This was a fun session; playing Xonotic together was great. :)

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Quoting: TealHow does it's performance of recording video (not streaming) compare to SimpleScreenRecorder?

It works quite well. OBS selects recording as FLV by default but it's possible to open the advanced settings and configure a different codec. There isn't a list of presets to use, as SSR has, but you can manually configure it (internally via FFMpeg).

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I've been testing this out....to be honest, I was expecting slightly better performance. I'm running an i7 930 @ 4GHz and a GTX 780 OC'd in the NV X Server Settings on Linux Mint 17.1 MATE. I've disabled any compositors and it helps with a few FPS....but nothing drastic. Max I get is 70 FPS or so....otherwise, it's average between 40-50 or so.

NB: I am an idiot. :) I toned down the Ambient Occlusion from Ultra to low (cause I really don't care much for it.....how did I miss this?!?) and Dynamic Shadows to High....otherwise, everything else is maxed and i'm averaging between 90-120 FPS. :D

NB2: Also, leave the post processing on Normal; avoid Alternative...it chews at least 20 FPS worth. Now averaging 110-135FPS.

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It's not so much the fact that there are alternatives in the MOBA space.....it's just that Riot's attitude really sucks. :p Why not utilize eON VP and get this done with. :) Just so you guys know, the performance on the Mac client is quite abysmal...so it's pretty much Windows only if you want the "proper" experience.

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Thanks very much for the stream, dude. System Shock 2 was fun to watch.

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Why do you dual boot?

This is for a variety of reasons. Personally, it's for access to all the games I want to play. Practically, it's habit and familiarity (having used Windows for 20 years now) as well as for my preset work-flow for testing software and miscellaneous repairs/services for clients (as I work as a freelance IT consultant).

Do you see yourself first as a gamer, then as a Linux user?

Honestly, i'm a gamer before a Linux user. However, I really want to migrate to Linux entirely as I feel much more comfortable supporting the ecosystem than Microsoft (and any other company insisting on extensible closed source and questionable ethics/practices i.e. Spying/Security, freedom to improve content/aspects without waiting decades etc).

Are the 1000+ games on Steam and hundreds more on other sites still not enough for you to be a 100% Linux gamer?

For myself, the library isn't so much the issue. Assuming WINE was in a state that I could play all the titles I wish to play (assuming that there will never be native ports) without issue, it'd be a significant barrier broken down for me.

If you feel so passionately about Linux that you’ll take questionable actions to defend it, then why not do the most simple thing and stop gaming on Windows?

This is a tough one. I've actually been discussing this with another friend. The problem is that, as long as I am working in the field that I do, I feel I have to have a native install of Windows. If that's the case, then i'll most likely switch to Windows often to work and, inevitably, play. Whenever I purchase titles that support Linux, I do play/test them in Linux primarily....but whether it's annoying quirks that occur or the fact that i'm in Windows so often, it's just for the sake of convenience that i'm in Windows more so than Linux. Assuming I can get my work-flow templates set up in Linux and i'm prepared to embrace the reality of the change with Windows no longer present, i'll make the switch. It's much more realistic now than ever before....so that's something. :p

As someone with a tendency towards a specific genre, do you feel the current Linux suggestion doesn't cater to your gaming needs?

Honestly, i'm a fan of multiple genres (FPS being my favourite)....so it's not so much the genres but more so the game series i'm interested in. Some are on-going, some are classics.....but if WINE can cover games that will never feature on Linux natively, it's fine for me. :)

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I've held off purchasing this title due to the current state of it in Linux. If this update fixes the issues, insta-buy it is.

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A fun stream. Cheers. :)

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I have a great deal of respect for the WINE developers; from a gamers perspective, their work is important in order to play games that won't feature natively on Linux. If you're interested in WINE with additional features included (i.e. CSMT, CUDA / PhysX / NVENC Support, DXVA2 GPU video decoding, S3 texture compression (DXTn) support etc), you should check out wine-staging.

http://www.wine-staging.com/ [External Link]

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Quoting: SXXAs PS4 not yet hacked I have no idea about it, but PS3 have far more things from NetBSD rather than FreeBSD. Though it's not like real OS as there is very few libraries available and it's not use things like X server, audio servers, etc.

From what i've read, PS3 runs on a mix of FreeBSD and NetBSD....not sure which it relies on more than the other. Concerning PS4, its OrbisOS is mainly based of a modified FreeBSD 9.

Quoting: SXXJust like PS4 it's mainly used is proprietary api called GCM and PSGL is implemented on top of it. Of course PSGL is extremely crippled (OpenGL ES 1.0) and was never used for anything except few casual games.

Thanks for the correction. :) The PSSL is solely on PS4, though.

Since the PS4 hasn't been hacked yet, we don't know all it's inner workings. The following link does shed some light on some of the open-source software it uses:

http://www.scei.co.jp/ps4-license/ [External Link]

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