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NVIDIA have released the big new Linux Beta driver 440.26 today
19 Oct 2019 at 11:50 am UTC

Quoting: barottoI switched to AMD for my current build to try and support the open source friendly company, and frankly I'm already regretting it.
I'm interested in your experiences...

NVIDIA have released the big new Linux Beta driver 440.26 today
19 Oct 2019 at 11:00 am UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: ageres
Quoting: EikeThere's a reason most gamers are using Nvidia.
Marketing?
I'd say bang per buck and bang per watt.

NVIDIA have released the big new Linux Beta driver 440.26 today
19 Oct 2019 at 7:05 am UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: Shmerl
Quoting: jensIt is best to ignore posts from @shmerl about NVidia ;)
Good luck ignoring the declining trend of its usage on Linux ;)
If we had problems to ignore what most people are doing, we wouldn't be using Linux in the first place.

There's a reason most gamers are using Nvidia. And for me, it works very well on Linux, too.

With a fabric world, Woven looks like a unique adventure coming to Linux next month
18 Oct 2019 at 12:40 pm UTC

Quoting: subAnyone else wants Steam listing the engine on the store page?
Or am I missing it?

This would be helpful to me.
For example, all Unity games seem to melt my notebook.
I'd for now better stay away from them.
You're not missing it...
... and I'm not missing it, either. :)

Crusader Kings II goes free to play, Paradox games on sale and possibly Crusader Kings III coming
18 Oct 2019 at 10:56 am UTC Likes: 3

Quoting: SadLWhile laughing (I was still thinking about that Burgundy burning joke..) I saw that "Europa Universalis IV: Collection" on steam only has a windows icon.. I got really confused so I investigated..it looks like e-books are a windows only thing..they have some really strange technology that can read some mysterious files called pdfs..I kid you not..
Doesn't sound like something that will ever become widely accepted...

Crusader Kings II goes free to play, Paradox games on sale and possibly Crusader Kings III coming
18 Oct 2019 at 8:45 am UTC

Quoting: mcphail
Quoting: Purple Library GuyI have Crusader Kings II but I'm afraid to start playing it. I need to keep some of my hours for other things.
"Other Things" are overrated when you're about to burn Burgundy for insulting your great grandmother.
Absolutely, you need to set priorities...!

Google have confirmed the Stadia launch date is November 19
18 Oct 2019 at 8:03 am UTC

Quoting: elmapulyou need to decode things fast in order to get an good experience, they only way to do that is with either an good processor, video card or asic.
Current integrated graphics have built-in VP9 support.

The Linux port of Shadow of Mordor from Feral Interactive has gained a Vulkan Beta, a massive difference
17 Oct 2019 at 2:19 pm UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: aejsmithThe AO change is described as lower quality in the article but in practice running it at half res makes virtually no noticeable difference to the quality.
I assume you're from Feral?

@Liam, didn't you plan on some "marking" of people who's jobs might have brought them here?

I'm happy Feral is here - and aej, thanks for yours and your colleagues work a thousand times! -, it just makes it easier to sort out who's saying what...

The Linux port of Shadow of Mordor from Feral Interactive has gained a Vulkan Beta, a massive difference
17 Oct 2019 at 2:06 pm UTC

Quoting: YoRHa-2BFWIW, since someone already attacked me over my comment: The only reason I looked into this in the first place is because DXVK seemed unusually slow in comparison and I obviously wanted to know why, to see if there's maybe something I can improve. I'm not attacking Feral, far from it, I like their work and having officially supported games like this is important.
Thanks for your insights! Sometimes, people tend to hit the messenger, however nice they give their message...

The comedy adventure game 3 Minutes to Midnight is on Kickstarter with Linux support
17 Oct 2019 at 11:12 am UTC

Quoting: Liam DaweI'm in two minds about it and my thoughts on it change over time. Especially as I understand why it's done sometimes. We all know Linux ports of smaller games (not talking Feral's AAA here) don't sell much on Linux and so it can be a way for a developer to ensure the initial Linux version is actually worth it.
What I would pledge for is a separate all-or-nothing Kickstarter campaign just for the port...

Quoting: Liam DaweGiven how this campaign is trending [External Link], I can't imagine it not blasting past a couple of stretch goals.
Yeah, I guess we can be optimistic about this one.