Quoting: lucifertdark

Quoting: tuubiI had to look into the Solus steam package, and indeed the .desktop file includes several desktop actions. Just do a search-and-replace for "Exec=" -> "Exec=GDK_SCALE=2 " in your text editor. That should to the trick. But remember to edit the copy in .local so it isn't overridden by steam updates and so that it can be reverted easily.

Not sure what I did wrong, but I followed your instructions & Steam wouldn't start at all for me, reverted the changes & steam is back, guess I can't have the new toy.

Does it work if you launch steam from the terminal with "GDK_SCALE=2 steam"? If yes, paste your Exec line here and I'll try to help you further.

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Quoting: GrazenNeed more dumbing down for me. I see the Steam.Desktop file in the applications folder - I see a number of exec lines but nothing that looks like yours. Should I just add it?

I had to look into the Solus steam package, and indeed the .desktop file includes several desktop actions. Just do a search-and-replace for "Exec=" -> "Exec=GDK_SCALE=2 " in your text editor. That should to the trick. But remember to edit the copy in .local so it isn't overridden by steam updates and so that it can be reverted easily.

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Quoting: fabertawep.s. can you mow down spectators in this?

If you so much as touch a spectator, your car is instantly reset and you get a 15 sec penalty for manslaughter. Just like real rally. :D

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Quoting: inlinuxdudeIt looks real nice. However, its very hard to justify when I could buy a used running car for the same price..

I have no interest in buying or driving a car that's only worth a couple of hundred euros (especially as buying the damn thing is only the first of the many expenses), but I haven't been able to justify the expense of buying a wheel either. There's always something more important or useful to spend that money on. I'm sure I'd absolutely love one of these beauties, but it doesn't help that I play my games on a TV screen, sitting in a comfy chair and I'd need a stand of some sort to attach the wheel to.

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Quoting: ShmerlWhy does Logitech use PlayStation logo?

Because the G29 model is mainly marketed as an accessory for the Playstation. The mostly identical G920 sister model sports the XBox One logo and button layout instead, but for some reason is missing the gear change leds and a few buttons.

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Quoting: jgacasAs someone who grew up in the '80s it's a must buy, no no doubt about it.

What if you grew up in the eighties but aren't nostalgic for synth pop, cassette decks and arcades?

The game looks really fun despite the theme.

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Quoting: razing32Is it just me , or are we milking Lovecraft and Tesla a tad too much lately ?

Stop milking dead men, people.

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Quoting: qptain Nemo

Quoting: GrazenHere is a link discussing WCOS:

https://www.windowscentral.com/understanding-windows-core-os-and-polaris [External Link]

Note that WCOS is not Windows S.

That is hilarious. They're literally selling... Linux. The Linux paradigm. All the best Linux features. (Closed platform bits aside) Brilliant.

Don't worry. This is just marketing. The actual implementation will have the worst Windows "features" broken into nifty little modules. Still a steaming pile of crap, but you get to pick and choose the nuggets.

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Quoting: t3gI'd love if Valve updated the bundled libraries for the Steam client to Ububtu 18.04 in April.

Kinda pathetic it still ships with 12.04 libraries from 2012...

Those libraries caused me nothing but woe. Use snaps and Flatpaks, and let us choose whether or not we even want an outdated and barely functioning runtime at all.

Yet the runtime provides a somewhat stable platform for developers and mostly works just fine on Steam's target distributions. Game devs are not forced to use the libraries in the runtime anyway. They exist for their convenience.

Also, if you're running proprietary binaries on a rolling distro, you get to keep the pieces. I have nothing against Arch or any other distro, but there are always drawbacks.

Quoting: Sol33t303I believe that this version of Windows is actually intended for schools (I think I remember the S standing for student, but I'm not entirely sure). For them, this makes a lot of sense, not being able to install anything but what is in the Windows store makes Windows more secure (similar to Apples walled garden). I don't think this is intended for a wider audience and schools don't want students messing with their oses just incase they break something (you could argue that it's the ITs job to fix this, but lets ignore that). So this isn't really intended for widespread use, so in my opinion, Valve doesn't really have anything to fear.

Schools already have the option of limiting software installs to their own selection, and at least local schools do this on their Windows computers. I don't see how handing more control of this process to Microsoft helps them, especially if it breaks compatibility with some of their software.

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Quoting: SebastianNigroOpenGL is extremely slow when compared to DirectX 11 and later.

Might want to give a trigger warning before whoppers like this. :)

It's probably true for GameMaker's OpenGL backend though.

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