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Quoting: tuubiI have no idea why but I'm getting flashbacks of Pandemonium which came bundled with some 3dfx Voodoo graphics card.

Never alone! Totaly had the same vibe, Pandemonium is a classic :D

Quoting: tuubiPandemonium is still being sold by the way, bundled with a glide wrapper to make it run on DirectX instead.

Where can I buy it? I'd absolutely love to play it again! <3

GOG [External Link] or Steam [External Link], take your pick. No Linux release, but it should run fine on Wine or Steam Play.

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I have no idea why but I'm getting flashbacks of Pandemonium which came bundled with some 3dfx Voodoo graphics card. Must have been the Voodoo Banshee. I think it was the first side scrolling platformer I owned with proper 3D backgrounds and the same sort of dynamic camera angles as this game. Pandemonium is still being sold by the way, bundled with a glide wrapper to make it run on DirectX instead.

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Quoting: constMaking linux work exactly the way you want can be a hassle.

Whereas making Windows work exactly the way I want is impossible. ;)

Quoting: constGetting linux to perform at it's best for gaming is science AND fun for those that can enjoy it.

For the most common gaming hardware on the most common distro (Nvidia / Ubuntu), I don't think this requires more than installing a new graphics driver. Isn't that what you need to do on Windows as well?

But yeah, gaming still isn't as convenient as it could be for someone new to Linux. Worth it though and getting better by leaps and bounds.

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Quoting: GuestIt requires know-how to use Linux system

Tell that to my elderly relatives. I'd say Linux is easier to use than Windows these days, but reality matters less than how people perceive it.

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Quoting: F.UltraThe database is probably not corrupted due to queries (sqlite is a very robust engine) but when the game crashes in the middle of a write. So the first crash is not due to sqlite but every one after that is since the first crash corrupts the database.

An sqlite database can usually survive even a crash, as all transactions are basically atomic under the hood with automatic recovery from the journal. But of course there are other ways to corrupt the db if you really try, like messing with the file directly, or messing up directory access so that sqlite can't create its journal and then crashing.

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Quoting: mao_dze_dun9 people are extremely friendly and helpful, but the 10th makes Apple fanboys go "Daaaaaaaaamn!!!" :))).

My experience with any tech community ever. There are opinionated idiots in every bunch, and the anonymity of the Internet doesn't help. Better stick to decently moderated communities to keep the worst trolls off your case and the signal-to-noise ratio at a reasonable level. That won't fix the problem, but I don't believe anything will.

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Quoting: pete910

Quoting: GuestToo bad the system requirements are pretty steep.... It requires a supercomputer to run. A Haswell quad core, 8gb ram, and an Nvidia GTX 970 (!!!!) as MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.... Seriously? A freaking 970 is considered "minimum"? And to think it is Vulkan-only... Imagine if it was D3D11/OpenGL....

By the way for the people mentioning Star Citizen, Star Citizen is vaporware. It will never be released, and even if it will, it will be Garbage. The writing is on the wall... X4 just can't be worse than this...

In what universe is a Haswell and a 970 classed as a supercomputer today :huh:

And to be fair I don't think anything lower from NV supports Vulkan

Nvidia supports Vulkan on the GeForce 600 series and up.

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Quoting: Purple Library GuySo I think good forms of socialism would have to work on that decoupling. Rather than attempting to make everyone the same, the aim should be for as many people as possible get to have kudos for whatever their line of cool stuff is, but the currency is pure respect, it's separated from extra wealth or ability to coerce other people.

So true, but that's only part of the puzzle. Taking part in volunteer projects or doing any sort of cool stuff already indicates a certain privilege. There will still be people who simply cannot contribute in any meaningful way, and people who will not be content with their situation, whatever it is. There'll be people with physical or psychological problems and people with self-esteem issues etc.

I think there's an unlikely milestone to reach before anything else can happen: We all need to agree on a common goal. That goal being the happiness of everyone, indiscriminately. That needn't mean equal access to material goods or enforced values beyond mutual respect. Those who have should be willing to share to those who need, simply because it makes sense. Also it makes both parties feel all warm and fuzzy which is a nice bonus.

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Quoting: TheRiddickI don't believe CSMT is a nvidia compatible feature!

Yes it is. You must be mixing it up with something else.

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Quoting: mrdeathjrFor fun try run assasins creed 1 - blur - 007 blood stone on show this

Not unexpected, the post only mentions UT99 running with glitches. I expect a year will pass before you'll larger numbers of games run on this one.

These predictions are hard. Might very well be that getting the first "big" game running is the big hurdle to clear, and then you'll find a bunch of games with similar requirements. The best thing that could happen would be if more developers join the effort.

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