Latest Comments by Ardje
Another Steam Client Beta is out, adds the ability to force Steam Play
18 Jan 2019 at 9:17 am UTC Likes: 1
I have mixed feelings, but I am actually kind of glad it is possible to force it. Because I like choice.
The best thing would be statistics that proof that the native renderer is better.
But the ultimate goal (to me) would be a platform agnostic game. Just look at the current windows API as a middleware layer that gets thinner and thinner.
18 Jan 2019 at 9:17 am UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: LeopardWell, that's Valve. You make the choice how you want to get the best of the game, as long as you are using Steam.Quoting: Cr1ogenif they want to force Linux games to work with Steamplay because they do not use windows directly? I think it's a step backwards in the fight that Valve has been doing for Linux usersNo , with this way Valve guarentees a good gaming experience for Linux users.
Example: A Linux user bought the MotoGPX3 game ( native VP port) but performance wise game is beaten by DXVK with a big margin.
So user can use Windows version without dealing Steam on Lutris.
Valve provides you choice and says " Use what you want"
I have mixed feelings, but I am actually kind of glad it is possible to force it. Because I like choice.
The best thing would be statistics that proof that the native renderer is better.
But the ultimate goal (to me) would be a platform agnostic game. Just look at the current windows API as a middleware layer that gets thinner and thinner.
NVIDIA to support VESA Adaptive Sync with 'G-SYNC Compatible' branding
11 Jan 2019 at 4:50 pm UTC Likes: 1
11 Jan 2019 at 4:50 pm UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: dpanterMulti-monitor G-Sync in Linux... yeah. Kill me now.I completely support your rant on nvidia and dual monitor. They somehow always must make it so that it doesn't work like it is supposed to work.
TLDR: Multi-monitor G-Sync in Linux sucks goat nads. My next card will be AMD. Period.
132 of the 250 most highly rated games on Steam support Linux, even more when counting Steam Play
8 Jan 2019 at 12:49 pm UTC
8 Jan 2019 at 12:49 pm UTC
I don't know how that list is compiled. I miss GTA V/online, ARK, and a few others.
I mean: common, a list without GTA V is just incomplete.
I mean: common, a list without GTA V is just incomplete.
Planet Nomads has another update out with new weather types and lots of tweaks
20 Dec 2018 at 5:03 pm UTC
20 Dec 2018 at 5:03 pm UTC
I love what they have achieved so far. And how the community has been able to fuck the physics and create very interesting space ships at a moment that it was not even on the table.
That's probably the biggest advancement so far to be able to load another persons design.
The game in itself is very difficult due to very advanced physics and "microbuilding" of vehicles. In that respect it's more advanced than planet explorers.
I did not care for multiplayer that much, but after seeing what NMS now has in place (small cooperating teams) it doesn't seem that bad.
But I have a hard time on planet nomads to see a goal, except for my standard goal: to build the biggest (moving!) base ever. With trains and stuff like that.
I wish that the developers of NMS, PN, FcE and PE got together and develop the most complete game.
That's probably the biggest advancement so far to be able to load another persons design.
The game in itself is very difficult due to very advanced physics and "microbuilding" of vehicles. In that respect it's more advanced than planet explorers.
I did not care for multiplayer that much, but after seeing what NMS now has in place (small cooperating teams) it doesn't seem that bad.
But I have a hard time on planet nomads to see a goal, except for my standard goal: to build the biggest (moving!) base ever. With trains and stuff like that.
I wish that the developers of NMS, PN, FcE and PE got together and develop the most complete game.
Discord announce a 90/10 revenue split, Discord Store will support Linux
17 Dec 2018 at 12:22 pm UTC Likes: 1
That's the reason I will keep buying from Steam. Because Valve-tax keeps my total gaming future bright, not only of a few developers.
17 Dec 2018 at 12:22 pm UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: Asunow that's something. Still valve has proton and that's a yuge thing.Valve's Proton is available for use by to the competition.
That's the reason I will keep buying from Steam. Because Valve-tax keeps my total gaming future bright, not only of a few developers.
VK9, the project that aims to support Direct3D 9 over Vulkan has hit another milestone
17 Dec 2018 at 12:14 pm UTC
17 Dec 2018 at 12:14 pm UTC
Quoting: KristianMy point was about various articles, reviews etc being published. When people read about those kind of numbers they react negatively.People always react negatively. Like me, right now. :-).
Jujubee confirm the submarine disaster game KURSK will be on Linux in Q1 2019
17 Dec 2018 at 12:07 pm UTC Likes: 2
17 Dec 2018 at 12:07 pm UTC Likes: 2
I would love to be able to (pre)pay for games, with steam holding the money until it actually arrives.
My wish list is too big to handle. I will get a message about a game that I have long forgotten about :-(.
Hmmm, prepaying depending on features... (like vulkan or linux).
My wish list is too big to handle. I will get a message about a game that I have long forgotten about :-(.
Hmmm, prepaying depending on features... (like vulkan or linux).
The excellent SC Controller gamepad tool has two fresh releases available
17 Dec 2018 at 11:49 am UTC
17 Dec 2018 at 11:49 am UTC
Quoting: ageresI thought their latest goal was to have steam input working outside steam with licenses that make it usable outside the steam store. Valve does a lot of things that benefits not only Valve, but everyone in the gaming community.Quoting: kuhpunktDo you have any idea if Valve reached out to this dev?Why would Valve do that? Valve want you to use Steam while SC Controller is intended for using Steam Controller without it.
Move over Steam Link, there's a Raspberry Pi app in town now
4 Dec 2018 at 9:31 am UTC
I assume that games like Divine Divinity should probably run full speed on an odroid with exagear.
The issues is gles (nobody uses it on a pc). I can of course buy a Hikey970 which has full vulkan support. But that would set me back $300.
4 Dec 2018 at 9:31 am UTC
Quoting: liamdaweWell, just as proton, it's not hard to emulate x86 in jit.Quoting: Stupendous ManDoes that mean the Steam platform has or will be ported to ARM? Would be cool to run it my Linux-running ARM Chromebook!No, it will be pretty useless too since every game would need to then support ARM.
I assume that games like Divine Divinity should probably run full speed on an odroid with exagear.
The issues is gles (nobody uses it on a pc). I can of course buy a Hikey970 which has full vulkan support. But that would set me back $300.
Move over Steam Link, there's a Raspberry Pi app in town now
4 Dec 2018 at 9:27 am UTC
4 Dec 2018 at 9:27 am UTC
I want it for the Xu4.
H264 decoding is open and supported (v4l2-m2m)
You can bitblit using gles
And if the hardware decoder fails, the CPU is fast enough to decode it in software without an itch.
So on a xu4 you would be really using standard linux, without hardware specifics.
I thought the adreno's these days also support v4l2-m2m, so it would be a one time build, play on all hardware with generic kernel support.
H264 decoding is open and supported (v4l2-m2m)
You can bitblit using gles
And if the hardware decoder fails, the CPU is fast enough to decode it in software without an itch.
So on a xu4 you would be really using standard linux, without hardware specifics.
I thought the adreno's these days also support v4l2-m2m, so it would be a one time build, play on all hardware with generic kernel support.