Awesome!

But man I can't keep up...wasn't too long ago that the last update came out! Definitely one of my favorite games in a while.

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Quoting: scaineIt works perfectly with my wired Xbox360 controller.

Thanks! I'll have to give it another go tonight then!

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Has anyone used a controller with this one? I had an issue a while ago with SDL and my old generic controller. Haven't tried it with my new one. Was always curious if it was just my generic controller...

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Quoting: g000hFeel I can share some of my perspective on this:

A big thing that stops the average person from adopting Linux is technical ability. The average person never installs an operating system and frankly doesn't want to install one. They just want it there on the PC/laptop which they purchase. Of course, when their Operating System (or hardware) stops working, then often they can't solve the problem themselves and need to find someone technical to help them out. [It would be good to have lots of decent quality walk-through videos and tutorials on the web, explaining how to do things - for new adopters. Too many videos ramble and don't provide concise information.]

If that person received a computer with no OS, then Linux is actually a very pleasant experience to get up and running. Also, when a person has an old computer where maybe the Windows install is messed up and needs replacing, these computers can be refreshed with a Linux install and a simple desktop (e.g. XFCE). Linux with a lean desktop can run amazingly well on low-spec or old hardware. [I personally have Xubuntu on a 4GB RAM Chromebook with Celeron processor, and it boots up to the desktop in less than 10 seconds.]

What these people need is help (to install) and encouragement (it'll run nice and fast, you won't get any viruses, it is legal and free, and there are plenty of games to play on it - Steam, GOG, itch, etc.) Linux enthusiasts can help with this. It helps to be friendly and pleasant to newbies. A RTFM attitude does not help with user adoption.

Also, there are many people who'd be happy to give Linux a go, *but* don't want to get rid of Windows, and we can help them to get a dual-boot environment set up. Tell them all the great things about Linux - The fact that the OS isn't spying on them, you can have a very fast resource-light machine (which boots in seconds), you don't have to suffer the slow-downs that occur in Windows every time it goes through patch updates, the fact that you don't have to reboot Linux anything like as often as Windows, the fact that you can customise the system any way you want (not restricted like the Mac / Windows world).

Aside from platform adoption, which I've just been mentioning, many of the points made by mdiluz I'm in complete agreement with. One thing I'd like to see is less confrontation in the Linux gaming forums and posts. It isn't winning us friends to fight amongst ourselves (e.g. GOG vs Steam, Debian vs Redhat, DRM-free vs DRM, and name-calling and derision between competing sides. Sure, discuss things, but keep it polite and respectful.)

On the subject of game developers, we Linux game-purchasers, need to be polite and respectful there as well!!!

I have recently changed over from Windows 10 to gaming on Linux (well, technically I dual boot for Rainbow six siege, but only when my friends are online that play that alone. It is the ONLY thing installed! All my other games are awesomely Linux).

I have found a lot of the arguments against Linux to be oddly familiar. Then it hit me... They are a lot of the same arguments I heard 2004-2014 about PC gaming vs console gaming.

"People don't want to learn how to build a PC! They just want to plug it in and have it work!"
"I don't want to deal with error messages and figuring things out. Just want to play games."
"But there's no games on PC! All my favorite exclusives (Uncharted, Halo, etc.) are on Xbox360/PS3"
"But X game didn't work well on PC, works great on my console" (Game came out for the console and got ported to PC)
"PC's great for OLD games. All the new exclusives are for the consoles."

AND my favorite
"Desktop PC's are dead"

Now that niche "dying" PC gaming market isn't so niche...

The technical difficulty will be a hurtle to overcome, but I don't think it will stop (maybe stunt a little) the growth of the community. In fact, for me personally, it is what interested me in Linux to begin with. After I realized how many games are actually compatible, and the awesomeness/freedom of Linux, I decided to stay.

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Quoting: Guest

Quoting: TurtleShark

Quoting: GuestSo the wire on my logitech gt340 has stopped working altogether, so I need to order a new controller ASAP

Turns out my xbox one controller isn't the bluetooth model so if I was to go with the Xbox One controller I'd have to buy a new one

The only thing that concerns me is what M@GOid said, about Xbox One controllers being the worse in terms of game compatibility, that's an issue for me as I'd want the controller to work in *all* my linux games that have controller support

TurtleShark mentions an 8bitdo wireless bluetooth adapter, that recognizes the controllers are an xinput device, does this mean it would have the same compatibility as all other xinput controllers, like the xbox 360 controller (and my logitech f310) ??

This is what I found when looking for this adapter

https://www.amazon.co.uk/8Bitdo-Wireless-Bluetooth-Raspberry-Nintendo/dp/B0786JC6VW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1529588559&sr=8-1&keywords=8bitdo+bluetooth+adapter [External Link]

But if you scroll down to "customer question and answers" one person asks if Xbox One Controllers are supported and someone answered saying no

I'm so confused as to what to do, but I want to order a new controller ASAP because right now I'm without ANY game controller to use on Linux and I do 90% of my gaming with a controller

That is weird!! That Amazon comment is from March 12th, but they released that firmware update March 14th! They really should have updated that on Amazon. If you check their site out firmware v1.16 DOES include support for the XboxOne S (the bluetooth variant).

You will have to figure out how to update the firmware...there is supposed to be a way to do it on Linux using fuwp (https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2016/08/update-8bitdo-firmware-linux), but I just used my Windows partition to update the firmware (others said they've used a Widnows VM for the controllers).

TL : DR
It does work.
Must be XboxOne S controller
Must find out how to update firmware

I did check their site, I've put the order in now anyway along with a new controller, wasn't cheap!

Anyways that's the other thing I was going to ask, I checked their site and noticed the firmware updates are only for windows

I do dual boot however, are you saying I would be able to install the firmware updates on my Windows install and that would also update it when I use my Linux install also? They're both on seperate hard drives by the way, W10 on one hdd and Linux Mint on the other

Yes! The firmware lives on the USB receiver itself, so its a one-time thing and you can plug it into any computer after and it'll work. Their firmware-update-tool on the website only runs on windows. (Unless you want to try the Linux tool I linked to above).

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Quoting: GuestSo the wire on my logitech gt340 has stopped working altogether, so I need to order a new controller ASAP

Turns out my xbox one controller isn't the bluetooth model so if I was to go with the Xbox One controller I'd have to buy a new one

The only thing that concerns me is what M@GOid said, about Xbox One controllers being the worse in terms of game compatibility, that's an issue for me as I'd want the controller to work in *all* my linux games that have controller support

TurtleShark mentions an 8bitdo wireless bluetooth adapter, that recognizes the controllers are an xinput device, does this mean it would have the same compatibility as all other xinput controllers, like the xbox 360 controller (and my logitech f310) ??

This is what I found when looking for this adapter

https://www.amazon.co.uk/8Bitdo-Wireless-Bluetooth-Raspberry-Nintendo/dp/B0786JC6VW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1529588559&sr=8-1&keywords=8bitdo+bluetooth+adapter [External Link]

But if you scroll down to "customer question and answers" one person asks if Xbox One Controllers are supported and someone answered saying no

I'm so confused as to what to do, but I want to order a new controller ASAP because right now I'm without ANY game controller to use on Linux and I do 90% of my gaming with a controller

That is weird!! That Amazon comment is from March 12th, but they released that firmware update March 14th! They really should have updated that on Amazon. If you check their site out firmware v1.16 DOES include support for the XboxOne S (the bluetooth variant).

You will have to figure out how to update the firmware...there is supposed to be a way to do it on Linux using fuwp (https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2016/08/update-8bitdo-firmware-linux), but I just used my Windows partition to update the firmware (others said they've used a Widnows VM for the controllers).

TL : DR
It does work.
Must be XboxOne S controller
Must find out how to update firmware

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Ironclasts has been on my wishlist for a while now!

A Linux joke:
"Gentoo"

P.S. Sorry Gentoo guys for the joke. We're all bros here at the end of the day.

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Quoting: GuestI was hoping one day I would be able to use my normal wireless xbox one controller with its official wireless receiver on Linux but it looks like that may never happen :(

Ikr man? There's been some work done on it, but it is all weird and encrypted. The dongle is actually just a normal wireless receiver...

For anyone who does have a bluetooth version and wants to use it without any drivers or troubleshooting, 8bitdo (the SNES controller guys) sell a wireless USB adapter that connects to a whole host of controllers and is just recognized as a xinput device. Been using it with both their SNES controller and my xbox one controller (bluetooth compatable) on my Debian machine without issues!

EDIT: I NEGLECTED to say that the 8bitdo REQUIRES a firmware update. I used windows to do this. There is supposed to be a linux tool (https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2016/08/update-8bitdo-firmware-linux), but I am unfamiliar with it!

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Woke up this morning to a new update that said it is "A re-release of the May 16th client, but with fixes to controller input." I didn't have a chance to test this out, but we might already have a fix! :D

EDIT=WHOOPS didn't see others had already mentioned this...

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Quoting: CreakSince recently, when a friend starts to chat with me, the Steam pop-up window minimize my game to show the pop-up. It's quite annoying, especially in the middle of a Dota game.

I don't know if it's since a recent release of Steam (do you have the problem?), or if it's since I updated to Fedora 28 (do you have Fedora 28, and the problem?)

Creak, I have experienced this frequently on Gnome3 on past steam releases (I had this issue back in October). It also happens to my fiancee on Budgie. Might be something not playing well with the window manager and focusing. I haven't experience this since using bspwm...or all my friends message me on discord and I just haven't been messaged via steam on my new setup yet...

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