Quoting: Liam DaweRoguelikes will release until morale improves 😝

Rocks fall, everybody dies. :)

Totally agree with you, Liam. Well said.

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"Ooh, look! There's a big pile of money over there, and we're not getting any of it!" --NYAG

By forcing loot boxes into a "gambling" definition, it triggers licensing and taxation requirements that generate state revenue. Raffles are taxed at, say, 3.5% of gross receipts, which would be a nice little earner for the state. Multiply that by the number of states that allow gambling, and that's a lot of hands reaching into Valve's revenue stream. Valve has every reason to fight this silly cash grab.

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Quoting: ChrisznixOh man, Next Fest... aint nobody got time for that.
Every evening, when its finally getting quieter, i look at all my games already, cannot decide what to play next and... go for a round of brotato and go to bed. Sigh.

"We don't want you to _play_ our game. We just want you to _buy_ it!" --Every marketing department, EVAR

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Quoting: williamjcmFlatpak *can* be used from the terminal, though. GUI frontends are completely optional.

Yep, know all about it. I run MobileSheets Companion as a flatpak because the author only offers it that way. I prefer installing "raw" on my system but will use flatpak too. Ain't no thang.

I prefer the terminal because I like it there. I don't have any objections to folks who use GUI launchers. Just because I like apples doesn't mean you can't like oranges. :)

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Quoting: syylk

we offer multiple privacy-forward options through trusted partners.

The point is you trust those partners, but we don't - especially considering the past data breaches.

It's the same compelling argument for using protection in a personal encounter. You may trust your casual partner, but do you also trust the partners who were there before you?

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Quoting: williamjcmI hope it'll get released as a Flatpak, because I don't like installing stuff through the AUR or pip.

I much prefer terminal because I can see what's going on, flatpak only when no other options are available. But I already know I'm not mainstream, just glad there are the different options for everyone.

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Fixed regression causing achievement images to not show.

Sometimes regressions are head-scratchers. What was touched that had the side effect of zapping, of all things, achievement images? I'm not interested enough to dig through Github to find an answer but boy howdy. Code is crazy yo.

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"The Senator has been made aware of the issue, and he believes it will have to be studied and weighed, and weighed and studied, before coming to any decisions."

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A number of years ago one of the chief Vortex devs, when asked whether they'd support Linux, said no way, no how -- Vortex was built using Windows tooling. Better to make a clean-sheet manager, which there were no plans to do.

A year later, a cross-platform, clean-sheet mod manager is announced. New devs hired to work on it, community built around it, active engagement with user base helped shape the product. Despite being clean, good, actively developed, no technical debt, and actively desired by the market segment, it's canceled.

To appease the peasants Nexus asserts they are "supporting" Linux by suckering remora-like onto Valve's compatibility work. The Vortex update will only be supported on Steam hardware; the rest of you Linux losers are on your own.

Did I get the timeline right? Sure wouldn't want to, I dunno, look like an _idiot_ or something....

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One of the biggest jump scares I've ever had was in the original XCOM. The story line, the graphics, the background music, the dark landing zone all created an ominous, you're-gonna-die creepy feeling. One of my squaddies took a step away from the drop ship and BANG! An alien suddenly appeared next to a haystack and fired at the squaddie, who immediately died.

Yeah, my first encounter with a hostile alien did not go well.

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