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Quoting: Rouhollah

Quoting: Cley_FayeAh, I guess it is yet again time to update, log into wayland, be disappointed, log back into X11, and hope next month brings undocumented but welcome improvements :D

What problems are you facing on wayland?

Basically:

- CLI programs running in terminal can't access the clipboard (no, I'm not talking about copy/pasting from the terminal emulator). Some have specific workaround and implementation around it, some don't.
- No screen capture. Every time anything try to do a screen grab (OBS, browser for screen sharing, etc.) the KDE popup to select the output to share (part of their portal stuff) is displayed, then freeze immediately. Permission is never granted, and sharing never work. Same thing with different techniques, including pipewire video capture.
- Last time I checked, the protocol itself gave no simple way to find a window position relative to the desktop, making it difficult for program that simulate input. This might be resolved though, but since the software I use combine sending inputs and video it can't capture, that's hard to tell
- until the previous previous version (that's like, two months ago or something), *any* transparency effect would crash the application doing it, whether it was Firefox or Plasma itself. And by that I mean hovering the mouse over the clock in the taskbar would freeze the whole desktop. This was fixed recently.

Basically, a big show stopper (no screen grab), a major inconvenience (I extensively use an external device to pump inputs in specific windows), a minor inconvenience (there are workarounds for applications like VIM to properly handle different copy/paste buffers, although they change some workflow).

And worth mentioning, all of this works flawlessly on X11, so that's where I stay.

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Quoting: anokasionTherefore I ask, if even raytracing could have been a fad, why not AI too?

Raytracing is making visuals more realistic and will stay. The GPUs need something to do, and they will not become weaker.

It's even more obvious for AI: It does useful things. It will stay. The question is how much of it, if people will trust LLMs (which they shouldn't) and how all this is paid for.

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Therefore I ask, if even raytracing could have been a fad, why not AI too?

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Linux and its open source tools are great in running old games on modern hardware.

And a company selling DRM free software should also support DRM free operating systems.

That said: more Linux support and you get more of my money. Diconnect the preservation programm from the store business und i even would happily donate for it.

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I don't see what's so controversial with this? GOG's Game Preservation program is not a money maker (who could have guessed) and they are asking for donations to keep it strong. That doesn't mean GOG's going out of business. They can close down Game Preservation tomorrow, go back to being a regular DRM-free game store and be just fine.

Now would it be better if a foundation did the game preservation? Maybe but GOG have the distribution and the knowledge to actually make the games run. They are more than just an archive were you can download an .EXE file.

Older games are being lost to time. Now is not the time to look a gift horse in the mouth.

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Quoting: Linux_RocksGOG: Grifter of Gaming. This reminds me of the EC3 Arcade guy over in CT here in the States asking for donations to get arcade boards for his arcade. Just grifts disguised as "fandom" or "community."

GOG is just another evil corporation in yet another shithole country. Just like Valve. They don't deserve loyalty and are wolves in sheep's clothing. You buy from them to get what you need and that should be it.

Poland is a shithole country? And "just like Valve" which therefore is also sitting in a shithole country?
Evil. Wolves. Grifters. Jeez, quite the drama queen you are...

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They don't have to release galaxy for Linux at all to be viable for Linux gaming. There is already plenty of tools handling that.🥰

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GOG: Grifter of Gaming. This reminds me of the EC3 Arcade guy over in CT here in the States asking for donations to get arcade boards for his arcade. Just grifts disguised as "fandom" or "community."

GOG is just another evil corporation in yet another shithole country. Just like Valve. They don't deserve loyalty and are wolves in sheep's clothing. You buy from them to get what you need and that should be it.

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I buy games only on GOG lately. I wish it was bigger. Catch 22 creates a problem that their Linux users focus is very minimal, since Linux users are only a small part of their total user base that's already quite smaller than Steam's. That doesn't give them a lot of incentives to back efforts like Galaxy for Linux, which is easy to understand.

The other side of it are developers like Hellish Quart's, who pull their games from GOG, saying that all their users are on Steam. It's very annoying for actual GOG users.

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The new map doesn't play to the strengths of the base game. There is no opportunity for crowd control horde fighting. The dungeon plays more like a collision test environment for development than as an actual level.

GustyGhost's guide to fixing Megabonk:

• Replace the conventional "bullet sponge" final boss with a massive final wave.


• Optional infinite mode

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Quoting: gbudnyI don't know if this patch works with Red Hat 7.3, but it could fix some of the issues.

The changelog just mentions it was "rebuilt using futureproof libraries" so I don't think there were any internal bug fixes and the newer libraries might actually be counterproductive on a retro system.

It reminds me of when I tried installing my Desura version of the Penumbra Collection on a period system that did not have SDL 2 built for it. The original binaries would have ran fine but not the update.

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Quoting: torhamMight have considered it in the beginning but nowadays so many of their games have DRM preventing offline LAN gaming, so its really only the better option for single player games. For any LAN games, they have basically as much DRM as steam.

Yeah this is why they need to release the GOG-Galaxy2 for Linux,

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Might have considered it in the beginning but nowadays so many of their games have DRM preventing offline LAN gaming, so its really only the better option for single player games. For any LAN games, they have basically as much DRM as steam.

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Just installed Quake II RTX last week to compare ray tracing capabilities. The AMD 6000-series struggles, but the 9000-series has no problem whatsoever.

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This looks like a game that would take 100 hours just getting past the prologue training missions. lol

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G O G

I may have did this if they bloody made GOG Galaxy 2 for LINUX with support for Linux and Windows runtimes and proton detection and usage! INC updating and save clouds obviously.

BUT..... nope... (I know its not required and heroic does a decent job, but its not ideal)

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Being a patron would normally imply getting the funded goods in exchange for funding, wouldn't it?

I find the terminology around this program quite misleading, even repulsive in a world where we get thrown to death with the "companies are not charities" phrase.

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Quoting: walther von stolzing

Quoting: CerberonDonate? To a store??

Putting this type of work under a dedicated 'game preservation foundation' would've at least looked better, I guess.

They're in the business of selling games, but it so happens that because of their early focus (from before the KFC-like rebrand) a good chunk of their catalogue is old, i.e. the preservation part needs to happen if they want to keep selling functional product. That's not even a knock against them, that's just business.

A GOG game preservation foundation would certainly be walking the walk. I'm not holding my breath, they're in no condition (basically breaking even, probably cutting costs to keep it this way) or position (they're public) to make that happen.

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Any way turn off silly pixelated fiter? I cannot stand deliberate 5 gen console filter on modern 3D games.

I haven't seen any mod for it, but it should be relatively easy to make one (not using the game's [official modding support](https://walaber-ent.github.io/pgrc-mod/), as it's only designed for tracks and assets). Instead, you'd have to inject [Godot Mod Loader](https://github.com/GodotModding/godot-mod-loader)) and a script that overrides the stretch mode and base resolution after the game applies its own. The game sets its stretch mode and base resolution at runtime depending on graphics settings, so I don't think an `override.cfg` would cut it here.

If you want higher quality rendering, you'd also want to get rid of the polygon wobble and perspective-incorrect texturing by modifying shaders that are used by the game. You may also want to replace dithering with true alpha blending, but this may introduce transparency sorting issues and not be worth the effort as a result.

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Imagine being a "superfan" of a company...

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I dunno . . . Do we need Treason on Linux? Doesn't the Linux community have enough problems?

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GOG definitely has its benefits, when DMC HD collection hit gog I bought it straight away, I didn't like how capcom retroactively fitted drm into some of their old games on steam

I used them as my main store front for around 2 years but find myself coming back to steam, some games end up not getting updates on GOG

Also overall steam is better when it comes to linux, including better support for native linux games

I'll still always love GOG just for offline installers, and I think double dipping when games are dirt cheap is worth it

I can buy Thief from gog right now for £1.58 and even though I already have it on steam, it's nice to have that offline installer and backed up for a "just in case" scenario, especially when it comes to games you might particularly cherish

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The question is how can we keep the almost monopoly of Steam in check and balance it out?
I buy my games only on Steam if there is no other option.

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Quoting: CerberonDonate? To a store??

Putting this type of work under a dedicated 'game preservation foundation' would've at least looked better, I guess.

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I don't see any issues here, unlike others in the comments it seems. Technically the game is complete and works well.

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Donate? To a store??

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This doesn't sound like a big deal to me, it came out 6-1/2 years ago. The fact that they were still applying any patches is frankly surprising. How many games that don't have roadmaps and live service FOMO keep getting fixes after that long?

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It's definitely a grand strategy game (with the attendant effort required to get into it), but if you're used to playing Paradox GSGs I found it wasn't too bad. I got it…maybe two or three years ago, and while I didn't end up actually completing a full campaign because the end game dragged a bit at that stage of development, I enjoyed it and have been meaning to get back into it to see what updates they've released since then. The 1.0 release is as good a time as any, I suppose!

I did really like the whole seven factions idea, and how they all have different goals and win conditions (some of them completely antithetical to each other – you can play as the faction that only wins by killing all the aliens, or the one that wins by helping the aliens take over Earth, to various flavors of "keep Earth safe", to the wildcard "let's figure out how to evacuate Earth's population somewhere else!" faction).

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To me, this only continues to show that GOG really isn't doing very well when it comes to revenue.

Well, the FAQ specifically says:

Why introduce a membership now? Is GOG in financial trouble?

No. Our mission of making games live forever has never been as visible as it is today. We're doing well, and this year has been especially encouraging.

The GOG Preservation Program keeps growing, the GOG Dreamlist has become a rallying point for unreleased classics, GOG One-click Mods are expanding. We've brought back some truly iconic titles, and more are on the way. More people are joining GOG than ever. In every way, GOG is thriving. The momentum is real.

GOG Patrons isn't a lifeline. It's a way to go further, faster. Preservation takes time, resources, and people. And while we've always found a way, we know we can do even more: with your support.

so think of that what you will :)

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Quoting: rea987Any way turn off silly pixelated fiter? I cannot stand deliberate 5 gen console filter on modern 3D games.

Parking Garage Rally Circuit has a really great implementation of the retro filter, in part because there's a lot of fine-grained control, but more importantly because it comes with presets that I'm a big fan of: "Original Hardware", "Modern Emulator", "Modern Handheld", and "PC Port".

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