The fractional scale improvements here are utterly groundbreaking. Anyone following the proposal for the fractional-scale-v2 Wayland protocol will know this has been a pain point for a while. This is the single most exciting thing in Plasma 6.3 for me!

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Got this expecting it to be a short game, but 12 hours for the asking price is more than worth it (possibly more if you're going for 100%). Was a fun way to spend a Friday after work, thanks for reporting on this! :grin:

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For anyone wondering, this game appears to use NetEase Anti-Cheat. It's not disclosed on the store page, but some Steam Discussions users did a bit of digging ( credit to Corinarh [External Link] ).

Not sure how invasive this anti-cheat is on Linux, but some might want to skip this one.

EDIT: To be clear, GamingOnLinux and AreWeAntiCheatYet both disclose the anti-cheat (although AWACY lists it as speculative). But the Steam Store Page, at time of writing, does not.

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> NVIDIA support for Turing (GeForce GTX 1600/2000 series) and newer cards

So... Just NVK? :wink:

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Quoting: CorbenIt's detected as a USB Keyboard, it sends keypresses, so it works with any 3rd party marcro software that works with your normal keyboard too.

Thanks! I specifically bought a keyboard that does not have any such software, but this leads into my questions of longevity with regards to software.

Quoting: CorbenYes, works on Deck, you need to add the user to the wheel group though, to be able to use the configurator, otherwise it doesn't have write access to the USB port.

Oh right, makes sense. Thanks for this extra note!

Since you note "write" does that mean the configuration is written to the unit and it doesn't go through a 3rd party software layer? In other words if I configure it on my PC, will those key configurations carry over to other devices? That would be pretty awesome if so, and sounds like there is potential for the community to have a field day with making its own configuration software too...

Whelp, I'm convinced I think. Will try to hold off until payday though :grin:

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Looks like an interesting unit! I do have some questions before pulling the trigger that I was wondering if anyone could answer...
- Are the switches replaceable, for longevity but also to replace them with something like MX Blues or Greens to better match a gaming keyboard?
- What's Wayland support like, particularly for things like macros? Maybe it's registered as a regular keyboard/mouse to the system so there aren't any concerns? Most games are XWayland but still, I have a couple of native Wayland games.
- Anyone tried using this with the Steam Deck, particularly when docked? Could be easier to carry this around with my Steam Deck Dock than a full sized keyboard. Not sure how nicely the software would play in the Game Mode session or indeed inside GameScope.
- Another comment touched on this but how's the build quality overall?
- Not a fan of any hardware coming with "configuration software" - Worst case when hardware support is dropped, how likely am I to not be left with a paperweight?

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SteamOS 3.6 still has a few issues to iron out before it could go into stable IMO. The main ones I remember are:
- Steam always starts in Big Picture when going to Desktop
- More often than not, after a reboot, the Game Mode session will prompt me to log in, and logging in always fails. A restart will fix it.

Both known and semi-common issues to my understanding.

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Quoting: chickenb00Epic announced they may no longer provide exclusivity deals with payments up front.

That is some good news at least. I wasn't concerned that they would take another deal, moreso that I am soured on any studio that accepts it (yes, even Tomorrow Corporation which is my profile picture, I am ashamed to have supported them). A buyout here is a better deal, but being bought by the team behind Dead by Daylight (or any developer that includes invasive client-side anti-cheat and/or Epic Online Services in their games) is just more reason to avoid anything from Red Hook Studios in the future.

I also own Darkest Dungeon, it was gifted to me and I played some hours of it, but it never gripped me. Perhaps it was the RNG that put me off. After the Epic deal for Darkest Dungeon 2, I had no reason to ever revisit it.

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I can't say I like the Dead by Daylight devs (they include Easy Anti-Cheat malware with their "game", and afaik enforce cross play woth Epic Online Services malware) but I also can't say I like the Darkest Dungeon devs (Darkest Dungeon 2 was an Epic Exclusive).

Can't say I respect either studio, perhaps they're made for each other. :tongue:

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Quoting: pbSo I tried to play it in 2019 and I couldn't finish the tutorial, because the slipstream mechanics didn't work, on Linux anyway. I wonder if they fixed it.

It worked for me back in 2018, the dev even mentioned that they developed the game on Linux back then. It used to be distributed as an AppImage, since the move from libGDX to FNA though I think it uses a standard binary.

I have only played a couple hours over the years, but I haven't had any trouble...

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