That one has been on my wishlist for quite some time. But with so many games running natively or with wine these days, my backlog grows longer and longer ... which is a good thing, I guess :).

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Quoting: slaapliedjeSome of the EA games for the Atari 8bit / c64 were some of the best around. If only they still published the Ultima games...

After ruining Ultima VIII and IX before shutting down Origin Systems?! ... no thank you!

It's not quite coincidence that a pair of villains in Ultima VII went by the names Elizabeth and Abraham. Or that the evil artefacts resembled a cube, sphere and tetrahedron.

The final EA game I bought has been Dragon Age: Origins, and that only grudgingly because of the online activation and day 1 DLC. I've got a list of companies I don't buy from, and EA is one of them.

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Still waiting for the Linux version to hit GOG. Most likely in vain ...

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In my circles, a lot of people are fed up with Windows, but they always cite gaming or other applications as keeping them from switching. So it's nice to see articles like that.

Personally, I've converted my mother to Linux a couple years back. (Not quite selfless, as it cut back on the computer support quite a bit). Last time I visited, I upgraded her laptop to Ubuntu 18.04 (from 16.04), switching to Gnome in the process, and I was a bit concerned that those changes would cause her some discomfort. Last time I rang her up, I asked how it went with the new system, and she says it's the best upgrade she has ever had (she really likes the Night Light mode).

My take is that for everyone doing simple tasks (web, mail, simple office stuff, photos), Linux has been ready for the job for ages. The problem is, most of those people aren't able to install an OS of any kind, so unless they have a friendly soul to help them (or they can buy hardware with Linux pre-installed), they will always be stuck with Windows.

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Quoting: ArehandoroStill waiting for my backer key from GOG, hopefully it’s sorted soon and I can give it a go.

Seems I got lucky then. Had it yesterday shortly before midnight. You can imagine that getting up and going to work was really painful this morning.

Quoting: SalvatosI'm getting all kinds of mixed signals from that trailer, but most of them aren't positive, and it doesn't look like a half-a-million-dollar project compared to others I've seen launch with less than 100K.

Then you'd better avert your eyes during the intro movie. Once in the game proper, the graphics are okay and it feels pretty polished to me, though. I've got to play some more before being able to give an informed opinion, but so far I like what I'm seeing. No bad choice if you're into narrative games. And obvious bonus points for being DRM free and for 1st day Linux support.

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Quoting: hummer010That's a great bundle ... if I didn't already own every single Linux game in it!

Apparently, I really like Daedalic :)

I used to, when they still made P&C adventures. Oh well, I like them for their continued Linux support and some of the stuff they publish these days is decent too. From the list above I got the Deponia games (of course!) and Caravan. I hear that Shadow Tactics is really excellent, just not my cup of tea. I like it laid back and relaxed ...

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Didn't mean to get it at release, but ran across a boxed copy in store last Saturday. Bit of a let-down, though: cool cardboard box, but nothing inside except for 3 install discs. Also, while the discs claim to be PC/Mac/Linux hybrid DVDs, I didn't find any Linux binary on them whatsoever. So had to download from Steam and wait for official release day.

Nice touch that it allowed importing my saved game from part 1, while still being able to change my character choice I'd made back then (it had been pretty bad, all things considered). Played a few hours yesterday and today, and just had my first crash to desktop. Hoping there's an autosave not too long ago. So much for playing games right after release ...

What I've been seeing so far isn't bad, however. Perhaps a trifle too much emphasis on eye-candy, and I'm wondering if fully voicing all dialogue might have compromised the amount of information NPCs are able to give, but I guess these are concessions to be made to today's audiences.

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Quoting: Xpanderwhat is messed up? visuals? what driver version? as it works fine for me with nvidia.
390.48 drivers

Yeah, the visuals, as illustrated in the screenshot from my original post. Still on 384.111, so that might be a reason.

Edit: upgraded to 390.40, and that fixes the glitches. Great! 30+ FPS with my GTX 950 on medium settings :-).

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Quoting: kaimanA bit worried to mess up a working configuration with wine-staging 2.21, though.

Doesn't everyone use a container application like PlayOnLinux or just prefixes?

Wasn't the specific wine prefix I was worried about, but wine installation itself, as wine-staging 3.5 did replace wine-staging 2.21. As they came from different PPAs, I was able to revert back however.

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Quoting: holziKingdom Come: Deliverance

Tried with wine-staging 3.5 and DXVK. Same as with wine-devel. Looks like it might be an nVidia-specific problem. Now back to wine-staging 2.21, as that at least gives twice the FPS I get with wine-staging 3.5. Though only half of those I'd get with DXVK :-/

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Interesting. Had tried Kingdom Come: Deliverance with Wine 3.5 and DXVK a week ago, and it didn't look right. Will have to make another attempt now.

No dice. The main menu and loading screens look great:


When playing the game itself, it looks like this, however:


May need to try a recent wine staging to see if it makes a difference. A bit worried to mess up a working configuration with wine-staging 2.21, though.

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