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Valheim adds a Jack-o-turnip and tweaks melee weapons to use less Stamina
5 Oct 2021 at 9:00 am UTC Likes: 2
I did wonder what all the hype was with this game. Then I bought it a couple of weeks ago. I absolutely love it, it's almost (is?) the perfect game for me :happy:

It's currently moved up to fifth on my all time played list (Steam) and will be securing number one spot eventually! And that's saying something, as I've put a lot of hours into Mindustry.
Sir, You Are Being Hunted gets a huge upgrade with a 'Reinvented Edition' coming in 2022
6 Sep 2021 at 10:57 am UTC Likes: 3
One of my all time favourite games. I've not replayed it with this update, I'm going to wait until the remastered version is available.
The original Quake got a new enhanced edition, Steam Play tool Luxtorpeda updated for it
20 Aug 2021 at 10:38 am UTC
One of my all time favourite games. It blew me away when I first saw it in 1996!

I've just installed Luxtorpeda (thanks for the heads up) so I'll give it a whirl.
I'm now a true convert after using a Vertical Mouse
6 Aug 2021 at 11:57 am UTC Likes: 1
This has been an enlightening thread for me, thanks to everyone for chipping in.

I'm seriously looking at that Logitech MX. I don't want to be switching to another mouse for games but considering I'm average at best at FPS and the like, I don't see that being a problem.
Valve has formally announced the Steam Deck, a portable handheld console with SteamOS
17 Jul 2021 at 2:37 pm UTC
Just reserved the top model. I'm never usually excited by hardware news but this is the exception. This will double as a Linux pad/laptop device for travelling (for myself and the Wife).
An interview with the developer of Rocket Shipment
19 May 2021 at 3:13 pm UTC
Quoting: F.Ultra
Quoting: fabertaweWasn't the original game in this style "Thrust"? I seem to recall having that on the Commodore 64.
I think that Lunar Lander from 1979 is the original and then came clones like Space Taxi (1984) and Thrust (1986)
I don't think Lunar Lander had a "carrying something on a string" physics effect though, it was just thrusters to land, IIRC. Same for Space Taxi. I could be wrong though, memory's sketchy at best these days :grin:
An interview with the developer of Rocket Shipment
19 May 2021 at 9:28 am UTC
Wasn't the original game in this style "Thrust"? I seem to recall having that on the Commodore 64.
Metro Exodus from 4A and Deep Silver has officially released for Linux
14 Apr 2021 at 3:52 pm UTC
This looks beautiful. I really enjoyed the other previous Metro games, the immersion was great. Add some open world and this sounds right up my street.

I wouldn't mind a giveaway copy either, especially as it's my birthday this weekend (yes, really!).

I'm guessing it's low graphics settings on my GTX 970 though :huh:
Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer - Part 5: Quaking in My Boots
30 Mar 2021 at 9:57 am UTC
I was using RISCOS back then and remember seeing Quake for the first time running on a RISCPC on the x86 addon card under Windows 98. Blew me away and still one of my all time favourite games. It came out on RISCOS itself sometime later and I spent many hours enjoying that.

I'm really glad I lived through the evolution of home computing, there were so many exciting times as it all progressed.

Great series of articles Hamish.

Edit: That should have been Windows 95. I'm shrouded in the mists of time!
Valheim is just an incredible experience you need to play
16 Mar 2021 at 4:16 pm UTC Likes: 1
I too am going to cave in and buy this as it really does sound excellent and just my cup of tea. Plus I want to support the developers.

I haven't bought a game for ages as I've quite a backlog waiting impatiently for me but this is my kind of game, so let's go explore!