Every so often we like to have a chat with our readers, and find out what you've been really getting into lately on Linux.
Since the UK is currently in lockdown, I've been spending some extra time with the mini-me since school is out and I've been trying out everything they're into. This has involved, unsurprisingly, a lot of Minecraft since it's an accessible game. We've recently discovered a few communities than run huge servers, and each have a ton of mini-games. One such mini-game is Bed Wars, and it's actually quite a lot of fun.
Each team spawns on their own little island, giving you time to protect your Bed which acts as your spawn point. Lose your bed, no more re-spawning and it's the last team standing. It can get really quite tense actually! When you're busy gathering material from your team Summoner, to turn around and spot an opposing team quickly building a bridge over to your island and suddenly panic sets in. I've been trying it out on TheHive server, which seems to work well.
I also consider myself something of a Dragon Ball super fan, so I finally caved in and picked up a personal copy of DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT (Humble Store / Steam) and I must admit my intense surprise at just how flawless it runs in the latest Proton 5.0-5 for Steam Play.
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As you can see above, performance is fluid with it on max settings. It's actually a little ridiculous how easy gaming on Linux has become. Now I just need to work on my reflexes for such a fast game…I'm not usually one for fighters like it.
So GOL readers over to you: what have you been gaming on Linux lately and what are you thoughts on it? Let us know in the comments.
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Been playing Minecraft and 7 Days to Die with a group of friends over the last couple of weeks. It's been pretty fun so far, although the latter really needs to be optimized more (especially in memory usage).
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With the little one, Minecraft and No Man's Sky (Minecraft with spaceships, essentially). When the little one's in bed, Shadow of the Tomb Raider.
In between protein folding, of course.
In between protein folding, of course.
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Expalphalog 5 Apr 2020
Pathfinder: Kingmaker
3.5 was the edition of D&D that I fell in love with so I knew that, mechanically, Pathfinder would be a good fit for me. I still didn't expect to love it as much as I do. I used to adore big meaty cRPGs, but have found that I had been bouncing off of them for the last 10 years or so. But not this one. It's giving me that same feeling I got the first time I played Baldur's Gate II way back when it first launched.
3.5 was the edition of D&D that I fell in love with so I knew that, mechanically, Pathfinder would be a good fit for me. I still didn't expect to love it as much as I do. I used to adore big meaty cRPGs, but have found that I had been bouncing off of them for the last 10 years or so. But not this one. It's giving me that same feeling I got the first time I played Baldur's Gate II way back when it first launched.
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soulsource 5 Apr 2020
I've been playing a little bit of this and that.
o) Stellaris after Federations DLC was released. Awesome new DLC, I love the Galactic Community mechanics, even though it's a bit buggy still...
o) Cursed Lands by Winter Wolves. I like the story, but both battles and micromanagement feel less rewarding than in Loren or Tales of Aravorn.
o) Big Pharama. Having a bit of fun curing virtual diseases, because there's little I could do about the real-world one we are currently facing. And yes, I'm fully aware that's silly.
o) Two point hospital. I had it on my Pile of Shame forever. Well, it's Theme Hospital with better graphics, so I didn't play it long. I've had my countless hours in Theme Hospital already...
Edit: For the protein folding I let my computer do the work. It's set to run Rosetta@Home whenever nobody does any input for more than 3 minutes... Perfect during the loooooooong home office Zoom meetings.
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o) Stellaris after Federations DLC was released. Awesome new DLC, I love the Galactic Community mechanics, even though it's a bit buggy still...
o) Cursed Lands by Winter Wolves. I like the story, but both battles and micromanagement feel less rewarding than in Loren or Tales of Aravorn.
o) Big Pharama. Having a bit of fun curing virtual diseases, because there's little I could do about the real-world one we are currently facing. And yes, I'm fully aware that's silly.
o) Two point hospital. I had it on my Pile of Shame forever. Well, it's Theme Hospital with better graphics, so I didn't play it long. I've had my countless hours in Theme Hospital already...
Edit: For the protein folding I let my computer do the work. It's set to run Rosetta@Home whenever nobody does any input for more than 3 minutes... Perfect during the loooooooong home office Zoom meetings.
Last edited by soulsource on 5 Apr 2020 at 6:20 pm UTC
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[Warhammer Online](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4aonDVPSJM) - Like the last 4-5 months, great PvP MMORPG. Return of Reckoning server.
[DOOM Eternal](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmiRt6NuWQo) - Since the nvidia 440.66.07 performance is great. runs extremely smoothly. Cutscenes are bit annoying at times but rest of the game is amazing.
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[DOOM Eternal](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmiRt6NuWQo) - Since the nvidia 440.66.07 performance is great. runs extremely smoothly. Cutscenes are bit annoying at times but rest of the game is amazing.
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Mostly Dwarf Fortress, Long Dark, and Microtown.
DF is going good, I have most of my industry going now after seeing off the alligators.
Long Dark, I'm currently squatting in the mountaineers hut and looting all the cargo plane storage. Just finished crafting my survival bow, but I only have two arrows (need to track down a forge to make more arrow heads). Quartering corpses seems to be a cool new feature added since I last played, so making lots of use of that.
As for Microtown, I just started playing a couple of days ago. So far it's pretty fun, but I'm not sure about it's replay value at this point.
I also span up Citdes: Skylines a little while ago, need to get back into that. As usual I'm trying to shun fossil fuels in favour of green energy. It's working okay so far, but I'm not an the big city stage just yet.
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DF is going good, I have most of my industry going now after seeing off the alligators.
Long Dark, I'm currently squatting in the mountaineers hut and looting all the cargo plane storage. Just finished crafting my survival bow, but I only have two arrows (need to track down a forge to make more arrow heads). Quartering corpses seems to be a cool new feature added since I last played, so making lots of use of that.
As for Microtown, I just started playing a couple of days ago. So far it's pretty fun, but I'm not sure about it's replay value at this point.
I also span up Citdes: Skylines a little while ago, need to get back into that. As usual I'm trying to shun fossil fuels in favour of green energy. It's working okay so far, but I'm not an the big city stage just yet.
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Diablo 2: LotR via Wine. Playing a summoning necromancer. On laptop with i7-6500U, HD Graphics 520, when having screen full of summoned skeletons, attacking monsters and opened map on top of that, video starts to get choppy. Still fun though.
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Just finished No One Lives Forever two days ago and are in the middle of No One Lives Forever 2. Both great games that still holds up very well even though they are far from flawless.
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The few hours I've managed to squeeze in have been put into the demo of [Project: Gorgon (Steam)](https://store.steampowered.com/app/342940/Project_Gorgon/). It's an MMORPG that doesn't hold your hand and you need to pay attention when it comes to questing. I love it so far and I will probably buy it within the next week.
The reason I found out about it is because someone mentioned they put over 1500 hours into it last time you did one of these "What have you been playing".
The reason I found out about it is because someone mentioned they put over 1500 hours into it last time you did one of these "What have you been playing".
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I've just finished DUSK. Before I bought it, I kept hearing how good it was, but it STILL caught me off-guard. I thought it was going to be one of those games that emulates an older title, but in the end winds up way worse or completely different from what you've imagined (looking at you, Strafe).
Not DUSK. At first glance you might think it's just Quake + Blood, but no, DUSK is its own beast. Everything is just so good: the movement, the soundtrack, the way the guns sound. I thought the level design was excellent too. The graphics look chunky, but then, they're supposed to, because DUSK is clearly a love letter to 90s FPS games. The only negative I can think of is that it takes quite some time to load on my PC, like over a minute. But that might just be me.
If anyone misses the likes of Quake, Duke Nukem 3D et al., they should give this game a shot. I would recommend going in blind, though, because this game has surprises and secrets galore.
Not DUSK. At first glance you might think it's just Quake + Blood, but no, DUSK is its own beast. Everything is just so good: the movement, the soundtrack, the way the guns sound. I thought the level design was excellent too. The graphics look chunky, but then, they're supposed to, because DUSK is clearly a love letter to 90s FPS games. The only negative I can think of is that it takes quite some time to load on my PC, like over a minute. But that might just be me.
If anyone misses the likes of Quake, Duke Nukem 3D et al., they should give this game a shot. I would recommend going in blind, though, because this game has surprises and secrets galore.
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Been watching my partner play Celeste. Can't believe he beat the PICO-8 version his first try! So proud! ^-^
* Stardew Valley (I always need more automation)
* completed Blackwell Convergence (pretty cool, need to replay a bit for achievements)
* started Halcyon 6: Lightspeed Edition (but might restart because I didn't listen to the tutorial like a dumbass)
* resumed Cultist Simulator (how the fuck do I play this thing??--on second thought, don't tell me)
* started Dream Daddy: Dadrector's Cut because I'm currently sick as a dog and badly needed some Dad-humour laughs
Oh, right... also language drilling with Slime Forest Adventure. It's an old game that fools me into learning Japanese kanji and word readings in the form of a simplified classic RPG.
More about it [here](http://lrnj.com/) if language learning piques your interest.
* Stardew Valley (I always need more automation)
* completed Blackwell Convergence (pretty cool, need to replay a bit for achievements)
* started Halcyon 6: Lightspeed Edition (but might restart because I didn't listen to the tutorial like a dumbass)
* resumed Cultist Simulator (how the fuck do I play this thing??--on second thought, don't tell me)
* started Dream Daddy: Dadrector's Cut because I'm currently sick as a dog and badly needed some Dad-humour laughs
Oh, right... also language drilling with Slime Forest Adventure. It's an old game that fools me into learning Japanese kanji and word readings in the form of a simplified classic RPG.
More about it [here](http://lrnj.com/) if language learning piques your interest.
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- Imperator Rome
- Mad Max
- Dirt 4
- road redemption
- Pathfinder: Kingmaker
- Mad Max
- Dirt 4
- road redemption
- Pathfinder: Kingmaker
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I think I played a lot lately like most of you :-D
I completed Ori and the will of the wisps. Like the first one, magical and beautiful. Run smoothly through Proton after shader compilation.
I'm still running Metro exodus, it's awesome like the previous ones. I shit myself so many times.
With my friends, I made my come-back on CS:GO 10 years after my last played. I'm glad to see I didn't loose too much skill! When are we doing a GoL contest or at least a team?
I also played Age of Empire II : definitive edition with friends. Works fine after 3 tweaks (see ProtonDB).
I've installed The Witcher II and Doom (2016). We'll see.
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I completed Ori and the will of the wisps. Like the first one, magical and beautiful. Run smoothly through Proton after shader compilation.
I'm still running Metro exodus, it's awesome like the previous ones. I shit myself so many times.
With my friends, I made my come-back on CS:GO 10 years after my last played. I'm glad to see I didn't loose too much skill! When are we doing a GoL contest or at least a team?
I also played Age of Empire II : definitive edition with friends. Works fine after 3 tweaks (see ProtonDB).
I've installed The Witcher II and Doom (2016). We'll see.
Last edited by herbert on 5 Apr 2020 at 7:28 pm UTC
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Kuduzkehpan 5 Apr 2020
albion online good as old times. cs go as usual. League of legends mostly.
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Been playing Farcry 5 since the latest glorious eggroll version of proton fixed it.
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BeedrillSwarm 5 Apr 2020
just finished metro last light redux first time.
magnificent game, especially compared to metro 2033 vanilla.
interesting to explore, awesome shooting also.
magnificent game, especially compared to metro 2033 vanilla.
interesting to explore, awesome shooting also.
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Replaying shenmue and shenmue 2 on retroarch.
I'll get the third to play via Proton, next.
It will be the first game to play on Proton I'll spend money for.
I'll get the third to play via Proton, next.
It will be the first game to play on Proton I'll spend money for.
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tomlowshang 5 Apr 2020
I played Field of Glory II, Pike and Shot Campaigns, Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun, and Warhammer 40,000: Sanctus Reach on Proton. All use versions of the same engine, are easy to learn but hard to master. Tabletop Simulator was the only native "game" I played recently.
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