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Latest Comments by tpau
GOG plan to look a bit closer at Linux through 2026
15 Jan 2026 at 7:44 pm UTC Likes: 1

The important part is the builds.
Too many of them depend on libraries that are no longer available in modern Linux Distros.
Also i think they should get rid of that weird shellscript installer that has an archive wrapped in a .sh file.
I also like to see one general gog script interpreter shipped by galaxy that executes allt changes after the game updates instead of each game shipping its own temporary copy. Doesn't work well with firewalls on all operation systems.

D7VK version 1.2 brings more Direct3D 6 improvements and a little Direct3D 5 too
15 Jan 2026 at 7:36 pm UTC Likes: 2

I have some lyrics in my head "how low can you go?" ;)
Very nice to see so many people working on game compatibility improvements.

GOG formally announce their GOG Patrons subscription donation system
1 Jan 2026 at 10:58 am UTC Likes: 2

I hope they will add more payment types soon. Independence and robustness depend on being usable without credit cards that are run by US companies

GOG formally announce their GOG Patrons subscription donation system
16 Dec 2025 at 7:22 am UTC Likes: 3

They don't have to release galaxy for Linux at all to be viable for Linux gaming. There is already plenty of tools handling that.🥰

GOG formally announce their GOG Patrons subscription donation system
15 Dec 2025 at 9:03 pm UTC Likes: 3

The question is how can we keep the almost monopoly of Steam in check and balance it out?
I buy my games only on Steam if there is no other option.

Vulkan-based translation layer for Direct3D 7 on Linux, D7VK has a 1.0 release out now
14 Dec 2025 at 10:54 pm UTC

Quoting: CatKiller
Quoting: tpauGeforce below 20xx series... are stuck on 1.1.
That's also incorrect. Kepler supports 1.2. Maxwell and up supports 1.4.
in that case the linked website is inaccurate or out of date

Vulkan-based translation layer for Direct3D 7 on Linux, D7VK has a 1.0 release out now
14 Dec 2025 at 9:41 am UTC

Geforce below 20xx series and amd below 480 are stuck on 1.1.
I happen to have both Geforce 980 and AMD RX 480.
Don't count us out just yet^^
It is not like wine OpenGL would deliver a bad performance for such old games though.
This is more academic, theoretical, proof of concept.
Not having it breaks nothing.

Discord gets improvements for video on Linux PCs and Steam Deck
9 Dec 2025 at 12:48 pm UTC Likes: 9

I wish we could replace this with element&matrix.

Linux players on Steam hit an all-time high for November 2025
2 Dec 2025 at 1:43 pm UTC

The avalanche is building very slowly it seems.
Wish it would be faster, but i have no idea if it is just the BF6 community that can't switch or if there is another big obstacle to solve.

Playnite may get a Linux version during 2026 as the creator plans a move to Linux
19 Nov 2025 at 9:28 am UTC

What ton of Features so we get from Play it that we can't get from heroic and RetroArch?
Usually people tell me that they find too many settings confusinf and want a turn key solution