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NVIDIA update their NVAPI open source interface helping "Windows emulation environments"
21 May 2021 at 11:47 am UTC
Quoting: benjamimgois
Quoting: MohandevirI don't know if it all adds up, but maybe it's all linked somehow?

https://ekultails.github.io/ekultails-jekyll-uno/2021/chrome-os-vulkan-passthrough/ [External Link]

https://www.pcgamer.com/nvidia-arm-gaming-laptops/ [External Link]

https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/04/14/nvidia-and-mediatek-join-forces-for-rtx-gpus-you-can-actually-buy-in-a-chromebook/ [External Link]

https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/01/17/exclusive-google-is-working-to-bring-steam-to-chrome-os/ [External Link]

Could this be where Gamescope comes into play?

Let's wait and see, Newell hinted to something, by the end of the year... It felt like it was linked to VR, but maybe it's wider than that?
Yeah, i really think this must have a relation with Nvidia arm gaming notebooks. Lets home it brings DLSS to Linux !
As mentioned above, DLSS is supported in Linux. I think what you really are asking is if it can be supported in games. For native games I guess there just needs to be games that implement it. For Proton, it will not be supporting DLSS as it's vendor specific. Once a nice open standard becomes available I'm sure they will map DLSS to use that instead, like they did with RTX->DXR
Mass Effect Legendary Edition now playable on Linux with Proton GE
18 May 2021 at 9:13 pm UTC
Quoting: Arehandoro
Quoting: rustybroomhandle
Quoting: NociferAh, Mass Effect. That sci-fi game that had such an absolutely great first part, before somehow managing to turn into an absolute crapfest in its second and third parts. For anyone who not only cares about good game writing but also enjoys reading about good game writing (and writing in general)
Pfff, opinions. ME2 is the best of the three by a huge margin. Primarily due to the fact that it actually does a better job of establishing reasons to care about individual characters rather than just the clinical plot stuff.
That's the whole problem of ME2, though. In a mission of such scale that the whole universe is in peril, caring for individual characters, is a bit ridiculous. And going from a half-science/half-space-magic based story to a drama based story, with stupidity reaching new level with the
Spoiler, click me
creation of the humanoid reaper.

I'll continue in spoiler in case someone has not played it yet.

Spoiler, click me
The reapers have been wiping civilizations for eons and it doesn't occur to them that creating a biped reaper with opposable thumbs is better that the squid form until they meet the humans.

Or the fact the humans have been out of their home planet for mere 200 years, and they go from being looked from above, being patronized, etc to be in charge of everything. Where does the last battle happen? In earth.

The propaganda of humans > aliens just because and the deidity of a single character than can be resurrected from death (almost like Jesus) and command the whole galaxy against a huge threat is what destroyed ME2 and 3.

That only at the story level. Killing the mako, cutting exploration, adding bullets to the weapons and adding a bit more of bum and tits here and there deepened the above mentioned fails.
Basically all of what you said boils down to: things you don't like vs things you like vs. things other people like vs. things other people don't like.

There's no objectively good or bad here. We don't all want the same things from games/stories. If you don't like the thing, maybe the thing just is not for you and you can move on.
Mass Effect Legendary Edition now playable on Linux with Proton GE
18 May 2021 at 1:50 pm UTC Likes: 4
Quoting: NociferAh, Mass Effect. That sci-fi game that had such an absolutely great first part, before somehow managing to turn into an absolute crapfest in its second and third parts. For anyone who not only cares about good game writing but also enjoys reading about good game writing (and writing in general)
Pfff, opinions. ME2 is the best of the three by a huge margin. Primarily due to the fact that it actually does a better job of establishing reasons to care about individual characters rather than just the clinical plot stuff.
Mass Effect Legendary Edition now playable on Linux with Proton GE
17 May 2021 at 5:51 pm UTC
Quoting: pete910Which GE version is for use with Lutris ?
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I might be talking out my ass, but I believe these fixes/patches have also been applied to the tkg build of proton, which is the preferred one for use with Lutris.
Steam Play Proton gets a few quick fixes in the 6.3-4 release out now
15 May 2021 at 10:59 am UTC Likes: 1
Sucks how often these launchers break Proton compatibility when the games themselves work fine. Most recent example is Mass Effect Legendary Edition.
NVIDIA launches the RTX 3050 and RTX 3050 Ti for laptops, supply shortages until 2022
12 May 2021 at 9:28 am UTC
Quoting: Luke_Nukem
Quoting: CatKiller
Quoting: Luke_NukemLast I heard was that DLSS was built in to the Windows driver and may not ever come to Linux. Anyone confirm?
DLSS support has been included with their Linux driver for about a year.
Ah cool, thanks for the info.
I think the confusion point is that proton will not be supporting any vendor-specific features.
Proton Experimental begins work to allow Resident Evil Village to run on Linux
8 May 2021 at 6:39 pm UTC Likes: 2
Just tried the demo. Worked fine, except for the above mentioned issues. I had to edit the .ini to change the graphics settings and could not figure out how to change the resolution.

And for the game proper you will need a mod to change the FOV because it's just silly narrow.
David Rosen of Wolfire Games explains why they're taking on Valve in a lawsuit
8 May 2021 at 6:47 am UTC
Oh, very important thing about the price parity clause. It's from the Steamworks documentation, not from any of the legal documents that a publisher has to agree to. I believe the reason that Valve don't enforce this rule at all, is because it's not a rule, just a guideline and it's not legally enforceable.

See my example about Prey (with Steam key) being only $20 on Amazon full price, vs whatever the Steam price is.
David Rosen of Wolfire Games explains why they're taking on Valve in a lawsuit
7 May 2021 at 5:57 pm UTC
Quoting: kuhpunkt
Quoting: rustybroomhandle
Quoting: kuhpunkt
Quoting: GuestWelcome to the world of manipulative language.
Most of the lawsuit is, in my opinion, full of it. But the price parity for places where there are no steam keys involved, is possibly quite serious, so it pays to be extra explicit about it.
What manipulative language?

The blog post is about price parity and that he claims that Valve would kick him off Steam if he would sell the game at another place for less money.

Chet said that this isn't true and that a clause, that would forbid it, doesn't exist in the agreement.
Both of you. Stop - read the post I made on the previous page that actually contains the relevant text from the Steam agreement.
Yes, but that applies only to the keys - not for example selling the game for $30 on Steam and $20 on the Epic Store. That's what he complains about.
I have yet to find anything in the documentation about that. Still reading though, there's a LOT of it.
David Rosen of Wolfire Games explains why they're taking on Valve in a lawsuit
7 May 2021 at 5:53 pm UTC
Quoting: kuhpunkt
Quoting: GuestWelcome to the world of manipulative language.
Most of the lawsuit is, in my opinion, full of it. But the price parity for places where there are no steam keys involved, is possibly quite serious, so it pays to be extra explicit about it.
What manipulative language?

The blog post is about price parity and that he claims that Valve would kick him off Steam if he would sell the game at another place for less money.

Chet said that this isn't true and that a clause, that would forbid it, doesn't exist in the agreement.
Both of you. Stop - read the post I made on the previous page that actually contains the relevant text from the Steam agreement.