Quoting: Highball

Quoting: GuestThat's it, the Steam survey is definitely skewed against Linux users: out of the ~120 million monthly active users on Steam, 7 (seven) of them commented on gamingonlinux.com lamenting they never, or very rarely, received a survey.
Clearly, this should be a priority for Valve and fixed ASAP!

6 of them. I gave instructions for making sure a survey would occur. No need for "lamenting" when you are the one finding the solution.

Quoting: Pengling

Quoting: CruelAngelI would like to add one other thing that makes the Deck a bit nieche besides the above listed: Its size.

The deck is huge and heavy. So while you can use it as a handheld its not really comparable to the handhelds of 1-2 generations ago where they were akin to mobile phones in size, you could just slip in your pocket and maybe play a bit even while commuting in a crowded vehicle. (To be fair the switch too is also large, but the deck is even larger)

This may not be as much of an issue as it appears - handhelds have been skewing towards being bigger for a few generations now, and if I'm remembering right (though I admit it has been a while), the best-selling iterations of several of Nintendo's handhelds were the "LL"/"XL" versions, when available. This even got to the point where the standard-sized version of the New 3DS revision of the Nintendo 3DS skipped the company's biggest market of North America altogether.

Quoting: ripper81358

Quoting: tuubi

Quoting: ripper81358As far as i know Linux Mint is running Linux 5.15 at the moment. Ubuntu 23.04 and it's flavours will use Linux 6.2.

Mint offers 5.19 (the Ubuntu HWE kernel), while newer kernels are just as easy to install as on any Ubuntu flavour or derivative. I tend to run the latest kernels and Mesa myself.

But sure, don't install a stable distro if you don't want a stable distro.

The Kubuntu regular releases have been stable on my end. I never understood the stability argument. They are just no LTS releases which make them a bad choise for servers and in some cases production systems with the need to have a verfied environment for running proprietary software. For regular desktopuse and gaming they work reliable and stable.

Quoting: ripper81358As far as i know Linux Mint is running Linux 5.15 at the moment. Ubuntu 23.04 and it's flavours will use Linux 6.2.

Quoting: Purple Library GuyPersonally, I like Flatpaks as a concept, I feel they're appropriate for a significant niche, but I've never actually used one. If I want an app (that isn't a game), I get it from my distro, which, being Mint, has a nice easy GUI for software installation.

Quoting: Purple Library Guy

Quoting: BalkanSpyThis game looks awesome (in a grotesque, messed up way). Really a shame that it's a KS game, I really hope they reach their goal and actually deliver it according to plan. However when I look at their goal it doesn't seem like something that will keep them financially afloat until the planned release period (late 2025.)

I think the biggest problem with their KS is that they have no demo and a lack of footage with more action in it.

It is a worry. People having impressive artistic sensibilities does not always mean they have impressive coding abilities, or even that they're good at figuring out a . . . I dunno what you call it in games--plot? Flow? How to have the game move along and get to a conclusion in a satisfying way. Looking cool and creepy is not all it takes to make a game, is what I'm saying, so these people could run into problems later on.

Quoting: PsyringeHow can I get invloved in the development?

Quoting: Stone Kingdoms GitLabHow to contribute

Contact Kayle in the discord server [External Link] for more instructions.
We can use help in the programming, design and game balance department.

Quoting: Lofty

Quoting: M@GOidNot what I am looking for right now. Since I'm riding the indie wave, what I need is a decent D-Pad. And those that are under the analog simply wont do, no matter how good the actual pad is. Location location location. I have a Dual Shock 4, but the D-pad is unbearable for those of us that had tasted Nintendo's finest.

I was about to get a 8bitdo Pro 2, but after their recent releases, I have the gut feeling a "Pro 3" is in the works. So for now I'm using a original N64 controller with a USB adapter. Those things have great D-Pads that nobody used back then, so mine is like new, despite having been manufactured 25 years ago.

My advice is to not get the pro 2, i have this and the buttons stick and creak. the triggers are too easy to press (like almost no resistance) the dpad is meh. not only that it has not been very compatible for me at all even on xinput mode, some proton games will not work even when its supposed to be set as an xbox controller. Oddly only the switch emulation works well in these cases but then the buttons are mapped incorrectly. Ohh and i cannot get anything to recognise the back under side paddle buttons.. and .. yes there is more .. the rumble barely works on most games if at all. If you want a controller like an xbox controller get an xbox controller.

However its not all bad for 8bitdo if your after a retro/indie game wave where you only need a really good d-pad and a decent set of face buttons (no analogue or rumble) then the M30 model (that looks like a megadrive controller) is much better built and the d-pad is excellent.

Quoting: Rouhollah

Quoting: ljrkAlso note that you can use

 
--launcher-skip

in Witcher 3 to skip the annoying launcher :-)

Hey, thank you for the tip.
Can I ask where I could find different launch options for games? Do developers release documentation or something?