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I wonder if Valve is considering an ARM CPU for the Steam Deck 2.

I see no benefits for them to do it. Unless AMD will make an APU with ARM CPU cores (supposedly AMD does plan something like that). And even then, how would it be better than x86_64 APU?

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Probably the only game I'd play on this is Destiny 2, but it's not worth my money, and I'm not a fan of the concept of cloud gaming, so it's a pass from me.

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I wonder if Valve is considering an ARM CPU for the Steam Deck 2.

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May I ask, does anyone around here play this game?

I've tried to get into Techage a couple of times, but the dearth of quality-of-life mods (could use a good waila, for example) still means I gravitate back to Minecraft 1.12 + GregTech Skybound.

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hahaha I am turning 49 , it's the eyes. the eyes the go.. ;)

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It's all I use it for.

That's sad. You should definitely try to make time for recreational gaming, and the Deck is a great device for that.

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same as colleagues above - had the founders and was paying it but I just realised after about 2 years I wasn't using it (especially after getting steam deck) so I cancelled it ;)

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So hi, the developer of the Falconeer , I felt it wise to clarify a few things.

With regards to the other ports, Those where done and paid for by the publisher, mostly 4-5 years ago. A port to another platform outsourced can be as expensive as 20K or more. For a single platform. That is not a discussion that relates to the Linux Port.

Because I manage all the steam work myself, it's the main platform where I work with the community to improve my games. Which I manage myself. And this was how the Linux port came to be. I am not a linux person, I don't even own a linux machine, up until I won a Steamdeck a few years ago. I made that port at the request of a linux fan, and we did it together.

When you have one game out, it's fun, make a VR version, make a native linux version,, it's not that much work, it isn't rocket science either. But it's a lot of 'busy-work' setting it up, porting to two platforms,, (I sometimes to beta patches once a day when in heavy beta /development) and I have to test every patch twice. It's just more work than I can handle with 2 games out, a remaster and working on a third. But I want to maintain and upgrade all my games, keep them fresh and in the best state possible. That is a ton of investment for something that has in this industry zero commercial value, doing indie remasters or updating old games,, nobody does it, cuz it makes no money. This remaster, it's not a commercial thing, it cannot be in the charts, not be wishlisted, it's just a passion project. And with the help of the Publisher we're trying to make the most of it and find some new fans.. Taking a leap;)

There are a few facts that are wrong here I wanted to correct, the linux native version was made I believe sometime late 2021, perhaps early 2022. I don't think steamdeck had released, steamOS existed. And my second game was years away from being released (it did so in 2024, last year). So no I didn't abandon the linux port when my second game came out, or even when I started work on it. There has been a natural hiatus in free content, cannot make two games at the same time, that is true. But this free remaster proves I am committed to the Falconeer, that's over a year of work in the making.

Regarding the deck verification, the work done here was very much in the controls and interface part. It's a small screen and Valve have been getting tighter on readability and such requirements. This isn't a trivial amount of work.
And as the article states I added specific performance options for Steamdeck. I faithfully tested and catered development for this Remaster on my deck. It's all I use it for.

I can understand folks are upset, I casually removed a native linux build. That is the truth. But this isn't a perfect world, there isn't a ton of money in games, I'm not rich by any stretch and I gotta make smart choices. The effort vs the returns would make it impossible especially going forward. It's just not practically do-able for a solodev.

Perhaps one day I can have a crack at it, when its stable and no more updates are being done...But that seems some ways off.

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May I ask, does anyone around here play this game?

I'm currently trying out Wuzzy's new update on Hades Revisited, and I tend to like Nonsensical Skyblock and the Oneblock mod for Mineclonia.

But then, I've never played Minecraft itself aside from a few minutes toying about with Pocket Edition many years ago.

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May I ask, does anyone around here play this game?

I play VoxeLibre casually on single player. It's ok for me and I have fun with it, but I'm far from being experienced in Minecraft - in fact I barely played Minecraft before because it gives me motion sickness (and that isn't the case with VoxeLibre under Luanti for some reason). The only thing I can say for sure (from my experience) is that crafting is different on VoxeLibre and it seems that there are much more mobs at night when compared to Minecraft. No big deal for me, as I prefer playing VoxeLibre with the damage turned off (so it's kind of similar to Minecraft's Peaceful Mode because mobs don't attack you).

TL;DR: I think you should [give VoxeLibre a try](https://content.luanti.org/packages/wuzzy/mineclone2/). If that's not your cup of tea, there are other games that run under Luanti - you can find them [here](https://content.luanti.org/packages/?type=game). And there's also Elsewhere , which just got [released on Steam recently ](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1271150/Elsewhere/). I'm having a great time with that one too! It's different enough from VoxeLibre, so playing one doesn't invalidate the other.

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Liège Waffles from the food trucks probably need a dedicated budget line. Club Maté drinks also deserve a special mention,

Also, the beer. Belgians probably have the best beer in the world. At FOSDEM itself you only get a very mainstream version of gueuze and kriek (these are types of sour beer, not brands), so be sure not to miss the pre-FOSDEM beer-event at the Delirium.

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That's why I removed the game from my Steam account 2 years ago, the dev never cared about the first version or making it work on Linux until their sequel.

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Same as wintermute, I haven't used it in a while, yet I'm also on the founders subscription (27.45€/6m) and don't want to lose this budget price.

It would be perfect if GeForce now had all those games, that are using any form of Anti-Cheat which doesn't work on Linux, e.g. GTA V... but that game is missing -.-
I just saw, they have Plants vs Zombies GW2 though... maybe I can give that a try and my subscription finally has some use again :D

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It's hard to manage servers but places like MCC and others exist. Do they in Luanti?

There's a [public server list](https://www.luanti.org/servers/) with many longstanding community servers, but there isn't really something like some of the huge Minecraft servers (e.g. Hypixel). The Minecraft community is so large that running a single server can be a company on its own with paid staff.

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I haven't used it much in ages because everything I want to play works on Linux. The only reason I'm still subscribed is because I'm on a grandfathered £5pcm tier.

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Another incompetent dev who bit off more than he can chew, then casually dropped the Linux support while advertising Steam Deck verification that he probably did nothing for. There goes my payment soly for the native version.

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Unity Engine

🤨

It's simply [too] much for me to support additional platforms for two games.

The Falconeer supported platforms:

Microsoft Windows
Xbox One
Xbox Series X/S
Amazon Luna
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
Nintendo Switch
Stadia

🤨

I don't want to be mean, but I do wonder what troubles he'd run into with the Linux build.

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May I ask, does anyone around here play this game? I've thought about it, I have had Minecraft for a long time but don't want to install it with the new Microsoft garbage.

But I kind of enjoy the process of Minecraft and I would absolutely be 'down' to participate in an online experience with others - but I don't really know others.

It's hard to manage servers but places like MCC and others exist. Do they in Luanti?

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My friends and I are just about to launch another Minecraft run, but this time we are using a lot of mods - so once more I will skip Luanti 😢. But I will not forget it and hope to have a longer run eventually. I am just really irked if I don't like a game's gamefeel and Minecraft has so much more mods (for now).

I'm always glad to see Luanti progressing. And I'm looking forward to a day where Microsoft messes up bad enough that a majority of players (or at least modders) flock away from it. Or they turn it open-source enough. One can hope.

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I wonder if they are running games using vkd3d or vkd3d-proton?

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CodeWeavers' Meredith Johnson notes how "we envisage CrossOver as a viable solution for migrating enterprise Windows workloads to Linux for improved security and reduced bloat".

Steam on Arm machines also seems like a tastier prospect now this work's been done.

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@scaine:

I enjoyed The Cycle: Frontier for a while, back in 2022, but the constant drag of having to insure your kit for a decent run meant that the grind was a bit crazy.

But it was Dark and Darker that made me realise that extraction shooters weren't my bag. At least ARC is trying to match solos together... Dark and Darker was an absolute shit-fest. I remember, as a newb, I was walking around the waiting lobby, examining players randomly, and I came across a team of three, fully kitted out, and each member had at least (!) 15 healing potions. As a newb, I could afford, perhaps three. Sure enough, they were waiting at extraction. I hope they enjoyed the rusty sword I'd looted, and a couple of arrows. I never did find a bow...

Maybe ARC's community will prove me wrong, but these games almost always skew towards a small group of try-hards with too much time on their hands basically griefing newcomers. Too early to tell right now though.

Shooters are not my cup of tea, but I wanted to share that I am this try-hard griefing newcomers that you describe 🙈.

War Thunder's matchmaking is based on the tier of your load-out/kit, not your skill level/rank. So when I feel especially powerless and incapable in my real life, I can go to lower tiers than usual and restore the impression of being competent at something - by dominating some lobbies. There is still an aspect of luck (also in terms of opponents) but I have a deep set of skills/strategy to get the win (or achieve the arbitrary daily/weekly quests).

In abstract, I am personally adjusting my level of challenge to my abilities and needs at that particular time. When I'm feeling especially capable (curious and safe; and still play WT for some reason 😅), I go to a game mode or tier where I struggle.

I'm not excusing the harm me and others like me are causing. I'm not even demanding empathy for them/us. (Although it is a well documented fact that since we always see ourselves with context and others without - we tend to attribute our own failings to circumstance and that of others to character). I simply thought this might be an interesting diatribe or discussion.

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I have fond memories of Liège waffles with their sugar starting to caramelize inside and outside, sweet, warm, soft, and a bit chewy & crunchy from the caramel.

I never ate one, but now I want to!

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I was not impressed by the waffle truck. Tasted like the batter mix you buy at a discount shop

Maybe you picked the wrong truck, maybe it was a different kind of waffle, or maybe we have different tastes. Who knows? I have fond memories of Liège waffles with their sugar starting to caramelize inside and outside, sweet, warm, soft, and a bit chewy & crunchy from the caramel. Or maybe I was freezing and starving at that moment and it was just what I needed. It's true that food trucks are not known to offer the best food ever.

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Liège Waffles from the food trucks probably need a dedicated budget line.

When I was there, I was not impressed by the waffle truck. Tasted like the batter mix you buy at a discount shop. Maybe I just picked the wrong truck?

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FOSDEM itself is for free, so it's just plane tickets and accommodation. Yeah, I would chip in.

Don't forget our favorite reporter's fees

Besides the compensation, Liège Waffles from the food trucks probably need a dedicated budget line. Club Maté drinks also deserve a special mention, they are everywhere at FOSDEM.

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I won't be able to join this year, but I would be interested in joining a fundraiser to help GoL cover the event ;)

FOSDEM itself is for free, so it's just plane tickets and accommodation. Yeah, I would chip in.

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huh this looks really cool for the Deck ... adding to my massive pile of "to play" games on there. Thanks for the recommendation!

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It's currently rated Steam Deck Verified by Valve

It's the native build that's Verified on the Deck, so dropping that is a pain for everyone.

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Two years ago, there were a few extremely interesting BoF events on VR, I got to learn about some interesting projects, involving OpenXR, inside-out tracking, the Microsoft mixed reality platform, and some vrchat-like games. Unfortunately, I cannot be more specific than that as I cannot find it on the archived schedule.

Anyway, this event is always so interesting, it was about time a devroom was dedicated to this kind of content. In my experience, devrooms and BoF are much more interesting than the big talks at FOSDEM (which you can watch online later, though you don't get the QA+hallway discussions, but most speakers are available at their stand).

I won't be able to join this year, but I would be interested in joining a fundraiser to help GoL cover the event ;)

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