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Latest Comments by ElectricPrism
Cities: Skylines - Match Day, a free DLC to add a Stadium to your city
13 Jun 2016 at 7:28 am UTC

Considering there are like 85,000 addons in the Workshop 1 stadium addon feels like it barely counts as "DLC" by definition.

https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/browse/?appid=255710&browsesort=trend&section=readytouseitems [External Link]

But hey, I welcome it - I think the workshop addons far surpass the value of the deluxe version or addons for the most part.

Clockwork Empires developer reaffirms Linux support will come one day
13 Jun 2016 at 5:27 am UTC

Quoting: drmoth... if they were smart ...
Looks like I've located the problem.

The solution unfortunately isn't as simple.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive adjusts full screen modes for Linux to help with performance
11 Jun 2016 at 8:56 pm UTC

I prefer the 300 FPS of CS:S to the 100 FPS of CS:GO or whatever, lately I can't game on less than 120hz on a FPS, the lag became noticeable once I tasted the divinity of 120 hz.

CS:GO never worked fantastic for me, the mouse on the browser window would disappear after a while, the Server Search screen would take longer than CS:S to query servers for tags. Also I haven't settled on a surf server with surf,rpg,dm mods.

It annoys me that they took sprays out the game entirely, I would have accepted a limited custom spray like halo does for avatars, I wish someone would make a workshop mod bringing back support.

The weapon sprays bug me too, the AWP blurs and has random jitter movements - if I wanted to play Call of Duty or have a realistic experience I would go play airsoft or paintball. Video games are not and should not simulate real war beyond the basic "givens" like "This is a grenade Launcher". "This is a AK-47", etc...

I'm amazed CSGO is so popular because so far I find myself hating the mechanics and stuff here and there so much.

I would be interested in seeing them do a Vulkan version, but then the performance boost might not be so much since there are fewer objects to draw compared to RTS Ashes of the Singularity and DOTA with all the environment objects on the screen at once.

Torment: Tides of Numenera delayed until 2017, partnering with a publisher
9 Jun 2016 at 8:24 pm UTC

That was actually really immersive, most games don't immerse me - I sort of feel a Star Craft 1 to the graphics which I adore.

Wake me up when the sleeper makes an entrance.

Yooka-Laylee, the open-world platformer coming to Linux has a new trailer, release delayed
9 Jun 2016 at 8:20 pm UTC Likes: 4

This is great, all these new titles are making it possible to part with my N64 games and emulated versions on SteamOS.
https://scottrice.github.io/Ice/ [External Link]

The more I can depreciate the better, maybe someday Square will release all their Final Fantasy titles on SteamOS. I tend to be developing Linux Gaming Collectoritis.

We are now importing sales from Steam to our Sales Page
9 Jun 2016 at 4:51 am UTC

Gog Summer Sale is On
http://www.overclock.net/t/1602468/gog-summer-sale-is-on [External Link]

https://www.gog.com/ [External Link]

-- Looks like I'm late I noticed the post in the feed just now prior to this one, dunno how I missed that.

Minecraft 1.10 released, adds Polar Bears and more
8 Jun 2016 at 8:57 pm UTC



Welcome to the future where Microsoft owns Mine Kraft

GLFW 3.2, a multi-platform API for developers released with Vulkan support
8 Jun 2016 at 8:54 pm UTC

If I recall correctly GLFW was more modular than SDL too whereas SDL was more procedural. It's been a long time, I can't remember why I didn't choose GLFW then.

Obviously now, Vulkan support is a excellent reason to choose it IMO now to spin up some prototypes.

Racing Apex, a really cool looking combat racer is coming to Linux, demo to come to Linux soon too
8 Jun 2016 at 1:02 am UTC Likes: 1

All I can say is I hope it will be 4 player co-op local.

Natural Selection 2 adds a new map and smarter bots
7 Jun 2016 at 10:50 pm UTC

I used to have horendous lag and major wait times converting content to new formats - maybe now that I got a new CPU it wont be so bad but I'm not sure if I can play it on my Skylake as I moved my GTX 970 into my Steam Machine.

Hmm... I hope its good.