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Heroic Games Launcher now works nicely on Steam Deck
5 March 2022 at 3:39 am UTC

Quoting: g000hHeroic launcher is like what Epic launcher would have been for Linux but better - no store and no adverts, muhahaha.

I think a unified store across platforms would be a cool feature. You don't need to use it if you don't want.

XCOM 2's multiplayer being removed but will still work on Linux and Steam Deck
4 March 2022 at 5:26 pm UTC

When they patch the game to remove the multiplayer, they could take care of some old useless warnings and limitations in native code. I am sure the modding community has some ideas what to fix :)

Heroic Games Launcher 2.2 (plus a hotfix) adds GOG support
25 February 2022 at 8:04 am UTC

Quoting: SacredsinAs always thanks for the awesome launcher. Any plans to add Origin or Battlenet support?

While it would be nice, the amount of research that needs to be done is huge.
Battle.net uses own file format and protocols and multiple binaries and i suspect the anti-cheat system doesn't solely rely on the executed games.

I am sure help is always welcome.

Don't expect GOG to support the Steam Deck
21 February 2022 at 3:30 pm UTC

Quoting: wvstolzingI've seen the latest version of Galaxy recently, and tbh I really was taken aback by how messy it looked & was to use. I believe its original promise was to be simple, functional, optional/'out of the way', etc. Pretty disappointing on that front as well.
Apart from the front page of a game where the description is too small compared to the activities box, i like the general design and features and the possibility to connect other platforms like ubi into a common library.

XCOM 2 gets a Free Weekend plus a MASSIVE discount
11 February 2022 at 3:58 pm UTC

Absolutely love that game.
It would be nice if they went the Skyrim and Witcher 3 way and worked together with the community for a final update with enhanced moddability and bug fixes and maybe offered the best mods as optional defaults with the authors permission.

The Community Highlander is nice but it doesn't have access to native functions and therefore we lack some things like being able to influence the "detection tiles" when changing the rules.

Steam Deck Verified jumps to over 240 titles
11 February 2022 at 6:03 am UTC

Quoting: Comandante ÑoñardoValve has just 2 weeks for to solve the problem with the anti-cheats, MP4 and Windows Media Foundation files.

Wine has a solid implementation of media foundation api calls. Since Proton uses wine as foundation, what is the problem?

Epic Games CEO says a clear No to Fortnite on Steam Deck
10 February 2022 at 8:45 pm UTC

Quoting: MayeulCKeep in mind that Heroic is unofficial, and could be cut out at any time... I prefer to remain on Steam for the time being !

Two totally different tools.
I wish Valve would open up the Source and API for Steam so we can create the ultimate allinone store from the community.
It is just dedicated browser mostly anyway :D

Epic Games CEO says a clear No to Fortnite on Steam Deck
8 February 2022 at 9:41 am UTC Likes: 2

how about tuning the match making system in a way that rapidly pits people with a normal skill against each other?
Good people are challenged and cheaters remain mostly amongst each other.

Heroic Games Launcher for Epic Games on Linux gets some more fixes
7 February 2022 at 8:21 pm UTC

Quoting: anewsonperhaps unpopular opinion: Heroic is currently the best of the Linux community game managers. It did it for me in a way that Lutris has not.
Did you notice the lack of original binaries used in the background or what exactly is it?

My launcher of choice in terms of design and features is the galaxy client at the moment.

Heroic Games Launcher for Epic Games on Linux gets some more fixes
7 February 2022 at 9:58 am UTC Likes: 1

Why would epic do that?
As long as enthusiasts do it for free they save money.
The important part I think is the community that needs to support the developer team, with money, game keys, good bug reports and appreciation.
That is more sustainable than epic buying them and ruining the open source multi store approach.