Quoting: denyasisI'm actually curious about the log4j. I thought that was an Apache server vulnerability. What kind of server does this run? Or am I not understanding it right?

log4j is a project under the Apache Foundation (along with many others, including OpenOffice). It's a logging tool written in Java, and used by a lot of Java apps. I assume Slay the Spire is written in Java.

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Doesn't it seem like they are starting this process rather late? Especially since it was originally supposed to ship in December?

Quoting: Mountain ManIf only Valve would make something with a three.

Does SteamOS 3 count? :-p

My reservation is saying "After Q2" as well; I guess by that time there will be enough reviews to get a good idea of whether it's worth jumping in or waiting for an updated model.

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I think I still have the beta and final releases of Hopkins FBI for OS/2 around somewhere. The final version had some of the "graphic violence" censored, and I do believe it had the "simple map" rather than the FPS.

In between the beta and the final version, the guy who ported it became enamored with the "drag&drop install" method used by macOS, so the other big change was he got rid of the installer. :-p

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Certainly better than the last couple of months. I was curious yesterday what was in Humble Trove these days - and discovered it's declined even more than the monthly selections. There may be a gem or two in there, but they used to have an overall better selection.

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Quoting: slaapliedjeI still remember when you could put in multiple resolutions into your XFree86 config file and then change between the resolutions with some shortcut keys (like control+alt+number?).

It was Ctrl+Alt+[+|-]; pretty useful on CRT displays, but most digital flat panels don't handle anything other than native resolution all that well.

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Quoting: SilverCodeIt is a Qt5 problem though that the KDE devs are waiting to be fixed upstream.

That's not good news - Qt5 is officially EOL, and won't get updates except for paying customers. So unless there is a consensus on a community-updated Qt5, don't hold your breath.

5.15.2 released in Nov 2020 was the end; they tell everyone to move to Qt6 instead:
https://wiki.qt.io/Qt_5.15_Release#Qt_5.15_release_plan [External Link]

While the commercial release is up to 5.15.8 as of yesterday:
https://wiki.qt.io/Qt_5.15_Release#Release_Plan [External Link]

Note how they even list known security issues in the old 5.15.x releases... FWIW, this type of scenario was one of the original motivations for the GNOME project to start, way back when. KDE came first, but relied on (not fully open) Qt.

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Quoting: Marlockwhat happened to Icewind Dale 2

I seem to recall hearing that Beamdog couldn't remaster that one because the source code was lost.
https://screenrant.com/dungeons-dragons-icewind-dale-2-port-baldurs-gate/ [External Link]

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I loved this game on Playstation 2 back in the day; I seem to remember there was not only a direct sequel, but also another that didn't use the Baldur's Gate name... must have been Champions of Norrath, although there was also Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowblind_Studios#Game_engine [External Link]

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Quoting: scainethanks to the legal fiasco that occurred when Tell Tale went under, it's still A16 you'll get on the Xbox and PS4.

Was Tell Tale their publisher for consoles? Can they not get a new one?

Edit: sounds like they will be doing a new console port:
https://7daystodie.fandom.com/wiki/Console_edition [External Link]

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Quoting: tpauHopefully more capable developers get inspired by this work and create such open source tools for the other game launchers /stores out there.

Have you seen GameHub? It seems promising.

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