Quoting: mylkaafter reading some comments i guess switching to vulkan is the only thing they did....
or have they fixed any linux bugs?

Given they state of their Vulkan version on my RX5700 a few days ago and what I got yesterday was day and night. I assume their Vulkan version got a ton of updates. I got "pretty much unplayable" before and "a flawless experience" (seriously) yesterday. However, with todays 2.1.0.27 (or 28) where "the work of the Vulkan render on the Linux version of the game has been improved." they introduced smoke rendered in opaque black... Since this has been widely reported I expect a fix soonish.

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Quoting: kean

Quoting: Tuxee

Quoting: keanThe problem is with the Steam Overlay if I understand correctly, however, after adding this Launch Option it works "perfectly": env LD_PRELOAD="" %command%

My only issue is that the game no longer recognizes my native resolution of 2560*1440, it only offers me to use the default resolutions up to 1920*1200. I also have to disconnect my secondary monitor before starting the game (I could plug it back in after it starts.)

Simple fix: Write your resolution into config.blk and make the file read-only afterwards. It's the launcher which seems to have a will of its own. Once in the game you can make the file writable again to apply other settings. Once done make it read-only "permanently". Have been doing this for years now.

Cheers mate, this is fantastic :)

The only issue left is the buggy smoke which makes the game unplayable except in Old Videocard Mode :D

I know. It was introduced with the latest 2.1.0.28 version (I had several flawless matches yesterday evening) and the forum is full with reports of this bug. They had another minor update to 2.1.0.33 but the problem remains.

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Quoting: Samsai

Quoting: CatKillerno one should give them money in exchange for their Linux support.

I would go one step further and say you shouldn't give them money regardless of the Linux support. The monetization and grind is downright predatory in the first place and I couldn't in good conscience recommend anybody to put money towards it. It's best played by recognizing the psychological trickery it's trying to pull and not giving any money regardless until the frustration gets to you. Then you take a break for half a year or more and put some more hours into it until the frustration causes you to bounce off again. Rinse and repeat until you find a better game to spend your time on.

Still, it's free to play, spending money doesn't give you any benefits apart from speeding up the grind. But then: No one forces you to play MiG 21s or Abrams' or Leopard 2s. After playing it for more than 6 years I still prefer the "middle ranks" which I find fun, low on frustration and with little grind. I do pay for a premium account which - since they have frequent 50% discounts - costs you around 40 Euro per year. IMO money well spent.

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I've always launched it directly and never had a black-screen issue.

And boy the switch to Vulkan is awesome. Before the most recent release Vulkan was just not a viable option and you had to resort to OpenGL. It did work "somehow" but you had to disable ACO and then you had weird shadows and stuttering. Yesterday I played maybe a dozen matches and everything (yes, everything) worked just perfectly. With OpenGL I got 60fps max (with frequent drops to 30 to 40fps), with Vulkan I get around 150fps, TAA and gunner cockpits. Unfortunately the very last bugfix update this morning removed the alpha channel from smoke which is now solid black. It's reported and confirmed - let's see how long a fix takes.

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Quoting: keanThe problem is with the Steam Overlay if I understand correctly, however, after adding this Launch Option it works "perfectly": env LD_PRELOAD="" %command%

My only issue is that the game no longer recognizes my native resolution of 2560*1440, it only offers me to use the default resolutions up to 1920*1200. I also have to disconnect my secondary monitor before starting the game (I could plug it back in after it starts.)

Simple fix: Write your resolution into config.blk and make the file read-only afterwards. It's the launcher which seems to have a will of its own. Once in the game you can make the file writable again to apply other settings. Once done make it read-only "permanently". Have been doing this for years now.

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Quoting: subCongrats AMD!

I got myself a 5700XT in early January.
Experience was (still is) absolutely flawless.
Worked out-of-the-box.
Performance is great for playing games in FHD and WQHD high settings.

I can't tell anything about release time but, indeed, I heard it was *rough*. :)

Indeed it was. My 5700 has been chugging along for the past few months without any problems and hiccups. And everything was good - until my 5500XT (in a second machine) met kernel 5.8.13 and later. It will disable a second display with any kernel > 5.8.12. No way to activate the second display.
The recipe for problem seems to be the mixture of 2+ displays (resolutions don't matter, one display won't cut it), RDNA and amdgpu. The bugtracker on freedesktop.org is still being fed with rather bizarre bugs.

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Quoting: vskyeNot a bad price, even with bumping up the specs to 32GB of ram and a 1TB nvme drive. 1000 euros, or about $1171 US.

But not out of the ordinary either.

I bought a Lenovo X13 for 1000 Euros 2 months ago: 500GB Samsung NVMe SSD, 16GB/3200 RAM, 4750U Pro, no OS. With this RAM/SSD configuration the Tuxedo comes in at 920 Euros. With the Lenovo you get a 3 year on-site support. And a trackpoint. And 4 USB 3 ports (2 type C, 2 type A). And an excellent keyboard...

https://www.campuspoint.de/20ugs00800-lenovocampus-thinkpad-x13-amd.html [External Link]

(Granted: You have to have a university e-mail account...)

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Quoting: GuestWhy LPDDR4 ... Like i know is faster

...and consumes less power. What else do you need to justify the use of LPDDR?

but is a huge turn off for me, id like to upgrade my ram, and id like to know that if the ram fails i can replace it myself..sigh, this is one thing that keeps me from buying these new thinkpads. I mean they look good and all, and i bet they are impressive but i want to be able to ,under the hood, deal with things myself.

That might be you. I'd say pretty much "every" laptop user never opens his or her laptop and tinkers with the innards. I am really this hardware building stuff and I have built my desktops for the last 30 years. But apart from upgrading an SSD a few times I have never bothered to work on my laptops. Not a single one needed a battery replacement (the oldest laptop in my household is 8 years old) and it was only once that I upgraded a laptop with additional RAM. I am sure Lenovo, Dell and all the others can rest assured that resorting to soldered components will do them no noticable harm. And as far as failing components go: I once had a failing display on an HP but it also came with a 3-year-pick-up warranty...

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Quoting: pbThat ugly red clitoris nipple wtfisitcalled in the middle of the keyboard though...

It's called a "trackpoint". And it's... perfect.

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Quoting: Avehicle7887

Up to 16GB LPDDR4x

A high end laptop with non upgradeable memory, if I was in the market for a laptop this certainly wouldn't be it.

AFAIK LPDDR is always soldered.

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