Quoting: FurorI had to reinstall all the itch.io games and apps again, as the new version didn't recognize the previous installed ones.

It didn't show my installed games the first time I ran it, but fiddling with the settings and/or restarting fixed it (at first I thought I had to move the content, but then I noticed they were in the same path it said it was looking?!).

Quoting: FurorAt least now I have an icon in the system tray.

As mentioned, the prior version had one also?

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Quoting: GustyGhosthmm my itch client is "Up to date" but it still looks the same as before. Did it not reach their bintray repo yet?

I was wondering the same thing... you have to uninstall the previous version, and download/install the latest version. I guess it changed too much to update from pre-25 to 25+.

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Quoting: jensEventually you'll also need to spoof an AMD card for DXVK If you are on NVidia.

I saw this referenced for something else (GTA 5?); got any background info on why this is necessary / why it works? Is it so that it doesn't try to run some Nvidia-specific code, like GameWorks/HairWorks/PhysX/<lockin-of-the-month>?

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Quoting: LeopardDX11... covers Windows 7 , 8 too.

I think we'll continue to see Microsoft attempting to force everyone onto Windows 10. They have already been actively working to ensure that older Windows will fail on newer hardware.
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/microsoft-to-end-support-for-windows-7-and-8-on-new-pc-hardware/ [External Link]

Windows 7 has been out of "mainstream support" since January 2015, and will be completely dropped in January 2020. Windows 8.1 is also in "extended support", and is good for 3 years after that, but seriously - that's like running Windows Me or Windows Vista (if you're going to run a crappy OS, why stick with one of the crappiest versions of it?).
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/13853/windows-lifecycle-fact-sheet [External Link]

Will Windows 7 get killed off as effectively as Windows XP? I guess it depends on how many glaring security holes are left unpatched. Once the browser vendors (Google/Mozilla) stopped delivering browser updates for XP, it was pretty much game over. Google Chrome relies on the operating system for security, so it was DOA; Mozilla browsers handle it in their own code, so they could have kept XP support going if they chose, but ever since the "we only care about Firefox" guys took over, they are happy to kill off anything that isn't new and shiny.

Back to Linux gaming - I hope that developers continue to realize that Vulkan is a much better bet than DX12, but some of them are much smarter than others. :-p

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Note that they are obligated to release a Linux (and MacOS) version to complete their Kickstarter obligations. To be fair, they clearly indicated at the start that the initial release would be for Windows (never mind the original release date, LOL):

Platforms: PC, Mac, and Linux
Release date: Q4 2015 on PC. Mac and Linux to be determined.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1892480689/insomnia-an-rpg-set-in-a-brutal-dieselpunk-univers/ [External Link]

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To be fair, there can be numerous iterations of prototypes before the final product; for example, the Steam Controller:
https://www.wired.com/2013/11/valve-steam-controller/ [External Link]

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Quoting: roothorickWe really should advocate for dynamic linking and shipping the .so's alongside the game, specifically for situations like this. A lot of games won't get updated at all.

https://plus.google.com/+RyanGordon/posts/TB8UfnDYu4U [External Link]

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I will again mention this handy GNOME extension, to prevent said issue:
https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1236/noannoyance/ [External Link]

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From what I understand, there certainly are means of "divine intervention" - such as launching pesky nuggets into space.

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Quoting: GuestI'd say cut them some slack, it's not like they raised more than 1 million dollars and then just basically went with "fuck you linux (and mac) users" [External Link]...

At least KCD gave refunds (and it sounds like they did for this project also); there have been a few others that just ignore their obligations completely. Complaining to Kickstarter doesn't help either, unless there's lots of bad publicity.

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