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Latest Comments by einherjar
Some more thoughts on Ion Fury, the FPS from Voidpoint and 3D Realms
23 Aug 2019 at 4:22 pm UTC Likes: 8

OMG, I could not find any transphobic thing in the screenshoted discords on knowyourmeme.

Is this transphobic: "yeah if you're trying to decide your child is trans at birth you have mental problems and probably shouldn't be a parent imo"

I think no! It is true, even if not polite.
parents who want to impose their way of life on their children are a danger to the well-being of their children.
That is true for trans people as well as for any other people. It contains the high risk to harm the children a lot.

As a parent you must always try to teach your kids everything they need to find their own way in life. You don't have the right to force your way of life to them.
If someone is trans and this is his way of life to be happy - fine! But this does not include the right, to force being trans on his/their children. The children have the right to decide this for themselves when they got old enough.

This is somewhat ironic (in a bitter way). If "hardcore catholic" parents decide for their children, they have to be like them - of course this is called biggotery by the LGBT people (and thats it). But the other way round it is ok?

This argument killing "outrage industrie" sometimes reminds me of the dark ages in germany.

And to be honest, a game is a game! It is fantasy/fiction, not the real world! Why should a character in a fantasy world not be anything, that the context of the fantasy story needs?
Would this kind of people have gotten that much power in the 90s, I would not have had this much fun with e.g. duke nukem 3d.

So let the freedom of gaming not be destroyed!
SHAKE IT BABY! YOU WANNA DANCE?
-Duke Nukem

GOG are celebrating their Community Wishlist feature with a big sale
19 Aug 2019 at 6:38 pm UTC

Quoting: Shmerl6141 votes for Cyberpunk 2077 for Linux: https://www.gog.com/wishlist/games/cyberpunk_2077_on_linux [External Link]

It surely can go much higher.
As high as the "GOG Galaxy Client for Linux", or "The Witcher 3 for Linux"?

I do not vote for these things anymore. I have the feeling that they give a shit and it is a waste of time.

Egosoft have revealed the first big expansion to X4: Foundations with X4: Split Vendetta
9 Aug 2019 at 5:25 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: Alm888
Quoting: einherjarWhat are you talking about?


Don't thank me, it is just some links from the Google search (which can be mastered by anyone). :)
OK I don't do :-)

It stays on my wishlist, as these things are no problem for me. As far as I have the time to play it, I will probably buy.

Egosoft have revealed the first big expansion to X4: Foundations with X4: Split Vendetta
9 Aug 2019 at 2:33 pm UTC

Quoting: Alm888Locking some of the content behind mandatory registration and online connection requirement (khm… "Ventures"… khm…) in a single-player game was a dumb move, IMO.

This, coupled with banning all the players using mods from said online-exclusive content (in a game series historically tied to modding community, yeah!) and marking their saves as "cheated"^W "modded" (sorry) and online-centric game balance (crew takes ages to train offline while leveling-up easily during "Ventures") effectively undermined users' trust. Also IMO, of course.
What are you talking about?

xrdesktop, a new Valve-funded open source project to bring Linux desktops into VR
31 Jul 2019 at 10:40 am UTC Likes: 16

Yeah, that is one reason, why I buy my games only on Steam.
Valves does really earn their cut, for doing so much for Linux ond OSS.

Of course there will be a business strategy to earn money, but why not?

Thanks Gaben!

EDIT: Typo

Seems that the Linux version of Supraland will not be heading to GOG (updated)
10 Jul 2019 at 9:03 pm UTC

Quoting: eldakingThis is just a PR disaster. ...
Yes, a disaster that affects about 0,8% of his customers. Wow :O

Key reseller G2A is back in the spotlight again, as a petition is up to ask them to stop selling indie games
8 Jul 2019 at 8:25 pm UTC Likes: 2

I buy all my games on Steam. So I am sure, to support the devs and Valve :-)

Total War: Three Kingdoms gets mod support, Reign of Blood DLC and 1.1 patch now out for Linux
7 Jul 2019 at 2:30 pm UTC

Quoting: rustybroomhandle
Quoting: x_wingI'll probably do the same as gojul. But Feral, where is my Shadow of the Tomb Raider????
Probably need a tinfoil hat for this one, but I suspect they may have signed some papers that prevents them from releasing it until some time after it releases on Stadia.
Perhaps they just have to rework their business strategy?
They can now act as a porter Win--> Stadia....
And perhaps they set up a new Win--> Linux porting strategy by using Steamplay?

10 years ago GamingOnLinux was created, what a ride it's been
5 Jul 2019 at 2:16 pm UTC Likes: 2

Congrats and thanks for this nice Website :-)

Valve looking to drop support for Ubuntu 19.10 and up due to Canonical's 32bit decision (updated)
26 Jun 2019 at 8:25 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: Purple Library Guy
Quoting: einherjar
Quoting: Purple Library Guy
Quoting: einherjarThanks Canonical :><:

Now we will have lots of game devs and publishers saying:
"See, there is no reliable Distro in the Linux world. It doesn't make sense to ship software for Linux"
No doubt we will. But they will be fools to do so. Look, Microsoft and Apple make stupid decisions all the time. When they do, just exactly what can you do about it? Can you switch to a different Windows or Mac OS distro?
This is a time to celebrate the fact that Linux distros are not monopolies.
Like it or not, but with that small userbase it is also a disadvantage.
Developers and Companys like Adobe will be held away from bringing their software to Linux.
They want one reliable OS --> MS gives it to them.

We need a big popular and reliable Distro, to have enough marketshare and live the "diversity". With 1% marketshare distributed across more then 10 Distros, we will remain irrelevant (on Desktop) for most of the companies.
As may be--would you be happier right now if Ubuntu were the only Linux distro?
Absolutely not. But when there is not one big "standard" (with a bigger marketshare may be two) Distro, that developers can adress, we will not get software/games for Linux. And that one also has to be beginner friendly.
It is very positive, that there is more than one, but too much is also not good.
the dose makes the poison...