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Announcing a new fun venture for me: Our sister site LifeOnLinux
18 Apr 2017 at 2:38 pm UTC

Quoting: elo
Quoting: liamdaweso it's not an essential feature.
Thank you so much for the reply!

Considering that I've seen more people than me already recognizing the lack of shared accounts I think I would consider it an essential feature - or at least a very important one as the community is likely to be rather shared between both sites.
It is a priority to look into post-launch for sure, just in reality it is only 1-2 minutes of people's time until then, so while a very minor bother, it shouldn't affect things too much :)

Announcing a new fun venture for me: Our sister site LifeOnLinux
18 Apr 2017 at 2:32 pm UTC

Quoting: eloAwesome, can't wait for the bridge to be in place (it really should have been from release). Having two accounts for what I would consider one system seems silly. However, I'll be reading and enjoying it :)
Well it's actually quite a bit of work to do one properly and securely. I would rather research it properly than do it half-baked.

They are also 100% separate sites, so they are not one and the same :), so it's not an essential feature.

Some thoughts on Albion Online with the final Beta
18 Apr 2017 at 10:06 am UTC

Quoting: STiATHow about crafting in game? I usually play eiter PvE or a crafter. Is it possible to focus on gathering/crafting only, or is crafting a 2nd citicen as it is in most MMOs?
Crafting was actually given a big boost in the big patch, as gatherers now have their own set of armour and such to unlock: https://albiononline.com/en/news/gatherer-gear-explained [External Link]

Playstation 3 emulator 'RPCS3' has improved Linux support recently
17 Apr 2017 at 2:38 pm UTC

Quoting: ProfessorKaos64Hmm, I'll have to revisit building this. Had trouble in the past, even on Arch Linux. I'd love to get an early build up for Debian/SteamOS.
I just followed the basic instructions for Arch on the GitHub and it compiled fine, so perhaps this has been improved more recently.

Some thoughts on Albion Online with the final Beta
14 Apr 2017 at 10:17 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: Keyrock
Quoting: SkipperioWeren't albion online supposed to be F2P ?
It will be after full release, afaik. Right now you need to purchase a founder's pack to get into the beta, once it releases you can play the game without spending a cent.
Nope. It will be a pay to play game at release.

Wine 2.6 released and it finally brings in the multi-threaded command stream for Direct3D
14 Apr 2017 at 9:17 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: Shmerl@liamdawe: Can you add the above info about enabling CSMT to the article please? It's totally not obvious.

I suppose they'll add this info here later: https://wiki.winehq.org/Useful_Registry_Keys [External Link]
So, like this?

Just making sure I have it right.

Contraption Maker, a slight oldie but a great Linux game to check out if you like your puzzles
14 Apr 2017 at 5:00 pm UTC

Quoting: SalvatosI loved Incredible Toon Machine as a kid, but I'm a little sad the cat and mouse aren't in this edition. Their animations and sounds made a good part of the game's fun. Normally I'd be wary of buying this out of nostalgia, but one buck for two copies is kind of a no-brainer considering I can make that money back selling a few Steam trading cards.
There is a cat and mouse in the game, they are featured in the tutorial too.

The UNIGINE engine will get Vulkan support this year
13 Apr 2017 at 3:03 pm UTC

Article updated to clear it up.

Wednesday Madness, a quick look at some good Linux gaming deals
12 Apr 2017 at 4:11 pm UTC

Quoting: GuestFor sure you missed that one on GOG:
Anima: Gate of Memories [External Link] at -33%.
Not a huge discount, granted, but a great game ;)

(Here is your review from last November)
I cannot include every game, every time. That thoughts post is also old and the game is not good once you get properly into it.