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Latest Comments by lelorrain
What are you clicking on this weekend? Come tell us
7 Jun 2020 at 2:57 pm UTC

Surviving Mars: I am trying to play all the sponsors, all the Commanders and all the mysteries, but not necessarily all the combinations of them, only one of each! Currently Europe+Geo-Engineer+Philosopher Stone ...

Open source PS4 Remote Play client 'Chiaki' major release up with VA-API support
28 Apr 2020 at 2:04 am UTC

I don't have a PS4, and will never have one (I think!) Now if I ever had one, I don't see why I would like to use it through a PC, either with Windows or Linux or another O/S!

Reminder: Update your PC info for the next round of statistics updates
26 Mar 2020 at 3:44 pm UTC

Quoting: darthbasselope@Liam Dawe You should have stats for people with multiple Linux computers ... Anyways I thought I would throw that out there to you.
I agree with darthbasselope! I have three computers myself: The one I reported which is my main computer, a Windows/10 described in my "about me" and a recently installed one with Proxmox+Ubuntu server for backup that I also use to test different Linux. distributions in Virtual Machines

What have you been playing recently and what are your thoughts?
9 Mar 2020 at 4:04 pm UTC Likes: 3

I have a few games going ... Mostly Transport Fever 2, Surviving Mars and Dawn of Man. I am also trying to learn how to use an xBox 360 controller with Euro Truck Simulator 2 on SteamPlay (Not an easy task at my age - 75!)

Cheers ...
RD

A note on using Steam Play Proton and counting the sales for Linux (updated)
11 Feb 2020 at 3:17 am UTC

AS other users, I bought Windows games on Steam since Proton came out and I am disappointed to learn that that never counted as Linux play! I'll stop buying this type of games from steam and go to GOG instead ... although I will still buy and play Linux games from steam ...

LL

CodeWeavers are after a Graphics Developer for Steam Play Proton and Wine
14 Nov 2019 at 1:30 pm UTC

Hopefully that will bring Wine at the same level as Proton: I have some windows games from both GoG and Steam, and unfortunately the steam version works on Steamplay while the GoG version does not on Wine... and I prefer to play game without the Steam client in my background!