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Latest Comments by dpanter
What have you been gaming on Linux lately? Come chat
6 Sep 2020 at 3:19 pm UTC Likes: 6

As an owner of at least six F710's at one point, I say that's the one.

Why so many? They have been crazy affordable at times so I bought a bunch when I could, and taking a laptop with 4 controllers to a meetup means quick and sweet local multiplayer. I seem to recall the price being as low as 20€ at one point, with normal price being about 40-45€.

Never had a single hiccup with any of them and I've worn two of them down hard over the years, still going strong. Use the extension cable to avoid signal interference from the PC. Really good battery life, weeks and weeks even if playing daily. Even has a Direct input/xinput toggle switch.

The triggers are a bit too heavy for my taste, but the springs can be replaced with weaker ones, not a complicated endeavor. I used ballpoint pen springs from two ordinary pens. Philips screwdriver, suitable springs and maybe 15 minutes, done.

Ready for another good laugh? The Jackbox Party Pack 7 releases later this year
5 Sep 2020 at 12:12 pm UTC

Can we please for the love of local multiplayer games have an offline mode this time?! :unsure:

First-person shooter Prodeus looks insane, and it's out in Early Access this November
28 Aug 2020 at 9:51 am UTC

Quoting: Luke_NukemThe Linux build in Alpha
There is no Linux native build for Prodeus alpha. What are you talking about?

Turn your favourite NES games into 3D with 3dSen Maker, for 3dSen PC
27 Aug 2020 at 2:33 pm UTC

Quoting: dr_jekyll
Quoting: dpanterConverting 16-bit systems graphics in a similar fashion is too complicated.
Any further explanation on this?
Even if it was technically possible on some level, it would not be practically nor realistically doable.
Higher resolution, color blending, dithering etc. Just think of all the different extra chips the SNES cartridges had. Things like Mode 7 would be a stone cold nightmare. We've spoken about it several times in the Discord and Truc doesn't have plans for any 16-bit system.

The achievement of creating 3dSen in the first place is remarkable. Truc gave some interviews before 3dSen release, one on TechLater [External Link] and one for Youtuber St1ka [External Link] where he basically states '16-bit graphics are too complex'.

Turn your favourite NES games into 3D with 3dSen Maker, for 3dSen PC
26 Aug 2020 at 1:31 pm UTC Likes: 5

If you are interested, make sure you read the documentation and swing by the 3dSen Maker itch.io community [External Link] for manuals, video guides, script examples, 3dn profiles etc. Also recommended to drop into the Discord [External Link]! Making profiles is not easy so having some friendly company can help. :)

Quoting: MassinissaSNES version of the emulator ?
No. Converting 16-bit systems graphics in a similar fashion is too complicated. Other 8-bit systems are possible. Truc (developer) has expressed interest in a Gameboy version but there are no firm plans currently.

Linux gaming overlay MangoHud version 0.5.1 released
21 Aug 2020 at 1:49 pm UTC

Quoting: scaineMangoHUD is pure aesthetics
Not so.
Displaying MangoHud is optional, it can now start hidden and be revealed with a single keypress. It can log detailed fps data and upload to flightlessmango.com [External Link]. By the way, a Flatpak exists if you're into that sort of thing.

NVIDIA GeForce NOW adds Chromebook support, so you can run it on Linux too
19 Aug 2020 at 1:13 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: AsciiWolfDoes not seem to work on my Fedora 32 machine running Chromium with Chrome OS user agent. I get a "0xC0F2220E" error every time I try to launch some game. Maybe I am missing some codecs?
Same on Debian sid. I assume we need Chrome, or Vivaldi (as mentioned by Massinissa).

Linux gaming overlay MangoHud version 0.5.1 released
18 Aug 2020 at 5:42 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: scaineI wonder if this will ever get deb/ppa support.
WIP, track the request here [External Link]

An interview with Elden Pixels, creators of Alwa's Legacy and Alwa's Awakening
17 Aug 2020 at 3:39 pm UTC Likes: 4

Nice interview!

Note: Gothenburg might be a small city by international standards but it's still the second largest in Sweden with about 1 million inhabitants in the metropolitan area. :whistle: