they're currently thinking on "changing that and adopting a longer development cycle". It does make sense, six months is a pretty rapid release schedule, especially for a distribution that doesn't have the vast resources of Canonical or Red Hat.

I have no problem with this. I can barely keep up with the current release schedule as it is. I finally get things stable again and a new release is out...

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I was a big fan of Diablo 2 "Classic" back in the day. Couldn't stand Battle.net, however. I mostly played offline. I only stopped playing D2 after Dungeon Siege came out.

I would have been all over Resurrected if it hadn't been for Blizzard's Always-online / online DRM obsession. The 30-day check-in aspect of the D2R DRM is not a positive -- it's still online DRM! Some of us don't have 24/7 Internet access, Blizzard!

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Quoting: Purple Library Guy

Quoting: elmapul

Quoting: apocalyptech

Quoting: JarmerOMG I love this so much because it will destroy discord. YESSSSSS I ragehate discord so much so anything that takes measures to destroy it is the best thing ever.

Heh, while I don't hate Discord with the same fervor as you, I am certainly not a fan. Perhaps this'll end up encouraging more people to start adopting open platforms for online discussion, over corporate-controlled walled gardens! Though through the cynical eye of historical observation, I think it's more likely that the majority will just grumble about it and acquiesce anyway. Alas!

if we can make the best platform for once instead of demanding people to use an inferior product...

im not saying that open source is aways worse, but we tend to enter the party when its already in the middle or over, we need to find an way to fund cool projects and make then more competitive with closed solutions before its too late for then to compete...

As far as I can tell, open source development also tends to be more kind of steady, a long gradual push, punctuated by bursts of activity when some talented energetic person joins and suddenly adds some stuff.

Closed source development tends to be more front-loaded . . . there's a big push at the beginning, lots of money and hustle to get the product out the door, then nothing much, bugfixes if you're lucky, until it's time for the next version, when there will be a big push to find some new features to bolt on. Eventually the product reaches maturity, and will start to get worse as they either add bells and whistles because, or if it's dominant in its field they will start to enshittify it.

So at the beginning, closed products tend to be better. A couple of versions in, open source software starts overtaking, and then after a while is likely to end up better than the closed product just by virtue of not being a product. But it takes time, quite often too long to get any adoption.

Also, most commercial, closed projects have the advantage of better and broader marketing, which gives the closed project the advantage in exposure and adoption by potential users. Whether or not the open source project is superior.

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Quoting: mrdeathjrin other issues divinity 2 dont crash however cinematics work partially in my case with cinematics before main menu, using h264+mp3 magic (maybe more later try something, if remember good for other cinematics main problem stay related to audio, cinematics without audio track maybe work)

This solution worked for me (I used GE-Proton):

→ set Windows Version in Winecfg to Windows XP;
→ installed Nvidia PhysX System Software 9.27.0524;
→ Installed Div2Patch;
→ converted the videos to MP4 while keeping the WMV extension as described in a post/comment on ProtonDB.

The game runs beautifully now. However, I don't recall whether the new video files use the MP3 or AAC audio codec.

WMP9 and the WMV codec were the source of the video playback problems for me. WMP9 runs very poorly in Wine and/or Proton.

Edit [Feb 10]: Checked the files. The conversion process defaulted to the AAC codec.

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Oh dear, indeed. Does this malware only affect People Playground or does it infect all installed Steam games that are using Steam Workshop?

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Quoting: KithopI also seem to remember something called dgVoodoo2

Quoting: Calinou

I guess the other option alluded to is to run something like nGlide to 'pre convert' that path to OpenGL? I also seem to remember something called dgVoodoo2 [External Link] but it looks like the maintainer there has recently stopped & archived it.

dgVoodoo2 still gets updates, but its author doesn't provide tech support since a few years (no issues or even PRs). It's also proprietary (no source code available). Therefore, the author unarchives the repository, tags a new release then archives the repository again to prevent any new community activity on GitHub, although old issues can still be searched.

dgVoodoo2 also no longer works in WINE since a few years ago, so you need to use an older version (2.81.3 IIRC).

See this GoL article comment and the subsequent replies if you want further details:

D7VK brings Direct3D 7 to Linux using Vulkan based on DXVK

The developer seems to be openly hostile to Linux and to his Linux users. I grabbed a backup of his last Linux compatible version (v2.8.2) just in case Lutris acquiesces to his demands. This was before D7VK began proving to be such a viable alternative. All we need is Glide support now...

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Quoting: pb

Quoting: GuestI'm left wondering when governments will come for Steam accounts. My account is over 18 years old, so maybe they'll implement the same system Nexus Mods did.

I'm only 13yo in steam years. No sakura games for me. :-/

I guess that makes me about 15 years. My first Steam game was either New Vegas or Skyrim. (I didn't buy FNV at release. I think I got it just before Skyrim launched. I switched to Skyrim and I've yet to finish a FNV playthrough.)

As to Discord, this doesn't affect me. I don't use it. I don't do social media, period.

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Quoting: sanBring back memories of another Road Rash remake a while ago called Road Redemption.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/300380/Road_Redemption/ [External Link]

Wow. That's a very modernized update to Road Rash's look. Stunning visuals. It includes a Native Linux version too.

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Road Rash was probably one of my first gaming loves, playing through endless hours of it on the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis back when I was young.

I too have a lot of fond memories of Road Rash. Split-screen multiplayer. Played it on the Sega Genesis with my coworkers whenever there were no customers -- or the boss -- in the store. Product knowledge, you know...

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Got it!

I remember the first one when it released back in the day. It was so revolutionary back then. Yet, for some reason I never picked it up. Well, I have the trilogy now.

As to the newsletters, I don't mind. They send a lot of exclusive offers and occasional freebies. As to the rest of their junk mail, I just use a filter rule in my email account to deal with them (marked read and moved out of my inbox - or deleted).

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