The performance of the game has been absolutely stellar, and something I haven't seen get any attention is that the game and launcher are fully native Wayland (confirmed using xeyes)! I only played connected to my partner's session so this may not be a true representation of the performance, but at near max settings (everything turned up to "Epic" and the View Distance at just before it warns that I need 64GB RAM) my 7900XTX didn't go above 50% usage running the game at native 4k60fps (this was overall system usage, including video calling and screensharing and watching a screenshare from my partner, both with hardware acceleration). The performance and Linux support were my concerns going into the game, and both of those have been no worry at all!

Honestly I am shocked to see this kind of flawless Native Linux support, and I am very impressed with the game itself so far too! Here's to the future of Hytale!

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As a follow-up to my earlier comment, I haven't played any game that heavily rely on triggers as-such but Euro Truck Simulator 2 has been a blast with it, it feels like it has a lot more granularity than my 8BitDo Ultimate and is easier to drive with. Any games I've played with it on Dolphin have also been fine. I haven't noticed any problems, and I really like the buttons and comfort. It's become my primary controller now! :grin:

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Took a chance and decided to buy this despite the flaw noted in the review. I have an 8BitDo Ultimate 2.4G and it works well but I like the look of the D-Pad on this with it being 8 directions. I'm also hoping it could be firmware but also wondering if it's a per-unit issue perhaps? And for the price, I don't mind giving it a try and sending it back if I have that issue.

Thanks for spotlighting this! I'm always interested in checking out new controllers.

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I dumped almost 80 hours into Megabonk somehow (a great Native Linux title), but mainly I've been achievement hunting retro games on RetroAchievements; some via RetroArch (regrettably) on Steam, but mostly going after GameCube titles and preparing to play some Wii titles. I even got a DolphinBar, and an official Wii Remote and Nunchuck in preparation for going after Super Mario Galaxy achievements with my partner (Wii Remote needed a tweak to work, but I even played some Sonic Racing CrossWorlds with my Wii Remote and it worked flawlessly).

I haven't been playing ARC Raiders because I avoid games with invasive Client-Side Anti-Cheat (afaik it's userspace on Linux, but I don't want to support developers who use kernel anti-cheat).

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Looks like it's by the author of D8VK? I could be remembering incorrectly though. Either way, pretty neat to see! I wonder if it'll stay standalone long-term or if it'll get merged in. I guess that would depend on interest upstream and how cleanly it could be merged in.

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Never had any problem with RADV in the... Gosh, 9 years since? From all the way back with my beloved RX480. I still remember the "RADV is not a conformant Vulkan implementation: Here be dragons!" warning. How far we've come.

Great news in my opinion. I haven't noticed any ray tracing performance gap, but I'm also using a 7900XTX and avoid using raytracing on principle when I'm not checking "max settings" performance with a game.

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You really don't need all that much space. When I play, I put down a really small floor mat (really small, just a square), and don't move from it. Helps stop you bumping into things too, as long as you feel the mat, you're good.

Sadly, I have extremely limited space. I don't really have room for lighthouses anywhere (I believe they go on stands in the corners, and three of my corners are inaccessible), my chair takes up all of the floorspace in my room so I don't have anywhere to place a mat. I suppose my bed could count :grin: But if I'm gonna drop all that money on a VR kit, I'd want to get the "full" experience.

Mind you, the only thing I think is worth experiencing in VR is Half-Life: Alyx. I've tried some of the other games and experiences, and I do not enjoy them. Half-Life: Alyx, for the story, and experiencing it in VR, is my primary motivation.

My other motivation is to own more Valve hardware! :tongue: I have a Steam Controller, Steam Link, Steam Deck LCD, and Steam Deck OLED.

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If I had enough playing space anywhere in my household, I would buy VR hardware from (and only from) Valve.

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Another disgusting piece of malware that no doubt people are going to play. Gaming these days is depressing...

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Heads up that a debit card also works fine, if you don't have a credit card. Although it bills you £1, rather than presumably £0 for a Credit Card. :grin:

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