Sounds really cool. I was happy to see at the end of the trailer that it's not finished because, while it already looks pretty cool, it could use some lighting and shadows. Co-op RTS campaign sounds fun.

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Quoting: Boldos

Quoting: UnixOutlawI've got 3 x Pi4 (1 x 4Gb, 2 x 8Gb)

Bought the 4 GB model last year when they were first announced but was disappointed in the lack of 64 bit choices so I barely used it...
Then they released a 64 bit buster - and I tried it on a "headless" RPi3 (running PiHole and OpenVPN) for a couple months... then I dd'd that image onto a Samsung T5 SSD and booted it from the Pi4 (4GB) - so my headless Pi4 4GB model is now running PiHole and OpenVPN.

I'm still running 32 bit Buster on the 2 x 8 GB models - why? Well there's no 64 bit ARM steamlink app, and also I use Citrix and there's no 64 bit ARM Citrix client - and this is purely anecdotal, but performance on 32 bit seems slightly snappier, e.g. things like Chromium...

Tried Ubuntu and even elementary (arm74) - but prefer Debian buster (and the Ubuntu images for aarch64 / arm64 are also still running older 4.x kernels).

Performance booting from USB3 is so much better than SD card, I don't boot off SD-card anymore...

That USB booting -> what are the requirements for that?
I have a Rpi4B (4GB) and would like to try some other booting device...

You probably want to check if the Pi4 has a dedicated USB 3 port because I know the Pi3 shared bandwidth with the NIC, which was terrible for transferring files over the LAN. Other boards (Pine64, Hardkernel, Libre Computer) were better at running the OS from external storage or just using external storage in general. Here is the official doc [External Link] for running your OS from an external drive.

FWIW, the Pi boot process is not open source where you can find other single-board computer (SBC) manufacturers that are. Is that a big deal? Maybe not to everyone. But if you can choose an open-source alternative, why not?

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I've been using minigalaxy for probably more than a year now. It really needed the ability to detect updates and also apply them. Now that it can, it might be just perfect. I also like that the "Installed" filter now includes games that are still downloading. It didn't use to but it was mentioned in the Github release email.

I can't remember what it was, but I feel like they implemented a change I requested a long time ago, which is always nice.

EDIT: Would be nice to have the option to save your saved game files to cloud storage. I'm okay with paying for it. One thing that is inconvenient with GOG games is synchronizing your saved games between two computers and also making sure they're backed up. Would be nice if I didn't have to track down which directory each game used and then synchronize it to my laptop.

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Even though I like Rise to Ruins and have a good amount of hours logged there, I can't stand the character graphics in this trailer. The world looks OK though.

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Quoting: SolarwingWell I bought Raspberry pi 4 with 8 G ram when I heard about Ubuntu 20.10 desktop support on Raspberry 4. And experiences? Really confusing.:unsure:You can do basic things like use firefox to view the net and write text documents on ubuntu 20.10 ofc. But still it seems that proper support for Raspberry 4 is still lacking.Or I don't know how to configure it. When I tried to install updates for example it told me that there was no internet connection on Raspberry 4.Even if I had one. And Ubuntu 20.10 desktop was a bit slow but what else can you expect?Nevertheless Raspberry 4 has potential and if I were you, it would be better to wait couple of months and when the support is better and some problems are fixed then if you have Raspberry 4 try to use ubuntu desktop on it.:smile:

My guess is the slow feeling is your memory card. The CPU and RAM should run Ubuntu pretty great I think.

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This reminds me that I was going to order a HardKernel device today.
Cool updates to the Pi OS though. I have a Pi myself.

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Quoting: Sojiro84Checked out the game today as well. Saw a Reddit thread about it.

As far as new player experiences go, it's terrible.

I joined, got killed almost instantly. I respawn in the exact same spot and the same player kills me again.

I then decided to run away and the damn player is chasing me for about 20 minutes when I just gave up.

So, yeah, probably not going to be playing the game again anytime soon if this isn't fixed. I don't even got a chance to learn how the game works. Are there levels? If so, then the first few levels there should be immunity so that one can learn how to play the game.

You have a valid concern here, but might I suggest playing single-player to explore the game? That's the only way I've personally played so far. I would have jumped on the release party but I learned of it too late.

The timing of this release is funny for me because I just played the game with my kids yesterday before I knew there was a big update. I was pleasantly surprised to see a lot of things added to add interest to what was a more empty game. We used the Airshipper launcher which updated the game and then we played on a local server that was launched by browsing to the installation folder and running the server-cli program. If anyone is going to do the same thing, first go into the server-cli settings file and change the auth server to "None". I'll edit this post to add exact path since the documentation is not verbose on this matter.

EDIT: You first need to run ~/.local/share/airshipper/profiles/default/veloren-server-cli at least once.

Running it will generate the settings file here:
~/.local/share/airshipper/profiles/default/userdata/server/server_config

You need to change the auth server to None like this:
 
auth_server_address: None,

Restart the server, and then other players on your LAN can join your server without a password.

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I agree that the Stadia experience, as far as getting up and running goes, was better than GeForce NOW. However, being able to play games I already own is a huge value. But yeah, having to enter my Steam password + go through the 2-factor auth process every time is quite the drag.

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Quoting: tuubi

Quoting: 14I like the MSI coolers though, because the fans turn off when the card is cool enough. My PC is very quiet when I'm not gaming or compiling.

It's not only MSI though. My Sapphire's fans aren't turning right now, and I've seen ASUS advertise the same feature. But yeah, it's nice.

Did you have to do anything special to get it to work, or was that the default behavior? I had to write a script and turn it into a systemd timer for my fans to turn off :(

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Quoting: tuubi

Quoting: 14

Quoting: slaapliedjeYou almost need to be running a rolling release like Arch to be able to just pop the card in and have it go.

Sounds like a plan to me. Rolling release is where it's at when you're a PC gamer. Or, you can wait, I guess, and watch not only Windows gamers enjoy their AMD cards sooner but also other Linux gamers.

You're saying this like it's somehow a huge struggle, or a show of weakness maybe. :D

I pretty much never buy hardware before it's been on the market for a few months, or games on day one. For GPUs, good reasons to wait are lower prices, more third party models with perhaps better cooling options, more mature drivers etc. And games, well I'm not really into multiplayer, and it really doesn't matter to me if a single player game is brand new. I guess I'm patient. Not that it matters: A game that's a year old (or ten) is just as good as it was at launch. Or most likely better, with whatever patches, new content etc. that have been released since. And obviously it's cheaper as well.

Nothing wrong with that. I often do the same thing. In fact, I think the last time I bought a new GPU (not used) was the GTX 460. (I'd have to look at records because my memory on this doesn't feel solid.) And the last game I pre-ordered was either Bloodborne or Dark Souls III. But, my comment was directed at the thought of being able to buy the card at release and slap it in and go. There is also nothing wrong with wanting that to be possible.

EDIT: OK, I was close. The GTX 460 purchase was at the end of the year 2010. I experienced a driver related problem when switching my secondary monitor back and forth between a CRT and a TV in Windows 7. I was so fed up with it that I jumped to an HD 6870 in 2011. (And it solved the problem.) So, I've been upgrading to used cards the last nine years. Hehe

But I am tempted by this 6800 series. I like the MSI coolers though, because the fans turn off when the card is cool enough. My PC is very quiet when I'm not gaming or compiling.

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