Quoting: bekoOdd. Can't click "Like". Ajax fails with internal server error: sql error :/

Same here on both Firefox and Vivaldi on all pages for the past couple of hours. The response headers seem to point at something with CloudFlare, but that might be irrelevant.

Anyway, game looks very cool; love the aesthetics and the native Linux version!

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Quoting: mr-victory

Quoting: Cybolicwhen it became possible to play DVD films on PC DVD drives

Wait, it wasn't possible initially?

If you bought a capable drive with legal software it was. I bought mine at a CompUSA so that I could play the DVD version of Wing Commander IV.

It would be a few years before DVD John cracked the DVD copy protection, which is the reason all the media software these days can play it all.

I used to rip copies of movies off of the DVD specifically to have a copy without the unskippable commercials and stupid menus. Thanks to DVD John.

Precisely. I was already on Linux when I got my first DVD drive in 2000, which meant I was sort-of technically a pirate for playing my legally purchased DVD on my computer (and double the pirate when I played my imported region-locked ones that weren't even available for purchase in my home country of Denmark, the import of which was actually illegal).
The law (at least in Denmark) quickly changed so that any tinkering needed to be done to enjoy legally purchased media, was covered by consumer rights. Looping back to the main topic, I would expect this to also cover playing a purchased Nintendo game on the hardware the consumer has available - at least in theory.

Side-question: Could any of the people against emulation, explain to me how I'm hurting Nintendo when I play the Wii U games that I physically have on my shelf, on my Steam Deck instead of dragging the console out of storage?

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Quoting: legluondunetThe gap between today's consoles and working emulators is narrowing. We had never known an emulator that emulates a console still on sale. I don't think it's ethical to publicly release an emulator of a console that's still on sale, in my view, developers should at least wait for the end of life of a console. Nintendo is an innovative company and produces user-friendly games, switch emulators must be costing them a lot of money.

That's only if use the emulator to play pirated games, which is quite the assumption to make.
I see emulators more like when it became possible to play DVD films on PC DVD drives; the movie industry immediately saw this as piracy, but in reality, people just wanted to play their movies where they wanted.
Emulation is the same, it allows people to play their purchased games where it's most convenient for them, with the added bonus of ensuring the games don't become unplayable when the original hardware eventually dies / goes out of production.

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Quoting: DrakkerDo they work like VR for 3d scenes, do you get good depth perception? I was never really interested in those big VR headsets, but something light like these glasses might be interesting.

From what I've seen of other people trying them out, they are able to show stereoscopic content, so 3D movies and "flat" 3D content in general should work just fine. Anything where you look around is not supported when plugged into the Steam Deck, but basic things like "VR" YouTube videos should work when connected to an Android phone using their app.

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These have been on my wishlist for a while now, but alas, there doesn't seem to be any way to get them here in Greece.

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Quoting: Purple Library GuyBut, but . . . ! This can't be real, I have it on good authority that the existence of Proton means no game studio will ever again be interested in native Linux development!

Liked for the sarcasm :grin:

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I'm a bit disappointed that there won't be a native Linux version, but all-in-all I'm okay with the situation. Rockfish has proved to me, with Everspace 1, that they actually care about their Linux audience, which is all that really matters to me.

If I get a product that's guaranteed to work as well as it can on my favourite system, in the end, that's what I care about. Using Proton - and making sure the game works as well as it can with it - is a viable option to me and at least it means that the game won't stop working in a couple of years because of ABI changes.

Also, with how Epic and Unreal tend to do things, I wouldn't be surprised if Rockfish had been told that the issues in Unreal would be fixed before the launch date, so while better communication to us backers would have been nice, I can completely see how they might have been thrown under the bus by Epic.

TL;DR: A bit disappointing, but I still get the game with official support on Linux, so I'm good.

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Quoting: TheHighPriestessThe metal plate getting "very warm" may be an understatement depending on your definition of "warm". It's not hot enough to cook flesh but it's somewhere between uncomfortable and painful. Since I use a Killswitch case it's not a huge issue, and I appreciate the paddles, but I've definitely thought about putting the stock one back on solely so I don't burn myself when I'm not using the case..

I have a Killswitch case as well, which is pretty much what's keeping from picking up one of those glorious purple backplates.
I worry that:
1. I won't be able to see the backplate anyway.
2. The metal plate might heat the plastic on the Killswitch... unfavourably.

What's your experience with this combination, TheHighPriestess?

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Lovely article as usual :grin:

I think you got this link wrong though:

Quoting: HamishA detailed overview of Abuse versions can be seen in this VOGONS thread:
https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=6363 [External Link]

Maybe you meant to link to this one? https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=44100 [External Link]

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Quoting: CybolicHow on earth does one get the demo to install on Steam Deck?

Or on Linux in general for that matter. I went to the game page in Steam and there's no demo button at all.

I ended up going to the SteamDB.info page [External Link] (in desktop mode) and using the install button there - that worked.

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