Wine 11.3 Released with Mono 11 and VKD3D 1.19 Upgrade
Wine 11.3 Released with Mono 11 and VKD3D 1.19 Upgrade
Wine 11.3 Released with Mono 11 and VKD3D 1.19 Upgrade
Wine 11.3 brings Mono 11.0, VKD3D 1.19, better DirectSound, and 30 bug fixes to improve how Windows apps and games run on Linux.
The Wine Project, a compatibility layer that enables Linux and macOS users to run Windows applications, has released version 11.3 as the third maintenance update to the stable 11.x series. Here are the main highlights.
This release updates the integrated Mono engine to version 11.0, improving support for .NET-based applications. The bundled vkd3d library is now at version 1.19, enhancing Direct3D 12 translation over Vulkan. These updates are relevant for modern Windows software and games that depend on current .NET runtimes and Direct3D APIs.
Audio handling is refined, with the DirectSound implementation now including an improved FIR filter for more accurate sound processing and better playback in applications using legacy Windows audio APIs. Developers also introduced optimizations in PDB loading to reduce overhead when debugging or running applications that rely on symbol data.