Uuuuu... Playable Demo is out :wub:

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And so it begins... :cry:

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"M$ threatened our Windows discounts after that Go S release, so we had to promise a Windows-exclusive release, even though everybody is figuring out it runs way worse that way."

Ugh... and where does this come from, please?

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Sooo... This is on what hardware? Apple Silicon?
(and that means which CPU/SoC?)

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Oh... Stardock Entertainment?

This brings very strong OS/2 memories from the past... :happy::heart:

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What kind of machines includes RISC-V processors?
(No, I dont want to google)

There are also some like:
- https://milkv.io/jupiter [External Link] (built around SoC Spacemit K1/M1)
- https://milkv.io/titan [External Link] (built around SoC UltraRISC UR-DP1000)
- https://docs.banana-pi.org/en/BPI-F3/BananaPi_BPI-F3 [External Link] (built around SoC Spacemit K1/M1)
- https://www.sifive.com/boards/hifive-premier-p550 [External Link] (built around ESWIN EIC7700X SoC)
- https://wiki.sipeed.com/hardware/en/lichee/th1520/lpi4a/1_intro.html [External Link] (built around Alibaba TH1520 SoC; but this one has a *horrible* security bug on silicon; do NOT buy!)

Moreover, there are laptops, like:
- https://deepcomputing.io/product/dc-roma-risc-v-laptop-ii/ [External Link] (built around SoC Spacemit K1/M1)
- https://www.techpowerup.com/332110/framework-releases-risc-v-mainboard-for-framework-laptop-13 [External Link] (built around SoC StarFive JH7110)
- https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007204555493.html [External Link] (built around insecure SoC Alibaba TH1520)

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Well, although encouraging, I remain skeptical:
Majority of today's (useable) RISC-V SBCs have integrated Imagination/PowerVR GPUs, and for those AFAIK there are no real functional drivers available (meaning drivers with HW accel capabilities).

Moreover, these GPUs only support OpenGL ES (e.g. mobile OpenGL, not "full" OpenGL). And (again AFAIK) Vulkan drivers are nowehre near ready... Even the desktop environments (and thus UI apps) do not have proper HW accel performance available...

So I'm not sure what exactly do Bianbu guys mean by the statement, or what they actually did/tried... :huh:

(Yes, it is possible to "McGyver" yourselves a proper GPU (usually old AMD grraphics) onto the PCIe slot - if your RISC-V SBC actually has any - and then try&miss and tinker with drivers and make it work... but there is absolutely zero official and/or standard support for this anyway...)

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Looks quite interesting...
Although this is not for me, really: I do NOT like this type of graphics...:unsure:
(Now let me go back to my beloved Songs of Syx... :whistle:)

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That's my favourite game intro of all time. The original, I mean. Why did they have to mess up the audio, can't be that hard to simply not touch it.

Which audio / where?

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(looking at Anniversary edition, that is actually a definitive edition, so I'm not sure why we need another one)

Well there is definitely still much to be deserved.
Anniversary edition does not have high-res textures and it still does not support higher resolutions(!).

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