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- Update to version 2.3.1:
  + Features
    If supported by the driver, DXVK will now use the VK_NV_raw_access_chains
    extensions to allow more efficient shader code generation on specifically
    on Nvidia GPUs. This is intended to close the gap to Windows performance
    drivers specifically in D3D11 games in GPU-bound scenarios, but not all
    games will see an improvement.
    Note: This extension is currently only supported on Vulkan beta drivers,
    version 550.40.55 or later, and currently requires Proton Experimental.
  + Bug fixes and Improvements
    Fixed invalid SPIR-V being generated for Renderdoc internal D3D11 shaders.
    Fixed undefined behaviour with out-of-bounds constant buffer loads with
    dynamic indices.
    Fixed HDR not being enabled for DXGI_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_FLOAT swap chains.
    Reworked the dxgi.syncInterval option to also apply to D3D12 games.
    Reverted the use of VK_FORMAT_A8_UNORM due to rendering issues in some
    games.
    D3D9 games will now set the VkApplicationInfo::applicationVersion field to
    1.
    Reworked how dynamic system memory buffers are copied to the GPU in D3D9
    games. (PR #3765)
    This improves performance in games such as Shank 2 (#3755), Flammable
    Freddy (#2375) and Blood Rayne (#1828).
    Only enable alpha to coverage when rendering to a multisampled render
    target in D3D9. (#3815)
    This fixes broken lighting in Flatout 3 (#3798) and incorrect dithering in
    Injustice: Gods Among Us. (#3617)
    Ace Combat Assault Horizon: Fixed GPU hang on RADV. (#3715, PR #3716)

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- Update to version 2.3:
  + Presentation improvements
    If VK_KHR_present_wait is supported, and if vertical synchronization is
    enabled, frame latency events will now be signaled when an image is
    actually being presented, rather than when rendering work prior to the
    present request has completed on the GPU. This may reduce input latency in
    some games, also affects the dxgi.maxFrameLatency and d3d9.maxFrameLatency
    options.
    This functionality is also used to more accurately report the number of
    frames actually presented via DXGI frame statistics.
    Note: On some platforms and compositors, Vulkan present events may not
    correspond to the image actually being presented on screen, in which case
    frame latency is going to remain higher than expected.
    Additionally, if VK_EXT_swapchain_maintenance1 is supported, enabling and
    disabling vertical synchronization may no longe require recreating the
    Vulkan swap chain, which works around severe performance issues in games
    which change their present interval on a per-frame basis.
    Note: On Linux, this is currently only supported when running Gamescope
    with ENABLE_GAMESCOPE_WSI=1 set.
  + Configuration changes
    The dxgi.nvapiHack config option was deprecated, and a new option
    dxgi.hideNvidiaGpu with a slight change in behaviour was added instead,
    alongside similar options for AMD and Intel GPUs. This allows implementing
    more targeted application workarounds for issues with e.g. XESS libraries
    in the future if necessary. Refer to the example configuration for more
    details.
    Note: The old dxgi.nvapiHack option still works if dxgi.hideNvidiaGpu is
    not set, but will be removed in a future release.

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- Update to version 2.2:
  + D3D11On12 support
    In order to enable D3D12 support in recent Unity Engine titles such as Lego
    Builder's Journey, this release introduces support for creating D3D11
    devices from a D3D12 device using D3D11On12CreateDevice, as well as the
    basic ID3D11On12Device interface. This is achieved by importing the Vulkan
    device and resource handles from vkd3d-proton into DXVK, and otherwise uses
    DXVK's existing D3D11 implementation.
    A vkd3d-proton build as of HansKristian-Work/vkd3d-proton@26c4fed or later
    is required for this to work.
  + D3D9 Partial Presentation
    DXVK now supports presenting to parts of a window by copying the contents
    of the backbuffer to system memory and then drawing them into the window on
    the CPU. This improves compatibility with game launchers, particularly
    those based on Microsoft's WPF toolkit, and some visual novels. It will
    however come with a noticable performance hit.
    Additionally, overall behaviour of D3D9 swap chains was improved and the
    d3d9.noExplicitFrontBuffer option was removed.
  + Logging changes
    When running on Proton or plain Wine, DXVK will no longer create log files
    by default and instead only write log messages to the console using
    wine-specific functionality, in order to avoid creating unnecessary extra
    files. This matches vkd3d-proton behaviour. Note that log file creation can
    be re-enabled by setting the environment variable DXVK_LOG_PATH to a valid
    path.
    When filing bug reports, users are encouraged to upload the full Proton log.
  + Bug fixes and Improvements
    Warnings about unknown interfaces being queried via QueryInterface will

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- Update to version 2.1:
  + HDR support
    On systems supporting HDR10 color spaces, HDR can now be enabled by setting
    the environment variable DXVK_HDR=1, or by setting the option
    dxgi.enableHDR = True in the configuration file. When using vkd3d-proton
    2.8 or newer, this will allow D3D12 games to detect and use the HDR10 color
    space if they support it.
    No major Linux desktop environment currently supports HDR. In order to use
    this on Linux, a Gamescope session with --hdr-enabled is required. This is
    currently only supported under AMDGPU and requires kernel patches from the
    josh-hdr-colorimetry branch.
    Note: D3D11 support is implemented, but not expected to work in most games
    as they typically require AMDAGS or NVAPI to set up HDR output, rather than
    using the corresponding DXGI APIs. Additionally, only Nvidia drivers are
    expected to work on Windows.
  + Shader compilation improvements
    Use of pipeline libraries was extended to pipelines with tessellation or
    geometry shaders in order to further reduce stutter. Additionally, more
    features of the VK_EXT_extended_dynamic_state3 extension are leveraged to
    reduce stutter in some situations when MSAA is used, provided that the
    Vulkan driver supports them.
    Note: Current development builds of RADV will expose
    VK_EXT_graphics_pipeline_library with the features that DXVK needs if the
    RADV_PERFTEST=gpl environment variable is set. Note that the implementation
    is not yet complete and does not support shader caching at this time, but
    it should generally work with DXVK.
  + Sample rate shading
    For older games that support MSAA, the d3d9.forceSampleRateShading and

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- Update to version 2.0:
  + Driver compatibility
    A Vulkan 1.3 capable driver and wine version are required to run this
    version of DXVK.
    Many features in this release, especially the shader compilation changes
    detailed below, require the use of modern Vulkan features, such as Dynamic
    Rendering, Extended Dynamic State, and Null Descriptors. Due to the
    significant changes required to make use of them, it was no longer
    practical to maintain and test code paths for older drivers which do not
    support these features.
    In practice, any system capable of running D3D11 and D3D12 games using
    Proton Experimental right now will be able to run DXVK 2.0.
    Note: Third-party Vulkan layers that were not updated for Vulkan 1.3 will
    no longer work.
  + D3D9 changes
    Memory management improvements
    In order to reduce the likelihood of running out of address space in 32-bit
    D3D9 games, DXVK will now use memory-mapped files to store shadow copies of
    textures. This allows us to unmap memory that is not being used by the
    game, thus freeing up significant amounts of address space, up to several
    hundred Megabytes. See PR #2663 for implementation details.
    Note: This change does not affect 64-bit games since address space is not a
    concern there. It also does not affect D3D10 or D3D11 since resource
    uploads work differently in those APIs and are much more memory efficient.
    Render target feedback loops
    On drivers which support VK_EXT_attachment_feedback_loop_layout, reading
    from an active render target in D3D9 games is now properly supported, which
    previously caused rendering artifacts on newer AMD hardware and required

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- Update tp version 1.10.3:
  This is a minor maintenance release for an upcoming Proton release. New
  Vulkan extensions are not yet required.
  + Bug fixes and Improvements
    Added support for shared fences (PR #2608). This is needed for videos in
    Halo Infinite to work, alongside corresponding wine and vkd3d-proton
    patches.
    Fixed a regression introduced in 1.10.2 that would cause rendering issues
    in various D3D11 games, including Prey, Bioshock Infinite (#2757), and some
    others.
    Need For Speed 3: Fixed Modern Patch not working (#1699).
    Ninja Blade: Fixed alpha test issues (#2745).
    Stray: Enabled d3d11.ignoreGraphicsBarriers option to work around some
    GPU-bound performance issues.
    Ys Origin: Work around stutter with the game's built-in FPS limiter
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- Update to version 1.10.2:
  + Bug fixes and Improvements
    Implemented non-seamless cube maps for D3D9 using the
    VK_EXT_non_seamless_cube_map extension if supported by the driver
    Fixed an issue with current versions of the Nvidia Vulkan developer driver
    not using its on-disk shader cache with DXVK
    Fixed an issue which would cause the state cache file to not be written
    properly
    Fixed an issue where incorrect barriers would be emitted for UAV rendering
    (PR #2696)
    Fixed an issue where the d3d11.samplerAnisotropy option would apply to the
    wrong kind of samplers
    Fixed potential issues when using state caches that were created on a
    driver with a different feature set
    Fixed broken stencil resolves in D3D9
    Fixed build issues on GCC 12.1
    Optimized UAV clears in D3D11 to allow drivers to use image compression
    more frequently
    Optimized performance of in-memory compression for SPIR-V shader code
    Beyond Good and Evil: Work around missing light shafts (#2680)
    Day Z: Enabled d3d11.cachedDynamicResources option to work around
    performance issues (PR #2709)
    Dead Space: Fixed shadow rendering and added 60 FPS lock to work around
    game bugs (#2704)
    Dirt Rally: Fixed potential GPU hang due to game bugs in a shader
    Godfather: Fixed crash on systems that don't support 16x MSAA (#2590)
    Limbo: Enable 60 FPS limit to work around game bugs (PR #2566)
    Majesty 2: Work around game bugs causing issues on integrated GPUs and

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- Update to version 1.10.1:
  + Features
    Implemented initial support for shared resources (PR #2516). This fixes
    video playback in a number of Koei Tecmo games (Atelier series, Nioh 2), as
    well as the D3D11-based UI in the Windows version of Black Mesa. The
    required wine patches are currently only available in Proton Experimental.
    This feature will not be supported on Windows systems.
    This feature is still experimental and has not been thoroughly tested on all
    graphics drivers, so issues are to be expected. Currently, only basic 2D
    texture sharing between D3D9 and D3D11 is supported when using DXVK for both
    APIs. API features that are currently not supported include:
    IDXGIKeyedMutex. Documentation is very poor and it's not clear how an
    implementation is supposed to behave.
    Resource sharing with D3D12 applications under vkd3d-proton. This may be
    added in the future.
    Resource sharing with Vulkan applications.
    Note: The Black Mesa UI flickers heavily when the game is not GPU-bound.
    This also happens on Windows to some degree and is a game bug.
  + Bug fixes and Improvements
    Added an environment variable DXVK_ENABLE_NVAPI to bypass the vendor ID
    override. Setting it to 1 behaves exactly the same as setting
    dxvk.nvapiHack = False in the config file, but may allow for better
    integration into Lutris or the Proton launch script. (#2544)
    Improved shader code generation when local arrays are used. This may improve
    performance on Nvidia drivers in some D3D11 games.
    Fixed shader code generation when switch-case fallthrough is used in Shader
    Model 4.0 (#2556). Current FXC versions no longer generate such code.
    Potentially improved performance when rendering to

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- Update to version 1.10:
  + Performance improvements
    Reduced unnecessary worker thread synchronization around resource readbacks
    for both D3D11 and D3D9. This can significantly increase CPU-bound
    performance in games like Assassin's Creed: Origins and other titles built
    on the same engine, with smaller improvements seen in Elex II, God of War,
    GTA IV and others.
    When using D3D11_MAP_WRITE on a staging resource that's currently being
    read by the GPU, DXVK will now attempt to create a copy of that resource in
    order to avoid GPU synchronization. This improves performance in Quantum
    Break and potentially other games. This behaviour can be tweaked using the
    d3d11.maxImplicitDiscardSize option.
    Optimized UpdateSubresource for small constant buffer updates. This further
    improves performance in God of War and potentially other games.
    Improved the way resource uploads and staging buffers are handled in D3D11.
    This may reduce memory usage and CPU overhead in some games.
    Added more information to the HUD that can be useful for troubleshooting
    performance issues: GPU synchronizations per frame, worker thread
    synchronizations per frame, and pipeline barrier count.
    GPU synchronization, when necessary, no longer uses busy-waiting, which may
    reduce power consumption on portable devices in some games.
  + Bug fixes and Improvements
    Added a D3D11On12CreateDevice stub so applications using this don't
    immediately crash (PR #2278).
    Note that supporting D3D11on12 is currently not viable.
    Version numbers for Intel's Windows driver should now be reported properly.
    Note that using DXVK on this driver is highly discouraged and will likely
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- Update to version 1.9.4:
  + Bug fixes and Improvements
    Fixed an issue that would cause VRAM to not be utilized on RBAR-enabled
    Nvidia GPUs if the dxvk.shrinkNvidiaHvvHeap option is enabled (#2438).
    Enabled strict D3D9 float emulation by default on future versions of RADV.
    This may improve both accuracy and GPU-bound performance (PR #2448).
    Improved memory allocation behaviour. This may reduce memory usage
    especially in games that create multiple processes or D3D devices.
    Removed obsolete options to disable OpenVR support.
    God of War: Enabled performance optimizations and DLSS support. Note that
    these changes are already included in Proton Experimental.

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- Update to version 1.9.3:
  + Bug fixes and Improvements
    DLSS should now work in supported games in combination with dxvk-nvapi.
    Optimized D3D9 shader constants by relying on VK_EXT_robustness2 and
    removed the old app options for games using software vertex processing.
    (#2282)
    Added an option for more accurate emulation of D3D9 floating point
    behaviour and enabled that by default for a bunch of games. (#2294, #2359).
    This fixes issues in Red Orchestra 2, Dark Souls 2 (original version), Dog
    Fight 1942, Bayonetta, Rayman Origins, Guilty Gear Xrd and Richard Burns
    Rally.
    Fixed a DXGI issue which would sometimes cause games to fail to enter
    fullscreen mode on some displays that do not support low rates across all
    resolutions (#2395).
    Black Mesa: Fixed a regression with shadows. (#2317)
    Crysis 3 Remastered: Worked around poor performance. (#2339)
    Euro Truck Simulator: Fixed a shading issue resulting in black geometry
    (#2312)
    Injustice Gods Among Us: Fixed missing characters on the character
    selection screen. (#2332)
    Rocksmith 2014: Fixed white screen on startup. (#2383)
    Spliter Cell: Chaos Theory: Fixed brightness with the shader model 3
    option. (#2340)
    Sim City 2013: Fixed rendering.
    The Guild 3: Fixed artifacts in overview map (#2380).

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- Update to version 1.9.2:
  + Bug fixes and Improvements
    Reduced overall CPU overhead in D3D9.
    Fixed various failures in wine's D3D9 tests.
    Fixed various issues when the d3d9.evictManagedTexturesOnUnlock option is
    enabled.
    Fixed various issues when the d3d11.relaxedBarriers option is enabled.
    Call of Cthulhu: Fixed reflection rendering (#2248)
    Crysis 3, Homefront The Revolution: Worked around poor performance (#2256)
    (#2241)
    GODS: Fixed gamma curve (#2250)
    Total War Medieval 2: Fixed black lines on the world map (#2258) and
    settings text (#2247)
    The game still crashes when loading battles due to running out of address
    space.
    Fantasy Grounds: Fix incorrect rendering (#2251)
    Need For Speed Heat: Fixed ground textures rendering incorrectly (#1764).
    Paranormal Files: Fix black screen (#2192)
    Pathfinder: Wrath of the Rightous: Fixed GPU hang in loading screen. Note
    that the game itself has further issues loading certain parts of the game,
    which do not appear to be related to wine or DXVK in any way.
    Payday: Fix flickering reflections (#2259)
    Shin Megami Tensei 3: Fixed hang when entering save room (#2161)
    Sine Mora EX: Added 60 FPS lock (#2261)

  + Bug fixes and Improvements
  + Features
  + Device selection

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- Update to version 1.9.1:
  * Bug fixes and Improvements
    Fixed a number of performance and stability issues introduced with the D3D9
    locking rewrite in 1.9 (#2142, #2149, #2150, #2164, #2168).
    Rewrote the way staging textures are handled in D3D11. This can reduce
    memory usage and the number of image copies necessary to move data between
    the CPU and GPU, and fixes severe performance issues in Roblox on Nvidia
    GPUs.
    Removed some workarounds for very old Mesa versions (19.0 and older).
    Reimplemented locking primitives based on Windows SRW locks. This may be
    more efficient compared to the winpthreads implementation in mingw builds.
    Earth Defense Force 5: Work around performance issues caused by the game
    frequently turning vertical synchronization on and off between frames
    (#2127)
    Far Cry 1: Spoof Nvidia GPU in order to enable higher-quality water
    rendering.
    Far Cry 5 and other Dunia Engine games: Fixed various issues due to
    uninitialized memory (PR #2137).
    GTA IV: Fixed broken app profile that would break the game on Nvidia GPUs.
    Risen 3: Fixed crash on Nvidia GPUs (#2154).
    World of Final Fantasy: Forcibly disable MSAA to work around game bugs.
    Note that this should not impact visual quality since the game only uses
    MSAA for full-screen passes where it has no effect (#1216, #2136).

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- Update to version 1.9:
  * Features
    Implemented basic support for various subsampled YUV texture formats such
    as NV12, which is used for video playback in some games, as well as basic
    support for ID3D11VideoProcessor APIs. This is needed for videos in Nier
    Replicant to play back (#2048), and may also be required for Contra: Rogue
    Corps (#1676). Note that Nier videos currently do not work with Proton for
    other reasons.
    Implemented Conservative Rasterization for supported GPUs, which allows
    enabling the Nvidia ShadowLibs option in Final Fantasy XV and possibly
    similar options in other games.
    Reduced presentation latency by up to one frame under some circumstances.
    This may help with games that are limited by vertical synchronization, DXGI
    frame latency settings, or external frame limiters that operate on
    vkAcquireNextImageKHR (PR #2075).
    Added a frame rate limiter. This is mostly intended as a workaround for
    games that do not work correctly at high frame rates, but can also be
    controlled with an environment variable. Check the README for detais.
  * Device selection
    Software-only Vulkan implementations such as Lavapipe are no longer
    reported to the application as long as there is a Vulkan-capable GPU
    present on the system. This should fix issues where games try using
    Lavapipe over a proper driver on some setups with recent Mesa versions and
    then crash due to hitting an unsupported texture format.
    Lavapipe can now be used with DXVK by manually setting the VK_ICD_FILENAMES
    environment variable. While some of DXVK's feature requirements have been
    lifted in order to allow it to run, note that limitations of this driver
    may still cause some games to crash or render incorrectly, while others

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- Update to version 1.8.1:
  + Bug fixes and Improvements
    Fixed a regression that would cause a number of D3D9 games to crash when
    changing the resolution or during startup.
    Fixed a regression causing black textures in some D3D9 games (#1947)
    Improved performance in many D3D9 games when using MSAA on RADV.
    Improved presentation logic for MSAA swap chains, which are common in older
    D3D9 games.
    Mafia II: Work around shadows being broken when the game thinks it's
    running on an AMD GPU.
    Warhammer Online: Work around the game trying to use unsupported image
    formats. (#1296)

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- Update to version 1.8:
  + Bug Fixes and Improvements
    Fixed some build system warnings with newer Meson versions.
    CPU-based Vulkan implementations such as Lavapipe will now always be
    enumerated last. This should avoid issues on systems without a dedicated
    GPU where games could potentially default to a CPU rasterizer.
    Optimized image layout transitions, which may improve performance on Intel
    GPUs in some games.
    D3D9: Improved performance of texture uploads and occlusion queries in some
    cases.
    D3D9: Fixed an issue where supported back buffer formats would be reported
    incorrectly.
    DXGI: Enabled multi-monitor support. This requires a relatively recent Wine
    version with XRandR 1.4 support to work correctly.
    D3D11: Fixed a number of reference counting issues that could potentially
    lead to stability issues (PR #1887, PR ##1888).
    D3D11: Improved correctness of NaN handling in shaders with
    VK_KHR_shader_float_controls, and removed most app workarounds setting
    d3d11.enableRtOutputNanFixup.
    Enabled d3d11.enableRtOutputNanFixup by default on older RADV versions.
    Enabled d3d11.invariantPosition option by default to fix common Z-fighting
    issues, especially on RDNA2 GPUs.
    Atelier Ryza 2: Added workaround for video playback breaking D3D11
    rendering, like in other games of the series.
    Battle Engine Aquila: Fixed broken textures (PR #1759).
    Dark Messiah of Might & Magic: Work around out-of-memory issues on startup.
    Everquest: Work around performance issues.
    F1 2018/2020: Work around broken compute shaders causing artifacts on AMD

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