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Latest Comments by Liam Dawe
Casual puzzle game 'Snakebird Primer' is out with Linux support
21 Feb 2019 at 5:03 pm UTC

Quoting: apocalyptech
Quoting: liamdaweTry this fix and see if it helps.
Nope, doesn't do the trick! (I hadn't tried until now 'cause I'm on Mesa/Intel instead of nVidia, though of course it didn't hurt to check.)
Hmm odd, can't test myself as I don't own it, could be a Mesa bug?

Impressive space combat sim 'ASTROKILL' has its first major update in a year
21 Feb 2019 at 5:02 pm UTC

Quoting: Egonaut
Quoting: EikeMajor updates should be posted by the developers as news (that's my hope at least), so following the games could help.
This could be helpful as well: https://store.steampowered.com/updated/myapps/ [External Link]
The problem here, is that there's tons of developers who only post changelogs in their Steam forum as lots of developers feel like they spam users with updates.

The good looking beat 'em up 9 Monkeys of Shaolin still coming to Linux, releasing later this year
21 Feb 2019 at 4:48 pm UTC

Quoting: s0laI wonder why it has "coming soon" tag, when it's going to be released on winter? :)
It's just a generic tag we use for unreleased games that are confirmed to be coming, I suppose we could do with making that clearer.

Casual puzzle game 'Snakebird Primer' is out with Linux support
21 Feb 2019 at 4:19 pm UTC

Quoting: apocalyptech
Quoting: liamdaweA similar issue I saw in another game, if you re-name the Steam API file and put it where it wants it, it should launch. Should be easy for the dev to fix.
Heh, hello over here as well! Yeah, in this case it's some files that are flat-out missing, though fortunately you can find 'em in the original Snakebird instal folder. I agree that it'll be simple enough for a dev to fix, and anyone with the original Snakebird (or possibly also any other Mono-based game) would have the files on-hand to fix right away anyway.

Unfortunately I'm also having some other graphical corruption issues right after finishing the first level:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1014140/discussions/0/1797403972733936587/ [External Link]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IltAqxsIXCw [External Link]

Much as I don't mind having an easier Snakebird to play through, just that first little tutorial level itself is unlikely to hold my interest. :) I have faith it'll get fixed.
Try this fix and see if it helps.

Impressive space combat sim 'ASTROKILL' has its first major update in a year
21 Feb 2019 at 3:45 pm UTC Likes: 7

Quoting: Guest....aaaaaand I think I know what I'll be playing around with tonight. Good to see an update, and I'm incredibly curious about how well Unreal Engine with Vulkan will work on my Kaveri.
(I don't keep games installed if I'm not playing them, so I don't really see notifications about game updates unless they're posted here.)
And that's why I've got so much of my library installed, to keep everyone up to date :P

Casual puzzle game 'Snakebird Primer' is out with Linux support
21 Feb 2019 at 3:06 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: apocalyptechOoh, I am thrilled!

Having some difficulty launching the app, though: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1014140/discussions/0/1797403972733719945/ [External Link] - I assume that'll get sorted eventually. Anyone have any ideas about that?
A similar issue I saw in another game, if you re-name the Steam API file and put it where it wants it, it should launch. Should be easy for the dev to fix.

Casual puzzle game 'Snakebird Primer' is out with Linux support
21 Feb 2019 at 1:57 pm UTC

Quoting: federico_cbaDon't let the charming looks deceive you, the first game is quite difficult, far from casual.
Well, in this case the developer is specifically saying it's a casual game.

Surviving Mars gains official modding support outside of Steam
20 Feb 2019 at 9:21 pm UTC

Quoting: Sir_DiealotSo how does it actually work? Mod.io? Integration in launchers like GOG Galaxy?
As the quote notes, it's directly in the game and I linked to their mod website too.

Valve is getting back to focusing on gaming, with non-gaming videos being retired
20 Feb 2019 at 6:39 pm UTC

Quoting: scaine
Quoting: slaapliedjeThey don't need to sell video content to get the living room feeling, just have some netflix/amazon prime/etc 'apps' in SteamOS/Big picture mode.

I bought Conman through Steam, otherwise yeah never bothered with their other videos.
I suspect this is a (or another) reason that Steam devices didn't really take off. Playstation and Xbox both allow Netflix, Spotify and others on their consoles. Why would you buy a SteamPC that doesn't support any of that. Pretty ridiculous.
That was one of my long-standing complaints about the whole thing, everyone I know with a console also use it for streaming video services.