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Latest Comments by Salvatos
The GOG Games Festival is live with new games and lots on sale
19 Aug 2021 at 5:26 pm UTC

Quoting: Liam DaweOkay fair enough, it's clearly problematic. Have removed the provided auto-linker for GOG and made our own using their properly branded domain which GOG was smart enough to make.
The link to Linux games only still goes through adtraction and does not show Linux games only... edit: or keep any filter, actually.

Steam Next Fest appears to be a success with a 421% wishlist jump for half the titles
9 Aug 2021 at 4:29 pm UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: Whitewolfe80Whilst I like this as this is how PC gaming was you either had a playable demo or a shareware disc. It's something I d love to see return given how cheap USB drives are especially in bulk a shareware return would be welcomed
The amount of electronic waste would be dizzying.

Narrative-heavy adventure game Near-Mage announced from the dev of Gibbous
7 Aug 2021 at 2:32 pm UTC Likes: 3

Quoting: ArehandoroGibbous was an overall very good game, and probably near-mage too, but somehow the art looks of lower quality than it predecessor. It also looks like the world is based on will be the same than Gibbous.
Having backed the original campaign, they went overboard with the art quality for such a small team and I'm pretty sure they are intentionally keeping themselves in check this time around to finish the game in a more reasonable timeframe and within budget. On the other hand they've gained experience and skills in the process, so I don't doubt that it's still going to look good, albeit less finely polished.

I'm now a true convert after using a Vertical Mouse
4 Aug 2021 at 4:16 pm UTC

I bought an Evoluent vertical mouse a few years ago and gave up on it after a while. The size made it inconvenient and was slightly too big for my hand, the middle click was uncomfortable for similar reasons to Liam’s, and I never could get the same precision as on a traditional mouse. It was like it threw my x/y axes off-kilter, plus I had hard time setting the right movement speed. I pulled it out to give it another shot a couple months ago since my hands were doing poorly, and within an hour I felt them get even worse, so it’s dead to me now.

Maybe another model would serve me better, but I’m not the kind of person to keep buying tech and throwing it away until I find the right one. Currently I alternate between a standard mouse and a graphics tablet, since holding a pen/stylus also changes the arm rotation. I’d be curious to try a trackball someday, since I find using my laptop’s trackpad reasonably comfortable.

Typing adventure RPG 'Nanotale - Typing Chronicles' out now for Linux
2 Aug 2021 at 11:36 pm UTC

Quoting: apocalyptech...The result is that you end up moving around the map a lot and picking out the best sorts of attacks that you think will work against the current enemies, but you very rarely get into a raw typing-speed fugue like would often happen in Epistory. It's almost like the typing is a mere standin for an "action bar" of abilities, like you'd see in a Diablolike-or-whatever, rather than the main focus of the game.
That actually sounds encouraging for my overused fingers, and I do remember that I would feel locked in place as soon as combat started in Epistory because I had to focus on reading and typing. That could be a welcome change of pace for me :) So thanks for the explanation!

Typing adventure RPG 'Nanotale - Typing Chronicles' out now for Linux
2 Aug 2021 at 4:24 pm UTC

Oh, I didn't hear about the Linux build being released! Epistory was a lovely little adventure. My fingers might hate me for doing so but I will definitely be considering Nanotale :smile:

The Valve Steam Deck, lots of excitement and plenty to think about for Linux gaming
16 Jul 2021 at 5:09 pm UTC Likes: 3

Good sign – I would have been worried otherwise :happy:

Valve has formally announced the Steam Deck, a portable handheld console with SteamOS
16 Jul 2021 at 6:38 am UTC

I wish I had any idea what those specs mean in Intel/Nvidia terms. I could see myself buying this to replace my aging laptop even though I don’t much care for a handheld gaming device per se. As long as the virtual keyboard is reasonably roomy and it runs concurrent productivity apps smoothly.

Either way, their expectations regarding Proton sound very promising :)

Humble Bundle replacing purchase sliders with less generous options
25 Apr 2021 at 5:01 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: Guest
Quoting: SalvatosWell, if they’re bleeding so much money that they can’t stay in business, they won’t be able to support charities at all.
They already don’t support charities. We do, when we buy games there and set some amount to go to charities.
So people who run fundraisers, advertise charities and provide incentives to donating to non-profits don’t support charities if they don’t also give themselves? That’s an odd argument. By the same token, I guess people who donate hair for cancer patients should just shut up and do it instead of turning it into an event to increase awareness and raise money? Because supposedly those charities would receive exactly the same amount of money in the end without anyone nudging people to donate?

Humble Bundle replacing purchase sliders with less generous options
24 Apr 2021 at 2:54 pm UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: Cyril
Today we’re sharing some updates coming to bundle pages and how they will help us continue to support charity.
Yeah, sure! :sick:
Well, if they’re bleeding so much money that they can’t stay in business, they won’t be able to support charities at all.