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Quoting: JarmerInteresting that CDPR partnered with a 3rd party to do this update. I wonder why. Maybe they're helping them with other games right now and it was something to fill a short downtime?

I think the reason is that their main developers are all assigned to new games now. I actually didn't expect any updates due to that.

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Quoting: JarmerInteresting that CDPR partnered with a 3rd party to do this update. I wonder why. Maybe they're helping them with other games right now and it was something to fill a short downtime?

I don't think the concept of downtime exists in outsourcing. I'd guess cheap labour is somewhere on the list of reasons, if not chief among them.

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Quoting: WorMzyHopefully the user-facing packaging system remains as simple as it is currently. The PKGBUILD+makepkg way of creating packages is one of the main strengths of Arch.

Strongly Agree. PKGBUILD is amazing, I hope Arch doesn't do anything to complicate -- this is just like Prime Numbers and Exponents -- there is a optimal amount of complexity and a optimal amount of simplicity -- otherwise we would all program exclusively in assembly.

What I could get behind:

1. Optionally compile every package from source, and steal all the good ideas from Gentoo (Flags, Patches in etc)

2. LAN Mirrors. It would be nice if it were possible for Arch to ask LAN computers to also act as Mirrors -- then instead of downloading the same package 3-16 times it could be transferred locally similar to how Steam allows LAN to reduce bandwidth load and increase update speed on games.

3. Roll-back -- undoing the last software update in-case it has a problem or you just don't like it.

4. Set a target installation date where installed packages don't exceed X date and pull from the Arch Archive. (AFAIK this is presently possible to an extent)

5. More target architectures to compile against, ARM, RISCV

6. Warnings of new Arch News __prior__ to important updates which introduce breakage, eg: Pacman 6 => 7

I've run into some of the same problems, and found a few solutions, some clunkier than others:

You can already do #1 quite easily with the ABS via pkgctl (replaces the old asp tool) which uses the flags set in makepkg.conf.

#2 actually has an entire sub-section in Pacman tips and tricks listing several ideas. I didn't know that before today that was and added as a feature in pacman 6.1.0! There really should be more documentation on this kind of stuff.

You can also easily roll your system back using the AUR package downgrade which takes the guesswork out of using the ALA.

Several scripts and AUR helpers can do #6. For example, pikaur warns you by default; with a handy function to mark news as read before proceeding.

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9.0-4 made my Diablo 4 glitchy.

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Quoting: poiuzIt says it on every page:

QuoteSupported by
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Actions [with German "flag" & emblem]
on the basis of a decision by the German Bundestag

In a tiny graphic at the bottom of the page after scrolling down for 30 meters.

It reminds me of...

Quote“But the plans were on display…”
“On display? I eventually had to go down to the cellar to find them.”
“That’s the display department.”
“With a flashlight.”
“Ah, well, the lights had probably gone.”
“So had the stairs.”
“But look, you found the notice, didn’t you?”
“Yes,” said Arthur, “yes I did. It was on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard.”

I do understand, every country thinks it is the centre of the universe. But some more so than others (the USA is the worst at this).

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Quoting: ada_Genuine question for people who use versons besides proton-ge, why? i don't believe i have in quite a while and haven't ran into any issues.

GE has less testing, and no support. You also can’t log a bug with Valve when using GE, since it’s not Valve’s Proton and that can end up limiting the amount and correctness of actual bug reports. It can get messy. Ideally, you should use the likes of GE on Steam only specifically when you *need* it. For outside Steam though, GE is generally what you want thanks to the umu launcher.

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Genuine question for people who use versons besides proton-ge, why? i don't believe i have in quite a while and haven't ran into any issues.

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ut2k3 ut2k4, ut3, ut2014 have key drm which makes it difficult to play so thats why they left them out. u98 and ut99 simple enjoyable with tons of mods

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Steam FAQ

QuoteQ: Is Ballionaire playable on Mac/Linux?

A: At this time, there is no Linux or Mac version (there is, however, a native SteamDeck version.)

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Quoting: no_information_hereEven their website avoids saying anything about Germany on most pages. Weird.

It says it on every page:

QuoteSupported by
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Actions [with German "flag" & emblem]
on the basis of a decision by the German Bundestag

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Quoting: nwildnerYes there are employees in some of the contributions, and they might have signed up a NDA that restricts how, when and what they can contribute to multiple projects, which leads them to implement those changes on Mesa to keep the games running without being allowed to contribute to the drivers without further approval of their managers, or contribution on a limited scope.

You are reversing roles here and trying to use a sophism to justify that Intel Employees having their actions limited by their company is enough to bash Mesa Project as a consequence, as if Mesa is the one to blame for Intel company bad decisions in their driver development model.

As I previously hinted: Provide sources with proof as I don't believe anything you're saying.

Quoting: nwildnerToo bad that Intel still provides shitty drivers for Linux when compared with the Windows version.

You are clearly bashing Mesa by calling the drivers which are part of Mesa "shitty".

Quoting: nwildnerAlso, assuming Mesa is purely maintained by Intel is also a really bad point of view - https://www.mesa3d.org/developers/

Read what I wrote, it's not that much:

Quoting: poiuz"Those folks" (which develop the Intel drivers) are employees of Intel.

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More secrets sounds interesting. I wonder what they added. I'm still yet to explore the whole FF:06:B5 thing.

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There's a couple of missions where Johnny appears in the car like that, I hope they did it slightly differently for the random ones.

I crashed my car in one of the missions the first time he did it, as I didn't expect it and it made me jump when there was suddenly someone next to me.

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Nice that they did this, just setting aside my personal opinions on Epic.

Honestly, I'd almost rather they didn't revive Unreal Tournament so I can just keep my fond memories of it rather then be upset by whatever modern garbage take they'd come up with that I'd never play anyway.

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I tried Talos Principle 2 but lost interest after a few hours as I didn’t find the open world elements very compelling. I loved the first one. Should I pick it back up?

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I'm happy they're continuing to add more to CP but I REALLY hope they don't stop until they have a better implementation for FSR. FSR 3.0 is terrible and it would be such a disservice and shame if they left it at that version.


I've played through a few times already and I really enjoyed the atmosphere and immersion. I'm going to have to wait at least a year before doing a 4th playthrough though.

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Quoting: JarmerOverall I thought it was a fine game, nothing groundbreaking or memorable, but still fun.

I found the character interactions highly memorable, but not the action or fighting. Witcher 3 had more touching moments, where CP77 had more poignant moments with Johnny.

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Quoting: Liam DaweSounds like something along those lines is planned to come!

Yeah that was me plagman was responding to, really chuffed to be noticed twice in one week by someone from valve, one for an anv driver bug report I made on gitlab for Marvel Rivals by kisak-valve, and now by plagman.

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"finish poe2" .... BAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!! You and I both know there's no such thing LOLOLOL

Interesting that CDPR partnered with a 3rd party to do this update. I wonder why. Maybe they're helping them with other games right now and it was something to fill a short downtime?

I played the game all the way through right before the big huge phantom liberty patch. Apparently it's like an entirely new game after that expansion, so in a few years I'll probably give it another go.

Overall I thought it was a fine game, nothing groundbreaking or memorable, but still fun.

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I sold my 512gb LCD to my buddy for $250CDN and bought the 512gb OLED back in June. It does feel like the definitive Deck experience and I like getting HDR support in those games with the feature. Great device. If you want a refurb unit you'd better watch the store page like a hawk cause they're going to sell quickly.

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How odd to remove Linux from the OS list. I loved the demo, best score of $20,345,522.

Will probably pick this up soon (provided Linux native survives).

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what epic has done to unreal games is disheartening, had a blast like all nerds my age on ut2k4, but never manage to get as much fun on ut3, now about the joke that is the "ut" reboot which was secretly dusted off and put on the shoulders of the community to make everything, that in favour of paragon which got dropped as well, in turn in favour of fortnite. I get it, alright, it's hard making both a fully fledge top notch engine and games, sure, I get it, but you can't just tell people you love linux and promise the moon and leave them hanging in the water to end up insulting them few years later, this is not how this should work
in the other words, thanks to the community for the free efforts, they deserve it, actually they deserve more, respect first of

I'll keep waiting for their competitors to figure out server side anti-cheat, make peace with linux user base and cook the next best fps mechanics, epic has forever lost me

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This is why using AI with no human oversight or verification is just a terrible idea. AI as a tool has been useful for years, but AI as the judge and jury for everything from healthcare to security is getting people killed.

Holy shit, I just learned the CEO of Funko is Cynthia Williams, who pretty much killed Dungeons and Dragons as a respected brand.

And extra holy shit, the CEO of shitty AI security company Brand Shield is Yoav Keren, a former IT specialist for the Israeli "Defense" Force. The IDF has been using AI to identify and assassinate enemies of their rogue state.

Talk about AI getting people killed.

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More precisely: they removed Linux from supported OS list (cf steamdb history), hence the missing Linux icon on the Steam store page.

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Quoting: JustinWoodItch has a Contact Us page

Yeah but that doesn't work if your takedown request has removed the whole domain

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QuoteCuriously, it does have Native Linux support, but it's not actually advertised on the Steam store page. It's also Steam Deck Verified, which was tested by Valve on the Native Linux version.

That's the reason why I didn't buy it (yet?). They removed linux support a few hours before release :/

They removed linux support a few hours before release? that's dumb considering all the work is already done to just suddenly dump it.

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QuoteCuriously, it does have Native Linux support, but it's not actually advertised on the Steam store page. It's also Steam Deck Verified, which was tested by Valve on the Native Linux version.

That's the reason why I didn't buy it (yet?). They removed linux support a few hours before release :/

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Quoting: grigiThe original Talos principle doesn't look dated? The art-style it has perfectly fits the game. Why another remake?

Exactly how I feel. This whole remaster thing is getting to absurd satire levels. Sometimes I read these articles and I honestly don't know if they're a joke or not. Talos 1 absolutely 100% needs NO REMASTER. It's just beyond absurd, similar to Horizon Zero Dawn.

just a side note, while my friend and I loved Talos 1, we really couldn't get into Talos 2, the story wasn't as gripping, and interacting with all the other simulation bots was just .... eh, okay I guess. Didn't grip us like the first one did.

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Just 6 days ago I was joking with a friend who likes these mass-produced genres that they should make one that has bullet hell, roguelike and deckbuilding all in one game.

The next thing I'm gonna joke about is Silksong release date announcement.

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the remake looks great, but is it worth the higher system requirements?
i mean it says 75GB on steam. original shows 8GB.
cyberpunk+DLC has around 75GB if i remeber correctly

i would play it again, if they make a native linux version. i think there is only one UE5 native linux game so far.

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