Quoting: MayeulCQuestion: I read in the article comments about Steam's possible 64bit update that the game is 32bit.

I think that was about Civ V, not VI.

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Quoting: callciferuse Mac or Linux exclusively to the point of never-ever-ever booting into Windows

You make it sound like a strange quirk instead of a perfectly rational choice. :D

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Quoting: tgurrDiscord is a stupid decision for raising awareness of interested Linux users.

Why ? You can use it from any web browser on any platform. You dont even need a client (though there is one)

You've been around long enough to know that Linux users are often very aware of their privacy, and the core business of Discord seems to be data mining the chats and user accounts and peddling this information to various undisclosed parties. Not everybody cares, but it makes some of us very uncomfortable.

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Quoting: [email protected]Dirt Rally gets the thumbs up for me, although it is FAR more fun with a wheel (even a cheap one like my ancient Logitech Formula Force GP).

I've played and enjoyed it for 364 hours without a wheel so don't let that stop you from getting it. :)

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Everybody should get Dirt Rally and join the GOL league in the forums immediately. The community event has been running for ages and for good reason. Dirt Rally is just that good.

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Quoting: Doc Angelo

Quoting: tuubiIt's the beta. Unfinished features sometimes pop up, but usually they get cleaned up before they end up in stable.

The reduntant (?) audio settings are also in the stable release. I don't have the beta channel active.

Oh, okay. Maybe they didn't want to just remove the old way of configuring the mic before users get used to the new one. Makes sense as long as the new chat can be disabled with a command line switch.

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Quoting: Doc Angelo

Quoting: SteamAdded 'Offline' as a selectable status. This will log the user's client out of Steam Friends and the user will appear as offline to their friends.

Seems to be the same as with the old chat. You're still able to receive and write messages, but the notifications are different.

I tested this briefly: Invisible status does what you describe, and if you're offline, you need to sign in to actually send or receive messages, or even see your friends list. Just like before.

Quoting: Doc AngeloWhat I found kinda weird is that there are now two settings for the microphone. One section is in the old location, in Steam Menu > Settings. The other is if you click on the gear icon in the friends window. I don't see a reason for keeping those two settings separate.

It's the beta. Unfinished features sometimes pop up, but usually they get cleaned up before they end up in stable.

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FYI: Offline mode is back in the beta. Don't know about stable.

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Quoting: KetilHaving watched both the good and bad video a lot of times at 1080p60 quality I must conclude that the playback of either video doesn't feel consistent. Sometimes the bad one feels perfect although most of the time it seems a little off. On the other hand, the good one sometimes feels bad, although never as bad as the bad one.

Something must be wrong with the way your system renders the videos then, because for me the difference is extremely obvious. One is smooth as silk, and the other is consistently choppy, like advertised.

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Quoting: marcusThe only thing I really miss and would like to have is a keyboard with ISO layout and english keycaps. They all only sell the ANSI layout which I find harder to use. I like the big enter key I can just smash down on :D

Definitely a deal-breaker for me too. I always have a hard time adjusting to a new kb, which is why I'm not really interested in anything too fancy either. Just give me a quality keyboard with a familiar layout and I'm happy. Make it as silent as possible and I'll be even happier.

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