Quoting: NathanaelKStottlemyerValve is getting to work. Soon, soon they will release a new game, I just know it!

FYI: The 'Valve time' definition of 'soon' is 8-10 years.

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Personally I just don't reward these games companies with my hard earned money in the first place, but putting their practices through the legal process and (hopefully) having their shady practices declared illegal in one or more countries is something I can get behind.

Quoting: pbI don't know him, but since he's a Scot, I really hope the EU will pick it up and do what they do best.

[edit] oops, forgot that the UK removed Scotland from the EU. Well, I still hope the above.

I'm pretty sure Ross is from the US.

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• You can now drink mayonnaise and jelly, and eat pickles.

GOTY.

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Installed it yesterday, update went smoothly thanks to the impeccable work by arojas. No issues so far, aside from having to tell the task bar not to float (seems to be the new default). Other than a couple of QoL improvements, I can't really tell the difference between plasma 5 and plasma 6.

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QuoteUpdated embedded Chromium build in Steam, clearing path for further updates soon.

Gonna hazard a guess that this means an 'upgrade' to gtk3. This dep already seems to have snuck in in the sniper runtime:

 
$ for f in $(find ~/.local/share/Steam -type f); do readelf -a $f 2>/dev/null | grep NEEDED | grep -q libgtk-3.so.0 && echo "$f requires crap"; done
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/bin/zenity requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-am-et.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-broadway.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-cedilla.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-cyrillic-translit.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-inuktitut.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-ipa.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-multipress.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-thai.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-ti-er.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-ti-et.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-viqr.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-wayland.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-waylandgtk.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-xim.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/printbackends/libprintbackend-file.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/printbackends/libprintbackend-lpr.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/printbackends/libprintbackend-test.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgtk-3-0/gtk-query-immodules-3.0 requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-am-et.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-broadway.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-cedilla.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-cyrillic-translit.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-inuktitut.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-ipa.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-multipress.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-thai.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-ti-er.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-ti-et.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-viqr.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-wayland.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-waylandgtk.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-xim.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/printbackends/libprintbackend-file.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/printbackends/libprintbackend-lpr.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/printbackends/libprintbackend-test.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/sniper_platform_0.20240212.77547/files/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-3-0/gtk-query-immodules-3.0 requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/bin/zenity requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-am-et.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-broadway.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-cedilla.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-cyrillic-translit.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-inuktitut.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-ipa.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-multipress.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-thai.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-ti-er.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-ti-et.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-viqr.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-wayland.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-waylandgtk.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-xim.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/printbackends/libprintbackend-file.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/printbackends/libprintbackend-lpr.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/printbackends/libprintbackend-test.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgtk-3-0/gtk-query-immodules-3.0 requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-am-et.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-broadway.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-cedilla.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-cyrillic-translit.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-inuktitut.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-ipa.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-multipress.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-thai.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-ti-er.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-ti-et.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-viqr.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-wayland.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-waylandgtk.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-xim.so requires crap
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./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/printbackends/libprintbackend-lpr.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/printbackends/libprintbackend-test.so requires crap
./ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/var/tmp-ECGNJ2/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-3-0/gtk-query-immodules-3.0 requires crap
so it's likely the gtk2 dep (only really used for the systray menu) is getting dropped in the near future. At least the Gnome devs have stopped fucking about with gtk3 (in favour of fucking about with gtk4) and it's probably as stable as it'll ever get. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Still would prefer a move to Qt5/6. It'd be more inline with the Plasma desktop use for the Steam Deck. Hopefully they're not planning a move from Plasma to Gnome any time soon.

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Absolutely picking this up, assuming it has Linux support.

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Might be worth playing again to see if they ever fixed the lighthouse map crash bug. I stopped playing after encountering that.

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Quoting: pete910Shame no AMD option!

They definitely seem to have misread the mood r.e. Linux gamers hardware and distro choices!

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/index.php?module=statistics&view=trends#CPUVendor-top
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/index.php?module=statistics&view=trends#GPUVendor-top
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/index.php?module=statistics&view=trends#LinuxDistributionsSplit-top

It'll probably ship with X11 GNOME too.

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Quoting: Liam DaweThis is what Deck Verified is for. It already exists, and is entirely separate to desktop system requirements.

No, 'Deck Verified' just means Valve's review team tested it "at some point" and decided it passed their checks: https://youtu.be/_OAqvtlgfGA?t=50

It doesn't mean the developer supports you running it on Deck, or that future (or even present) versions will run on Deck.

If a developer "supports" running their game on Steam Deck, you'd hope they test new versions to ensure compatibility before pushing them out, or at the very least they will treat issues reported to them by Steam Deck users the same way as they would for any issues reported on platforms the support (i.e. not just close them as "unsupported, won't fix").

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