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Quoting: scaineI'm okay on Android with Firefox, for what is worth (not much, I suspect). Maybe you can share some details and we can help fix.

That might be possible! By chance, I'm using the same. And I've got something to experiment: Could you try to access GoL via this link for some days?

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/usercp.php

I did that by chance, and get a not logged in message. When I try to log in from there, I' told I'm already logged in. This doesn't happen on desktop, though, so you could give it a try on mobile.

Nope, still all good here. Android 14 (Pixel 5) using Firefox mobile with uBlock Origin.

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I'm in the same boat. The short video gave me a slightly uncomfortable head, I'm not interested in enduring hours of gameplay with this one, I'm afraid.

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Quoting: Liam Dawe

Quoting: EikeThere's no change without some regression...

Despite having the option to keep me logged in enabled, I have to relogin every session on my phone. Unlike with the old system.

Odd, first report I've seen and across three browsers and my mobile I'm not seeing the issue.

I would suggest entirely clearing all cookies and session data, everything for GOL in your browser. Possible something got stuck somewhere. If it still keeps happening send all details to the forum as mentioned in the article.

I'm okay on Android with Firefox, for what is worth (not much, I suspect). Maybe you can share some details and we can help fix.

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Quoting: gileriI was surprised to not see Liberapay in the donation options, and sure enough, your account seems disabled there.

Is there a reason for not accepting donations there anymore ? Fees are lower, also there is no VAT. I'd love to be able to support GoL though Liberapay if that's an option for you.

Suspect Liam will remember more clearly than I, but I think the problem was that LibrePay was largely anonymous, so there no way to assign attribution. So people were paying, but it was impossible to offer benefits like the "Supporter" tag here on the website, or on the Discord.

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Quoting: M@GOidFingers crossed it will come too late to be included in Kubuntu 24.04 LTS. I had nothing against new things, but in my past experience, big new versions of KDE are to buggy to be used on a production system, and the last thing a LTS release needs is bleeding edge software.

Conversely, if they don't put Plasma 6 into the LTS, the "desirability" of that LTS decreases significantly outside of hard production environments. Also, the older environment becomes a chain around the Kubuntu team's neck as they're still putting out fires on Plasma 5 five years after everyone has jumped onto Plasma 6 (or seven, by the end of that LTS's life).

I'm on the Kubuntu right now and if there isn't a simple way to get Plasma 6 on there, I'll be jumping distro. Again. Argh!! :grin:

Outside of hard production environments there is not much reason to use fixed release distributions anyway. LTS are made specifically for long term productions. If you want new stuff, hop on a rolling distribution.

I use LTS, with PPAs for updates because I don't want to update my OS every 8 months. Works pretty well. Rolling distos are pretty cool for new stuff, but you get reams of updates every day which is a bit tedious. Also, when large upgrades happen, such as the move from one version of python to another, you often get breakage which is a pain to handle in rolling distros.

Honestly, I haven't found the "perfect" model yet.

Manjaro gets updates every few weeks, which is totally not tedious.

You know, as I replied earlier, I actually thought of Manjaro. But the dev team behind that distro has faced a few controversies in the past. Then, on the two occasions I tried it anyway, I ran into heaps of little issues. It was death by papercut. It obviously works for a heap of folk, given that it's the third-most popular distro on the GOL stats. But it's not for me.

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Quoting: scaine

Quoting: M@GOidFingers crossed it will come too late to be included in Kubuntu 24.04 LTS. I had nothing against new things, but in my past experience, big new versions of KDE are to buggy to be used on a production system, and the last thing a LTS release needs is bleeding edge software.

Conversely, if they don't put Plasma 6 into the LTS, the "desirability" of that LTS decreases significantly outside of hard production environments. Also, the older environment becomes a chain around the Kubuntu team's neck as they're still putting out fires on Plasma 5 five years after everyone has jumped onto Plasma 6 (or seven, by the end of that LTS's life).

I'm on the Kubuntu right now and if there isn't a simple way to get Plasma 6 on there, I'll be jumping distro. Again. Argh!! :grin:

Outside of hard production environments there is not much reason to use fixed release distributions anyway. LTS are made specifically for long term productions. If you want new stuff, hop on a rolling distribution.

I use LTS, with PPAs for updates because I don't want to update my OS every 8 months. Works pretty well. Rolling distos are pretty cool for new stuff, but you get reams of updates every day which is a bit tedious. Also, when large upgrades happen, such as the move from one version of python to another, you often get breakage which is a pain to handle in rolling distros.

Honestly, I haven't found the "perfect" model yet.

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Quoting: soulsourceOh, come on...
They are releasing new DLC faster than I can finish my playthroughs.

(That said: Wishlisted.)

Pfff, that's because a typical playthrough is about 6-8 months! :grin:

Genuinely, I spent 40 hours in Stellaris, one game. And the end wasn't even in sight. I was at war with two factions, but strong enough to defend my "borders", was diplomatically aligned with one medium sized alien race, and was still expanding into unknown space at the bottom of my map.

One game. I played one single game of Stellaris.

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Quoting: JarmerI guess I call it scam because you're paying full price for a game that is not complete.

This wasn't additional content developed later on and released because of fan popularity or extending the game etc...

If I pay full price for a brand new car, I expect to show up and be able to drive off. I don't expect that it'll only have 3 wheels and I will be extorted for a 4th wheel for extra money. (maybe the car dealership thing is a bad example here because theyre infamous for all kinds of scummy behavior lol - but you get my point!)

I get your point but don't agree with it. Your car analogy in this case is buying a car that doesn't have all the extras - you'll pay more for a heated steering wheel, alloys, etc. The word "scam" implies dishonesty, but there's nothing dishonest about paying for a better product. That's just capitalism.

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Quoting: M@GOidFingers crossed it will come too late to be included in Kubuntu 24.04 LTS. I had nothing against new things, but in my past experience, big new versions of KDE are to buggy to be used on a production system, and the last thing a LTS release needs is bleeding edge software.

Conversely, if they don't put Plasma 6 into the LTS, the "desirability" of that LTS decreases significantly outside of hard production environments. Also, the older environment becomes a chain around the Kubuntu team's neck as they're still putting out fires on Plasma 5 five years after everyone has jumped onto Plasma 6 (or seven, by the end of that LTS's life).

I'm on the Kubuntu right now and if there isn't a simple way to get Plasma 6 on there, I'll be jumping distro. Again. Argh!! :grin:

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Watching Josh's talk there makes me realise just how little I know about the magic that makes the pretty images appear in my games. <sigh>

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