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Days Gone makes with the working on Linux with Proton Experimental
22 May 2021 at 11:53 am UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: XpanderI refunded.
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Just watched your video – don't know why I bothered though, it is as bad as I imagined... apart from the textures, nothing has changed since Duke Nukem of the mid-nineties... the crappy animations, the pointless violence, the tough-ass right-wing philosophy, the de-humanized "enemies" – because they have to be immediately recognizable as being despicable and evil.

Please excuse me while I go puke.

Days Gone makes with the working on Linux with Proton Experimental
22 May 2021 at 11:25 am UTC Likes: 1

Former deviant Religious McReligion gone hawkish law-and-order, shooting post-apocalyptic people ("zombies", probably) in the face?

Does the world really need yet more of that crap? SCNR, I'm so damned tired of all this violent, depressing shit.

Steamworks gets Denuvo Anti-Cheat, here's what Irdeto say about Linux support
19 Jan 2021 at 6:55 pm UTC

Quoting: Liam DawePersonally, I hope developers don't do that.
Die Hoffnung stirbt zuletzt.

Fantasy RTS city-builder Songs of Syx has sold over 11 thousand copies
29 Dec 2020 at 1:52 pm UTC Likes: 1

I think although they say sales outside Steam are minuscule, focussing on the Steam numbers only leaves a good proportion of the Linux sales by the wayside; I have a feeling itch.io and GOG are more attractive to more Linux users than Steam is, percentage wise, even if overall numbers aren't anywhere close of course.
I'm not that much into city builders, but if I were to buy it, I'd certainly prefer itch over GOG over Steam, in that order.
Would be interesting to see the picture with the OS shares for either of those two market places too, as well as all the numbers combined.

No-combat space exploration arrives on GOG with Out There: Ω Edition
9 Dec 2020 at 8:46 pm UTC Likes: 1

No combat? Space exploration? Crafting? Alien language?
On sale, for two intergalactic credits?
And a download that doesn't take hours to finish...
I'm sold; what could possibly go wrong?

Get colourful with the new release of the open source lighting control OpenRGB
9 Dec 2020 at 2:57 pm UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: furaxhornyx
Quoting: ValckOn the other hand, if there were one who did not even have idiot lights RGB illumination to begin with, on a component that goes inside a metal case never to be seen again, that would be even preferable.
And bonus points if they keep price reasonable, instead of charging you Premium Price with the "G4m3r 1337 Extra Super Edtion with real RGB LED (tm)" :whistle:
If anything, I'd fully expect to be charged premium for the "Stealth Edition™" product line. Maybe in another couple of years or a dozen... I mean "piano black" and glare displays were a real thing, or were they? And even ultrabright blue or white LEDs seem to be a little less omnipresent recently, but that too may just be my imagination. Or they finally managed to burn out my retina.

The latest Vintage Story update adds in Character Customization and the Steel Age
8 Dec 2020 at 3:51 am UTC

It used to be available on itch.io [External Link] too, but
Purchasing disabled until further notice, as the itch.io Support ignores my repeated requests to supply vital tax related information (I need their VAT number and the ability to send them invoices to be able to continue selling). Please go buy the game on vintagestory.at or the humble store.
Here's hoping this is only temporary and the game will be available again on itch some time in the future.

Get colourful with the new release of the open source lighting control OpenRGB
8 Dec 2020 at 3:43 am UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: emphyFrom the openrgb page:
If you have a project or product that is compatible with OpenRGB, you may use the above OpenRGB Compatible badge on your project/product page.
Is there any manufacturer that officially supports openrgb and/or displays the compatibility badge? Bonus points for one that is actively engaged in openrgb development.
I'm in the market for a new graphics card, and I'd definitely give priority to one who did.

On the other hand, if there were one who did not even have idiot lights RGB illumination to begin with, on a component that goes inside a metal case never to be seen again, that would be even preferable.

Steam Autumn Sale and the 2020 Steam Award Nominations are now live
27 Nov 2020 at 6:36 am UTC

Quoting: slaapliedjetheir first game, Fahrenheit
Nitpicking here, their first game was Omikron, also known as The Nomad Soul [External Link], around the turn of the millennium; notably featuring David Bowie in a concert appearance.
That was a bit of a big thing back then, motion capturing was still hot and new, like In Extremo's performance in the first part of the Gothic series which must have been about the same time.
I have to admit I haven't played any of their later titles; The Nomad Soul was such a special experience that I couldn't see myself playing anything even remotely similar. Very much the opposite happened with Gothic, where I had to play every part start-to-finish, and re-play it again shortly before the next instalment came out... good times.

Facebook are now funding the open source 3D creation suite Blender
20 Nov 2020 at 10:30 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: Kimyrielle
Quoting: ObsidianBlk
Quoting: Kimyrielle
Quoting: dpanterBlender good.
Money good.
Facebook... pure evil. :dizzy:
Money is money, though. No matter where it's from. ;)
Not if there are strings attached to that money. The worry is Facebook using their money to control Blender like a puppet.
I guess the point of a -donation- is that doesn't come with strings attached. If Facebook wanted to control Blender, they could just throw a few million at the developers to bribe them into accepting a job offer...
That's the thing with corporate donations though.
Checking in on the Blender funding page, they're now hitting €116,507 a month but it's not clear if the Facebook monies has been added to it yet.
Even if it isn't, topping 200k a month is peanuts for a company like Facebook, but it would make all the difference for a team like Blender's. "So, did you like our little warm shower? No strings attached, you know, but if we like what we see, there might be more where that came from..."