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Sid Meier's Civilization VI updated again, Linux client back in sync for cross-platform play
20 Apr 2019 at 9:47 am UTC

Is this game better to run via steamplay then using the native client?

Surviving Mars: Green Planet to introduce terraforming, releasing in Q2 this year
9 Apr 2019 at 7:28 pm UTC

The whole idea of terraforming mars is a bit of a pipe dream. The amount of energy and resources needed makes it impractical and impossible for humans to achieve, but whatever..

Game launcher Lutris has another release out, adding a little spit and polish
9 Apr 2019 at 7:24 pm UTC

gnomedesktop, hmm not for the arch build, does need gtk3 however. I don't see the big issue, I'm using plasma5 atm.

Game launcher Lutris has another release out, adding a little spit and polish
9 Apr 2019 at 12:30 pm UTC Likes: 2

Needs scanning for already installed games, needs to also be able to scan for GOG games and humble store. ATM it assumes everything is uninstalled, even if the files are installed and flagged as installed by steam.

The EU is going after Valve and others for "geo-blocking", a statement from Valve
5 Apr 2019 at 10:43 pm UTC Likes: 1

I think Russian steam keys sell for like 1/3rd the cost compared to western countries, it's the only way they can get decent sales numbers in some places unfortunately. A universal price for everything would be nice in a perfect world however... but not practical in the end.

Aspyr Media confirm the free "Ultra HD" DLC for Borderlands 2 and The Pre-Sequel is coming to Linux
4 Apr 2019 at 11:32 pm UTC

Quoting: BielFPsNice news. Unfortunately since Borderlands 3 will be Epic Store exclusive,
I think I read somewhere it was only going to be exclusive for 6 months, so maybe not too bad..

Another small Steam Client Beta is up, better support for NTFS mounts on Linux
4 Apr 2019 at 11:25 pm UTC

I think that happens because the files are different between linux and windows versions. The only way to get around this is make a SteamWindows library and move your windows versions to that folder and never connect that to steam within linux, this way you can keep both native and windows versions.

You can launch the windows version via steamplay if your comparing performance by using the add non-steam app shortcut option!

Another small Steam Client Beta is up, better support for NTFS mounts on Linux
4 Apr 2019 at 2:43 pm UTC

for ntfs you gotta set correct UID, and there are a couple flags you can use to improve performance, plus the compat folder should be symlinked to the home/steam folder location.

Most of its documented in the steamplay wiki which absolutely nobody reads apparently!

A quick look over ProtonDB reports for Steam Play in March 2019
2 Apr 2019 at 1:19 am UTC

Quoting: jarhead_hit's sad to see most people using products for a company that doesn't care about helping open source.
Maybe one day AMD will start making top end cards that can fit in a ITX case again... I have a 1080TI mini, show me the AMD version? it has never existed! So really its AMD's own fault. People buy what suits them, and so far NVIDIA is the only company that makes cards for EVERYBODY no matter what, you want speed and ITX form factor, no problem... (one example).