Surviving Mars would be nice.

What's the difference between Linux & Windows, you can't let in fresh air by opening Linux.

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Quoting: slaapliedjeSnaps have already had some malware uploaded to it. Looks like there definitely needs some more auditing to be done.

Thanks but no thanks, if I want to fight Malware I'll fire up Windows, I don't need that crap in Linux. Snap is gone from my system & staying gone.

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So they had to compile it in Linux to get a functional Windows version & we have to wait till last because of Windows? yeah that makes perfect sense to me. :/

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Quoting: PompesdeskyWe're going in circles with this one. As already expressed by others most of the current Windows users will never switch to Linux if they have to lose access to their Windows only catalog of games and if they must spend 3 hours on Linux support websites to figure out how to install any of their game.

Once we get maximum playability for Windows games with an install process that is a simple double click away then we should have a lot more users. Then when the Linux playerbase starts to really represent a good fraction of all gamers, developers will have to start thinking about what they're doing.

I've been trying to make my brother in law switch for over 2 years without success, but now that he sees me starting to easily play games that he likes with Lutris (like SupCom Forged Alliance or Bad Company 2) he's beginning to seriously consider making at least a dual boot to try. If it's simple enough, the low barrier to learn how to use a new OS should outweight Windows 10 pissing him off.

PlayOnLinux & Lutris are a step in the right direction but technical support for Wine when things go badly tits-up is practically non-existent. Search for any given bug & you'll find 30+ pages filled with people asking for advice on the bug & getting nowhere fast, you might get lucky every now & then & find the answer but you're far more likely to be as stuck as I was last year when Wine died & I couldn't even uninstall it to get rid of it.

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Wine Is No Excuse not to port your games/applications to Linux properly.

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Quoting: razing32Your best bet is to check youtube , or the comments section on steam.
Even googleing it can lead to a reddit post where people figured out what assets were flipped in that instance.
The problem is those "devs" constantly change their names and release under more and more accounts.
They are like a plague.

TL;DR version : If you know nothing about a game and it feels off/empty search for gameplay/reviews

Thanks razing32, I really should know these things the amount of years I've been a gamer, I started with PONG (the game not the smell).

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Now if we could have those NEW graphics migrate to the older games in Fusion it would be SERIOUSly huge!!!

ps AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH I'm excited!!!!!

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Quoting: EhvisGames made purely out of the assets that can be bought in the (Unity) asset store. Some "devs" stitch a few basic components together, give it a name and put it on Steam to make a quick buck from unsuspecting buyers who respond to the fancy descriptions.

Once you know, you can pretty much recognise them from the thumbnails. They're generally pretty empty screenshots with no atmosphere whatever. They don't show gameplay and if there is an interface showing at all, it's the most basic stuff you've seen.

AH I should have known that, I got stung with one of those a while back, Time Ramesside is it's name. Utter Utter tripe.

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I keep hearing about asset flipping games, but what does that mean? what are they? what do I as a gamer need to look out for to avoid wasting my money on them?

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So it's not just me that uses the developer/publisher link to find out what other games they've got on offer. Now I won't have to. :D

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