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The next alpha for the open source RTS 0 A.D. is coming soon, some highlights included
28 Mar 2016 at 4:54 pm UTC

Quoting: Purple Library GuyThis has been around for bloody ages but it seems like it's moving faster lately.
It's certainly unusual for a free and open source game of this quality to go the distance.

7 Days to Die alpha 14 released, Linux graphics broken again
27 Mar 2016 at 11:47 pm UTC

This, right here, is why I will never support early access.

Valve have released the CAD geometry for the Steam Controller
25 Mar 2016 at 5:15 pm UTC

Quoting: ElectricPrismI wanna see two joysticks instead of pads if that's possible with the circuit board.
Also known as an Xbox 360 gamepad.

Me? I'd rather see Valve ditch the analog stick entirely and replace it with four additional buttons. The touch pads are awesome. I never want to use a dual analog stick controller again.

Valve have released the CAD geometry for the Steam Controller
25 Mar 2016 at 5:11 pm UTC

Quoting: Linux LoverThis is cool. I would love for someone to make a 6-button layout on the front & perhaps a D-pad in the vein of the old Sega Saturn/Genesis pads if possible since I play a lot of street fighter. In any outcome, I think only good can come from this.
Unless they also release the software and drivers into the public domain, it's unlikely you're going to see any radical change to the current control layout.

Dying Light finally adds a Chromatic Aberration toggle in the latest patch
24 Mar 2016 at 1:01 pm UTC

Quoting: afettouhiAnybody else notice that the StramOS icon is gone Dying Light?
Yeah. Weird. It's showing as Windows-only.

Dying Light finally adds a Chromatic Aberration toggle in the latest patch
24 Mar 2016 at 12:23 am UTC

So how do you actually disable chromatic aberration? Steam downloaded a patch, but I'm not seeing an option for disabling it. :p

Edit: Never mind... apparently that was another update that downloaded? I'm still on version 1.11.0 for whatever reason.

Edit 2: Verified the local files, and that apparently jump-started the update.

Dying Light finally adds a Chromatic Aberration toggle in the latest patch
23 Mar 2016 at 8:19 pm UTC Likes: 1

Like any effect, it depends on the implementation. I quite like motion blur in Valve's Source Engine games. It's subtle and looks really cool. The motion blur in Dying Light, on the other hand, creates nothing but visual noise, and I immediately turned it off. Chromatic aberration could probably be really effective, too, but Techland over did it.

Dying Light finally adds a Chromatic Aberration toggle in the latest patch
23 Mar 2016 at 1:57 pm UTC

Being allowed to disable another post-processing effect could also lead to a small performance increase. I know disabling film grain and motion blur smoothed performance for me.

Offworld Trading Company looks like it may come to Linux
23 Mar 2016 at 12:51 pm UTC

It's about time Stardock started showing us some love. They said they would bring GalCiv 3 to Linux but obviously never did.

XCOM 2 patched for Linux, and Anarchy’s Children DLC now available
23 Mar 2016 at 3:01 am UTC

Rolled back to 358.16, and that solved it. The warning message is gone, and the game runs smooth as silk again. Actually, the performance is noticeably improved, so the patch definitely did something. Of course I'm still getting my teeth kicked in, but that's apparently because I suck at the game.