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Latest Comments by Shmerl
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Legends of the Zone Trilogy Enhanced Edition announced with Steam Deck support
14 May 2025 at 3:19 pm UTC

Are those remake of the originals using more modern engines?

Steam Deck sales still going strong over three years later
12 May 2025 at 4:25 pm UTC

Unrelated, but the graph reminded me. I can't find the link to user stats in the site menu anymore. Was it removed? It was one of the very interesting features really.

15 years after being cancelled, pirate-themed action game Captain Blood is out now
8 May 2025 at 6:52 am UTC Likes: 7

Fun detail. The game has a semi-hidden option to use Vulkan instead of DX12.

Find engine.ini file in the game directory and set this option in the render section to 1:

[render]
...
use_vulkan = 1

15 years after being cancelled, pirate-themed action game Captain Blood is out now
8 May 2025 at 12:42 am UTC

Pretty tough game. Somewhat confusing, what happens if you buy the same combo twice? I got two icons on it, but what benefit does it give?

ROCKFISH reducing EVERSPACE 2 DLC pricing as everything is getting more expensive
22 Apr 2025 at 3:53 am UTC

Very cool trailer! I backed the game originally on Kickstarter, so looking forward to buy and play the expansion.

DOOM (2016) gets a surprise release on GOG with a big discount
18 Apr 2025 at 5:39 pm UTC Likes: 3

Only took them 9 years, lol. But nice that it came out DRM-free.

Mesa 25.1 will make Indiana Jones: The Great Circle playable on older AMD GPUs
11 Apr 2025 at 2:04 pm UTC

Who came up with the "brilliant" idea of making ray tracing required??

Action-shooter Painkiller is set to return in 'fall 2025'
26 Mar 2025 at 2:53 am UTC

Original Painkiller is a classic. Is this considered a sequel or remake?

UPDATE:

Painkiller is a reimagining of the classic franchise
So a remake. Interesting.