Quoting: devnull

Quoting: Dunc(Crikey, this is all getting a bit highbrow for Christmas, isn't it? :) )

You've clearly not seen my neighbours decorations.

Bah, humbug! :)

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Aww no. I just checked my Steam wishlist, and there are a bunch of games at an acceptable level of discount. Now, it is great to grab them on discount rather than pay more... BUT... I still have a massive stockpile of existing bought games that I haven't touched yet. I like owning NOW but I'm also thinking about the practicalities, e.g. The fact that I could maybe buy at a later date at an even more substantial discount.

Also, it is quite annoying to potentially go through pages and pages of titles, hunting out that one beacon which is so tempting that you can't resist. Fortunately many of my wishlist titles that really appeal to me are hovering at 20% discount level, which doesn't break my discipline.

One small indie title that I tried the free demo and liked is Frost which is sitting at 40% discount. Thinking that I'll probably grab that. Thumbs up to free demos.

Also might grab I Hate Running Backwards which is at a tasty 75% discount.

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Realising that you can't put every notable game into this end of year article, surprised that Slay The Spire didn't make the notables list.

Meanwhile, although Facepunch has dropped support for Linux I have been playing RUST for months and not had any issue with it. Hundreds of hours of play. All the updates, e.g. the new balloons, the new ship, new weapons, new monument puzzles, and so on - all fine.

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Investigated a bit more for myself. I guess that "Yes" it is possible, by doing a fair bit of work for yourself (rather than relying on the built-in features of the game). On Windows there is a virtual joystick utility called SmartProPo Plus that you set up and once that is sorted out, you can access that Virtual Joystick in game. On Linux there's a similar one available on Github.

It seems that the similar game - FPV Freerider (Windows and Mac) works with a selection of RC Remotes, via USB adapter cable.

Long ago, I played FMS (Flying Model Simulator) using an E-Sky RC Remote and a special trainer-port-to-usb adapter cable on Windows.

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I'm quite interested in this but would be particularly interested if you could use it with an official R.C. Remote, e.g. Spektrum DX6i using USB link cable. In my cursory look over the Steam page. I didn't spot anything to indicate that you'd get proper kit to work on it.

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Quoting: adamhmAs usual, older/classic games currently on sale on GOG that I've made Wine/Proton wrappers (wrapper release list/links to release threads in the third post) for:

The Witcher 3 GOTY

Hi adamhm,

Thanks very much for your amazing scripts.

Wondering if your Witcher 3 GOTY script enables playing the game near perfectly on Linux?

I was very impressed by your Shadow Warrior 2 script which worked perfectly for me, despite not having the latest Nvidia graphics drivers on my Debian Linux install. (I'm still on Nvidia 390.87 :/ ).

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Quoting: ziabiceBig question: the Steam Controller is on sale too, I never used a gamepad in my life and a lot of games I own needs one, should I buy it or the Logitech F310? I want a plug'n'play experience with Steam, Proton and/or Wine, and Gog.

Thanks in advance for the advices! ;)

Based on your "plug'n'play" wish, I'd recommend the Microsoft XBOX 360 usb controller. It often works with no setup or minimal setup required. I remember my first ever game of Rocket League. Plugged the XBOX 360 controller in and it was detected, all the game controls automatically mapped perfectly, ready to play immediately.

Saying that, I'm not a massive fan of gamepad use in my games (preferring keyboard and mouse wherever possible). As such, even though I own a Steam Controller too, I rarely consider using it.

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My Humble Fall Sale pick-ups:

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen DLC including Tactical Pack (Yay, support Feral)
Darkwood
Battle Chasers: Nightwar

And got some bundles too:

Dystopian bundle - highest tier - Observer, Orwell: Ignorance is Strength, 60 Seconds, others
Jumbo 12 bundle - lowest tier - Rise and Shine, Pinstripe, others

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I have played Super House of the Dead Ninjas on Steam Play/Proton prior to this bundle, and it was working great for me. Not only that, but I really liked it as an action platformer. Certainly think that the lowest tier of the bundle is worth grabbing.

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Does anyone have familiarity of jumping around on versions of 7DTD ? I quite like the idea of trying out the new experimental build but don't necessarily want to lose my current game state on the stable build.

Looking at the relevant directories on my system, it looks like this is where the Save Games sit:

 ~/.local/share/7DaysToDie/

And then my main (stable) game application files are here (this is a non-default location for the Steam Library Folder):

 /home/games/steam/steamapps/common/7\ Days\ To\ Die

Would you suggest copying/archiving both of those and then installing the experimental? If I want to restore the stable version, I'd delete and over-write those folders with the stable copies?

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