Makes me nostalgic for Simpson's Hit&Run which is no longer available to purchase legally.

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Quoting: TazzaYay. So a proprietary company is running Linux on their back end with the condition of always being online and with no access to any binaries running on that back end.

What's next? Celebrating all the banks for running Linux servers on their backends? Thought not.

None of this will do *anything* for Linux gaming.

Exactly. This is Linux gaming in the same way Android is Linux phoning. Exactly what was expected and will not help bring more games to our platform.

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I didn't even know this game existed. I would have been sold on the soundtrack alone, but now we get another Linux sale, too.

///side note, if you like this sort of music, check out a UK based singer NINA, her album Sleepwalking is like being washed in the 80's.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ17BYf5b38JQdOVvvbWyuQ [External Link]

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I have been delayed in building my 3900X/X570. I am building a 48inX48in CNC router instead. However when I can afford a new PC build I will be buying some sort of factory OC 5700XT. So far my favorite would be the Sapphire Nitro, followed by the ASUS Strix, and then the Powercolor Red Devil - and they are all three completely sold out. However, when I can settle on something, I expect these drivers to be rather a welcome change from the NVIDIA experience.

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Yeah, I updated my system and then rebooted to run the driver to find this :

Now I absolutely refuse to reset systemctl back to graphical because I know it's broken and it will be a PITA. So I'm on CentOS until I figure this out.

EDIT: Yep, a compiler mismatch.



EDIT 2: In this case, --no-cc-version-check option after the NVIDIA*.run actually worked. Just thinking back to my Windows days when I just would have nuked the whole install. God, I can't wait to get my 3900X/RX5700XT built.

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Just in time - I found out about the first person driving mod for GTA5 with wheel support the other day. Have to dust off the G25 when I get the Ryzen3900X built. And maybe someday there will be a legal way to acquire the first Test Drive Unlimited game from like ten years ago which I used to teach myself how to drive an H-pattern and now I won't buy anything without one.

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Quoting: Dunc

Quoting: jarhead_hAt this point I genuinely cannot understand why there would be any Linux gamers left who aren't on Steam. Don't talk to me about DRM, because Valve has done more for Linux's future this past year I think than any other company I can name.

I'm no fan of DRM, but here's the thing: I've been gaming for (well) over 30 years....

Same.

Quoting: DuncWhat does bother me is always-online and cloud saving. I tried to play GTAV offline on my XBox 360 a few weeks ago, and it turns out a) I can't load my old saves, and b) I can't save my progress from a new game. I've got a physical copy, and it still runs. But there's no point in playing it. That's way more worrying than snake-oil DRM.

This does not apply to Steam because of Steam's Offline mode. The thing we have to worry about is Valve going out of business. Steam is only fifteen years old, or already fifteen years old depending on how you want to look at it.

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At this point I genuinely cannot understand why there would be any Linux gamers left who aren't on Steam. Don't talk to me about DRM, because Valve has done more for Linux's future this past year I think than any other company I can name. They are using resources on us cannot be justified with the current userbase and I believe that deserves reciprocity. I'm not saying you have to re-buy your GOG library over on Steam, but you should really start buying stuff there if you aren't already.

You keep saying that you want to reward developers that support Linux, well I'd say that Valve counts.

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Great, EPIC and Ubi are now supporting open source tools.... but not open source operating systems.

Quoting: WendigoI wish they'd use the money for the new game engine. (just dreaming)

There's really no need, not with Godot now in the picture. Eventually we won't need Epic or Ubi any more than we need Adobi, Autodesk, Microsoft, etc right now.

Quoting: x_wing

Quoting: Alm888I wonder, what Autodesk® had done to piss these guys off so much that they openly started undermining its dominance by supporting the direct competitor? :huh:

Usually, Big Bucks Companies stick to each other.

The only problem with Maya and 3DSMAX is their price. For indies/hobbyist Blender is the way to go and I think that Unity and Epic wants to reduce newcomers costs.

Blender is good enough now that is starting to be used in television. It won't be long and it will be the primary software for lower budget animated features, especially with GreasePencil.

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Road Redemption and Steel Rats. Both good and running on Steam.

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