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Looking at the Unity support page, it seems like the native Linux version might never properly support the Dualsense controller?

Double frustrating, because setting lightbar and rumble via bluetooth is simply on Linux if you have dualsensectl installed. But the Dualsense is generally a bit frustrating on Steam regardless of O/S, because you'll almost always get Xbox glyphs in-game unless you turn off Steam input (ironically).

I thought Ryan C. Gordon (icculus) was working on better gamepad support in SDL3, but perhaps Unity doesn't use SDL? Or it hasn't filtered down yet?

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[Obligatory music video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGgQFC1sCmQ)

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Looking at the Unity support page, it seems like the native Linux version might never properly support the Dualsense controller?

11. PS5 DualSense is supported on Windows and macOS via USB HID, though setting motor rumble and lightbar color when connected over Bluetooth is currently not supported.

A bit sad if so, although I was already playing it through Proton just to get working glyphs. The native version seemed to pick it up as a generic xinput controller (yes, Steam Input was disabled). I really hate seeing Linux native versions fall behind on features like this. Hopefully I'm just misreading it somehow.

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I'm a fan of Harlan Ellison, which is probably why I got this long ago. Steam says I played 8.4 hours of it, and I do vaguely remember doing so, but the screenshots sure don't look familiar...

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If you go to the store page for Outer Worlds 1 and click on Obsidian as the dev, it takes you to the completely wrong place ... It goes to Private Division instead.

I've seen similar numerous times; I find it annoying, but I assume that's Valve allowing the publisher to override the developer link. I'm sure some publishers aren't interested in "their" page linking you to games published by other companies (which is clearly the case with Obsidian).

For what it's worth, the "Augmented Steam" extension overrides those links, to point you at the classic search pages. For example, /search/?developer=Obsidian Entertainment

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Tbh, I don't really care anymore... Given the difficulty of Silk Song, I gave up near the end of act 1. The game may be as beautiful as it can be, but game-mechanics- and difficulty-wise I regard it as the disappointment of the year. The only way I would reconsider giving it a try would be one of those (numerous!) patches that make life considerably easier for players. But even then, there's still the often times tedious platforming. The game just doesn't feel like fun to me, contrary to Hollow Knight where I even enjoyed the White Palace.

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Love the UZDoom repo desription 🤣

UZDoom is a feature centric port for all Doom engine games, based on ZDoom, adding an advanced renderer, powerful scripting capabilities, and forked under a

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Will definitely be buying this if they fix the problems with the later expansions, which I’m hopeful about considering it has the label "reworked" on those expansions. Getting a discount for owning the original is helpful. Also, two new expansions are coming. Very excited!

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Paradox bought Haemimont this year. Some interns probably banged this patch out in a few months.

Jagged Alliance truly is cursed.

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Absolutely loved playing this remake on Cachy OS, just ran as smooth as butter through Heroic Game Launcher. The music, the gameplay and even on the PS1 this game blew me away. I'm glad that Steam are getting this game, will definitely buy it again, even if it has DRM content.

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Few more today

[Earth Must Die](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/Earth_Must_Die/)

There's recent article about this. But just in case you missed it, it's traditional point & click adventure. It goes bit into adult humor territory as gore and sex, though in quite cartoony way. Puzzles in the demo are on the easier side. Kind of almost wishlist territory.

[In The Black](https://store.steampowered.com/app/380110/In_The_Black/)
Basically it's space combat simulator with newtonian physics simulation. Tutorials didn't lean on that properly, but at least acceleration was covered in detail. Though I already know from Rings of Saturn that speed kills...

Maybe I'll try more of it later. My rest of the evening went to the next one...

[Powerwash Simulator 2](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2968420/PowerWash_Simulator_2/)
Haven't played the first one. If you have missed the game entirely, it's more or less what it says in the title. The second one has apparently more content and multi stage levels among other things. Small annoyances come from hard to reach places, but ultimately there's nothing that crouching and jumping can't solve.

Once you get bit of routine into things, your mind might start wander somewhere else while the grime slowly vanishes.

This one actually goes into the wishlist. Especially if the price is not too steep, could buy it right away when it releases.

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They didn't do the previous two DLC as I understand it. Assumed since the original studio last worked on it with Green Planet in 2019 they probably wouldn't now but who knows. Would be surprised if the original dev team was still together.

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Wonder if they'll keep the Steam version DRM free too.

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I sure like it when I dont have to buy the game again everytime theres a quality of life update or version.

I do consider them at steep discoubts but it gets worse the more tines I own a duplicate copy.
System Shock 2 I own twice GoG and Steam so not really willing rebuy the remaster for instance.

Glad they fixed up this one and brought it back in time for spook season.

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So Nightdive Studios remember how to compile for Linux... Nevermind, they are only the publisher this time, thanks developer!

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I suppose in theory, especially what with many games being so huge compared to the OS itself, you could distribute a game with its own custom Linux kernel that incorporated the kernel-level anticheat and have it run on that . . . .

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Cool, but I'm probably just gonna stick with the Sega Saturn version still. 🪐

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Noice! Finally raising a drawbridge isn't an "I win" button any more.

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So wonky, I love it. It almost feels like the video game version of deep wisdom memes that go like "I'm cringe but I'm free" or "you have to accept your cringe before you can truly grow as person" or something

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On Linux yes, it will only ever be user-space. Kernel-level always means how it is on Windows, and ACE is kernel-level.

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@LiamDawe there isn't a kernel anti cheat though, I've already been debugging this for a day and it's caused by invalid rbp register during unwind. It's only userspace ACE

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I've seen some of the drama over the years (well decades), and that unfinished sentence seems like a fitting end to the latest events. I'm sure that the other developers' reactions can only look harsh from the outside.

I want to highlight Kinsie's comment on GitHub as I think it is very accurate:

The recent progress under the more collaborative, team-based practices of late has been magnificent. It'd be a pity to see that get undermined.

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Good improvement. Very nice. I remember being annoyed discovering that I could have saved some money by using a different bundle after I bought a game.

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Finally! This beta update fixes my Bluetooth issue with my Dualsense controller where the game would keep the "Down" button pressed at all time... (Proton version)

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I really got to try this one, but I've still got a cold, so I'm not big on reflexes at the moment.

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Looks wonderful! wishlisted for sure.

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I also had a blast this year playing through Avowed which is a ue5 game and had absolutely zero stuttering or other performance issues. It looked and played amazingly.

edit: side note ... the steam app itself is really shitting the bed recently isn't it? The other day my next fest page was completely screwed up and nonsensical, now today clicking the link on a dev is completely broken! If you go to the store page for Outer Worlds 1 and click on Obsidian as the dev, it takes you to the completely wrong place ... It goes to Private Division instead. I thought I was going crazy for a minute forgetting who even developed Avowed. But nope, store is just broken.

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Yeah, bit of an odd comment. The direction of this game is incredibly clear. You go through rounds of brick breaking with your magical balls, then go back to do a little town building for extra resources and character unlocking. Repeat. I know some games really can be confusing, but I truly don't see how this can be.

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It's got a really solid engine… I wish it were more popular than U-Stutter Engine

Well, Unreal Engine is free to use for all developers with the source available, the latest id tech is just their own.

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Haemimont Games are the ones doing this still.

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