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News - Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS with the COSMIC Desktop Environment is out now
By Jarmer, 11 Dec 2025 at 8:24 pm UTC

Absolutely love what System76 is doing with Cosmic! I tried it out a few months ago with my Cachy install, and it definately wasn't ready, still had some major bugs. But I know they've been hard at work with everything so I'm VERY tempted to give it another go. I love that we have a nice modern new DE!

News - Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS with the COSMIC Desktop Environment is out now
By Persephone the Sheep, 11 Dec 2025 at 8:14 pm UTC

Had to set up a computer with Pop!_OS for a science center is October. They needed AR sandbox and system76 had instructions and everything setup for it but even tho the doc says Pop!_OS 22.04 or newer the software isn't in the 24.04 repo. I just when and installed 22.04 since the computer will be setup and never touched again.

Just wish I didn't have to research everything since they where the ones that wanted a to have a topography exhibit all they knew is they needed a computer and kinect. I Should say the only reason I was involved is because my aunt runs the place, so my dad was asked to get the computer since she knows nothing about computers. They original just asked for a computer with linux so we installed linux mint since they didn't specify and that's what my dad default to for people asking for linux. Then they said they couldn't figure out how to install the kinect drivers so they asked for windows. So I installed windows 11 with the kinect drivers (Fun fact the kinect driver doesn't with memory protection enabled). Then they wanted me to show everything working for them. I show up and nothing new has happened they did nothing and surprise the software needed doesn't exist on windows just one project a dad made for their kid that i couldn't get working. So I just took the computer back home and installed Pop!_OS now i just have to wait for them to finish the exhibit,

Uh sorry for the rant the whole thing just annoys me I'm just realizing this is similar to when my mom is asked for constantly changing goal from non programmers at her job.

News - Kitten Space Agency is the spiritual successor to Kerbal Space Program
By Philadelphus, 11 Dec 2025 at 8:03 pm UTC

Kitten Space Agency? 😰 We all know what happened to the Kerbals in KSP…

News - Paradox have hopefully fixed the Vulkan performance in Crusader Kings III
By emod, 11 Dec 2025 at 7:45 pm UTC

Just yesterday I was checking if the fps drop was fixed. Glad they did it, since for me it made zooming into the map almost impossible.

News - Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS with the COSMIC Desktop Environment is out now
By Tethys84, 11 Dec 2025 at 7:41 pm UTC

Finally!! Been waiting for this for forever now. Great news!

News - Monster Hunter Wilds is set for some big performance upgrades
By Persephone the Sheep, 11 Dec 2025 at 7:40 pm UTC

Quoting: Cyril@Stella Is the reason, by any chance, is that they won't accept players modding their game? 2 DRM is indeed awful, first time I hear about Capcom Protector it seems.
You can still mod the game but adding DLC content will get you banned. I've modded the game in the past to buy any item so I could complete event armor sets, So I can have longer hair for my character and try the decompressed textures to improve frame times. Tho I don't get why decompressed textures are so unstable under linux one launch it no issue the next launch suddenly it thinks the texture is corrupt. That doesn't happen on Windows.

From my understanding they did make it harder to mod their games after a naked Chung Li mod was show live at a tournament.

News - The huge Project Zomboid build 42 finally gets multiplayer just in time for the holidays
By Tethys84, 11 Dec 2025 at 7:40 pm UTC

Hopefully they will support mods in multiplayer in the future. I can't play Zomboid without mods, there's just too much that would be missing QOL and content wise.

News - Kitten Space Agency is the spiritual successor to Kerbal Space Program
By MayeulC, 11 Dec 2025 at 7:10 pm UTC

I'll be honest, I would be much more interested in an open source remake.

Still, I'm happy to see that someone picked up this project. KSP needs some developer love.

In the open source world, I know of Orbiter, for instance: https://github.com/orbitersim/orbiter but it's more of a space sim than a sandbox. Are there others?

News - Talking point - what have you been playing lately?
By ShadowXeldron, 11 Dec 2025 at 7:03 pm UTC

I've mostly just been playing Sonic Racing Crossworlds lately.

News - Talking point - what have you been playing lately?
By gfactor, 11 Dec 2025 at 6:42 pm UTC

I'm enjoying Little Rocket Lab, and that got me thinking about other games that mix genres (like Before The Echo and Hi-Fi Rush). After that, I'll check out Yakuza 0: Director's Cut. And I might replay Yakuza Kiwami 1/2 before Yakuza Kiwami 3 and Dark Ties comes out.

I'm also waiting to see if my friends are willing to play Diner Bros 2 or the new PlateUp update with me.

News - The huge Project Zomboid build 42 finally gets multiplayer just in time for the holidays
By Liam Dawe, 11 Dec 2025 at 6:29 pm UTC

Build 42 didn't have multiplayer until now. Previous builds did.

News - Open source XR runtime Monado 25.1.0 released with expanded hardware support
By Corben, 11 Dec 2025 at 6:27 pm UTC

but from previous comments on GamingOnLinux, you could see a good experience with it
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News - The huge Project Zomboid build 42 finally gets multiplayer just in time for the holidays
By Cley_Faye, 11 Dec 2025 at 6:26 pm UTC

I didn't keep up with project zomboid for, like, ten years, but I'm a bit confused by the title. I thought the game already had multiplayer.

News - Talking point - what have you been playing lately?
By mircalla, 11 Dec 2025 at 6:11 pm UTC

I saw Tamriel Rebuilt had a big release and decided it was time to get OpenMW running and install a modlist. It's a little unnerving just how much I remember about the original game, and TR is very well executed.

News - Dog merging roguelike deckbuilder Dogpile is out now and it's wonderful
By obi1, 11 Dec 2025 at 6:10 pm UTC

How does it run and control on steam deck?

News - Talking point - what have you been playing lately?
By kaiman, 11 Dec 2025 at 6:02 pm UTC

Returned to Kingdom Come: Deliverance II with the intention to finish the main quest and DLCs. I had already completed all the side quests by the time I took a break from the game.

I am done with Brushes with Death, made some progress in Legacy of the Forge and advanced the main quest almost to the "point of no return" and took a first peek at Mysteria Ecclesiae.

In a way, I don't want the game to end, so I am a bit hesitant to rush everything to its conclusion, but since I've already clocked 150 hours by now it's really time to wrap it up.

But as fun as the game is, personally I feel the original KC:D offered a better experience. It had better quests, a better open world, a more personal, relatable story and a perk to automate the alchemy mini game.

News - Paradox have hopefully fixed the Vulkan performance in Crusader Kings III
By kaiman, 11 Dec 2025 at 5:20 pm UTC

Personally, in the roughly 50 hours I spent with All under Heaven, I did not notice any graphical performance issues, but if people did and that is finally addressed, I'll gladly take the reduced fan noise or extra FPS.

I guess I should also be continuing my campaign ... kinda stopped after making it from Adventurer to Emperor (over the course of three generations). But the most fun is always in the beginning.

News - GOG Winter Sale arrives with lots of discounts and Warhammer: Dark Omen returns
By doragasu, 11 Dec 2025 at 5:19 pm UTC

Wow, memory unlocked, played this game a lot back in the day!

News - Talking point - what have you been playing lately?
By D1Ck3n, 11 Dec 2025 at 5:18 pm UTC

Due to a lack of time and energy (30+ gamer here), I'm finally trying to make some progress in BG3. Otherwise, I'm jumping back and forth between Anno 117, MTG Arena and Bloomtown.

News - GOG Winter Sale arrives with lots of discounts and Warhammer: Dark Omen returns
By dziadulewicz, 11 Dec 2025 at 5:14 pm UTC

Reminded me that there is a sale again on Steam too. So there i go again, to buy something just for their top notch Linux stance and support. GOG can still wait until they come up with current times (Linux support) emoji

News - Talking point - what have you been playing lately?
By walther von stolzing, 11 Dec 2025 at 5:07 pm UTC

Downwell is the only thing I'm playing nowadays.

News - Factorio mod developer and Hooded Horse reveal new automation game Substructure
By rhavenn, 11 Dec 2025 at 4:37 pm UTC

That's a blatent rip-off of the art style, etc...., but I guess imitation is the most sincerest form of flattery.

That being said; it's not native Linux, so I'll just keep giving my money to Factorio since we have that option.

News - Talking point - what have you been playing lately?
By Jarmer, 11 Dec 2025 at 4:18 pm UTC

Quoting: awesomeXpossumPentiment, Pathfinder:Kingmaker and also replaying the first Pillars of Eternity again in the newly added turn-based mode
are you having any issues with the turn based mode? It's still in beta, so just wondering if I should keep waiting ...

News - Monster Hunter Wilds is set for some big performance upgrades
By Cyril, 11 Dec 2025 at 4:16 pm UTC

A bit off topic, but reading Stella reminds me of Pengling... like we lost her at the same time of the GOL's forum. emoji
If anyone can confirm she's OK?

@Stella Is the reason, by any chance, is that they won't accept players modding their game? 2 DRM is indeed awful, first time I hear about Capcom Protector it seems.

News - Talking point - what have you been playing lately?
By Nettis, 11 Dec 2025 at 4:15 pm UTC

Been playing a bit of Balatro lately, haven't had the time or motivation to play anything else.. Hopefully I can clear some of my backlog in the upcoming weeks. emoji

News - Talking point - what have you been playing lately?
By Ehvis, 11 Dec 2025 at 4:09 pm UTC

I've been trying out some games on Amazon Luna. Up till now, I had ignored it since the free stuff was less than interesting. But they put Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (a game too heavy for my pc) and Hogwarts Legacy (a game unsuitable for purchase due to failing consumer friendliness restrictions) on there so I've been playing those.

I've enjoyed my time, but it's immediately clear to me that this is not the default way that I want to play my games. Input lag is noticeable. This especially problematic in menus and when trying to fire a gun. Not really an issue with other stuff though as these games are not particularly quick.

News - Talking point - what have you been playing lately?
By Cyril, 11 Dec 2025 at 4:01 pm UTC

Quoting: Tethys84I went to Nexusmods to see what mods there were for Stellar Blade, as I do for most games I buy... Big mistake... just gross.
I mean, what did you expect? I'm not really surprised. ^^

News - Talking point - what have you been playing lately?
By awesomeXpossum, 11 Dec 2025 at 3:54 pm UTC

Pentiment, Pathfinder:Kingmaker and also replaying the first Pillars of Eternity again in the newly added turn-based mode

News - Talking point - what have you been playing lately?
By ShabbyX, 11 Dec 2025 at 3:53 pm UTC

Factorio Space Age for the last two months... It's really nice, but man it's so much work, lol

Also playing Valheim with my wife. We're about to enter Mistland, so in "preparation" we're spending a few weeks building a fancy house.