With regard to anti-cheat on the Linux platform supporting custom kernels and the threat model to a game of Fortnite's size, YES THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT!

but the market for non-Steam-hosted games on limited availability Steam Deck hardware is how big exactly?

Oh dear, that paradox again. He's worried about a big influx of cheaters from a negligibly small market?

Lots of cheating or tiny market. You can't use both excuses at the same time.

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Quoting: StalePopcornCan't Lutris be installed if you really want to run Fortnite? It's Arch.

You can install Lutris, and you can even install Fortnite, but it will kick you out immediately because EAC is not enabled for Proton on that game. EAC requires a .so file to be added to the game directory, and must be enabled for Linux on the server.

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I would love to know how much cheating from Linux users there are on something like Overwatch who have their own cheat prevention.

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So, press embargo for the Steam Deck lifts on Monday, I believe. Valve has been sending out review units, but it seems to be mostly so obnoxious "influencer" types. Kinda wish they'd have sent out to more Linux people.

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Quoting: mtFirst game I'll be trying, just for the sake of it, Minecraft.

Conveniently the launcher is on Flathub so you don't have to bother with "developer mode" and such.

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Just spotted this "review". For the sake of all of us, please don't be like this.

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Quoting: Eike

Quoting: Purple Library GuySay, talking of VR . . . does anyone happen to know how much of a difference it would be likely to make if you were using VR and had in effect just one eye?

THE main thing about VR is not 3D, but that you can turn your head and see what's behind. You're in it, not in front of it. So I think it will work well with one eye.

BTW, I've read that it makes also a gameplay difference for this game (and probably others alike): You don't just see enemies as a dot on some virtual device most of the time, but can turn around to actually see where they are!

Here's a one-eye 3D experiment. (for people with 2 eyes)

Load up the No Man's Sky starfield below and fullscreen it. Press play. Look at it with both eyes open, but cover one of your eyes with your hand so that no light gets in. Just relax your gaze until the stars start to pop. Might not work for everyone.

https://youtu.be/8svczwYWHlg?t=23 [External Link]

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I bet when the original date was still December they had a whole "Deck the halls" marketing spread planned. :tongue:

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Wish Lutris team would do some work to make that a bit more Steam Deck friendly.

On Twitter there was some back 'n forth between Heroic and Bottles about potentially allowing Heroic to use Bottles to manage wine. A stellar idea!

Thread here: Twitter [External Link]

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I originally bought this on Desura. RIP

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