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News - KDE Plasma 6.7 out with per-screen virtual desktops, Wayland upgrades, better support for background apps
By Adutchman, 17 Jun 2026 at 5:24 am UTC
By Adutchman, 17 Jun 2026 at 5:24 am UTC
KDEs really been on a roll the last few years, while Windows is running backwards! To quote the two minute papers guy (no idea how to write his name): "What a time to be alive!"
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By elmapul, 17 Jun 2026 at 3:16 am UTC
By elmapul, 17 Jun 2026 at 3:16 am UTC
fair enough, we need an new petition, if companies can discontinue services like the games we purchased, they should have canceled the services like payment processing and bank accounts :v
of course that wont happen, it only do when it affect us, ordinary people, not the powerfull ones that rule the world.
of course that wont happen, it only do when it affect us, ordinary people, not the powerfull ones that rule the world.
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By F.Ultra, 17 Jun 2026 at 2:09 am UTC
And it would be nice if they could provide specs or source on how the servers work to help those 3d party attempts but once those 3d party implementations are done they are on their own and have to take over the ball so to speak.
By F.Ultra, 17 Jun 2026 at 2:09 am UTC
Quoting: Mountain ManNo, it just means that they should not have the right to stop any one else from trying to make it work by filing copyright claims to people trying to reverse engineer servers for games that the company no longer sells.Quoting: seflasporinWhich is just another way of saying that a company should be legally mandated to guarantee their product will continue to function in perpetuity.Quoting: Mountain ManI was not expecting this to go anywhere. You can't reasonably legislate to a company that they must guarantee their product will continue to function in perpetuity.That's not what they're trying to do, like at all. The most they would have to do is allow the community to create servers like Marne and Tonga did for Battlefield 1 and V.
And it would be nice if they could provide specs or source on how the servers work to help those 3d party attempts but once those 3d party implementations are done they are on their own and have to take over the ball so to speak.
News - Steam Next Fest June 2026 is live with thousands of demos
By Nezchan, 17 Jun 2026 at 1:35 am UTC
By Nezchan, 17 Jun 2026 at 1:35 am UTC
Another round, bartender!
Between Adventures Idle (Proton) - Fantasy-themed idle crafting game, seems to basically be a more simplified version of Melvor Idle. Not exactly the same by any means, but so far it seems decent enough. I had to force the Steam Play version because the Linux runtime wasn't doing it, but after that just worked out of the box. Worth a look if you like spreadsheet-y games.
Rogue Slime (Proton) - Really fun turn-based adventure game with a heroic slime. Combat is reminiscent of Dicey Dungeons, where your gear has to fit into a grid, and then you use it by applying energy tokens of the appropriate colours. So your sword might require red and green, and if you have those you attack. Wide variety of weapons and stuff you can pick up along the way to tune your options. Enjoy this one a lot.
Sol One (Proton) - A game that asks the eternal question, "What if Planet Crafter was boring?" Barely pre-alpha, this is supposedly a realistic Mars survival crafting sim that tries to get the science right, and immediately gives you a building gun and a drill to get iron and copper easily out of surface rocks. No intructions at all, no settings, not even a save function. And most egregious of all, a first person experience with no FOV slider. Terrible experience, don't bother.
Bubble & Squeak (Native) - Pretty much a more chill, slightly more cartoony version of the Kingdom games. Side scrolling "castle" defense where you're a witch protecting her hut from goblins. Harvest moss, wood, and the essence left behind from defeated gobbos to make moss golems to fight and harvest for you. It's still pretty barebones, but the foundation is there. Nothing too stellar, but a solid effort.
Moss: The Forgotten Relic (Proton) - 3D action-puzzler about a young mouse with a sword and magic navigating a mouse-scaled kingdom gone to ruin, in what is clearly an even older post-human habitation. Controls very well, but aiming the magic with the right stick is kind of counter-intuitive since so many games use that for the camera. So I keep wanting to look around with it. Otherwise, a solid game and pretty fun.
Between Adventures Idle (Proton) - Fantasy-themed idle crafting game, seems to basically be a more simplified version of Melvor Idle. Not exactly the same by any means, but so far it seems decent enough. I had to force the Steam Play version because the Linux runtime wasn't doing it, but after that just worked out of the box. Worth a look if you like spreadsheet-y games.
Rogue Slime (Proton) - Really fun turn-based adventure game with a heroic slime. Combat is reminiscent of Dicey Dungeons, where your gear has to fit into a grid, and then you use it by applying energy tokens of the appropriate colours. So your sword might require red and green, and if you have those you attack. Wide variety of weapons and stuff you can pick up along the way to tune your options. Enjoy this one a lot.
Sol One (Proton) - A game that asks the eternal question, "What if Planet Crafter was boring?" Barely pre-alpha, this is supposedly a realistic Mars survival crafting sim that tries to get the science right, and immediately gives you a building gun and a drill to get iron and copper easily out of surface rocks. No intructions at all, no settings, not even a save function. And most egregious of all, a first person experience with no FOV slider. Terrible experience, don't bother.
Bubble & Squeak (Native) - Pretty much a more chill, slightly more cartoony version of the Kingdom games. Side scrolling "castle" defense where you're a witch protecting her hut from goblins. Harvest moss, wood, and the essence left behind from defeated gobbos to make moss golems to fight and harvest for you. It's still pretty barebones, but the foundation is there. Nothing too stellar, but a solid effort.
Moss: The Forgotten Relic (Proton) - 3D action-puzzler about a young mouse with a sword and magic navigating a mouse-scaled kingdom gone to ruin, in what is clearly an even older post-human habitation. Controls very well, but aiming the magic with the right stick is kind of counter-intuitive since so many games use that for the camera. So I keep wanting to look around with it. Otherwise, a solid game and pretty fun.
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By elmapul, 17 Jun 2026 at 1:24 am UTC
By elmapul, 17 Jun 2026 at 1:24 am UTC
fair enough, we need an new petition, if companies can discontinue services like the games we purchased, they should have canceled the services like payment processing and bank accounts :v
of course that wont happen, it only do when it affect us.
of course that wont happen, it only do when it affect us.
News - The under-16 social media ban marks the end of the open UK internet
By Mohandevir, 17 Jun 2026 at 1:23 am UTC
By Mohandevir, 17 Jun 2026 at 1:23 am UTC
Ok. Let's stop it. I read all I needed to. I know what I'm dealing with.
News - Hellraiser: Revival set for launch on October 8
By awesam, 17 Jun 2026 at 12:19 am UTC
By awesam, 17 Jun 2026 at 12:19 am UTC
I'm pretty optimistic about this game as Clive Barker regained the rights to Hellraiser a few years ago. He is known to be strict with the lore/story, so I expect besides a gory first person action/horror game, that there is also a decent story.
News - The under-16 social media ban marks the end of the open UK internet
By Slaxer, 16 Jun 2026 at 11:50 pm UTC
O Canada! :)
By Slaxer, 16 Jun 2026 at 11:50 pm UTC
Quoting: SalvatosI did not know that, that’s amazing news! When it was introduced, I was worried it would be so hard to obtain it would only be a theoretical option for most people. I can’t believe it took us so long to have a legal, dignified way out.... you might wanna look up the reasons for why people are applying for euthanasia. Some people have applied for it simply because they can't afford the cost of living anymore... and then the government said, "Sure, we'll hook you up". They are also going to be expanding its eligibility to officially include the mentally ill, and to those suffering from depression in 2027.
O Canada! :)
News - The under-16 social media ban marks the end of the open UK internet
By Salvatos, 16 Jun 2026 at 11:42 pm UTC
By Salvatos, 16 Jun 2026 at 11:42 pm UTC
Quoting: SlaxerI did not know that, that’s amazing news! When it was introduced, I was worried it would be so hard to obtain it would only be a theoretical option for most people. I can’t believe it took us so long to have a legal, dignified way out.
- if you care about how euthanasia is now one of the leading causes of death in Canada
News - The under-16 social media ban marks the end of the open UK internet
By Slaxer, 16 Jun 2026 at 10:42 pm UTC
However...
...Then maybe it's time to rethink everything you think you believe, everything you've been told about what to believe, question everything you think you know, and challenge yourself to change. Again, I won't tell you who to vote for... but here's what I am willing to tell you, Carney and the Liberal party are not "centrist". A centrist would not introduce a bill that gives power to the government to detain you for a crime that they think you MIGHT commit, not one that you actually did commit (Bill C-63). This is a violation of the right to due process and the legal concept that someone is innocent until proven guilty - a concept that is one of the basic tenets of human rights. That is some hardcore shit that we've only seen in history textbooks that describe the worst dictatorships of the 20th century... the parts of the textbooks we read in school and smugly think to ourselves, "Nah, that'll never happen here, this is Canada" - but here we are in 2026, and here's a bill that'll do exactly that.
Having said all of that, just ask yourself this - Do you like the way things are going? If you genuinely don't believe that there's anything wrong with the country right now, then don't change a damn thing and carry on.
As for the Brits, a lot of what I said probably applies to the UK too.
By Slaxer, 16 Jun 2026 at 10:42 pm UTC
Quoting: MohandevirLack of valuable alternatives? Personnally, I just can't relate to the values of the Reform party... Euh... Sorry... Conservative Party. And Poilievre is just a huge no-go. They are ruled out, right from the start. What's left? NPD? If you dislike interventionism, it's hardly a choice. Right now, Carney is probably the most centrist, in years, in the Liberal party. But everytime I have to vote, I must admit that I'm voting reluctantly.I'm not gonna tell you who to vote for.
However...
- if you're not ok with our national debt and level of inflation (checked again, it's hovering around $2 Trillion), and how most of that debt accumulated within the last 10 years
- if you're not ok with the fact that our government doesn't seem to care about how much they're spending without any regard to how they're gonna pay any of it back
- if you care about the fact that a $1 in 2026 is worth half as much as it used to in 1995 ($0.52)
- if you're concerned about the tyrannical nature of the bills our government has introduced to parliament within the past year because they all have something to do with limiting the way we can use the internet and what topics we're allowed to talk about openly
- if you care about the fact that one (or maybe two) of our provinces are so unhappy that they're considering secession because our government has caused a division among our people at a level we've never seen
- if you care about how euthanasia is now one of the leading causes of death in Canada
- if you care about the fact that the deadliest mass murders in Canadian history have all occurred within the last 10 years
- if you've noticed the sharp rise of the number of homeless people suffering from fentanyl addiction at our major cities
- if you remember what life was like 10-15 years ago, and you remember that people weren't always at each other's throats, things were actually affordable, we weren't told to be ashamed of ourselves everyday - and when you take the time to compare what you remember to present reality of what our country has become - and you know in your heart that something has gone horribly wrong with this place...
...Then maybe it's time to rethink everything you think you believe, everything you've been told about what to believe, question everything you think you know, and challenge yourself to change. Again, I won't tell you who to vote for... but here's what I am willing to tell you, Carney and the Liberal party are not "centrist". A centrist would not introduce a bill that gives power to the government to detain you for a crime that they think you MIGHT commit, not one that you actually did commit (Bill C-63). This is a violation of the right to due process and the legal concept that someone is innocent until proven guilty - a concept that is one of the basic tenets of human rights. That is some hardcore shit that we've only seen in history textbooks that describe the worst dictatorships of the 20th century... the parts of the textbooks we read in school and smugly think to ourselves, "Nah, that'll never happen here, this is Canada" - but here we are in 2026, and here's a bill that'll do exactly that.
Having said all of that, just ask yourself this - Do you like the way things are going? If you genuinely don't believe that there's anything wrong with the country right now, then don't change a damn thing and carry on.
As for the Brits, a lot of what I said probably applies to the UK too.
News - Hellraiser: Revival set for launch on October 8
By Linux_Rocks, 16 Jun 2026 at 10:23 pm UTC
By Linux_Rocks, 16 Jun 2026 at 10:23 pm UTC
I'm living on an endless road
Around the world for rock and roll
Sometimes it feels so tough
But I still ain't had enough
I keep saying that it's getting too much
But I know I'm a liar
Feeling alright in the noise and the light
But that's what lights my fire
Hellraiser, in the thunder and heat
Hellraiser, knock you back in your seat
Hellraiser, and I'll make it come true
Hellraiser, I'll put a spell on you
Around the world for rock and roll
Sometimes it feels so tough
But I still ain't had enough
I keep saying that it's getting too much
But I know I'm a liar
Feeling alright in the noise and the light
But that's what lights my fire
Hellraiser, in the thunder and heat
Hellraiser, knock you back in your seat
Hellraiser, and I'll make it come true
Hellraiser, I'll put a spell on you
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By Arehandoro, 16 Jun 2026 at 9:43 pm UTC
By Arehandoro, 16 Jun 2026 at 9:43 pm UTC
If I had a penny for each time the powers at be sided with the corporations...
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By seflasporin, 16 Jun 2026 at 9:42 pm UTC
By seflasporin, 16 Jun 2026 at 9:42 pm UTC
What guarantee did EA provide the Marne and Tonga projects? All they have to do is stop getting in the way.
News - The under-16 social media ban marks the end of the open UK internet
By Salvatos, 16 Jun 2026 at 9:32 pm UTC
Except one’s freedom to mess up does not extend to other people’s lives. Children are among the most vulnerable citizens and those who have the most to lose in terms of life expectancy. As citizens, they are entitled to the same protections. They are not property that one is free to abuse because of "ownership" (my child, my choice). Yes, the government should protect them from literally toxic environments, and no, being a parent does not automatically mean that one knows better than every subject matter expert.
By Salvatos, 16 Jun 2026 at 9:32 pm UTC
Quoting: eggroleWhile I don't think an <16-year-old should be on social media, I don't think it is the government's job to make that call. That is up to the parents. Now, you can argue there are bad parents, but that is the cost of freedom. Freedom to mess up.You could also argue that there are bad drivers, and road kills are just the cost of freedom. The state shouldn’t require a driving licence, or sober driving!
Except one’s freedom to mess up does not extend to other people’s lives. Children are among the most vulnerable citizens and those who have the most to lose in terms of life expectancy. As citizens, they are entitled to the same protections. They are not property that one is free to abuse because of "ownership" (my child, my choice). Yes, the government should protect them from literally toxic environments, and no, being a parent does not automatically mean that one knows better than every subject matter expert.
Quoting: eggroleWhat are the costs of children smoking or drinking? What are the costs of a nanny state when people don't learn to take care of themselves (moral hazzard)? What are the costs of a bad parent? I don't have answers to those questions, but my gut reaction is always to limit what the government can do, especially when it comes to individuals.Provided that your country has public healthcare (and it really, really should), it’s already been shown, probably many times in many countries, that it’s cheaper to stop people from smoking than treat them (and people exposed to second-hand smoke) for smoking-related diseases through the course of their lives. It’s fun to complain about a nanny state for imposing rules that you don’t like, but it’s that same nanny state (aka every taxpayer) that has to pay when you "mess up", so it’s understandable that it tries to promote behaviours that don’t have a negative impact not only on yourself but also everyone else. As you mentioned, we don’t have infinite resources to undo the damage of irresponsible or outright dangerous individuals. The government isn’t a company and shouldn’t act like one, but it still needs to balance a budget.
And the costs themselves are not only one sided. For example how much does it cost the taxpayer when a child smokes? How much does it cost the taxpayer to prevent a child from smoking? A lot of bleeding heart types will say things like "no cost is too great to protect the child", but that simply isn't the case in a world of limited resources.
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By Mountain Man, 16 Jun 2026 at 9:31 pm UTC
By Mountain Man, 16 Jun 2026 at 9:31 pm UTC
Quoting: seflasporinWhich is just another way of saying that a company should be legally mandated to guarantee their product will continue to function in perpetuity.Quoting: Mountain ManI was not expecting this to go anywhere. You can't reasonably legislate to a company that they must guarantee their product will continue to function in perpetuity.That's not what they're trying to do, like at all. The most they would have to do is allow the community to create servers like Marne and Tonga did for Battlefield 1 and V.
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By pb, 16 Jun 2026 at 9:16 pm UTC
By pb, 16 Jun 2026 at 9:16 pm UTC
If the artist sells their piece of art and they decide to destroy it, can they? Yes, but first they need to buy them back. Refund my game ad the EOL and I can live with that. 😝
News - The under-16 social media ban marks the end of the open UK internet
By Mohandevir, 16 Jun 2026 at 8:52 pm UTC
By Mohandevir, 16 Jun 2026 at 8:52 pm UTC
Quoting: SlaxerWhenever I think about it, I'm still in shock over how the majority of us have continued to elect the same people over and over again despite how bad things have become.Lack of valuable alternatives? Personnally, I just can't relate to the values of the Reform party... Euh... Sorry... Conservative Party. And Poilievre is just a huge no-go. They are ruled out, right from the start. What's left? NPD? If you dislike interventionism, it's hardly a choice. Right now, Carney is probably the most centrist, in years, in the Liberal party. But everytime I have to vote, I must admit that I'm voting reluctantly.
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By seflasporin, 16 Jun 2026 at 8:41 pm UTC
By seflasporin, 16 Jun 2026 at 8:41 pm UTC
Quoting: Mountain ManI was not expecting this to go anywhere. You can't reasonably legislate to a company that they must guarantee their product will continue to function in perpetuity.That's not what they're trying to do, like at all. The most they would have to do is allow the community to create servers like Marne and Tonga did for Battlefield 1 and V.
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By ahjolinna, 16 Jun 2026 at 8:37 pm UTC
By ahjolinna, 16 Jun 2026 at 8:37 pm UTC
I cant really say I'm disappointed because that would mean I would have some positive expectation about EU
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By Mountain Man, 16 Jun 2026 at 8:27 pm UTC
By Mountain Man, 16 Jun 2026 at 8:27 pm UTC
I was not expecting this to go anywhere. You can't reasonably legislate to a company that they must guarantee their product will continue to function in perpetuity.
News - Chilled off-road exploration sim 'over the hill' has a demo worth exploring
By Jarmer, 16 Jun 2026 at 8:24 pm UTC
By Jarmer, 16 Jun 2026 at 8:24 pm UTC
Quoting: dpanterPerformance is a bit rough on the Deck at present, they are working hard on improvements. Steam Deck support is a high priority, check the Discord and Steam forums where devs are quite active. One example here with responses about Steam Deck performance: https://steamcommunity.com/app/2929250/discussions/0/571540929904843611/this is great news! I probably won't play this game on my desktop, so getting it working on the deck would be huge.
News - Steam Next Fest June 2026 is live with thousands of demos
By Nezchan, 16 Jun 2026 at 8:22 pm UTC
By Nezchan, 16 Jun 2026 at 8:22 pm UTC
Well, let's do this.
Orc Incremental (Proton) - Pretty decent incremental auto-battler that seems to take some RTS inspiration. Simple premise pulled off pretty well overall. It does get a bit old after a while, although I haven't tried the "Trials" mode.
Chonky Cat (Proton) - Very clearly a meme game, where you play as an extremely fat cat who is actually a normal cat skin from an asset store stretched over a large body, chasing a variety of birds and squirrels and such to instantly eat them. I guess it's fun for a bit, but doesn't seem to have had a lot of effort put into it. Probably good for streaming if you're into that.
Worlds Upon the Wind (Native) - Historical Japanese art themed roguelike deckbuilder. No combat in this one, the cards are used to accomplish tasks in rebuilding a shattered world. Not fast moving by any means, but very pretty and it seems like something a person could sink a good amount of time into. Card mechanics seem interesting, where they can be used either to supply required glyphs for tasks, or to be used for drawing more cards and similar tasks. I, for one, found it quite absorbing.
Industronaut (Proton) - Crashed astronaut survival/crafting game. Clearly going for the Subnautica/Planet Crafter vibe, but a bit more industrial/automated. Not a fan of the UI at all, and the process of making things feels very awkward. There are better entries in this genre, by a long shot.
Lone Voyage (Proton) - Exploration game where you're the sole survivor of an attack by an alien "swarm" which has destroyed everyone else. You have a little dude in a spaceship and no explanation of how to work anything. You've got a mining laser and apparently an auto cannon that I never figured out how to use. Or if it's actually there or just listed in your gear. Very poorly/not at all explained mechanics, pretty much immediate and unavoidable death when the swarm shows up or your engine inexplicably goes critical. Not well designed at all, recommend not bothering.
Orc Incremental (Proton) - Pretty decent incremental auto-battler that seems to take some RTS inspiration. Simple premise pulled off pretty well overall. It does get a bit old after a while, although I haven't tried the "Trials" mode.
Chonky Cat (Proton) - Very clearly a meme game, where you play as an extremely fat cat who is actually a normal cat skin from an asset store stretched over a large body, chasing a variety of birds and squirrels and such to instantly eat them. I guess it's fun for a bit, but doesn't seem to have had a lot of effort put into it. Probably good for streaming if you're into that.
Worlds Upon the Wind (Native) - Historical Japanese art themed roguelike deckbuilder. No combat in this one, the cards are used to accomplish tasks in rebuilding a shattered world. Not fast moving by any means, but very pretty and it seems like something a person could sink a good amount of time into. Card mechanics seem interesting, where they can be used either to supply required glyphs for tasks, or to be used for drawing more cards and similar tasks. I, for one, found it quite absorbing.
Industronaut (Proton) - Crashed astronaut survival/crafting game. Clearly going for the Subnautica/Planet Crafter vibe, but a bit more industrial/automated. Not a fan of the UI at all, and the process of making things feels very awkward. There are better entries in this genre, by a long shot.
Lone Voyage (Proton) - Exploration game where you're the sole survivor of an attack by an alien "swarm" which has destroyed everyone else. You have a little dude in a spaceship and no explanation of how to work anything. You've got a mining laser and apparently an auto cannon that I never figured out how to use. Or if it's actually there or just listed in your gear. Very poorly/not at all explained mechanics, pretty much immediate and unavoidable death when the swarm shows up or your engine inexplicably goes critical. Not well designed at all, recommend not bothering.
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By Slaxer, 16 Jun 2026 at 8:02 pm UTC
By Slaxer, 16 Jun 2026 at 8:02 pm UTC
Quoting: devlandMy take is that northern European social democracies have the best system so far. They are always governed by multiple parties working together to reach compromises and never one single entity that ends up pissing off everyone else.If you like it that way, more power to you. Everyone has a reason for choosing their favourite distro 🫡.
News - Chilled off-road exploration sim 'over the hill' has a demo worth exploring
By dpanter, 16 Jun 2026 at 7:53 pm UTC
By dpanter, 16 Jun 2026 at 7:53 pm UTC
Performance is a bit rough on the Deck at present, they are working hard on improvements. Steam Deck support is a high priority, check the Discord and Steam forums where devs are quite active. One example here with responses about Steam Deck performance: https://steamcommunity.com/app/2929250/discussions/0/571540929904843611/
News - The under-16 social media ban marks the end of the open UK internet
By Slaxer, 16 Jun 2026 at 7:50 pm UTC
By Slaxer, 16 Jun 2026 at 7:50 pm UTC
Quoting: CaldathrasYep. It is the provincial governments that define the public school curriculum. And I agree that, with an idealogy-driven social activist as Premier, it would probably be very difficult to get a civics class into the curriculum.Whenever I think about it, I'm still in shock over how the majority of us have continued to elect the same people over and over again despite how bad things have become. At 159 years old, Canada's a very young country - and very naive. We never had to fight the British to gain our "independence", and we've never had to go through anything in our history that truly made us ask ourselves what we actually value... until maybe now. I believe everything we're going through right now is a test that all successful countries have gone through to become who they are. If we pass this test, Canada will go on to be the best that it's ever been. I think we've just gotten lucky, and have had it easy for way too long.
Quoting: CaldathrasWhen I was in high school in the mid-eighties, my English teacher ran a segment that taught us how to recognize the manner in which advertising was manipulating us. It worked for me. For the longest time, I thought this was part of the official curriculum but I learned that this was never part of many Canadian educations, including my wife's education. I am grateful that my English teacher had the courage to add this to his course.We never had that. That sounds fun though, I would've loved that course.
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By devland, 16 Jun 2026 at 7:49 pm UTC
For something to become EU law ALL members need to agree to it.
2 - The EU is funded with contributions from all members and all members get EU funds for their own development based on who needs the money the most. This last part is actually the most controversial aspect of the union because some countries think they pay more while getting less but they always ignore every other benefit the union gives them like cheap labor from all the corners of the union and tax free trade within the union.
The other big federal union, Russia, also didn't turn out too great either. :|
My take is that northern European social democracies have the best system so far. They are always governed by multiple parties working together to reach compromises and never one single entity that ends up pissing off everyone else.
Violent revolution doesn't work. The new people that take over eventually get corrupted by power like the ones before. Human history is a never ending list of examples where empires and kingdoms rose and fell one after another. We need to cooperate if we want to prosper as a species. Otherwise we'll just have more lords and serfs.
Anyway, we've digressed quite a bit but I enjoyed the conversation. :)
By devland, 16 Jun 2026 at 7:49 pm UTC
Quoting: SlaxerDoes the EU have the power to influence or veto the way a European country governs itself? Are they funded with your tax dollars? If yes to either of those, then they are a government on top of your government.1 - No. Each member is self governed. Members have the power to veto EU legislation, not the other way around.
For something to become EU law ALL members need to agree to it.
2 - The EU is funded with contributions from all members and all members get EU funds for their own development based on who needs the money the most. This last part is actually the most controversial aspect of the union because some countries think they pay more while getting less but they always ignore every other benefit the union gives them like cheap labor from all the corners of the union and tax free trade within the union.
They do work. The United States was formed out of a revolution.I don't want to be disrespectful but the fact that multiple states are governed by one small group of people, i.e. the federal government, didn't exactly turn out well in the end since it allowed for a two party system to ping-pong the country from liberalism to wannabe autocracy in a never ending cycle.
The other big federal union, Russia, also didn't turn out too great either. :|
My take is that northern European social democracies have the best system so far. They are always governed by multiple parties working together to reach compromises and never one single entity that ends up pissing off everyone else.
Violent revolution doesn't work. The new people that take over eventually get corrupted by power like the ones before. Human history is a never ending list of examples where empires and kingdoms rose and fell one after another. We need to cooperate if we want to prosper as a species. Otherwise we'll just have more lords and serfs.
Anyway, we've digressed quite a bit but I enjoyed the conversation. :)
News - Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 52: What Am I Going to Do With All This Cheese
By gbudny, 16 Jun 2026 at 7:44 pm UTC
By gbudny, 16 Jun 2026 at 7:44 pm UTC
Thank you for your response.
I was so happy for these two hours when I played Cursed Sands because it was the closest mod related to RTCW running on Linux.
It's great that you decided to publish a new article.
I think I share my opinion about RTCW as a retro game because a few others have done it. I like the story, atmosphere, and music in RTCW.
However, I don't consider RTCW as a modern game because it used the id Tech 3 from 1999. Similarly, MoHAA used the same engine, but EA showed how amazing a game could look with it. I can feel on some levels how graphically demanding this game is, even with a GeForce 7600 GS 512MB. Both are great retro games that I still enjoy playing to this day, but only RTCW was playable on later releases of the Linux kernel 2.6.
I have to admit that I feel old when people mention Doom 3 as a retro game. That was the first game for Linux that proved that computers with 32-bit processors are outdated. It's hard to imagine that the unofficial Linux installer was published 22 years ago.
Quoting: HamishI have not tried anything other than the original PC campaign.Ok, maybe it could be a material for your next article.
I was so happy for these two hours when I played Cursed Sands because it was the closest mod related to RTCW running on Linux.
Quoting: HamishI may have, but I would not mind another reminder. As the gap in releasing these articles shows, I have been through the wars a bit these last few months. I may have missed it.I don't want to reveal this title publicly, so I sent you another email today.
It's great that you decided to publish a new article.
I think I share my opinion about RTCW as a retro game because a few others have done it. I like the story, atmosphere, and music in RTCW.
However, I don't consider RTCW as a modern game because it used the id Tech 3 from 1999. Similarly, MoHAA used the same engine, but EA showed how amazing a game could look with it. I can feel on some levels how graphically demanding this game is, even with a GeForce 7600 GS 512MB. Both are great retro games that I still enjoy playing to this day, but only RTCW was playable on later releases of the Linux kernel 2.6.
I have to admit that I feel old when people mention Doom 3 as a retro game. That was the first game for Linux that proved that computers with 32-bit processors are outdated. It's hard to imagine that the unofficial Linux installer was published 22 years ago.
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By devland, 16 Jun 2026 at 7:38 pm UTC
Look at the nordic European countries. Their social democracy works very well and it's based on compromise. They almost never have one party ruling over the others. It's always all of them working with the others to get some of the things each of them wants.
You get to a system like that either through years of education that pushes for cooperation or through strict laws that prohibit political majorities.
Capitalism banned monopolies but that's still ok in politics. We need to fix that.
By devland, 16 Jun 2026 at 7:38 pm UTC
Quoting: CaldathrasAgreed.Quoting: devlandThe only way to build something for everyone is through compromise. And compromise implies having political representation for all people including for those that don't want to play nice.Compromise is not exactly easy to achieve in a capitalist society that advocates for competition over cooperation. There is no victory in compromise...
Myself, I would love to see more cooperation and compromise but it's not part of our current social mindset.
Look at the nordic European countries. Their social democracy works very well and it's based on compromise. They almost never have one party ruling over the others. It's always all of them working with the others to get some of the things each of them wants.
You get to a system like that either through years of education that pushes for cooperation or through strict laws that prohibit political majorities.
Capitalism banned monopolies but that's still ok in politics. We need to fix that.
News - The under-16 social media ban marks the end of the open UK internet
By Caldathras, 16 Jun 2026 at 7:27 pm UTC
By Caldathras, 16 Jun 2026 at 7:27 pm UTC
Quoting: SlaxerYep. It is the provincial governments that define the public school curriculum. And I agree that, with an idealogy-driven social activist as Premier, it would probably be very difficult to get a civics class into the curriculum.Quoting: CaldathrasRead this to my wife. She feels that the only way to fix this would be to reintroduce a civics class into school curriculum, like they used to have decades ago when her father was a child. She also thinks it's unlikely to happen, just like old-school home economics.I agree with your wife, that would be a great start, but how would we convince our public school districts to include this in the school curriculum? Our provincial governments have control over that. I dunno what it's like in your province, but the government here in BC loves to preach about how Canada is a terrible racist country that deserves self-hatred because it's fundamentally racist, and will continue to be racist forever. Obviously, this is not true, but this is what they like to remind people everyday.
Even though the Canadian government is required to post our Constitution (both the Constitution act of 1867 and 1982) on the government website, I really do believe that they don't want you looking into that too much. They don't want you to know anything about sections 1 and 33 of the Constitution Act of 1982 (and I'm paraphrasing here) where it basically says that Canadians have basic rights and freedoms, UNTIL a judge decides that we don't. What's the problem with that? Our judges are appointed by the Governor General based on the advice of our Prime Minister... which means the judges in our country will all favour our Prime Minister and his party - which then means that our rights and freedoms are just make-believe. This was demonstrated when NOBODY went to jail for implementing martial law because a bunch of people waved Canadian flags and ate hot dogs on the streets of Ottawa in 2022. It's a joke.
I love Canada, but I definitely don't like it right now. Either way... we'll make it somehow.
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By Caldathras, 16 Jun 2026 at 7:15 pm UTC
Myself, I would love to see more cooperation and compromise but it's not part of our current social mindset.
By Caldathras, 16 Jun 2026 at 7:15 pm UTC
Quoting: devlandThe only way to build something for everyone is through compromise. And compromise implies having political representation for all people including for those that don't want to play nice.Compromise is not exactly easy to achieve in a capitalist society that advocates for competition over cooperation. There is no victory in compromise...
Myself, I would love to see more cooperation and compromise but it's not part of our current social mindset.
News - KDE Plasma 6.7 out with per-screen virtual desktops, Wayland upgrades, better support for background apps
By Adutchman, 17 Jun 2026 at 5:24 am UTC
By Adutchman, 17 Jun 2026 at 5:24 am UTC
KDEs really been on a roll the last few years, while Windows is running backwards! To quote the two minute papers guy (no idea how to write his name): "What a time to be alive!"
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By elmapul, 17 Jun 2026 at 3:16 am UTC
By elmapul, 17 Jun 2026 at 3:16 am UTC
fair enough, we need an new petition, if companies can discontinue services like the games we purchased, they should have canceled the services like payment processing and bank accounts :v
of course that wont happen, it only do when it affect us, ordinary people, not the powerfull ones that rule the world.
of course that wont happen, it only do when it affect us, ordinary people, not the powerfull ones that rule the world.
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By F.Ultra, 17 Jun 2026 at 2:09 am UTC
And it would be nice if they could provide specs or source on how the servers work to help those 3d party attempts but once those 3d party implementations are done they are on their own and have to take over the ball so to speak.
By F.Ultra, 17 Jun 2026 at 2:09 am UTC
Quoting: Mountain ManNo, it just means that they should not have the right to stop any one else from trying to make it work by filing copyright claims to people trying to reverse engineer servers for games that the company no longer sells.Quoting: seflasporinWhich is just another way of saying that a company should be legally mandated to guarantee their product will continue to function in perpetuity.Quoting: Mountain ManI was not expecting this to go anywhere. You can't reasonably legislate to a company that they must guarantee their product will continue to function in perpetuity.That's not what they're trying to do, like at all. The most they would have to do is allow the community to create servers like Marne and Tonga did for Battlefield 1 and V.
And it would be nice if they could provide specs or source on how the servers work to help those 3d party attempts but once those 3d party implementations are done they are on their own and have to take over the ball so to speak.
News - Steam Next Fest June 2026 is live with thousands of demos
By Nezchan, 17 Jun 2026 at 1:35 am UTC
By Nezchan, 17 Jun 2026 at 1:35 am UTC
Another round, bartender!
Between Adventures Idle (Proton) - Fantasy-themed idle crafting game, seems to basically be a more simplified version of Melvor Idle. Not exactly the same by any means, but so far it seems decent enough. I had to force the Steam Play version because the Linux runtime wasn't doing it, but after that just worked out of the box. Worth a look if you like spreadsheet-y games.
Rogue Slime (Proton) - Really fun turn-based adventure game with a heroic slime. Combat is reminiscent of Dicey Dungeons, where your gear has to fit into a grid, and then you use it by applying energy tokens of the appropriate colours. So your sword might require red and green, and if you have those you attack. Wide variety of weapons and stuff you can pick up along the way to tune your options. Enjoy this one a lot.
Sol One (Proton) - A game that asks the eternal question, "What if Planet Crafter was boring?" Barely pre-alpha, this is supposedly a realistic Mars survival crafting sim that tries to get the science right, and immediately gives you a building gun and a drill to get iron and copper easily out of surface rocks. No intructions at all, no settings, not even a save function. And most egregious of all, a first person experience with no FOV slider. Terrible experience, don't bother.
Bubble & Squeak (Native) - Pretty much a more chill, slightly more cartoony version of the Kingdom games. Side scrolling "castle" defense where you're a witch protecting her hut from goblins. Harvest moss, wood, and the essence left behind from defeated gobbos to make moss golems to fight and harvest for you. It's still pretty barebones, but the foundation is there. Nothing too stellar, but a solid effort.
Moss: The Forgotten Relic (Proton) - 3D action-puzzler about a young mouse with a sword and magic navigating a mouse-scaled kingdom gone to ruin, in what is clearly an even older post-human habitation. Controls very well, but aiming the magic with the right stick is kind of counter-intuitive since so many games use that for the camera. So I keep wanting to look around with it. Otherwise, a solid game and pretty fun.
Between Adventures Idle (Proton) - Fantasy-themed idle crafting game, seems to basically be a more simplified version of Melvor Idle. Not exactly the same by any means, but so far it seems decent enough. I had to force the Steam Play version because the Linux runtime wasn't doing it, but after that just worked out of the box. Worth a look if you like spreadsheet-y games.
Rogue Slime (Proton) - Really fun turn-based adventure game with a heroic slime. Combat is reminiscent of Dicey Dungeons, where your gear has to fit into a grid, and then you use it by applying energy tokens of the appropriate colours. So your sword might require red and green, and if you have those you attack. Wide variety of weapons and stuff you can pick up along the way to tune your options. Enjoy this one a lot.
Sol One (Proton) - A game that asks the eternal question, "What if Planet Crafter was boring?" Barely pre-alpha, this is supposedly a realistic Mars survival crafting sim that tries to get the science right, and immediately gives you a building gun and a drill to get iron and copper easily out of surface rocks. No intructions at all, no settings, not even a save function. And most egregious of all, a first person experience with no FOV slider. Terrible experience, don't bother.
Bubble & Squeak (Native) - Pretty much a more chill, slightly more cartoony version of the Kingdom games. Side scrolling "castle" defense where you're a witch protecting her hut from goblins. Harvest moss, wood, and the essence left behind from defeated gobbos to make moss golems to fight and harvest for you. It's still pretty barebones, but the foundation is there. Nothing too stellar, but a solid effort.
Moss: The Forgotten Relic (Proton) - 3D action-puzzler about a young mouse with a sword and magic navigating a mouse-scaled kingdom gone to ruin, in what is clearly an even older post-human habitation. Controls very well, but aiming the magic with the right stick is kind of counter-intuitive since so many games use that for the camera. So I keep wanting to look around with it. Otherwise, a solid game and pretty fun.
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By elmapul, 17 Jun 2026 at 1:24 am UTC
By elmapul, 17 Jun 2026 at 1:24 am UTC
fair enough, we need an new petition, if companies can discontinue services like the games we purchased, they should have canceled the services like payment processing and bank accounts :v
of course that wont happen, it only do when it affect us.
of course that wont happen, it only do when it affect us.
News - The under-16 social media ban marks the end of the open UK internet
By Mohandevir, 17 Jun 2026 at 1:23 am UTC
By Mohandevir, 17 Jun 2026 at 1:23 am UTC
Ok. Let's stop it. I read all I needed to. I know what I'm dealing with.
News - Hellraiser: Revival set for launch on October 8
By awesam, 17 Jun 2026 at 12:19 am UTC
By awesam, 17 Jun 2026 at 12:19 am UTC
I'm pretty optimistic about this game as Clive Barker regained the rights to Hellraiser a few years ago. He is known to be strict with the lore/story, so I expect besides a gory first person action/horror game, that there is also a decent story.
News - The under-16 social media ban marks the end of the open UK internet
By Slaxer, 16 Jun 2026 at 11:50 pm UTC
O Canada! :)
By Slaxer, 16 Jun 2026 at 11:50 pm UTC
Quoting: SalvatosI did not know that, that’s amazing news! When it was introduced, I was worried it would be so hard to obtain it would only be a theoretical option for most people. I can’t believe it took us so long to have a legal, dignified way out.... you might wanna look up the reasons for why people are applying for euthanasia. Some people have applied for it simply because they can't afford the cost of living anymore... and then the government said, "Sure, we'll hook you up". They are also going to be expanding its eligibility to officially include the mentally ill, and to those suffering from depression in 2027.
O Canada! :)
News - The under-16 social media ban marks the end of the open UK internet
By Salvatos, 16 Jun 2026 at 11:42 pm UTC
By Salvatos, 16 Jun 2026 at 11:42 pm UTC
Quoting: SlaxerI did not know that, that’s amazing news! When it was introduced, I was worried it would be so hard to obtain it would only be a theoretical option for most people. I can’t believe it took us so long to have a legal, dignified way out.
- if you care about how euthanasia is now one of the leading causes of death in Canada
News - The under-16 social media ban marks the end of the open UK internet
By Slaxer, 16 Jun 2026 at 10:42 pm UTC
However...
...Then maybe it's time to rethink everything you think you believe, everything you've been told about what to believe, question everything you think you know, and challenge yourself to change. Again, I won't tell you who to vote for... but here's what I am willing to tell you, Carney and the Liberal party are not "centrist". A centrist would not introduce a bill that gives power to the government to detain you for a crime that they think you MIGHT commit, not one that you actually did commit (Bill C-63). This is a violation of the right to due process and the legal concept that someone is innocent until proven guilty - a concept that is one of the basic tenets of human rights. That is some hardcore shit that we've only seen in history textbooks that describe the worst dictatorships of the 20th century... the parts of the textbooks we read in school and smugly think to ourselves, "Nah, that'll never happen here, this is Canada" - but here we are in 2026, and here's a bill that'll do exactly that.
Having said all of that, just ask yourself this - Do you like the way things are going? If you genuinely don't believe that there's anything wrong with the country right now, then don't change a damn thing and carry on.
As for the Brits, a lot of what I said probably applies to the UK too.
By Slaxer, 16 Jun 2026 at 10:42 pm UTC
Quoting: MohandevirLack of valuable alternatives? Personnally, I just can't relate to the values of the Reform party... Euh... Sorry... Conservative Party. And Poilievre is just a huge no-go. They are ruled out, right from the start. What's left? NPD? If you dislike interventionism, it's hardly a choice. Right now, Carney is probably the most centrist, in years, in the Liberal party. But everytime I have to vote, I must admit that I'm voting reluctantly.I'm not gonna tell you who to vote for.
However...
- if you're not ok with our national debt and level of inflation (checked again, it's hovering around $2 Trillion), and how most of that debt accumulated within the last 10 years
- if you're not ok with the fact that our government doesn't seem to care about how much they're spending without any regard to how they're gonna pay any of it back
- if you care about the fact that a $1 in 2026 is worth half as much as it used to in 1995 ($0.52)
- if you're concerned about the tyrannical nature of the bills our government has introduced to parliament within the past year because they all have something to do with limiting the way we can use the internet and what topics we're allowed to talk about openly
- if you care about the fact that one (or maybe two) of our provinces are so unhappy that they're considering secession because our government has caused a division among our people at a level we've never seen
- if you care about how euthanasia is now one of the leading causes of death in Canada
- if you care about the fact that the deadliest mass murders in Canadian history have all occurred within the last 10 years
- if you've noticed the sharp rise of the number of homeless people suffering from fentanyl addiction at our major cities
- if you remember what life was like 10-15 years ago, and you remember that people weren't always at each other's throats, things were actually affordable, we weren't told to be ashamed of ourselves everyday - and when you take the time to compare what you remember to present reality of what our country has become - and you know in your heart that something has gone horribly wrong with this place...
...Then maybe it's time to rethink everything you think you believe, everything you've been told about what to believe, question everything you think you know, and challenge yourself to change. Again, I won't tell you who to vote for... but here's what I am willing to tell you, Carney and the Liberal party are not "centrist". A centrist would not introduce a bill that gives power to the government to detain you for a crime that they think you MIGHT commit, not one that you actually did commit (Bill C-63). This is a violation of the right to due process and the legal concept that someone is innocent until proven guilty - a concept that is one of the basic tenets of human rights. That is some hardcore shit that we've only seen in history textbooks that describe the worst dictatorships of the 20th century... the parts of the textbooks we read in school and smugly think to ourselves, "Nah, that'll never happen here, this is Canada" - but here we are in 2026, and here's a bill that'll do exactly that.
Having said all of that, just ask yourself this - Do you like the way things are going? If you genuinely don't believe that there's anything wrong with the country right now, then don't change a damn thing and carry on.
As for the Brits, a lot of what I said probably applies to the UK too.
News - Hellraiser: Revival set for launch on October 8
By Linux_Rocks, 16 Jun 2026 at 10:23 pm UTC
By Linux_Rocks, 16 Jun 2026 at 10:23 pm UTC
I'm living on an endless road
Around the world for rock and roll
Sometimes it feels so tough
But I still ain't had enough
I keep saying that it's getting too much
But I know I'm a liar
Feeling alright in the noise and the light
But that's what lights my fire
Hellraiser, in the thunder and heat
Hellraiser, knock you back in your seat
Hellraiser, and I'll make it come true
Hellraiser, I'll put a spell on you
Around the world for rock and roll
Sometimes it feels so tough
But I still ain't had enough
I keep saying that it's getting too much
But I know I'm a liar
Feeling alright in the noise and the light
But that's what lights my fire
Hellraiser, in the thunder and heat
Hellraiser, knock you back in your seat
Hellraiser, and I'll make it come true
Hellraiser, I'll put a spell on you
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By Arehandoro, 16 Jun 2026 at 9:43 pm UTC
By Arehandoro, 16 Jun 2026 at 9:43 pm UTC
If I had a penny for each time the powers at be sided with the corporations...
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By seflasporin, 16 Jun 2026 at 9:42 pm UTC
By seflasporin, 16 Jun 2026 at 9:42 pm UTC
What guarantee did EA provide the Marne and Tonga projects? All they have to do is stop getting in the way.
News - The under-16 social media ban marks the end of the open UK internet
By Salvatos, 16 Jun 2026 at 9:32 pm UTC
Except one’s freedom to mess up does not extend to other people’s lives. Children are among the most vulnerable citizens and those who have the most to lose in terms of life expectancy. As citizens, they are entitled to the same protections. They are not property that one is free to abuse because of "ownership" (my child, my choice). Yes, the government should protect them from literally toxic environments, and no, being a parent does not automatically mean that one knows better than every subject matter expert.
By Salvatos, 16 Jun 2026 at 9:32 pm UTC
Quoting: eggroleWhile I don't think an <16-year-old should be on social media, I don't think it is the government's job to make that call. That is up to the parents. Now, you can argue there are bad parents, but that is the cost of freedom. Freedom to mess up.You could also argue that there are bad drivers, and road kills are just the cost of freedom. The state shouldn’t require a driving licence, or sober driving!
Except one’s freedom to mess up does not extend to other people’s lives. Children are among the most vulnerable citizens and those who have the most to lose in terms of life expectancy. As citizens, they are entitled to the same protections. They are not property that one is free to abuse because of "ownership" (my child, my choice). Yes, the government should protect them from literally toxic environments, and no, being a parent does not automatically mean that one knows better than every subject matter expert.
Quoting: eggroleWhat are the costs of children smoking or drinking? What are the costs of a nanny state when people don't learn to take care of themselves (moral hazzard)? What are the costs of a bad parent? I don't have answers to those questions, but my gut reaction is always to limit what the government can do, especially when it comes to individuals.Provided that your country has public healthcare (and it really, really should), it’s already been shown, probably many times in many countries, that it’s cheaper to stop people from smoking than treat them (and people exposed to second-hand smoke) for smoking-related diseases through the course of their lives. It’s fun to complain about a nanny state for imposing rules that you don’t like, but it’s that same nanny state (aka every taxpayer) that has to pay when you "mess up", so it’s understandable that it tries to promote behaviours that don’t have a negative impact not only on yourself but also everyone else. As you mentioned, we don’t have infinite resources to undo the damage of irresponsible or outright dangerous individuals. The government isn’t a company and shouldn’t act like one, but it still needs to balance a budget.
And the costs themselves are not only one sided. For example how much does it cost the taxpayer when a child smokes? How much does it cost the taxpayer to prevent a child from smoking? A lot of bleeding heart types will say things like "no cost is too great to protect the child", but that simply isn't the case in a world of limited resources.
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By Mountain Man, 16 Jun 2026 at 9:31 pm UTC
By Mountain Man, 16 Jun 2026 at 9:31 pm UTC
Quoting: seflasporinWhich is just another way of saying that a company should be legally mandated to guarantee their product will continue to function in perpetuity.Quoting: Mountain ManI was not expecting this to go anywhere. You can't reasonably legislate to a company that they must guarantee their product will continue to function in perpetuity.That's not what they're trying to do, like at all. The most they would have to do is allow the community to create servers like Marne and Tonga did for Battlefield 1 and V.
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By pb, 16 Jun 2026 at 9:16 pm UTC
By pb, 16 Jun 2026 at 9:16 pm UTC
If the artist sells their piece of art and they decide to destroy it, can they? Yes, but first they need to buy them back. Refund my game ad the EOL and I can live with that. 😝
News - The under-16 social media ban marks the end of the open UK internet
By Mohandevir, 16 Jun 2026 at 8:52 pm UTC
By Mohandevir, 16 Jun 2026 at 8:52 pm UTC
Quoting: SlaxerWhenever I think about it, I'm still in shock over how the majority of us have continued to elect the same people over and over again despite how bad things have become.Lack of valuable alternatives? Personnally, I just can't relate to the values of the Reform party... Euh... Sorry... Conservative Party. And Poilievre is just a huge no-go. They are ruled out, right from the start. What's left? NPD? If you dislike interventionism, it's hardly a choice. Right now, Carney is probably the most centrist, in years, in the Liberal party. But everytime I have to vote, I must admit that I'm voting reluctantly.
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By seflasporin, 16 Jun 2026 at 8:41 pm UTC
By seflasporin, 16 Jun 2026 at 8:41 pm UTC
Quoting: Mountain ManI was not expecting this to go anywhere. You can't reasonably legislate to a company that they must guarantee their product will continue to function in perpetuity.That's not what they're trying to do, like at all. The most they would have to do is allow the community to create servers like Marne and Tonga did for Battlefield 1 and V.
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By ahjolinna, 16 Jun 2026 at 8:37 pm UTC
By ahjolinna, 16 Jun 2026 at 8:37 pm UTC
I cant really say I'm disappointed because that would mean I would have some positive expectation about EU
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By Mountain Man, 16 Jun 2026 at 8:27 pm UTC
By Mountain Man, 16 Jun 2026 at 8:27 pm UTC
I was not expecting this to go anywhere. You can't reasonably legislate to a company that they must guarantee their product will continue to function in perpetuity.
News - Chilled off-road exploration sim 'over the hill' has a demo worth exploring
By Jarmer, 16 Jun 2026 at 8:24 pm UTC
By Jarmer, 16 Jun 2026 at 8:24 pm UTC
Quoting: dpanterPerformance is a bit rough on the Deck at present, they are working hard on improvements. Steam Deck support is a high priority, check the Discord and Steam forums where devs are quite active. One example here with responses about Steam Deck performance: https://steamcommunity.com/app/2929250/discussions/0/571540929904843611/this is great news! I probably won't play this game on my desktop, so getting it working on the deck would be huge.
News - Steam Next Fest June 2026 is live with thousands of demos
By Nezchan, 16 Jun 2026 at 8:22 pm UTC
By Nezchan, 16 Jun 2026 at 8:22 pm UTC
Well, let's do this.
Orc Incremental (Proton) - Pretty decent incremental auto-battler that seems to take some RTS inspiration. Simple premise pulled off pretty well overall. It does get a bit old after a while, although I haven't tried the "Trials" mode.
Chonky Cat (Proton) - Very clearly a meme game, where you play as an extremely fat cat who is actually a normal cat skin from an asset store stretched over a large body, chasing a variety of birds and squirrels and such to instantly eat them. I guess it's fun for a bit, but doesn't seem to have had a lot of effort put into it. Probably good for streaming if you're into that.
Worlds Upon the Wind (Native) - Historical Japanese art themed roguelike deckbuilder. No combat in this one, the cards are used to accomplish tasks in rebuilding a shattered world. Not fast moving by any means, but very pretty and it seems like something a person could sink a good amount of time into. Card mechanics seem interesting, where they can be used either to supply required glyphs for tasks, or to be used for drawing more cards and similar tasks. I, for one, found it quite absorbing.
Industronaut (Proton) - Crashed astronaut survival/crafting game. Clearly going for the Subnautica/Planet Crafter vibe, but a bit more industrial/automated. Not a fan of the UI at all, and the process of making things feels very awkward. There are better entries in this genre, by a long shot.
Lone Voyage (Proton) - Exploration game where you're the sole survivor of an attack by an alien "swarm" which has destroyed everyone else. You have a little dude in a spaceship and no explanation of how to work anything. You've got a mining laser and apparently an auto cannon that I never figured out how to use. Or if it's actually there or just listed in your gear. Very poorly/not at all explained mechanics, pretty much immediate and unavoidable death when the swarm shows up or your engine inexplicably goes critical. Not well designed at all, recommend not bothering.
Orc Incremental (Proton) - Pretty decent incremental auto-battler that seems to take some RTS inspiration. Simple premise pulled off pretty well overall. It does get a bit old after a while, although I haven't tried the "Trials" mode.
Chonky Cat (Proton) - Very clearly a meme game, where you play as an extremely fat cat who is actually a normal cat skin from an asset store stretched over a large body, chasing a variety of birds and squirrels and such to instantly eat them. I guess it's fun for a bit, but doesn't seem to have had a lot of effort put into it. Probably good for streaming if you're into that.
Worlds Upon the Wind (Native) - Historical Japanese art themed roguelike deckbuilder. No combat in this one, the cards are used to accomplish tasks in rebuilding a shattered world. Not fast moving by any means, but very pretty and it seems like something a person could sink a good amount of time into. Card mechanics seem interesting, where they can be used either to supply required glyphs for tasks, or to be used for drawing more cards and similar tasks. I, for one, found it quite absorbing.
Industronaut (Proton) - Crashed astronaut survival/crafting game. Clearly going for the Subnautica/Planet Crafter vibe, but a bit more industrial/automated. Not a fan of the UI at all, and the process of making things feels very awkward. There are better entries in this genre, by a long shot.
Lone Voyage (Proton) - Exploration game where you're the sole survivor of an attack by an alien "swarm" which has destroyed everyone else. You have a little dude in a spaceship and no explanation of how to work anything. You've got a mining laser and apparently an auto cannon that I never figured out how to use. Or if it's actually there or just listed in your gear. Very poorly/not at all explained mechanics, pretty much immediate and unavoidable death when the swarm shows up or your engine inexplicably goes critical. Not well designed at all, recommend not bothering.
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By Slaxer, 16 Jun 2026 at 8:02 pm UTC
By Slaxer, 16 Jun 2026 at 8:02 pm UTC
Quoting: devlandMy take is that northern European social democracies have the best system so far. They are always governed by multiple parties working together to reach compromises and never one single entity that ends up pissing off everyone else.If you like it that way, more power to you. Everyone has a reason for choosing their favourite distro 🫡.
News - Chilled off-road exploration sim 'over the hill' has a demo worth exploring
By dpanter, 16 Jun 2026 at 7:53 pm UTC
By dpanter, 16 Jun 2026 at 7:53 pm UTC
Performance is a bit rough on the Deck at present, they are working hard on improvements. Steam Deck support is a high priority, check the Discord and Steam forums where devs are quite active. One example here with responses about Steam Deck performance: https://steamcommunity.com/app/2929250/discussions/0/571540929904843611/
News - The under-16 social media ban marks the end of the open UK internet
By Slaxer, 16 Jun 2026 at 7:50 pm UTC
By Slaxer, 16 Jun 2026 at 7:50 pm UTC
Quoting: CaldathrasYep. It is the provincial governments that define the public school curriculum. And I agree that, with an idealogy-driven social activist as Premier, it would probably be very difficult to get a civics class into the curriculum.Whenever I think about it, I'm still in shock over how the majority of us have continued to elect the same people over and over again despite how bad things have become. At 159 years old, Canada's a very young country - and very naive. We never had to fight the British to gain our "independence", and we've never had to go through anything in our history that truly made us ask ourselves what we actually value... until maybe now. I believe everything we're going through right now is a test that all successful countries have gone through to become who they are. If we pass this test, Canada will go on to be the best that it's ever been. I think we've just gotten lucky, and have had it easy for way too long.
Quoting: CaldathrasWhen I was in high school in the mid-eighties, my English teacher ran a segment that taught us how to recognize the manner in which advertising was manipulating us. It worked for me. For the longest time, I thought this was part of the official curriculum but I learned that this was never part of many Canadian educations, including my wife's education. I am grateful that my English teacher had the courage to add this to his course.We never had that. That sounds fun though, I would've loved that course.
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By devland, 16 Jun 2026 at 7:49 pm UTC
For something to become EU law ALL members need to agree to it.
2 - The EU is funded with contributions from all members and all members get EU funds for their own development based on who needs the money the most. This last part is actually the most controversial aspect of the union because some countries think they pay more while getting less but they always ignore every other benefit the union gives them like cheap labor from all the corners of the union and tax free trade within the union.
The other big federal union, Russia, also didn't turn out too great either. :|
My take is that northern European social democracies have the best system so far. They are always governed by multiple parties working together to reach compromises and never one single entity that ends up pissing off everyone else.
Violent revolution doesn't work. The new people that take over eventually get corrupted by power like the ones before. Human history is a never ending list of examples where empires and kingdoms rose and fell one after another. We need to cooperate if we want to prosper as a species. Otherwise we'll just have more lords and serfs.
Anyway, we've digressed quite a bit but I enjoyed the conversation. :)
By devland, 16 Jun 2026 at 7:49 pm UTC
Quoting: SlaxerDoes the EU have the power to influence or veto the way a European country governs itself? Are they funded with your tax dollars? If yes to either of those, then they are a government on top of your government.1 - No. Each member is self governed. Members have the power to veto EU legislation, not the other way around.
For something to become EU law ALL members need to agree to it.
2 - The EU is funded with contributions from all members and all members get EU funds for their own development based on who needs the money the most. This last part is actually the most controversial aspect of the union because some countries think they pay more while getting less but they always ignore every other benefit the union gives them like cheap labor from all the corners of the union and tax free trade within the union.
They do work. The United States was formed out of a revolution.I don't want to be disrespectful but the fact that multiple states are governed by one small group of people, i.e. the federal government, didn't exactly turn out well in the end since it allowed for a two party system to ping-pong the country from liberalism to wannabe autocracy in a never ending cycle.
The other big federal union, Russia, also didn't turn out too great either. :|
My take is that northern European social democracies have the best system so far. They are always governed by multiple parties working together to reach compromises and never one single entity that ends up pissing off everyone else.
Violent revolution doesn't work. The new people that take over eventually get corrupted by power like the ones before. Human history is a never ending list of examples where empires and kingdoms rose and fell one after another. We need to cooperate if we want to prosper as a species. Otherwise we'll just have more lords and serfs.
Anyway, we've digressed quite a bit but I enjoyed the conversation. :)
News - Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 52: What Am I Going to Do With All This Cheese
By gbudny, 16 Jun 2026 at 7:44 pm UTC
By gbudny, 16 Jun 2026 at 7:44 pm UTC
Thank you for your response.
I was so happy for these two hours when I played Cursed Sands because it was the closest mod related to RTCW running on Linux.
It's great that you decided to publish a new article.
I think I share my opinion about RTCW as a retro game because a few others have done it. I like the story, atmosphere, and music in RTCW.
However, I don't consider RTCW as a modern game because it used the id Tech 3 from 1999. Similarly, MoHAA used the same engine, but EA showed how amazing a game could look with it. I can feel on some levels how graphically demanding this game is, even with a GeForce 7600 GS 512MB. Both are great retro games that I still enjoy playing to this day, but only RTCW was playable on later releases of the Linux kernel 2.6.
I have to admit that I feel old when people mention Doom 3 as a retro game. That was the first game for Linux that proved that computers with 32-bit processors are outdated. It's hard to imagine that the unofficial Linux installer was published 22 years ago.
Quoting: HamishI have not tried anything other than the original PC campaign.Ok, maybe it could be a material for your next article.
I was so happy for these two hours when I played Cursed Sands because it was the closest mod related to RTCW running on Linux.
Quoting: HamishI may have, but I would not mind another reminder. As the gap in releasing these articles shows, I have been through the wars a bit these last few months. I may have missed it.I don't want to reveal this title publicly, so I sent you another email today.
It's great that you decided to publish a new article.
I think I share my opinion about RTCW as a retro game because a few others have done it. I like the story, atmosphere, and music in RTCW.
However, I don't consider RTCW as a modern game because it used the id Tech 3 from 1999. Similarly, MoHAA used the same engine, but EA showed how amazing a game could look with it. I can feel on some levels how graphically demanding this game is, even with a GeForce 7600 GS 512MB. Both are great retro games that I still enjoy playing to this day, but only RTCW was playable on later releases of the Linux kernel 2.6.
I have to admit that I feel old when people mention Doom 3 as a retro game. That was the first game for Linux that proved that computers with 32-bit processors are outdated. It's hard to imagine that the unofficial Linux installer was published 22 years ago.
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By devland, 16 Jun 2026 at 7:38 pm UTC
Look at the nordic European countries. Their social democracy works very well and it's based on compromise. They almost never have one party ruling over the others. It's always all of them working with the others to get some of the things each of them wants.
You get to a system like that either through years of education that pushes for cooperation or through strict laws that prohibit political majorities.
Capitalism banned monopolies but that's still ok in politics. We need to fix that.
By devland, 16 Jun 2026 at 7:38 pm UTC
Quoting: CaldathrasAgreed.Quoting: devlandThe only way to build something for everyone is through compromise. And compromise implies having political representation for all people including for those that don't want to play nice.Compromise is not exactly easy to achieve in a capitalist society that advocates for competition over cooperation. There is no victory in compromise...
Myself, I would love to see more cooperation and compromise but it's not part of our current social mindset.
Look at the nordic European countries. Their social democracy works very well and it's based on compromise. They almost never have one party ruling over the others. It's always all of them working with the others to get some of the things each of them wants.
You get to a system like that either through years of education that pushes for cooperation or through strict laws that prohibit political majorities.
Capitalism banned monopolies but that's still ok in politics. We need to fix that.
News - The under-16 social media ban marks the end of the open UK internet
By Caldathras, 16 Jun 2026 at 7:27 pm UTC
By Caldathras, 16 Jun 2026 at 7:27 pm UTC
Quoting: SlaxerYep. It is the provincial governments that define the public school curriculum. And I agree that, with an idealogy-driven social activist as Premier, it would probably be very difficult to get a civics class into the curriculum.Quoting: CaldathrasRead this to my wife. She feels that the only way to fix this would be to reintroduce a civics class into school curriculum, like they used to have decades ago when her father was a child. She also thinks it's unlikely to happen, just like old-school home economics.I agree with your wife, that would be a great start, but how would we convince our public school districts to include this in the school curriculum? Our provincial governments have control over that. I dunno what it's like in your province, but the government here in BC loves to preach about how Canada is a terrible racist country that deserves self-hatred because it's fundamentally racist, and will continue to be racist forever. Obviously, this is not true, but this is what they like to remind people everyday.
Even though the Canadian government is required to post our Constitution (both the Constitution act of 1867 and 1982) on the government website, I really do believe that they don't want you looking into that too much. They don't want you to know anything about sections 1 and 33 of the Constitution Act of 1982 (and I'm paraphrasing here) where it basically says that Canadians have basic rights and freedoms, UNTIL a judge decides that we don't. What's the problem with that? Our judges are appointed by the Governor General based on the advice of our Prime Minister... which means the judges in our country will all favour our Prime Minister and his party - which then means that our rights and freedoms are just make-believe. This was demonstrated when NOBODY went to jail for implementing martial law because a bunch of people waved Canadian flags and ate hot dogs on the streets of Ottawa in 2022. It's a joke.
I love Canada, but I definitely don't like it right now. Either way... we'll make it somehow.
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By Caldathras, 16 Jun 2026 at 7:15 pm UTC
Myself, I would love to see more cooperation and compromise but it's not part of our current social mindset.
By Caldathras, 16 Jun 2026 at 7:15 pm UTC
Quoting: devlandThe only way to build something for everyone is through compromise. And compromise implies having political representation for all people including for those that don't want to play nice.Compromise is not exactly easy to achieve in a capitalist society that advocates for competition over cooperation. There is no victory in compromise...
Myself, I would love to see more cooperation and compromise but it's not part of our current social mindset.
Guide - Anticheat check - which competitive games actually work on Linux?
By Zakaria_Shalih, 31 May 2026 at 2:44 am UTC
By Zakaria_Shalih, 31 May 2026 at 2:44 am UTC
games whose anti-cheats makes them never works in Linux(even with wine/proton) aren't ended up in my Library for whatever reason
Guide - How to give Valve feedback when Proton games have issues on Linux / SteamOS
By ProfessorKaos64, 30 May 2026 at 8:57 pm UTC
By ProfessorKaos64, 30 May 2026 at 8:57 pm UTC
Quoting: StellaIs that really worth doing though? I uploaded logs and gave really detailed information for 3 different games that have issues with Proton. The Witcher 3, Vampyr, Doom TDA. All 3 are Steam Deck Verified. In all 3 reports, i gave detailed repro steps along with proton logs, and the issue was 100% reproducible. In Vampyr, the report was specifically about a regression in Proton 8 or later on the Steam Deck. I have never heard back from Valve on any of these 3 reports. This effort feels like a waste of time now.😫This. I have a plugin called decky-proton-pulse, and as soon as I started reading this I was excited to maybe work this in some native easy way, but I remembered that so many do these seem to be ignored. Maybe they are not though, and we just don't see what goes in in Valve's world. Perhaps they ingest these etc... for trends and fixes.
Guide - Anticheat check - which competitive games actually work on Linux?
By kaisellgren, 29 May 2026 at 11:29 pm UTC
By kaisellgren, 29 May 2026 at 11:29 pm UTC
If you're completely stuck, want to use Linux for gaming but need specific gamesThe simplest option is to have Windows on another SSD and then you just boot into it for few select competitive games while using Linux for all the rest. This is what I do.
Guide - How to give Valve feedback when Proton games have issues on Linux / SteamOS
By Stella, 22 May 2026 at 10:27 am UTC
By Stella, 22 May 2026 at 10:27 am UTC
Is that really worth doing though? I uploaded logs and gave really detailed information for 3 different games that have issues with Proton. The Witcher 3, Vampyr, Doom TDA. All 3 are Steam Deck Verified. In all 3 reports, i gave detailed repro steps along with proton logs, and the issue was 100% reproducible. In Vampyr, the report was specifically about a regression in Proton 8 or later on the Steam Deck. I have never heard back from Valve on any of these 3 reports. This effort feels like a waste of time now.😫
Guide - How to give Valve feedback when Proton games have issues on Linux / SteamOS
By Cley_Faye, 21 May 2026 at 5:32 pm UTC
By Cley_Faye, 21 May 2026 at 5:32 pm UTC
Ah, there must be a rule somewhere to state that a solution to a problem will show up when you don't need it anymore :D
I was facing an issue with a game last week, and ended up getting proton logs out this way. It was quite helpful. Ubuntu 24.04 have nvidia 595 drivers, but for some reason they didn't ship with the 32 bit builds of the various libraries. The proton logs showed that the game (a 32-bit windows executable) was just not seeing the GPU *at all* and moved to llvmpipe.
Still, a useful post; I'm sure there are issues that can't quite get fixed on our end.
I was facing an issue with a game last week, and ended up getting proton logs out this way. It was quite helpful. Ubuntu 24.04 have nvidia 595 drivers, but for some reason they didn't ship with the 32 bit builds of the various libraries. The proton logs showed that the game (a 32-bit windows executable) was just not seeing the GPU *at all* and moved to llvmpipe.
Still, a useful post; I'm sure there are issues that can't quite get fixed on our end.
Guide - How to give Valve feedback when Proton games have issues on Linux / SteamOS
By Yasri, 21 May 2026 at 2:44 pm UTC
By Yasri, 21 May 2026 at 2:44 pm UTC
You can upload the log file, first I have heard of this. I've just been chopping them up and making dozens of posts per bug report.
/this is a joke, don't do this.
/this is a joke, don't do this.
Guide - How to setup OpenMW for modern Morrowind on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck
By Savor592, 10 Apr 2026 at 1:32 pm UTC
By Savor592, 10 Apr 2026 at 1:32 pm UTC
I would welcome a post (or an edit) introducing https://modding-openmw.com/ and especially showing a setup that works well on Steam Deck.
Their scripts make modding really easy. But unfortunately the Total Overhaul seems to be too much for the Deck. Would be nice to see a configuration close to it which can be run on the Deck.
Their scripts make modding really easy. But unfortunately the Total Overhaul seems to be too much for the Deck. Would be nice to see a configuration close to it which can be run on the Deck.
Guide - How to get Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 online working on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck
By lucasgomesbz, 7 Apr 2026 at 11:44 pm UTC
By lucasgomesbz, 7 Apr 2026 at 11:44 pm UTC
Thanks so much!
Your trick work!
Your trick work!
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By esapolundead, 11 Feb 2026 at 11:37 pm UTC
Close Lutris, then
Open Lutris, start Battle.net. You will have to login again, but it should be working now. Hope this helps.
By esapolundead, 11 Feb 2026 at 11:37 pm UTC
Quoting: iliyalesanitried wine, wine-staging-tkg, proton experimental, proton-ge, proton-tkg, reinstalled battle.net multiple times on different prefixes even cleared appdata and programdata but still nothing. gave VPN and tethering mobile network a shot as well. the result was always the same:This happened to me as well. Looks like the latest Battle.net launcher update broke something. This is how I fixed it in Lutris.
"Battle.net Update Agent went to sleep. Attempting to wake it up... BLZBNTBNA00000005".
Close Lutris, then
# pkill -9 Battle.net
# pkill -9 Agent
# pkill -9 Blizzard
# rm -rf ~/Games/battlenet/drive_c/ProgramData/Battle.net/Agent
# rm -rf ~/Games/battlenet/drive_c/ProgramData/Blizzard\ EntertainmentOpen Lutris, start Battle.net. You will have to login again, but it should be working now. Hope this helps.
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By iliyalesani, 11 Feb 2026 at 9:46 pm UTC
By iliyalesani, 11 Feb 2026 at 9:46 pm UTC
tried wine, wine-staging-tkg, proton experimental, proton-ge, proton-tkg, reinstalled battle.net multiple times on different prefixes even cleared appdata and programdata but still nothing. gave VPN and tethering mobile network a shot as well. the result was always the same:
"Battle.net Update Agent went to sleep. Attempting to wake it up... BLZBNTBNA00000005".
same thing with lutris using different versions of wine runners. even tried starting up the agent before and after launching battle.net to no avail:
EDIT / FIX:
using bottles (AUR, not flatpak) with proton-ge 10-30 worked. bottles also applied this launch option:
"Battle.net Update Agent went to sleep. Attempting to wake it up... BLZBNTBNA00000005".
same thing with lutris using different versions of wine runners. even tried starting up the agent before and after launching battle.net to no avail:
WINEFSYNC=1 WINEPREFIX="$HOME/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/2240255771/pfx/" "$HOME/.steam/steam/compatibilitytools.d/Proton-Tkg-2634/files/bin/wine" "$HOME/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/2240255771/pfx/drive_c/ProgramData/Battle.net/Agent/Agent.exe"EDIT / FIX:
using bottles (AUR, not flatpak) with proton-ge 10-30 worked. bottles also applied this launch option:
WINEDLLOVERRIDES="locationapi=d" WINE_SIMULATE_WRITECOPY=1 %command%
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By mr-victory, 23 Jan 2026 at 4:01 pm UTC
By mr-victory, 23 Jan 2026 at 4:01 pm UTC
Proton will also do however the default wine is ancient and does not work. I had to give this info in universal blue discord so many times I started to meme about "days since last Battle.net install failure on Lutris: 0". It is a pet peeve of mine😅
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By tuubi, 23 Jan 2026 at 2:55 pm UTC
Lutris really needs to cut a new release at some point and make this the default.
By tuubi, 23 Jan 2026 at 2:55 pm UTC
Quoting: mr-victoryI forgot this guide existed lol. Option 1 (Lutris) does not work and hasn't for months unless the default Wine version is changed from Wine GE 8.26 to something newer. Other wine versions can be installed by clicking a tiny button that looks like an open box in the main page of Lutris, next to "Wine" button.For most games you'll want to select "GE-Proton (Latest)" instead. No need to download anything manually. Lutris (UMU) will automatically download and manage the latest Proton version for you.
Lutris really needs to cut a new release at some point and make this the default.
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By mr-victory, 23 Jan 2026 at 12:44 pm UTC
By mr-victory, 23 Jan 2026 at 12:44 pm UTC
I forgot this guide existed lol. Option 1 (Lutris) does not work and hasn't for months unless the default Wine version is changed from Wine GE 8.26 to something newer. Other wine versions can be installed by clicking a tiny button that looks like an open box in the main page of Lutris, next to "Wine" button.
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By dbarreda, 23 Jan 2026 at 4:54 am UTC
By dbarreda, 23 Jan 2026 at 4:54 am UTC
I did install Steam thru Flatpak (K)ubuntu 25.10;
Proton 9 did not work, but Proton 10 did. It got stuck on "agent went to sleep attempting to wake it up steam".
The location for the directory is here: `~/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/`
Hope this helps someone.
Proton 9 did not work, but Proton 10 did. It got stuck on "agent went to sleep attempting to wake it up steam".
The location for the directory is here: `~/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/`
Hope this helps someone.
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By Liam Squires-Hand, 14 Jan 2026 at 12:57 pm UTC
By Liam Squires-Hand, 14 Jan 2026 at 12:57 pm UTC
I've added the Steam Snap path into the guide now, thanks.
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By jurquizo, 14 Jan 2026 at 12:55 pm UTC
*mod snip: we prefer note to have user scripts here, especially from an AI*
By jurquizo, 14 Jan 2026 at 12:55 pm UTC
Quoting: Liam DaweThanks for the quick reply. The folder compatdata is in ~/snap/steam/common/.local/share/Steam/steamapps, and there are a two folders with random numbers as names with the same created/modified date. In my case it was easy to find the correct because there were only 2 candidate folders.Quoting: jurquizoFirst of all, great guide. I tried following the steam method and I couldn't find the folder of the Steam installation folder to change the shortcut, I think it is because I installed Steam via snap and I can't find similar paths inside the .snap folder. Could you help me?Ah, that's an interesting one. Snap is a whole different can of worms.
Could you try looking in: ~/snap/steam/common/.local/share/Steam/steamapps
See if the compatdata folder is there? Once we find the correct path, I'll add it to the guide.
*mod snip: we prefer note to have user scripts here, especially from an AI*
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By Liam Squires-Hand, 13 Jan 2026 at 8:25 pm UTC
Could you try looking in: ~/snap/steam/common/.local/share/Steam/steamapps
See if the compatdata folder is there? Once we find the correct path, I'll add it to the guide.
By Liam Squires-Hand, 13 Jan 2026 at 8:25 pm UTC
Quoting: jurquizoFirst of all, great guide. I tried following the steam method and I couldn't find the folder of the Steam installation folder to change the shortcut, I think it is because I installed Steam via snap and I can't find similar paths inside the .snap folder. Could you help me?Ah, that's an interesting one. Snap is a whole different can of worms.
Could you try looking in: ~/snap/steam/common/.local/share/Steam/steamapps
See if the compatdata folder is there? Once we find the correct path, I'll add it to the guide.
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By jurquizo, 13 Jan 2026 at 8:17 pm UTC
By jurquizo, 13 Jan 2026 at 8:17 pm UTC
First of all, great guide. I tried following the steam method and I couldn't find the folder of the Steam installation folder to change the shortcut, I think it is because I installed Steam via snap and I can't find similar paths inside the .snap folder. Could you help me?
Guide - How to setup OpenMW for modern Morrowind on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck
By Caldathras, 4 Jan 2026 at 7:16 pm UTC
By Caldathras, 4 Jan 2026 at 7:16 pm UTC
This is for those looking for a solution that doesn't involve Flatpak. It is primarily intended for desktop Linux users. Although, I imagine with a little tweaking, It might work for Steam Deck as well.
Option 3) Direct Download
https://openmw.readthedocs.io/en/stable/manuals/installation/install-openmw.html#direct-download
Recently, I discovered that OpenMW offers a Direct Download "installer" on their GitHub site. This archive acts just like the Windows installer, allowing you to keep multiple versions of OpenMW installed in Linux.
The problem is that the installation instructions from the online guide are written very poorly. All they say is "run the install package once downloaded. It’s now installed!". It is not that easy. For one, the "installer" is an archive, not an executable. For two, they assume that you know what file to run once the archive is extracted. Here are my expanded instructions:
1) Download the latest Direct Download archive from the GitHub Releases page.
2) Extract the archive to the folder/location of your choice.
3) Launch the "openmw-launcher" script from within the folder.
.... a) If you are simply upgrading, it will use your existing configuration. You are good to go.
.... b) If this is a fresh installation, the launcher will offer to run the OpenMW Wizard to help you set everything up (see Option 1 of Liam's guide above for the rest of the steps).
4) If the launcher script will not start, then you have very likely encountered the rather infamous glibc issue (you can verify this by trying to launching the script in a terminal).
5) Make sure to download the latest version of the Steam Linux Runtime (currently Steam Linux Runtime 4).
6) To add OpenMW to the Steam client, choose the option "Add a Non-Steam Game ...". You may have to manually point Steam at the location of the openmw-launcher script (I did).
7) Go to the Properties menu for openmw-launcher and select "Install Compatibility Tool". Choose the latest Steam Linux Runtime, which you downloaded in Step 5.
8) Update and customize the Steam Library entry to your preferences. You should now be good to go.
Spoiler, click me
There are many ways to install OpenMW. There is even an unofficial AppImage available. The distro repositories almost always offer an out-of-date version. In the past, I used to install via the LaunchPad PPA (only works for Ubuntu derivatives). The problem with PPAs is that they have to be reinstalled with every major version upgrade of your distro. If you are slow to upgrade, the PPA will eventually update to a version of OpenMW that will not run on your outdated distro. Updating uninstalls the version that currently works and then fails on installing the new version.
Option 3) Direct Download
https://openmw.readthedocs.io/en/stable/manuals/installation/install-openmw.html#direct-download
Recently, I discovered that OpenMW offers a Direct Download "installer" on their GitHub site. This archive acts just like the Windows installer, allowing you to keep multiple versions of OpenMW installed in Linux.
Spoiler, click me
NOTE: By default, all installations share the same saves and configuration. There is a feature that was introduced with version 0.48 that allows you to set up a "portable install", which allows you to isolate a particular version with its own configuration and save files.
https://modding-openmw.com/tips/portable-install/
https://modding-openmw.com/tips/portable-install/
The problem is that the installation instructions from the online guide are written very poorly. All they say is "run the install package once downloaded. It’s now installed!". It is not that easy. For one, the "installer" is an archive, not an executable. For two, they assume that you know what file to run once the archive is extracted. Here are my expanded instructions:
1) Download the latest Direct Download archive from the GitHub Releases page.
2) Extract the archive to the folder/location of your choice.
Spoiler, click me
NOTE: If you want to maintain multiple versions, keep in mind that only one of them can be in your default PATH. In fact, it would probably be better to keep the lot of them out of your PATH altogether. Instead of treating the executable/script like a system command, you will just have to provide the entire folder address to launch the game.
This, however, also makes the installation somewhat portable since you can place folder wherever you want. Combined with the "portable install" feature described above, this means you won't even have to have the game installed in your File System partition at all.
This, however, also makes the installation somewhat portable since you can place folder wherever you want. Combined with the "portable install" feature described above, this means you won't even have to have the game installed in your File System partition at all.
3) Launch the "openmw-launcher" script from within the folder.
.... a) If you are simply upgrading, it will use your existing configuration. You are good to go.
.... b) If this is a fresh installation, the launcher will offer to run the OpenMW Wizard to help you set everything up (see Option 1 of Liam's guide above for the rest of the steps).
4) If the launcher script will not start, then you have very likely encountered the rather infamous glibc issue (you can verify this by trying to launching the script in a terminal).
Spoiler, click me
GLIBC Compatibility Issues
One of the big concerns that I have with the OpenMW project is that they don't clearly notify Linux users of a change in system requirements (which they could include with the text for each release on GitHub). The OpenMW Team occasionally increases the version of the glibc library required without clearly advising their Linux users of this change.
For example, the latest version of OpenMW (0.50.0) requires glibc 2.38. This is only available on Ubuntu 24.04 (Mint 22) or higher. (Still running an earlier distro version? Surprise!)
The solution is quite simple. You need to integrate the game into the Steam Client and set the compatibility to Steam Linux Runtime 4, which is based on Debian 13.2 Trixie (and supports glibc 2.38).
One of the big concerns that I have with the OpenMW project is that they don't clearly notify Linux users of a change in system requirements (which they could include with the text for each release on GitHub). The OpenMW Team occasionally increases the version of the glibc library required without clearly advising their Linux users of this change.
For example, the latest version of OpenMW (0.50.0) requires glibc 2.38. This is only available on Ubuntu 24.04 (Mint 22) or higher. (Still running an earlier distro version? Surprise!)
The solution is quite simple. You need to integrate the game into the Steam Client and set the compatibility to Steam Linux Runtime 4, which is based on Debian 13.2 Trixie (and supports glibc 2.38).
5) Make sure to download the latest version of the Steam Linux Runtime (currently Steam Linux Runtime 4).
6) To add OpenMW to the Steam client, choose the option "Add a Non-Steam Game ...". You may have to manually point Steam at the location of the openmw-launcher script (I did).
7) Go to the Properties menu for openmw-launcher and select "Install Compatibility Tool". Choose the latest Steam Linux Runtime, which you downloaded in Step 5.
8) Update and customize the Steam Library entry to your preferences. You should now be good to go.
Guide - How to get Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 online working on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck
By subzero, 19 Dec 2025 at 9:04 pm UTC
By subzero, 19 Dec 2025 at 9:04 pm UTC
Quoting: Liam Daweyes im trying to play battlefield 3, apologiesQuoting: subzeroThis doesnt seem to be working for me, i am on the official steam version of the game and i followed all the steps but for some reason the browser menu doesnt seem to detect the EA app on my computer that's already open, i am on fedora cinnamonSince the guide covers two games, which game are we talking about? Battlefield 3?
Guide - How to get Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 online working on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck
By Liam Squires-Hand, 19 Dec 2025 at 5:57 pm UTC
By Liam Squires-Hand, 19 Dec 2025 at 5:57 pm UTC
Quoting: subzeroThis doesnt seem to be working for me, i am on the official steam version of the game and i followed all the steps but for some reason the browser menu doesnt seem to detect the EA app on my computer that's already open, i am on fedora cinnamonSince the guide covers two games, which game are we talking about? Battlefield 3?
Guide - How to get Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 online working on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck
By subzero, 19 Dec 2025 at 5:47 pm UTC
By subzero, 19 Dec 2025 at 5:47 pm UTC
This doesnt seem to be working for me, i am on the official steam version of the game and i followed all the steps but for some reason the browser menu doesnt seem to detect the EA app on my computer that's already open, i am on fedora cinnamon
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By Mirrored, 29 Nov 2025 at 9:52 am UTC
By Mirrored, 29 Nov 2025 at 9:52 am UTC
On CachyOS:
I was not able to get the Lutris method to work. The installer kept complaining about a file system error and the Battle.net installer would freeze. I attempted this installation many times (~10) and eventually managed to install it without a file system error appearing, but even then, Battle.net would give either the "Battle.net Agent Went to Sleep" error or the "An error occurred while loading game information" error. I tried changing the Runner configuration to many other options than the default, but they all resulted in Battle.net freezing immediately after launch. I didn't try Jiloup's suggestion of using Proton Plus, though, so look at that if you insist on Lutris.
I was able to get the Steam method to work. Use Steam to run the Battle.net setup exe, and then re-target it to the launcher exe that is installed. However, the suggested Compability setting of Proton 9.0-4 still lead to the "Battle.net Agent Went to Sleep". Once I switched it to proton-cachyos-10.0-20251120, that error went away, Battle.net started normally, and I was able to install games. I then tried Proton 10.0-3, which also worked.
TL;DR: I'd recommend the Steam method, and Proton 10.0+
I was not able to get the Lutris method to work. The installer kept complaining about a file system error and the Battle.net installer would freeze. I attempted this installation many times (~10) and eventually managed to install it without a file system error appearing, but even then, Battle.net would give either the "Battle.net Agent Went to Sleep" error or the "An error occurred while loading game information" error. I tried changing the Runner configuration to many other options than the default, but they all resulted in Battle.net freezing immediately after launch. I didn't try Jiloup's suggestion of using Proton Plus, though, so look at that if you insist on Lutris.
I was able to get the Steam method to work. Use Steam to run the Battle.net setup exe, and then re-target it to the launcher exe that is installed. However, the suggested Compability setting of Proton 9.0-4 still lead to the "Battle.net Agent Went to Sleep". Once I switched it to proton-cachyos-10.0-20251120, that error went away, Battle.net started normally, and I was able to install games. I then tried Proton 10.0-3, which also worked.
TL;DR: I'd recommend the Steam method, and Proton 10.0+
Guide - How to get Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 online working on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck
By Turkeysteaks, 23 Nov 2025 at 5:12 pm UTC
By Turkeysteaks, 23 Nov 2025 at 5:12 pm UTC
Realise this is a bit old now, but I've been playing with BF4 for a year or so and one thing is really annoying - no steam overlay. Which also means no steam recorder.
Do you or anyone have any experience with getting the steam overlay to work with this?
Do you or anyone have any experience with getting the steam overlay to work with this?
Guide - How to install, update and see what graphics driver you have on Linux and SteamOS
By Eike, 17 Nov 2025 at 12:27 pm UTC
Installing nvidia-drivers on Debian is basically
> apt install nvidia-driver
I made I video talking way too long for the easy task of installing Steam plus Nvidia drivers on a virgin Debian:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS6mXW7KPoU
By Eike, 17 Nov 2025 at 12:27 pm UTC
Added some notes for Debian.Our wiki is bad.
Installing nvidia-drivers on Debian is basically
> apt install nvidia-driver
I made I video talking way too long for the easy task of installing Steam plus Nvidia drivers on a virgin Debian:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS6mXW7KPoU
Guide - How to install, update and see what graphics driver you have on Linux and SteamOS
By Liam Squires-Hand, 17 Nov 2025 at 11:58 am UTC
By Liam Squires-Hand, 17 Nov 2025 at 11:58 am UTC
Added some notes for Debian.
Guide - Why are there so many different Proton versions? Proton 8, Proton 9, Experimental, GE-Proton
By vertigo, 3 Nov 2025 at 6:40 pm UTC
By vertigo, 3 Nov 2025 at 6:40 pm UTC
Great write up, very useful for new users. It could be worth adding [proton-cachyos](https://github.com/CachyOS/proton-cachyos) given how popular CachyOS is now.
Guide - An idiots guide to setting up Minecraft on Steam Deck / SteamOS with controller support
By blindcoder, 28 Oct 2025 at 10:07 am UTC
By blindcoder, 28 Oct 2025 at 10:07 am UTC
Thank you, I just setup the Steam Deck using this guide and now my kid and I can play together on my own server! <3
Guide - How to setup OpenMW for modern Morrowind on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck
By Cu5t0m1z3, 19 Oct 2025 at 8:43 pm UTC
By Cu5t0m1z3, 19 Oct 2025 at 8:43 pm UTC
I think you missed a huge part of playing a TES game by leaving out modding. I know modding on Linux tends to be difficult but the website modding-openmw makes it so easy.
I followed their Automatic Installation guide for the Total Overhaul of 589 mods on Linhx Mint and it worked flawlessly with no crashing after a few hours of playing. It downloads mods from Nexus through your terminal into your game install. If you pay for Nexus it'll be quicker and smoother, otherwise you have to acknowledge all 589 mods so it can take a few hours.
I followed their Automatic Installation guide for the Total Overhaul of 589 mods on Linhx Mint and it worked flawlessly with no crashing after a few hours of playing. It downloads mods from Nexus through your terminal into your game install. If you pay for Nexus it'll be quicker and smoother, otherwise you have to acknowledge all 589 mods so it can take a few hours.
Guide - How to setup OpenMW for modern Morrowind on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck
By quot, 10 Oct 2025 at 2:47 pm UTC
By quot, 10 Oct 2025 at 2:47 pm UTC
The next release is focused around their new gamepad UI feature.
https://openmw.org/2025/openmw-0-50-0-is-now-in-rc-phase/
It's not officially released, but the RC releases of OMW are very stable.
https://openmw.org/2025/openmw-0-50-0-is-now-in-rc-phase/
It's not officially released, but the RC releases of OMW are very stable.