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Since Medieval III is in pre-production stage, maybe we'll get a Medieval II remaster before that. Just wishful thinking. Medieval II on a 64-bit engine would do wonders for the modding community.

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Great game! Someday I'll beat it. Or not, as this is the kind of game that gets harder and harder to do well as you age and your reflection time goes down. Oh well...

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Quoting: Xpanderflatpak

no appimage?
i guess someone can extract the client from it and build an actual package

nice to see linux support though

I love how ridiculously divisive we all are as Linux users.

Dare I ask... why the hate for flatpak (a puke emoji, no less!)? If I can't install something directly, I want a flatpak. I'll use an AppImage and resent it, because it (often) doesn't create a menu item, it requires me to find a place for it to live (I usually bung them in ~/Misc/Apps or something), and doesn't update with the rest of my system. I won't use snap, as I'm not interested in YAI (yet another installer) when I already have flatpak.

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It's hard to be upset at the Hyprland donations, I suppose, in the face of the all the good they're additionally doling out on a monthly basis. Still wish they'd drop Gnome for KDE though (and by extension, also drop Hyprland), as this feels like the direction of travel these days.

I might just be blinkered there though. I suspect Gnome still has a huge mindshare, probably as a combined result over decades of Ubuntu and Fedora.

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Quoting: BoldosSo, if I understand it correctly: People/users do not like AI stuff in games?

Incredible, eh? Who'd have thought?? /sarcasm

Specifically though, it's genAI that's so hated. ML/AI has been around for decades without burning the planet, stealing jobs, pirating books, abusing copyright, talking kids into bad situations, or kick-starting a new nuclear era during a climate crisis. I could also point out the price of Nvidia GPUs, or 32Gb of RAM, I suppose, but I feel like it's already earned its derision by this point. Screwing up gaming/computing generally is just icing!

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The "creative" part of their name is becoming increasingly less relevant.

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Selfishly, I have Netflix (albeit debating keeping it much longer after I ditched Spotify a couple of months ago), and won't ever take Paramount, so hopefully this hostile bid fails completely. Also, as others have noted, this is backed by Jared Kushner apparently - Trump's step-son, with additional backing from the middle east.

According to the FT, Paramount are on the hook for only (!) $12bn, while $24bn is secured through several middle eastern sovereign wealth funds (who are still separately diversifying from oil through initiatives like PIF's investment in EA e-gaming), and the remainder is a debt through a combined commitment from the Bank of America, Citigroup, and Apollo.

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sad that you can't disable the discords own titlebar. waste of space on my screen tbh
Before i could at least toggle the borders off from my WM and it was clean, but now the discords own titlebar thing is still wasting the space.

not the end of the world ofc, but yeah.

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So, if I understand it correctly: People/users do not like AI stuff in games?

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​This wine version give a curious bug with transformers the game in my case, appear a some white borders (also appear without mangohud)







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I have to say, for all their flaws my Framework purchase isn't regretted. The hardware isn't perfect. The firmware isn't perfect.
But they try.
And mostly succeed.

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I wish we could replace this with element&matrix.

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A rather clever name, must say.

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flatpak

no appimage?
i guess someone can extract the client from it and build an actual package

nice to see linux support though

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Quoting: EikeI don't wanna fuel, but web archive might have an old version of the FAQ to check the text.

Unfortunately, they only have one snapshot, from December 6th. That's actually what lead me to try and find the oldest article referencing it instead, which so far seems to be the IGN article linked above.
I had an older version of it open in my tabs for a while, allowing me to compare it to the current version, but unfortunately my system has crashed since then (the dreaded AMD CPU-core issue). Remember to back-up your tabs as well, kids!

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Oddly enough, Netflix has already sent out emails to its consumers confirming the WBD acquisition.

It is sad to see WBD driven to the ground by its visionless and soulless leadership.

And I am not supposed to root for anyone in this fight, they are all large corporations that prioritize dollar over quality. But learning recently who is backing Paramount made me hope it's not them who win.

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Bit of a shame RWS cancelled the project entirely, instead of asking another studio. For example, the studio behind Vampire Hunters could have been a decent fit.

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And Trump supports Paramount. Let me think that's a dead end for Netflix.

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I don't wanna fuel, but web archive might have an old version of the FAQ to check the text.

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Quoting: SkullVonBonesI would imagine that somewhere long the upward trajectory, that MS would've started to become a little worried, but seems they are just too pigheaded.

Microsoft were worried before there was even Steam, let alone Steam with a Linux user base to keep track of.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween_documents

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Terse is a better word, yeah. Caustic was too much, sorry.

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Quoting: scaineI don't really want to argue with you either - you're quite caustic when replying, so sure of your "facts" that I have no will to argue the semantics of "art" vs "sexual" vs whatever.

Well, I certainly don't mean to come across as caustic and have not attempted to inject sarcasm into anything I've written here. I've been careful not to claim any interpretation or opinion as wrong or right, and done my best not to claim anything as fact if there was any doubt or ambiguity surrounding it, so if there's anything I got wrong, please do let me know!
But, if you mean that I've been terse in pointing out inaccuracies, then yes, certainly. It's very easy for a situation like this to turn into a game of telephone, with inaccuracies compounding to the point where the original topic gets buried under an eventual false narrative, so yes, I do try to correct that whenever possible.

Quoting: scaine[...] Like, you're still using the FAQ as the source of truth, but I've already pointed out that it's unreliable. [...]

I was certainly annoyed as well when they edited their FAQ, but so far, I haven't actually found any edits that contradict the original story; it seems to have mostly been restructuring of the order of the text.
One of the earliest articles about the situation ([IGN](https://www.ign.com/articles/unsettling-horror-game-horses-banned-from-steam-leaving-studio-with-high-risk-of-closure), November 25th) contains quotes from the developer, which still lines up with what's currently on the FAQ page (and what I've referenced here previously) - as far as I can see, at least; please do point out if I missed something! (again, not sarcasm, I'm genuinely curious if the developers washed themselves clean of something).

Quoting: scaineI believe the devs are "doing a Wolfire" and blaming Valve, perhaps not unreasonably, for their situation

I've been pretty suspicious of this myself, but haven't really been able to find any smoking gun. Of course, with so much of the story being from one side only, that's a difficult thing to do in general. That said, Valve issuing a statement saying that they essentially gave the game a "one strike" review process (and basing it exclusively on the early build), does seem to lean in favour of the developer.
It would be very nice indeed if Valve would give more public detail on what exactly happened and what their point-of-view on it is.

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Quoting: cybolicTo make myself perfectly clear, I very much welcome discussion of the content of the game and its ban, and of course think you a free to interpret the original scene in any way you wish, but I cannot stand misinformation.

That's probably not going to be possible, because as I said, the FAQ was ret-conned somewhat. I believe the devs are "doing a Wolfire" and blaming Valve, perhaps not unreasonably, for their situation. But they're not helping their case either, beyond stirring up publicity by painting Valve as the big bad.

I don't really want to argue with you either - you're quite caustic when replying, so sure of your "facts" that I have no will to argue the semantics of "art" vs "sexual" vs whatever.

Like, you're still using the FAQ as the source of truth, but I've already pointed out that it's unreliable. Speaking of...

Quoting: cybolicDo you remember where this was posted?

Nope, sorry. I remember it only vaguely - I follow the IndieDev bot on Bluesky, so I noted the story briefly and moved on.

I think we could do with moving on from this one now.

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yes! I keep it on for streams so people that are interested can see my usage numbers. I don't exactly know what I'm doing with it, so any updates are good updates!!

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Quoting: Linux_RocksThe Intel Atom minimum requirements reminded me about how I miss netbooks. My old ASUS netbook was a great Linux machine.

So true, I miss netbooks too! They were replaced by tablets, but these are not the same devices and I'm not comfortable with touch screens...
I still have two oldies that run Linux since I was at University many years ago, an Acer AOD255 (my first computer bought new) and MSI I don't even remember the model. Nowadays they sit on a shelf but they are still operational in last resort.

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Quoting: amataiNow I see your point. Your disputing that the scene is problematic. [...]

That's not what I wrote, no. I corrected your statement that the game features "depiction of children in a sexualized way", and your statement claiming that the developer's FAQ supported your claim, both of which are false.

Quoting: amataiThe scene had no artistic value according to the faq, so the devs removed it [...]

Again, incorrect. The scene was not removed; the FAQ stated that having a character talk about the societal structure in the world of the game works better when that character is an adult instead of a child, so the age was changed, but the scene remains.

As for whether or not the original scene was sexualized, while you may see "hints" and "sexual undertone"s in the scene, I read it as the juxtaposition between an innocent childhood "piggyback ride" and the institutionalized slavery and subhumanism depicted in the game.
To paraphrase Dee Snider's famous court hearing about censorship, if you approach something looking for certain things, you're likely to find it, whether or not it's actually there.

To make myself perfectly clear, I very much welcome discussion of the content of the game and its ban, and of course think you a free to interpret the original scene in any way you wish, but I cannot stand misinformation.

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One of my favorite IPs that saddly you can't find legally anywhere these days. I still own a copy of Future Perfect on the Original XBOX.
So many hours spent in split screen with friends and family!
If this ever releases on Steam, I'll get it for sure.

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this is interesting... I would've loved to try it, but what am I missing? Steam version doesn't allow installation, just goes to wishlist.. and where are these native linux binaries, that were added to some open source repo?

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Quoting: scaineWe've got a few folk reading the developer's FAQ and commenting about why folk are talking about a scene with a child riding a "horse" in the game - the FAQ has now removed any reference to this.

No, it's still there. They just moved it under the headline of "How old are the characters in HORSES?".

Quoting: scaineHowever, original reports of the issue, on social media, made by the developers, claimed that they submitted an early-release version of the game, in which a live-action sequence [...]

Do you remember where this was posted? I've been following along with the story and distinctly remember them writing that it was not live-action, which also seems to fit better with the aesthetics of the finished game, as I don't recall any live-action element that shows anything other than very specific extreme close-ups (such as, say, "bowl of food" or "hand").

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I would imagine that somewhere long the upward trajectory, that MS would've started to become a little worried, but seems they are just too pigheaded.

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