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Total War: THREE KINGDOMS is out and it comes with same-day Linux support
23 May 2019 at 5:27 pm UTC

The cross play with Windows comes as no surprise. At no point has CA shown any interest in changing there side, so I had no expectation that this one would be any different.

Total War: THREE KINGDOMS is out and it comes with same-day Linux support
23 May 2019 at 11:35 am UTC Likes: 7

Same day release. Nice! It's time I got myself into Total War. Feral Store, he I come! Oh wait, still at work. Expect me a little later! :P

DXVK 1.2.1 really does improve Overwatch quite a lot on Linux with NVIDIA
22 May 2019 at 3:42 pm UTC Likes: 4

Quoting: patvdleerand still unable to play it stutter free even on absolute low settings

Maybe you should actually read the article.

Quoting: GuestAsynchronous shader compilation could in theory greatly mitigate the issue, but this will probably not be implemented in dxvk in the foreseeable future (if at all).

Overwatch was actually the nail in the coffin for that feature. Having the game start rendering before shaders were compiled apparently caused behind walls to become visible, which in turn triggered the anti-cheat to hand out bans. The bans were all reverted. And because async compilation can't be trusted in multiplayer games, so was the feature.

DXVK 1.2.1 really does improve Overwatch quite a lot on Linux with NVIDIA
22 May 2019 at 2:40 pm UTC

Quoting: Xakep_SDKCan this stuttering be fixed from DXVK side?

Lutris does download a pre-built pipeline cache file at install. Unfortunately, this doesn't really help when the version changes after installation. You can manually download a new cache file if one was uploaded for the new version, but that would also require some patience.

Ideally there would be a system of automatically uploading, merging and distributing these pipeline (and maybe even shader cache files), but that's quite a project.

Valve working on a stand-alone version of the popular Dota Auto Chess
22 May 2019 at 11:28 am UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: FishticonI'd play AutoChess if there was a tutorial for it. I don't know how all those people figured it out.

Probably the same way how I figured out X4. Youtube!

Valve have released a new dedicated mobile Steam Chat application
22 May 2019 at 10:56 am UTC Likes: 6

I really only use the 2FA/verification part of the Steam app. The more they take out, the better it is.

2D indie platform brawler 'Super Powered Battle Friends' is now up on Steam and itch.io
21 May 2019 at 9:58 am UTC

A 2D pixel art game in Unreal Engine. I don't think I've seen that combination before.

A quick look at some fun games & expansions released with Linux support in 2019 so far
20 May 2019 at 9:45 am UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: iiariX4 would be a nice addition to that list as well.

Can anyone get Tannenberg running? It still hangs at the title screen for me...

Indeed, X4 has been one of my personal highlights.

As for Tannenberg, haven't tried it myself, but Samsai has streamed it a few times. Maybe something controller related? Unity can be troublesome when you have non-standard "joysticks" plugged in.

The Battle Royale game 'Crazy Justice' is apparently still alive, Black Riddles Studio show new footage
17 May 2019 at 11:18 am UTC Likes: 4

Quoting: EikeI'd be happy enough if they could remove their tab from my Steam inventory page...

I'd be happier if Steam could let me manage that mess better.

The Battle Royale game 'Crazy Justice' is apparently still alive, Black Riddles Studio show new footage
17 May 2019 at 10:26 am UTC Likes: 1

I like the new (old?) look better. It doesn't feel as much like it tries to be Fortnite now.

But still, even if they manage to get their game running properly, they need to make it fun. Which means they need to have a lot of players (which is unlikely to happen in the beginning) or need to do something special for smaller player numbers. If not, it'll be dead again before you know it.