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Daedalic's Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes now available for Linux
By edo, 2 June 2016 at 11:53 pm UTC
I had this game on the library, but now the chances than I will play it has increased 100%
Valve announce over half a million Steam Controllers have been sold
By GeeEl, 2 June 2016 at 11:48 pm UTC
Quoting: leillo1975
Quoting: LinasI don't have Broforce, but I have not seen a game that would not work with Steam Controller yet.
Euro Truck Simulator 2 and American Truck Simulator don't detect Steam Controller like a Controller with official driver. It only can be configured like a keyboard, and of course analogical driving is impossible

I believe this is because the Steam Controller only appears as an xinput device (which it's pretty clear about). I had issues with Shelter 2 as well (which turned out to be more trouble getting going than I really thought the game was worth).

Euro truck works great using a mouse and keyboard setup with the steam controller gyro letting it work as a steering wheel though. I just uploaded my (well tested) config to Steam "GeeEl's ETS2 Gyro steering...", give it a go if you're not adverse to touchpad menus. I find I need to occasionally re-align the gyro with where I think the steering wheel should be when driving, I think because I slightly twist the controller when moving occasionally.

A bigger issue I have is the dependence on the steam overlay - which just doesn't seem to work with some games if I start steam via Gnome desktop (rather than my SteamOS box booting straight into BPM).
Steam Machines are dead in the water according to Ars, not quite
By TheRiddick, 2 June 2016 at 11:13 pm UTC
SteamOS is still not ready for mainstream consumption. Missing drivers, bad driver optimizations, library file issues, AMD is still largely missing for sysreq on software. And then there is the MAJOR AAA titles still not wanting to port to Linux (where is my Skyrim and Fallout4?).

Maybe some of those issues will be sorted out in the next 12 months I dunno. But Valve KNOWS what must be done to make it successful.
Substance Painter 2, a feature-filled 3D texture painting app comes to Linux
By TheRiddick, 2 June 2016 at 11:09 pm UTC
Seems interesting. Thought its not clear on if it can produce UV mapping for you or not. Seems this guy has made the UV maps manually beforehand, which is a pain on complex objects at times.

Definitely going to give this a go with painting a tank sometime in the future, I really wanted to get into using ZBrush but at $800 for a single license and no Linux support.. nope.
Steam Machines are dead in the water according to Ars, not quite
By Keyrock, 2 June 2016 at 10:58 pm UTC Likes: 5
If we were to believe every gaming website article talking doom and gloom then Nintendo would have gone out of business a thousand times over already. :P
Valve announce over half a million Steam Controllers have been sold
By edo, 2 June 2016 at 10:37 pm UTC
not available on my country, I can buy it on amazon, but its still 50 dollars there
Valve announce over half a million Steam Controllers have been sold
By lejimster, 2 June 2016 at 10:26 pm UTC
I was going to wait until they came out with a 2nd iteration of the Steam controller with improvements, but the 30% discount is quite nice and pushed it low enough for me to consider buying one right now.

I have an old Logitech Rumblepad that I've been using for Grid Autosport, but some games just refuse to recognise it and they weren't games I felt like playing with a keyboard and mouse. Hmmm, will have to get on this.
The Mean Greens - Plastic Warfare adds Steam Controller, Linux & SteamOS support in a big patch
By ljrk, 2 June 2016 at 10:24 pm UTC Likes: 1
It's totally awesome and I was in closed beta -- but there are almost no players online usually :(
Steam Machines are dead in the water according to Ars, not quite
By Switches, 2 June 2016 at 10:22 pm UTC Likes: 1
I wouldn't trust Ars as far as you could throw em, they are an "amusing" read at times, but nothing more than that. SteamOS is still a "beta" it's not a released product (the steam machines are basically the same thing and to sell 500,000 is great imo!). We are on "Valve Time" so this is more about the "long term" than the "short term" gains. It took them years to get to where Steam is now, It will probably take them even longer to push SteamOS and Steam Machines through to where they can actually compete with the PS4 and Xbox One, as was said they (MS/Sony) have 3>4 generations of system to have gained a market. People are looking at the first generation of Steam Machines, Has everyone got the VR headsets yet? nope, yet that is the "next" big thing, is everyone playing games at 4k on their Xboxs or PS4s? nope, both machines aren't even capable of pushing 1440p for the most part, hell they don't even do true FHD at 60fps most the time.

Wait until we see where thing's are going before you announce something as "dead". Linux was in most people's eyes (including the medias) "dead" for a long time, now it's on more devices than any other OS on the market. It took almost 30 years for that change to come about. Valve has had 3 years so far with SteamOS and pushing Linux, give them some time. The playstation has had 20 years, Xbox has had 15 years. Neither of those systems has managed to "take over" as it were and there are still plenty more "PCs" than there are either system.

Patience is a virtue, Valve as a company has more patience with anything they have released than any company in history, Steam has only been around for 12 years yet has changed the face of "gaming" in so many ways already. Digital Distribution (for games atleast) wasn't really a thing before Steam. Now it's everywhere.
The PAYDAY 2 developers now own the franchise, ditching microtransactions, PAYDAY 3 looks like it's a thing
By feyerbrand, 2 June 2016 at 10:16 pm UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: sevenis this game any good? and does it run wel?
I enjoy it and my machine can handle the graphics just fine, depends on specs but if you are on the lower end it might suffer a little graphically. I like getting a group of people I already know to rob banks with otherwise it's odd jumping online to play with a bunch of random people.
Steam Machines are dead in the water according to Ars, not quite
By melkemind, 2 June 2016 at 10:15 pm UTC
The problem with comparing Steam Machines to Xbone and PS4 is that Valve's platform isn't just SteamOS. It's Steam as a whole, and that platform spans multiple operating systems and hardware. It wouldn't be fair to only talk about one Android phone vendor and compare it to Apple's iPhone as a platform when Google is looking at the big Android picture with all the different phones under a single platform. They wouldn't call it a failure because some new Android phone vendor has a small market share. Similarly, Steam as a gaming platform is hugely successful, and its Linux arm is just another extension of it, one that Valve undoubtedly hopes to grow.
Substance Painter 2, a feature-filled 3D texture painting app comes to Linux
By erlog, 2 June 2016 at 10:14 pm UTC Likes: 1
Everybody knows RedHat and CentOS are the leader OS for VFX/Animation studios, including but not limited to Pixar and Dreamworks.
Daedalic's Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes now available for Linux
By Schattenspiegel, 2 June 2016 at 10:06 pm UTC Likes: 4
One can not have enough Daedalic on Linux.
Steam Machines are dead in the water according to Ars, not quite
By lejimster, 2 June 2016 at 9:52 pm UTC Likes: 1
I'm willing to be patient to see the big titles land on SteamOS/Linux. But more work on every area of Linux, not just Steam needs improving if you want to see gamers ditching Windows.

I think Valve are actually doing a lot of work behind the scenes on Linux, they're helping with ports where they can and I'm sure they're trying to incentivize other developers into supporting Linux. Maybe it's because we aren't seeing upfront changes that some are getting impatient.
The PAYDAY 2 developers now own the franchise, ditching microtransactions, PAYDAY 3 looks like it's a thing
By seven, 2 June 2016 at 9:44 pm UTC
is this game any good? and does it run wel?
The Mean Greens - Plastic Warfare adds Steam Controller, Linux & SteamOS support in a big patch
By chui2ch, 2 June 2016 at 9:41 pm UTC
This games looks amazing.
Valve announce over half a million Steam Controllers have been sold
By Edmene, 2 June 2016 at 9:31 pm UTC
Well, because of it I ditched the Xbox 360 controller.

As a advice if somebody has a game that don't detect it, maybe is caused by having a Xbox controller connected in the computer at same time as the Steam controller, because of this is necessary to disconnect the Xbox controller before starting the game and connect it again after the game launch, with this process the Xbox controller become the secondary and both usable.
The Mean Greens - Plastic Warfare adds Steam Controller, Linux & SteamOS support in a big patch
By Ulukai, 2 June 2016 at 9:27 pm UTC Likes: 1
Straight to my wishlist! Let us know how the game plays. Sure looks like a good cup of fun and looks to offer some welcome change to the classic multiplayer FPS.
The Mean Greens - Plastic Warfare adds Steam Controller, Linux & SteamOS support in a big patch
By Beamboom, 2 June 2016 at 9:24 pm UTC
I'm so totally jumping in on this one if it can be confirmed there is a critical level of activity in it on evenings euro time. It looks totally awesome. Heck I even want to play it just to have a look at the new Unreal engine.
Steam Machines are dead in the water according to Ars, not quite
By GustyGhost, 2 June 2016 at 9:17 pm UTC Likes: 5
Quoting: ZekThePenguinand most PC gamers care about performance above all. (I'm one of the rare few who cares more about comfort and ease of use, but I was a console gamer for many years before coming to PC.)

I think there is also a non-significant portion who are PC gamers for the freedom, myself included. Maybe I have a chronic case of NIH-syndrome but as I've shifted from console to Windows, Windows to Linux I've realized that what I'm really chasing is freedom and total control over my own system.
Substance Painter 2, a feature-filled 3D texture painting app comes to Linux
By micha, 2 June 2016 at 9:07 pm UTC
really awesome for artist working on linux!
Steam Machines are dead in the water according to Ars, not quite
By Breeze, 2 June 2016 at 9:04 pm UTC Likes: 3
I am really curious on what Valve thinks of their SteamOS progress more than anything. As long as they continue their work and push patches upstream, I am not worried.
Steam Machines are dead in the water according to Ars, not quite
By t3g, 2 June 2016 at 9:03 pm UTC Likes: 3
I do think that Valve needs to aid developers and publishers in porting their games to the GNU/Linux ecosystem. And if they do, it has to be in a timely manner and not like what we have with Rocket League. Promised to have a game and it ready to go and then we don't hear about it until 6+ months later when the buzz has died off.

They should also highlight titles that you can only get on the PC and how you can play the same titles as what is on the PS4 and Xbox One.

Oh and having a handful of units out there made by different developers has confused the consumer. Why can't we have just one machine built by Valve that developers can target?
Valve announce over half a million Steam Controllers have been sold
By leillo1975, 2 June 2016 at 8:56 pm UTC
Quoting: LinasI don't have Broforce, but I have not seen a game that would not work with Steam Controller yet.

Euro Truck Simulator 2 and American Truck Simulator don't detect Steam Controller like a Controller with official driver. It only can be configured like a keyboard, and of course analogical driving is impossible
Announcing the beta of our User Stats page
By stickyparadigm, 2 June 2016 at 8:38 pm UTC
The charts are cool. Would it be possible to additionally add percentages without cluttering up the layout?
Valve announce over half a million Steam Controllers have been sold
By Creak, 2 June 2016 at 8:30 pm UTC
@Eike: Yep, I've updated my firmware, but it was a long time ago. And, on fedora at least, I can't use the SteamController if Steam is not in BigPicture mode.

@Linas: Thanks, I'll check that too! How do you change the operation mode? I just tried to dl the community layouts.
GOG Connect announced, add certain Steam games to GOG for a limited time
By wojtek88, 2 June 2016 at 8:30 pm UTC
For me it worked out of the box (Poland, Ubuntu 16.04, Firefox). Trine, Shadowrun Returns, Saints Row 2 apeared in the library. Saints Row 2 is from the bundle, so it means that this is not a problem.
Steam Machines are dead in the water according to Ars, not quite
By Liam Dawe, 2 June 2016 at 8:21 pm UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: m2mg2Isn't Ars also the organization who had an article that criticized SteamOS for a problem that was actually user error? The guy didn't know how to use his own monitor (4k), didn't read the manual. And they never corrected the article (did they?). As far as I'm concerned Ars is a technical joke with no credibility.
Yep, same website, different author though.
Steam Machines are dead in the water according to Ars, not quite
By Liam Dawe, 2 June 2016 at 8:21 pm UTC Likes: 1
I do have to wonder what agenda the Ars author is pushing, when you see the "promoted comments" be ones with stuff like "SteamOS is a novelty, nothing more." in it.
Steam Machines are dead in the water according to Ars, not quite
By m2mg2, 2 June 2016 at 8:17 pm UTC Likes: 2
Isn't Ars also the organization who had an article that criticized SteamOS for a problem that was actually user error? The guy didn't know how to use his own monitor (4k), didn't read the manual. And they never corrected the article (did they?). As far as I'm concerned Ars is a technical joke with no credibility.
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