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Latest Comments by dtoebe
Oolite 1.84 released, the open source open-world Elite-like game is maturing
2 Aug 2016 at 4:59 pm UTC

I used to play this game a lot before Steam came to Linux, and I had more time. I do think of this game but never play it. I may have to set some time to get back into it. But my standby OSS Game is still Warzone 2100. I want to waste an hour or 2, that is my game

Looking for a cute city builder on Linux? Try out Hearthlands
20 May 2016 at 6:44 pm UTC

Sold!! Thanks for the recommendation

Hacknet, an immersive, terminal-based hacking simulator now on SteamOS & Linux
18 Dec 2015 at 11:05 pm UTC

I actually had that game in my cart a couple weeks ago... Then I saw it was windows only... My mind got the Blue screen of death (I could not compute why it was Windows only). I might have to pick it up now

Wine Is Now In A Code Freeze For Wine 1.8
20 Nov 2015 at 3:59 pm UTC

To all those wondering about dx11 in wine: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2940470/hey-gamers-directx-11-is-coming-to-linux-thanks-to-codeweavers-and-wine.html [External Link]

Basically Crossover will get it first then trickle into wine down the road

Banished Survival & City Building Sim Is Being Ported To Linux
13 Jan 2015 at 3:10 am UTC

Amazing game.... I'll be happy when I don't have to play it on wine.

C4 Engine Drops Linux Support, Developer Says Linux Is Inferior
13 Jan 2015 at 3:07 am UTC

Hmmm all day to install Ubuntu... When I can do a fresh Arch install in about 30 to 45min (dep on internet speeds)... And Their web site is running an Apache server, so I can assume its running on Linux (like 80% of the internet). I will say while Linux has some of the most innovative Desktop Environments, It was only until recently that innovation is ready for prime time. Some of our most exciting DE's are still in sort of beta (IE Deepin, Elementary OS, ect...). But With all of that our most stable offerings (Gnome (2) / Mate, Cinnamon, KDE, ect...), have continually out preformed in gaming benchmarks. In fact has even out preformed native Windows games, with and "emulation" layer....

Ground Pounders Strategy Game Linux Keys Up For Grabs
29 Apr 2014 at 8:03 pm UTC

Wow with as much as I read this blog I have never registered to comment. Well great blog, thank you for all you do. and I will take a key please