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Proton 9.0-4 Released

Valve has updated the latest version of Proton on the Steam Deck to 9.0-4 in the Stable channel allowing a tonne more games to be playable and bringing a whole host of other fixes without the need to run Proton Experimental anymore.


Here are the main highlights:

Games Now playable:

  • APB Reloaded

  • Conqueror's Blade

  • Cube Hero Odyssey

  • Disgaea 4 Complete+

  • Hard Chip Demo

  • ScarQuest

  • Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army 2

  • Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown

  • Total War: SHOGUN 2

  • Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 (requires disabled Steam Overlay in desktop mode)

  • Welcome to Dustown


Main Game Fixes

  • Fixed Hell Let Loose crashing when joining a server after a recent game update.

  • Fixed Final Fantasy XVI having low FPS due to excessive DLL lookup.

  • Fixed Final Fantasy XVI not showing displays in settings.

  • Fixed keyboard input in Rivals of Aether II.

  • Fixed Chromacell crashing on launch on AMD GPUs.

  • Added support for NVIDIA Optical Flow API and DLSS 3 Frame Generation.

  • Fixed Dragon Age: The Veilguard displaying a warning about being installed on a spinning drive.

  • Fixed Crazy Taxi randomly crashing when starting a game.

  • Added a warning in Proton logs when running on system with low max_map_count.

  • Fixed single player game not working in Star Wars - Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast.

  • Fixed Hard Reset Redux and Shadow Warrior crashing with AMD GPUs.

  • Fixed Skull and Bones not exiting cleanly on systems with Nvidia GPUs.

  • Fixed Dark and Darker not being playable after a game update.

  • Fixed EA Desktop App setup not being configurable.

  • Improved video playback in March of Empires and Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition.

  • Fixed trigger buttons not registering in I Expect You To Die.

  • Fixed Proton 9.0 regressions:

    • Multiplayer works again in Hotshot Racing.

    • Fablecraft is playable again.

    • I Expect You To Die is playable again.

    • Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic no longer launches to a black screen when in fullscreen mode.

    • Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death is playable again.

    • B-17 Flying Fortress - The Mighty 8th: Redux is playable again.

    • Games now launch on the correct screen on setups with multiple monitors connected to multiple GPUs.

  • Fixed Yakuza 3 Remastered and Yakuza 4 Remastered not being playable on some setups.

  • Fixed Yakuza 6 crash when trying playing Puyo Puyo mini-game.

  • Fixed Knowledge, or know Lady crashing about 10 minutes after launch.

  • Fixed multiplayer in SpellForce 3: Versus Edition.

  • Fixed font rendering in SpellForce 3: Versus Edition.

  • Fixed mod support in DOOM Eternal.

  • Fixed Mary Skelter 2 stuttering on launch.

  • Fixed The Finals not starting with non-English locale.

  • Fixed Traditional Chinese font rendering in Mashiroiro Symphony HD -Sana Edition-.

  • Fixed Korean input in Diablo IV.

  • Fixed newer Unreal Engine games trying to install redistributables on each launch.

  • Fixed Astral Ascent hanging when unplugging a controller.

  • Fixed playback of videos in Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.

  • Fixed controller support in Clash for Crust.

  • Fixed FPS drops in Red Dead Redemption 2 when keys are pressed.

  • Fixed Hunt: Showdown 1896 failing to start after a recent game update.

  • Fixed full screen in Dog Brew on Steam Deck.

  • Fixed support for BattleServer in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition.

  • Fixed voice chat in For Honor and UNO.

  • Fixed Proton not setting priorities correctly for new threads.

  • Fixed Unreal Engine Crash Report Client not launching properly.

  • Improved loading times in Pharaoh Rebirth+.

  • Fixed missing icons in Age of Mythology: Retold.

  • Fixed video playback in March of Empires.

  • Improved performance in Blood Strike.

  • Enabled Xalia for MultiVersus - prerequisite installation can now be done with a controller.

  • Updated Xalia to 0.4.4 and enabled it for Trackmania United Forever, Trackmania Nations Forever, Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD, Fallout: New Vegas, and WARRIORS ALL-STARS.



You can see the full changelog here: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/wiki/Changelog

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