# Portal 2 Portal 2 - Update

- Product: Portal 2 (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/portal-2)
- Vendor: Valve
- Date: 2021-03-01
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/620/view/3030330956958940087
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/portal-2/releases/2021-03-01-portal-2-update

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- **changed** — Improved Vulkan implementation with overall performance improvements
- **changed** — Massively improved performance with Anti-Aliasing (MSAA) on AMD
- **changed** — Made the intro video skippable by any button on a Steam Controller
- **added** — Added controller glyphs to the main menu when using a controller
- **fixed** — Fixed the Super 8 teaser not playing on Linux
- **fixed** — Fixed certain Unicode characters being displayed as garbage on Linux
- **fixed** — Fixed text corruption in the challenge mode UI on Linux
- **fixed** — Fixed a crash that could occur with networking on Linux
- **fixed** — Fixed the text color in advanced video settings not respecting the dark panel UI variant
- **fixed** — Fixed Model/Texture detail defaulting to Low in Vulkan mode
- **fixed** — Fixed the challenge mode timer being cut off
- **fixed** — Fixed a crash after trying to play a demo without having the respective map
- **fixed** — Fixed a crash when trying to load invalid VPKs

An update has been released for Portal 2.

Improvements:
  - Improved Vulkan implementation
    - Overall performance improvements
    - Massively improved performance with Anti-Aliasing (MSAA) on AMD
  - Made the intro video skippable by any button on a Steam Controller
  - Added controller glpyhs to the main menu when using a controller
Bug Fixes:
  - Fixed the Super 8 teaser not playing on Linux
  - Fixed certain Unicode characters being displayed as garbage on Linux
  - Fixed text corruption in the challenge mode UI on Linux
  - Fixed a crash that could occur wrt. networking on Linux
  - Fixed the text color in advanced video settings not respecting the dark panel UI variant
  - Fixed Model/Texture detail defaulting to Low in Vulkan mode
  - Fixed the challenge mode timer being cut off
  - Fixed a crash after trying to play a demo without having the respective map
  - Fixed a crash when trying to load invalid VPKs