Hello @Mo7aid, generally speaking, the newest point release of Proton should work as well or better than the previous Proton releases. Any case where this isn't true is a regression and needs to be investigated and fixed. Creating a new infrastructure to arbitrarily hold games to older Proton releases is counter-productive and misdirected effort. If a player needs to apply manual tweaks to get a game working, that's also something to be improved for a future release of Proton.
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Thank you for the clarification, I understand and agree that maintaining support for older Proton versions can be counterproductive. I just wanted to express some frustration when certain games break after updates, especially when they used to run fine on older versions. I appreciate the work being done to fix regressions, and I’ll make sure to report any I find. Keep up the great work!
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Dear Valve/Proton Development Team,
First of all, thank you for the tremendous work you're doing with Proton and Steam Play. The progress over the past few years has been remarkable and has significantly improved the gaming experience on Linux.
I would like to suggest a feature that could further simplify the user experience, especially for newcomers:
Automatic detection and assignment of the best Proton version for each game, based on community reports (such as ProtonDB data) and internal testing.
The idea is to allow Steam to pre-select the most compatible Proton version for a game, while still keeping the option open for advanced users to override it manually if needed.
This feature would reduce the need for manual tweaks and make gaming on Linux more accessible for casual users, while also giving developers valuable data to improve compatibility further.
Thank you again for your time and dedication. I hope this idea aligns with your vision of making Linux gaming as seamless as possible.
Best regards,
(CJ)