Quoting: leillo1975I don't understand why in my Ubuntu 14.04 64bits I can't use the steam controller normally with native support

Because the kernel in your Ubuntu version doesn't yet include a driver for the device. A driver has been accepted and integrated into version 4.3 of the Linux kernel, but unless you're willing to get your hands dirty, you most likely won't see 4.3 as the default in any Ubuntu release until 16.04/14.04.5 at the earliest. Steam OS on the other hand will most likely include the driver as soon as they can. Also, Valve isn't very likely to provide software for managing your gamepad profiles outside steam, so you'll still need to have steam running if you want access to any advanced functionality.

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Quoting: sonicI dont thik that GPU they use will have full Vulkan support, NVidia have some problems with asynchronous shaders.

For most use cases this won't matter.

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Quoting: ShabbyXWe know that OpenGL is too old for modern gaming and we have been having performance problems for it.

The latest OpenGL 4 versions are quite modern and have dropped much of the legacy baggage. So OpenGL itself isn't the reason why many ports are not quite up to snuff, at least not directly*. Also, as evidenced by the multitude of crappy console-to-Windows ports, shoehorning a new, different graphics API into a finished product is almost always detrimental to performance. Anyway, you're right in that Vulkan is soon the way to go for anything graphically intensive.

*While the API is fine, the infrastructure is severely lacking. And by that I mean documentation, debug/validation tools, proficient developers etc.

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Quoting: GuestAre you trying to say that this game has a branching story?

I'm not trying to say anything about this game really. All I know about it is what I've read here on GOL. But I don't see how choice could be a "central part of gameplay" if it didn't significantly affect the story.

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Quoting: GuestI don’t understand what you mean about choice. All games are about choices. If there is no choice then it’s just a story/screensaver.

There are many great games where there might be plenty of choice in the way you solve puzzles or advance the story, but the core of the story isn't affected to the point where you need multiple replays to experience it all. Whether you see this as a pro or a con is up to you.

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Quoting: flesk... but I also have a hard time getting into games where choice is a central part of the gameplay.

Glad I'm not the only one. But seeing as this is usually listed as a feature and a selling point, I guess we might be in the minority.

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Quoting: GuestDoesn't GTK just adapt your GTK Theme.

You can make a GTK UI use whichever theme you please, regardless of the system setting.

EDIT: Probably not what you were asking, looking at the context. Sorry. :whistle:

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Quoting: ElectricPrismTurn based RTS is the worst kind of RTS :(

if it's turn based it's not real-time, so happily no such thing exists. ;)

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Form Tools [External Link] would do the job, but might take a bit of setting up.

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Quoting: lucifertdarkThe point of fishing is the fight between Man & Fish, catch & release, not catch & kill, the fish lives to fight another day.

Yeah, a noble fight indeed. Just like swinging a fly swatter is a "fight between Man & Mosquito".

I find catch & release cruel and pointless, but I'm fine with catching fish for food. The same "catch & release" policy applied to hunting (with tranquilizer darts or something) would be considered animal abuse in most civilized countries. But I guess fish aren't cuddly enough. :)

Virtual fishing can be fun though. Don't like hunting games personally.

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