 14 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

They have to. Milsim players have a big linux playerbase.

[–] Kazel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

we have to train for the great distro war

[–] warmaster@lemmy.world 8 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (2 children)

Wait. It's not arcadey like BF6?

[–] bigmamoth@lemmy.world 11 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

a between. More arcadey than milsim more sim than bf

[–] HerbGrower@slrpnk.net 7 points 8 hours ago

Honestly that is the kinda area that interests me. So far the main FPS games I like are the WW1 games like Isonzo and Enlisted in low rank games only - because high rank gives every rifleman a machine gun.

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 4 points 9 hours ago

It looks like squad(which is the halfway between arma and BF) without the suppression mechanic.

[–] bigmamoth@lemmy.world 9 points 9 hours ago

Day one support for a big fps

4 year ago we would have thought it to be impossible

[–] HerbGrower@slrpnk.net 13 points 10 hours ago

Sounds kinda interesting. Fairly high system requirements but at least they do specify that gets you 60FPS.

Would probably wait for ProtonDB to fill out reports first.

[–] Blaiz0r@lemmy.ml 15 points 11 hours ago

Nice, need more games like this playable on Linux

[–] chalupapocalypse@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I keep seeing this game pop up, is this the new hot shit or just a flash in the pan streamer thing, I would love more old school battlefield shenanigans

[–] femtek@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 6 hours ago

I bought it for the Linux support as I like battlefield so I'll let you know as a non streamer after the weekend.