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What have you been gaming on Linux lately? Come chat

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Another week full of game updates, new releases and plenty still to come. Time for another of our weekly chats about all the wonderful gaming we've been doing.

This week saw some interesting releases for Linux including Desperados IIIA Long Way Down, Crusader Kings III, a new set of Stadia Pro games and plenty of upcoming releases mentioned like The Jackbox Party Pack 7BOY BEATS WORLDart of rallyTenderfoot TacticsSongs of Syx and plenty more from our Gamescom round-up. Certainly no shortage and that's only off the top of my head from this last week.

My current love that I keep going back to is Super Bomberman R Online, which is currently a time-limited exclusive on Stadia. If you have Stadia Pro, it's free to claim until November 30 (and Stadia Pro still gives a month free on sign-up) and it seems there's plenty of players on it, I've had no troubles finding matches.

I've never been that big of a Bomberman fan but something about having 64 people running around various arenas is hilarious. The way it's done is very much like a Battle Royale, a little Fall Guys even. You're initially split into many arenas, with each round having a few taken away so you need to run across to another. It's frantic and brilliant fun.

I'm also mourning the loss of my trusty Logitech F310 gamepad, it had a good 5+ year run but it's time to wave goodbye as it has decided that it no longer wishes to stay connected for more than a few seconds (tested across multiple machines).

Opening it reveals no obvious fault that my total amateur tech mind can find to fix. So, it's time to shop for a new gamepad. While the Gioteck WX-4 Wireless I have still continues on, the PC/Linux support overall is still too lacking right now and as much as I still love the Steam Controller, and confessed much love before, there's times where a stick is just needed and for local multiplayer titles another is required. Sure would be nice if those older hints of a new Steam Controller came true don't you think? 

So, do I go for another trusty Logitech F310? For the price, the F310 is still one of the best PC gamepads around. Perhaps the wireless F710? Or one of those fancy units from 8BitDo? Although the last 8BitDo I had needed some manual repair only a few months after picking, with a button acting like it was always being pressed, so their build quality doesn't feel too great overall.

Feel free to give over your gamepad suggestions for Linux gaming in the comments this week. What are you using, what's your favourite with great game support? Other than that — over to you in the comments: what have you been gaming on Linux lately?

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jens 8 years Sep 6, 2020
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Mostly C++ ;)
sourpuz Sep 6, 2020
Just returned from a visit to the family and I'm somehow in the mood for some classic rpg goodness. But I'm not sure yet what might scratch that itch. I'd love to play Arcanum, but it's not easy to set up on a modern PC, even on Windows.
Janne Sep 6, 2020
I've dived back into Factorio after the 1.0 release. And for variety I've started another Stardew Valley run. That's kept me going the past few weeks.

Though to be honest I've mostly spent my time reading for a change. Had my summer holiday,and as we can't really travel it's mostly been books and coffee for me.
sourpuz Sep 6, 2020
Quoting: JanneThough to be honest I've mostly spent my time reading for a change. Had my summer holiday,and as we can't really travel it's mostly been books and coffee for me.

Sounds quite relaxing!
Tchey Sep 6, 2020
At least i’m curred of my Daggerfall Unity addiction, and i can play other games now without thinking all the time about Tamriel... Nothing too serious though, just playing random games more for testing than gaming.

About pad, my xboxOne USB is good a new after years of service.
If i had to buy another pad, i’d buy the same one again, i think.
Most games have built-in xboxone pad controls, and it works great with (almost) all games.
Even if i prefer largely keyboard+mouse, some games are nice with a pad.
tuubi Sep 6, 2020
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Quoting: sourpuzI'd love to play Arcanum, but it's not easy to set up on a modern PC, even on Windows.
I haven't tried them myself (yet), but Lutris has Wine install scripts for the GOG version or Arcanum and its essential patches here. Should be worth a try.
Liam Dawe Sep 6, 2020
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Quoting: sourpuzI'd love to play Arcanum, but it's not easy to set up on a modern PC, even on Windows.
I haven't tried them myself (yet), but Lutris has Wine install scripts for the GOG version or Arcanum and its essential patches here. Should be worth a try.
Gosh, now Arcanum is a game that truly needs an open source game engine for it. Give it proper resolution support, a few added game fixes - would have been brill.
denyasis Sep 6, 2020
Tried Terreria. Sadly I feel bored with it pretty quickly. I think I just want in the mood.

Switched over to Crying Sun's with proton. Liking it quite a bit, although it's inspiration from ftl is obvious, the setting is quite nice. Reminds me a bit of eclipse phase
Breizh Sep 6, 2020
Personnally I can simply put this Steam link : https://steamcommunity.com/id/br31zh/games/ since I deleted Windows some months ago, all my games are played on Linux (sometimes with Proton), and most of the time on Steam.

I just hope some games like Grid 2 will became usable with Proton in the future, but I have a lot of others good games to play in the meantime.
dpanter Sep 6, 2020
As an owner of at least six F710's at one point, I say that's the one.

Why so many? They have been crazy affordable at times so I bought a bunch when I could, and taking a laptop with 4 controllers to a meetup means quick and sweet local multiplayer. I seem to recall the price being as low as 20€ at one point, with normal price being about 40-45€.

Never had a single hiccup with any of them and I've worn two of them down hard over the years, still going strong. Use the extension cable to avoid signal interference from the PC. Really good battery life, weeks and weeks even if playing daily. Even has a Direct input/xinput toggle switch.

The triggers are a bit too heavy for my taste, but the springs can be replaced with weaker ones, not a complicated endeavor. I used ballpoint pen springs from two ordinary pens. Philips screwdriver, suitable springs and maybe 15 minutes, done.
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