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Latest Comments by walther von stolzing
Nvidia 364.19 stable driver released, featuring Vulkan, Wayland & Mir support
23 Apr 2016 at 10:02 am UTC

Quoting: kon14I'm actually waiting for nvidia to get their shit together so as to be able to run Sway (an i3 compatible wayland wm based on wlc, a wayland compositor library) on my desktop :/
Same here.

The Humble Devolver Bundle has a few decent Linux games for cheap
19 Apr 2016 at 8:27 pm UTC

I've been interested in Not a Hero, and Dropsy for a while. $4 (the above-average for now) is a pretty good deal for both; considering that their regular prices add up to $22.

Show us your gaming desk setup, here's ours
18 Apr 2016 at 10:57 am UTC

Quoting: ShmerlI'm using Sun Type 5 with Unix layout:
At school we have these attached to thin clients that run a virtualized instance of Windows XP each. Pretty sad usage for a unix keyboard.

Though I wish they'd produced these with real mechanical key switches. At least the Sun keyboards that I've seen so far all had mushy membrane keyboards; and these are really painful to use for a buckling-spring snob.

Show us your gaming desk setup, here's ours
16 Apr 2016 at 7:02 pm UTC Likes: 1

Here's my humble setup. I hope you don't mind the stupid ancient Mac in the background.



The only thing I can really show off is my blank keyboard; a Unicomp Model M clone:


Steam Client Beta updated, fixes performance with Vulkan and Steam Overlay
15 Apr 2016 at 1:24 pm UTC

Quoting: tuubiMaybe for the same reason the organization is called Khronos group instead of Chronos group?
Actually 'Chronos' is the Latinized form of a Greek word; and it could be spelt with a 'K' without conflicting with the original spelling.

In Greek the word is spelt with an 'X', not with a 'K'; but 'K' is a 'Greek' letter, so you could say it carries with it some of the original flavor.

Though, sure, it's probably a reference to the 'K' of the 'K'hronos group.

Steam Client Beta updated, fixes performance with Vulkan and Steam Overlay
15 Apr 2016 at 1:19 pm UTC

Quoting: BdMdesigN
Quoting: wvstolzing
Quoting: melkemindWhen you run the Vulkan drivers, do they function well/normally with the desktop and other games, or do you have to switch back to other drivers when you're not testing Vulkan?
They're absolutely fine with everything else. (I'm using the 364.16 right now.)
364.16? Realy? Or did you mean 364.15?
No, .16; I think it came out on April 8th.

Steam Client Beta updated, fixes performance with Vulkan and Steam Overlay
15 Apr 2016 at 1:07 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: minj
Quoting: Mountain ManNow we just need more games supporting Vulcan. :D
this Vulkan typo is annoying, please stop
Though seriously, why is it spelled with a 'k'? The word obviously derives from the Latin "Vulcanus" -- the Roman equivalent of Hephaestus; and in Latin the letter 'c' accounts almost exclusively for the 'k' sound.

I mean, if the 'k' were at the beginning, I would've suspected intervention by the KDE e.V.; but that doesn't seem to be the case.

Steam Client Beta updated, fixes performance with Vulkan and Steam Overlay
15 Apr 2016 at 12:59 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: melkemindWhen you run the Vulkan drivers, do they function well/normally with the desktop and other games, or do you have to switch back to other drivers when you're not testing Vulkan?
They're absolutely fine with everything else. (I'm using the 364.16 right now.)

The Talos Principle beta updated, Vulkan performance improvements & optimizations
13 Apr 2016 at 6:28 pm UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: BoldosHmmmpfff - only a lack screen when I turn Vulkan on.....
Quite unfortunate :(
Try this as a startup option:

+gfx_strAPI "VLK"

I had the exact same issue; turns out it's due to the in-game menu. If you start in Vulkan mode, it runs in Vulkan mode.

I'm glad to see that I get the exact same performance that I got under OpenGL, with mostly high, some ultra, settings.

The Witness may one day see a Linux port, for fun or for ideological purposes
5 Apr 2016 at 1:55 pm UTC

Quoting: rustybroomhandleThis is a dev who proudly boasted about being connected via tube to a bottle so he could piss without leaving his desk.
Quoting: tuubiHe might very well be a self-satisfied twit and a drama queen, but the bottle of "piss" you're talking about was just a prop for an in-game video.
So THAT's what they were spoofing in this video...

View video on youtube.com