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Quoting: JiskinHi Liam,

I think it's worth mentioning Codeweavers is currently looking for a permanent contractor to work on Proton!

"Proton", or wine? Normally Codeweavers work on wine, as far as I know. Of course Valve are helping to fund that work these days. I just like to be specific, because wine gets used a bit more widely outside of Steam. Of course, if they really are dedicating work to "Proton", then it's probably stability for the specific patch sets to wine that make up "Proton", rather than new features or anything.
(Just curious.)

Yes you're right asking! The offer is : General Wine Developer [Valve Steam Play/Proton]!

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Hi Liam,

I think it's worth mentioning Codeweavers is currently looking for a permanent contractor to work on Proton!

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Hello Liam,

The Linux world is full of disagreement, KDE vs Gnome, Arch vs Ubuntu vs Solus vs etc., and even on GoL the community is not able to agree on buying Steam Play compatible games vs Native only.

I think the only thing we all agree on is about the quality of this website, your every day good mood, the wonderful community you succeed in building.

I'm not a regular commentator here, even on Telegram I do not participate that much, but man, everytime I have a Telegram notification with Steam logo from one of your news, my heart is beating a lot !

Keep up the good work and thank you !

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Quoting: GuestI've said it before and I will say it again, "no tux no bucks" does more harm than good and this shows why

And how this has been working so far?

The truth is that the interest on Linux Gaming these last 2 years has only grow thanks to Proton & DXVK.

It's too bad you stick with you rigid rule, the more people we have on Linux, the more contributors we have for all other open source projects. Besides, on Steam if you buy a Windows game and play via Steam Play, I understood it is count as Linux sale (maybe someone could confirm that?). If it's true, not buying just show the developers that Linux gamers no have any interest in their games... what is doing more harm now?

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There is also The Vanishing of Ethan Carter [External Link] which seems to run fine on Proton 73% off on Humble Bundle

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Quoting: AcrophobicMan, this is the first time I feel hyped for a game.

Sometimes I'm worried if Team Cherry is okay financially. I mean, in the first Hollow Knight, I bought it on Steam for merely 5 USD :O, and I got 200+ hours of game play with 5 free DLCs and continuous updates. It puts AAA game developer to shame, and make me feel regret for buying it on sale.

Seriously guys, even if metroidvania is not your favorite genre, try to supports this team. They are one of rare team that loyal to their consumer. Not to mention they put Linux in the same rank as Windows, which shows in they publish it on the same day.

Oh man you scares me! I'm only 25 hours and I was wondering how far I was from the end...! I bought it 10 USD on Humble Bundle, this game surely worth it.

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Quoting: GuestFor your information:

Right now, the "claim" button on the game page does not work. The GOG support has kindly redirected me toward the main store page : https://www.gog.com/ [External Link]

The button provided on that page works. Cool ! I now have SOMA on both steam and GOG. I guess the other page will be fixed soon enough. ^_^

Thanks, it worked for me on the main page. I also bought Darksiders Warmastered Edition (only 3.40€) and got Fantasy General for free.

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Quoting: Jiskin

Quoting: KristianI have often seen Linux ports or games running under Wine reduce performance by double digit FPS and/or % and people hailing that as acceptable since performance is still good and they may have an otherwise great point.

But if running a game under Wine reduces the FPS say from 150 to 100 or from 200 to 150 the general public will tend to perceive that as an utter failure and totally unacceptable. It will dissuade them from switching and the Linux marketshare will stay low.

Perception is everything. So it is crucial to get Linux performance as near to Windows performance as possible,if it can be faster even better.

Edit:

If I remember the numbers correctly, The Witcher 2 ports performance was bad enough that it is a way way bigger performance loss than what the general public would accept.

Also another attitude I have sometimes seen is "Oh it is fine that game is not DX11 exclusive, its DX9 mode works fine under Wine" neither the general public nor hardcore gamers share that attitude. They think: "Why should I switch to Linux if that means giving up eyecandy or features?".

Which is why projects such as DXVK are so important.

Afaik, the human eyes cannot percept any change above 30 fps.

It's highly subjective. In general, humans perceive anything over 25/30 FPS as "continuous" and anything over 60 FPS as "smooth" but most can distinguish between 30 and 60 FPS and quite a few can recognise changes between 60 and 120 FPS. Above that, things get extremely subjective and most people can't see any difference.

Thanks for the clarification!

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Quoting: KristianI have often seen Linux ports or games running under Wine reduce performance by double digit FPS and/or % and people hailing that as acceptable since performance is still good and they may have an otherwise great point.

But if running a game under Wine reduces the FPS say from 150 to 100 or from 200 to 150 the general public will tend to perceive that as an utter failure and totally unacceptable. It will dissuade them from switching and the Linux marketshare will stay low.

Perception is everything. So it is crucial to get Linux performance as near to Windows performance as possible,if it can be faster even better.

Edit:

If I remember the numbers correctly, The Witcher 2 ports performance was bad enough that it is a way way bigger performance loss than what the general public would accept.

Also another attitude I have sometimes seen is "Oh it is fine that game is not DX11 exclusive, its DX9 mode works fine under Wine" neither the general public nor hardcore gamers share that attitude. They think: "Why should I switch to Linux if that means giving up eyecandy or features?".

Which is why projects such as DXVK are so important.

Afaik, the human eyes cannot percept any change above 30 fps.

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Thanks for the notice! Took This war of mine & Deux Ex Mankind!

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