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A look back over some of the most-read articles from March 2021
2 Apr 2021 at 3:30 pm UTC Likes: 2

We published a total of 166 articles last month!
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Get ready for more art of rally with the Kenya update releasing Summer 2021
2 Apr 2021 at 3:27 pm UTC Likes: 3

Hecking yes! I have close to 300 hours in this game, I feel I'm due some new stages!

Cute Bite is an upcoming vampire raising sim from Hanako Games
1 Apr 2021 at 10:36 pm UTC

Does this raising sim work with the Logitech G29? :tongue:

Oversteer, the Steering Wheel Manager for Linux gets a big upgrade
29 Mar 2021 at 4:09 pm UTC Likes: 1

Oversteer is fantastic, and this seems to be a great releaase, but I was most happy to see this:

These other wheels are getting suppport as their drivers mature:
  • Thrustmaster T300RS with [https://github.com/Kimplul/hid-tmff2].

  • FANATEC CSL Elite Wheel Base with [https://github.com/gotzl/hid-fanatecff].

  • FANATEC CSL Elite Wheel Base PS4 with [https://github.com/gotzl/hid-fanatecff].

  • FANATEC ClubSport Wheel Base V2 with [https://github.com/gotzl/hid-fanatecff].

  • FANATEC ClubSport Wheel Base V2.5 with [https://github.com/gotzl/hid-fanatecff].

  • FANATEC Podium Wheel Base DD1 with [https://github.com/gotzl/hid-fanatecff].

love to see more racing wheels supported!

Steam Game Festival is now called Steam Next Fest, returning June 16
25 Mar 2021 at 11:02 pm UTC Likes: 1


Steam Next Fest demands game demos for NeXT systems!

Play through the amusing free point & click Hair of the Dog out on Steam now
25 Mar 2021 at 2:03 pm UTC

Looks great! We seem to have entered a golden era of retro adventure games.

I'm however having the same problem with this game as with Lucy Dreaming, launching the game results in two black flashing windows. Workaround, create or edit config.ini with:

FULLSCREEN = no
RESOLUTION = 1920x1080


I guess it's a common bug with Visionaire Studio?

The Humble Daedalic 15th Anniversary MEGA Game Bundle is now live
23 Mar 2021 at 8:50 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: slaapliedjeYeah, I've never seen them have DRM.
That's great!

I do wish they would start selling individual titles rather than just bundles though. We really need more DRM free bookstores...

Cozy narrative driven adventure game Forgotten Fields releases April 14
23 Mar 2021 at 6:25 pm UTC

Quoting: PublicNuisanceUnless the issues with the demo have been fixed (they haven't been fixed yet in the demo) then the only Linux gamers who will be enjoying this game will be those using closed source Nvidia drivers or possibly closed source AMD drivers (haven't tested those myself). Those with Mesa or Nouveau drivers will not be able to play it due to a glitch in Unity that hasn't been fixed for years.

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1296980/discussions/0/2252307485538393113/ [External Link]
-force-vulkan as a workaround.

Second workaround is to override the OpenGL version. Presumably this disables the problematic feature:
MESA_GL_VERSION_OVERRIDE=3.2

Running the game with a debug context results in this warning (Not present in the 3.2 context):
Mesa: User error: GL_INVALID_VALUE in glUniform1i(invalid sampler/tex unit index for uniform 256)

I'm guessing it's a Unity bug, but will retry with Mesa 21 and file a bug just to be sure.

Problem is still there with 21. I filed a bug with Mesa:
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/issues/4498 [External Link]

Microsoft reportedly have Discord in their sights to acquire
23 Mar 2021 at 10:56 am UTC Likes: 3

Nooo! Absolutely shocking!
...
(Actually, I have no idea what a Discord is.)

The Humble Daedalic 15th Anniversary MEGA Game Bundle is now live
22 Mar 2021 at 11:37 pm UTC

Quoting: slaapliedjeAnd I generally buy the ebook ones (I have so many ebooks now that I'll never read...)
The ebooks are all DRM-free?