Quoting: Guest...oh, an Epic Games giveaway.

Neeeeeeeeeext...

Next one is August 3rd 😏

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Added an extra bit on expected hardware support from an email with Collabora: “Initially, Turing (20XX and 16XX series) and later. Eventually, we want to go as far back as Kepler (6XX and 7XX series).”

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Haven't had a chance to try it yet but it's here https://modrinth.com/modpack/deckpack [External Link] and seems it hasn't been updated for a while.

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Quoting: Calinou

Quoting: PikoloYou don't yet get a usable OpenGL driver when using open source drivers on an Nvidia card. That's what Zink compatibility will be necessary for.

Nouveau has supported OpenGL for more than 15 years now. It's not as well-tested as on AMD or Intel, but it should be functional barring regressions.

If you're referring to the NVIDIA open kernel driver, does this mean that this new approach will get rid of the Mesa OpenGL implementation entirely? Relying 100% on Zink in its current state feels risky to me, not to mention the overhead it has compared to a well-optimized OpenGL implementation.

Well, OpenGL is legacy at this point. No one is really doing anything modern with it, and we've already seen Zink become an official thing in some places. It seems like a better idea to keep optimizing Zink for OpenGL where it does already seem to perform quite well.

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Quoting: Klaas

Quoting: Liam DaweTrying to find out what happened now.

My guess is that they wanted to include a discount code and accidentally included the game.

Yeah, I can imagine that actually. Big oops if true.

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Huh, they really did just remove MythForce and Humble even deleted their Twitter post announcing the bundle since it had MythForce in the image. Trying to find out what happened now.

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Quoting: Eike

Quoting: Liam Dawe

Quoting: hardpenguinDisclaimer - GDevelop is free and open source however the default build of the editor will add GDevelop watermark or splash screen to the game.

It can be removed by either paying for their subscription or, as I understand, compiling it on your own from the source.

https://github.com/4ian/GDevelop/issues/5275 [External Link]

This is a legitimate business tactic that does not violate open source principles at all.

Yeah absolutely nothing wrong with it. Being open source doesn't mean they can't do things in their own product. I think it's a perfectly fine to show a splash screen of the tool.

Well, I would prefer it to have it both optional, and show some message telling the game developer why they really should leave the splash screen where it is (making little PR for something good). The game developers probably are able to just recompile the thing, but the engine developers seem to make it feel like cheating.

Well yeah, everyone would prefer it would be optional, but I'm looking at it as a devil's advocate here. It helps spread awareness of a FOSS tool, and potentially helps them get funding to continue development and the tool itself is still 100% functional. And yeah, also doesn't stop anyone editing it out and compiling it manually since it's FOSS.

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Quoting: hardpenguinDisclaimer - GDevelop is free and open source however the default build of the editor will add GDevelop watermark or splash screen to the game.

It can be removed by either paying for their subscription or, as I understand, compiling it on your own from the source.

https://github.com/4ian/GDevelop/issues/5275 [External Link]

This is a legitimate business tactic that does not violate open source principles at all.

Yeah absolutely nothing wrong with it. Being open source doesn't mean they can't do things in their own product. I think it's a perfectly fine to show a splash screen of the tool.

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Quoting: PyreticHow exactly does an "active internet connection for all game modes" make it easier for Steam Deck users to play?

Well, that's not about making it "easier", that's just them clearly noting what it requires.

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Thanks everyone, giveaway is over now, keep an eye on DMs for keys if you win.

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