Quoting: the3dfxdudeProducts are abandoned by their developers on their original platforms all the time too.

... And for these old titles that are not supported on Windows anymore, all you need to do is run them on Linux through Wine... Did I said that?! Lol!

@Arkhenius: Hey! It's been a long time I haven't seen anything Raistlin related. Nice! Gave me an idea...

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Quoting: RedneckContrary to this popular belief, Dirt Rally is actually easier with a controller. The wheel (while more precise) is way more challenging than a gamepad and I've beated quite a few players who used the wheel, both in DR and Grid Autosport.

It's rare to see any top-ten times in any of the Dirt Rally online events that were not done with a wheel, as proven by the leaderboards [External Link]. You can be good with a gamepad, but a proper wheel and pedals do give you an edge if you've got the skill. But I do agree that a wheel isn't required to enjoy the game, and a better controller doesn't make you into a better driver.

In fact, I think you nailed the right expression: Simulation racing vs Arcade racing. I have a lot more fun in Arcade racers where you don't need to be in the right path, at the good speed, where you have to brake + accelerate at the right time and where precision is the key. I prefer more "casual/arcade" racers like Dirt: Showdown or, maybe, Distance.

This said, on more racing game is always good!

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Driving like Dirt Rally or Dirt: Showdown? I would gladly use a lot more Dirt:Showdown style games. Something that doesn't require a Steering wheel to be competitive... If you know what I mean?

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Looking forward to being able to manage SteamPlay via SteamOS BPM... Maybe in Clockwerk?

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Keep doing your awesome work YoRHa-2B!

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I'm pretty bad at this game and I can't find the link with Seagulls, but searching Aurora reveals this:

http://aurora-aksnes.wikia.com/wiki/Murder_Song_(5,_4,_3,_2,_1) [External Link]

A clue to Hitman 2?

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Quoting: DuncOkay, I'm calling it: Shadow of War. This isn't after hours of extensive research. It's actually been in the back of my head for a while, and on a whim I looked up its Wikipedia page [External Link] this afternoon:

The player continues the story of the ranger Talion and the spirit of the elf lord Celebrimbor, who shares Talion's body, as they forge a new Ring of Power

Yes, yes, “fire and steel”, and the Ring is gold. But a forge is usually steel, and the background to the image seems to be gold. Plus Feral did Shadow of Mordor.

Not sure where the star comes in (I'm not a big Tolkein fan), but if I were a betting man, that's where my money would be right now.

Maybe because Celebrimbor is from house Feanor and the symbol of the House was an eight-rayed silver star (doesn't look the same though)?

Edit:
http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/House_of_Fëanor [External Link]

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Quoting: SalvatosAn acquaintance recently told me he had removed all the privacy-violating crap from his Windows 10 laptop, to which I quipped "well, what you know about at least." He insisted that he went deep into the system ripping things apart and didn't just change the user-facing settings, but I didn't have time to enquire further. I would have liked to ask why he would go to that much trouble if he was really concerned with privacy (he also uses ProtonMail) instead of just using Linux.

"Habbits are strong with this one." :)

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Quoting: dodrianIf you want to be a gamer in the sense of being on the cutting edge and keeping up with the latest trends and technologies in gaming, then maybe Linux isn't for you, or not as your main gaming OS.

I might be dreaming, but Proton might change that. What I mean is that might come a day when initial releases of AAA titles will include a "Steam Play Ready" mention (meaning collaboration between Valve and the gaming studio).

Ok, I probably just put my rose colored glasses on... :)

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Thanks! I do know, but I did not try 3.7.5 beta yet. Last time I tried, (3.7.4-beta) I had a hang in Witcher 3 so I decided to stick with the stable version.

As for anisotropic filtering, it doesn't totally eliminates stuttering but it's definitely much better when set to 1. At 4, it's barely playable, in my case.

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