There's also the Phantom Edition [External Link], but it doesn't have native Linux support and source code isn't available. It apparently runs great in WINE though.

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Quoting: redmanThe first thing that I thought was: Will Yamagi Quake II [External Link] will be improved by this ?

Improvements will likely trickle down to source ports like what happened with Quake 1 last year (especially in Ironwail). This includes using assets from the remastered version [External Link] (new maps/models), but also various QoL features.

That said, it'll be a while until a source port is able to implement all new features and tweaks found in the remaster. Some of them (such as the increased tickrate) require deep changes in the engine and gamecode, breaking mod compatibility.

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Quoting: PikoloYou don't yet get a usable OpenGL driver when using open source drivers on an Nvidia card. That's what Zink compatibility will be necessary for.

Nouveau has supported OpenGL for more than 15 years now. It's not as well-tested as on AMD or Intel, but it should be functional barring regressions.

If you're referring to the NVIDIA open kernel driver, does this mean that this new approach will get rid of the Mesa OpenGL implementation entirely? Relying 100% on Zink in its current state feels risky to me, not to mention the overhead it has compared to a well-optimized OpenGL implementation.

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Ironically, `WINE_FULLSCREEN_FSR` is really nice for old games, as it prevents them from switching fullscreen resolutions which can mess up your desktop (especially if the game crashes). I wish there was a plain and simple option in stock WINE to do this, but there's only `WINE_FULLSCREEN_INTEGER_SCALING` (which is good in some scenarios, but not all).

The "Emulate virtual desktop" option in winecfg also prevents resolution switching, but it doesn't seem to be effective 100% of the time and it spawns an ugly desktop window when the game starts.

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Kudos for providing the ability to have a Radeon 780M and lots of RAM with no dedicated GPU setup, which is uncommon in other laptops for some reason. (Not having a dedicated GPU means lower weight, longer battery life and fewer driver issues in general.)

RAM speeds seem to be limited to 5600 MHz according to the FAQ, unfortunately. (It's pretty important to have RAM that runs as fast as possible to improve IGP performance, as it's often bandwidth-constrained.) Have people figured out how to run faster RAM in another Framework laptop?

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-smooth scrolling is super slow in terms of how much the scroll moves. have to waste my scrollwheel a lot

I feel every desktop app ought to implement a scroll sensitivity setting. The default feels way too low in a lot of apps, especially if your mouse wheel has a tendency to skip steps which is common on older mice.

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Quoting: Linuxerhoww do i launch or install this... downloaded https://github.com/ckb-next/ckb-next/archive/refs/tags/v0.6.0.tar.gz [External Link] and extracted an bunch of files apeared but none of them brings an install program or launch when doubble clicking .... like the earlier poster said URG :shock:

edit: i realize to make the quickinstall file executable from menus an then launch but:

/home/tuxer/Downloads/ckb-next-0.6.0/quickinstall: line 51: cmake: command not found
An error occurred,
press enter to exit.

so this software doesn't work or am i just dumb as shoes!?

This is a source tarball, so you need to compile it from source.

Some distributions or third-party repositories offer prebuilt packages you can use instead, but these may be outdated: https://github.com/ckb-next/ckb-next/wiki/Linux-Installation [External Link]

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Quoting: TorqachuSo is there hope for my old gtx660? :woot:
live tend to give me a bit of trouble with nouveau.
Trying or installing with Intel integrated and then switching to discrete is a bit of a hassle.

I will be able to pass it on to other PCs.

GTX 660 is Kepler, so NVK could work on it. However, performance will be very low due to missing reclocking support – only Turing GPUs and later will support it thanks to the GSP firmware (NVIDIA's own open kernel driver).

The lack of reclocking can make a GTX 660 slower than most integrated graphics nowadays.

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For Dark Forces 2 and Mysteries of the Sith, there's the excellent OpenJKDF2 which runs natively on Linux: https://github.com/shinyquagsire23/OpenJKDF2 [External Link]

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That's always one of my largest worries with battle passes, or any kind of microtransactions. A lot of time is spent by artists creating cosmetics for those instead of actually improving the core game.

CS:GO kind of gets away with this because skins and most maps are created by the community and some are eventually featured in the game, but most other AAA games don't work this way.

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