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Latest Comments by dubigrasu
The first Steam Play update for this year is out with Proton 3.16-7 beta
16 Feb 2019 at 11:07 am UTC Likes: 2

Yes, same problem as (almost) always, Proton doesn't get actually updated until you do some confusing stunts with your client.
After seeing the same old DXVK version I removed entirely the Proton folder, checked/rechecked the SteamPlay settings and installed a small Windows game. Sprinkle this concoction with a couple of restarts and eventually the new version gets finally installed.
You could also recheck the integrity of whatever Windows game you have installed, or just install/reinstall latest Proton from the Steam tools menu.

Edit: Oh yeah, not saying you should do all this, just that something from the above did it.
Just to make sure you're on 3.16-7, enable the version information on the DXVK HUD.

Brutal retro-inspired FPS 'DUSK' officially arrives on Linux
7 Feb 2019 at 11:06 am UTC Likes: 4

Finally, the time has come.

A day that roughly 17 people have been waiting for.

DUSK is now available for Mac, Linux and 32bit operating systems!
:)
Well, now I feel compeled to buy the game in order to increase the number to roughly 18.

Six years later, the horror adventure ASYLUM should hopefully release this year with Linux support
28 Jan 2019 at 11:49 am UTC Likes: 2

"Might be something interesting to livestream…"
By Sin, of course :0

Some thoughts on Gravel from Milestone, the 'ultimate off-road experience' tested
24 Jan 2019 at 1:47 pm UTC Likes: 6

What ever happened with VP lately? They used to do great ports.
Edit: Actually, now after reading some (Windows) users reports on Steam, looks like the game itself is a bit bugged by freezes and stutter. So can't be sure where is the line between a bad port or just an un-optimized game to begin with.

Valve's card game Artifact seems to be dying off and fairly quickly too
23 Jan 2019 at 2:25 pm UTC

I think that one way or another it will bounce back. Looking at how Valve takes care of their games over time, I'm thinking that if there's a way to "fix it" Valve will find it eventually.

The new System Shock is looking quite impressive with the latest artwork
21 Jan 2019 at 1:08 pm UTC

Quoting: Guest
Quoting: dubigrasu
Quoting: GuestLooks good. But i still wait for the System Shock 1 Enhanced Edition port and i still wait for System Shock 2 Update.
There's gonna be an update for SS2?
https://steamcommunity.com/games/238210/announcements/detail/1493364699937085089 [External Link]

This patch is only for the Windows and Mac version of the game right now. Linux will receive the update soon.
Impressive how after so many years they still commit fixes to the game. I wasn't expecting that.
The Linux delay is not so impressive though...

The new System Shock is looking quite impressive with the latest artwork
21 Jan 2019 at 2:51 am UTC

Quoting: GuestLooks good. But i still wait for the System Shock 1 Enhanced Edition port and i still wait for System Shock 2 Update.
There's gonna be an update for SS2?

Grab a free copy of 'A Story About My Uncle' in the Humble Store Winter Sale that's now live
10 Jan 2019 at 8:28 pm UTC Likes: 4

Hm, I caved in and bought Everspace. Is the type of game I'll probably never play, but I appreciate what developers did to support us.

How to enable Steam Play (Proton) directly in SteamOS
9 Jan 2019 at 1:51 pm UTC

Other than setting the password you don't need this "terminal trickery".

Opting in SteamOS beta can be done through the system updater.
Accessing the regular steam desktop client can be done by disabling the auto-login.

NVIDIA have put out a new Vulkan beta driver with better pipeline creation performance
7 Jan 2019 at 11:14 pm UTC

Quoting: mahagrI don't know what are their reasons to keep the drivers closed source, but some likely reasons are legal issues, code quality or hardware secrets.
I've read somewhere (sorry, forgot the source) that among whatever reasons they may have to keep the code secret, are also partnership agreements with various external companies using their hardware/drivers, due to bits of code not owned by them (nVidia).