Quoting: neffoIMO this is how old games should be ported, ie not at all - just bottled. The outcome is the same for us gamers. Save the programmers from digging through ancient code, and get them to work on porting new games.

They should be ported - but as source ports by the community, whenever possible.

And I can say for a fact that not all old games will work in WINE, and some of them probably never will.

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Quoting: LinasWhat was the other one?

The Humble Weekly Sale - I said I would purchase it, but did not get around to it until today.

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I just bought two Bundles in a day. Been awhile since I have done that. :)

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Quoting: SangeetKhatriHow can someone lose the Source Code? This is extent of carelessness.

It has been known to happen. There is a reason why Strife had to be reverse engineered using the Doom engine code, for instance.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strife_(video_game)#Development [External Link]

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Quoting: AnonymousIs he a good porter?

*Smashes head into desk repeatedly*

HE IS RYAN "icculus" GORDON!!!!!!

Sorry, don't mean to be harsh or to discourage questions, but maybe try looking him up first next time. ;)

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Quoting: liamdaweIt does look like it's mainly affecting compositing then which is why you most likely don't see it on XFCE.

I am using Xfwm with its built-in compositing though, but only at 1280x1024.

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I have always played Unity3D games from Xfce. I guess that is why I have never had problems.:|

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Well, after going through this thread I built my Roccat wishlist:
http://products.ncix.com/detail/roccat-kave-roc-14-500-real-5-1-c3-63947-1360.htm [External Link]
http://products.ncix.com/detail/roccat-kone-xtd-turbo-core-79-79158-1360.htm [External Link]
http://products.ncix.com/detail/roccat-alumic-roc-13-400-anodized-aluminum-15-63946-1360.htm [External Link]
http://products.ncix.com/detail/roccat-ryos-mk-pro-cherry-5f-87110.htm [External Link]

Shame I will never be able to afford them... :S:

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Not terribly excited by any of the games (just as a matter of taste) but I probably will throw some money in as I do genuinely appreciate the concept, making this only the second Humble Weekly Sale I ever felt the desire to participate in.

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So I might actually be able to play the two copies of FTL I bought last year - I learned better than to jump into a Rougelike before all of the extra content was released after having to spend three months bashing through Dungeons of Dredmor again with all of the DLCs added. ;)

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