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Following the guide to install through Lutris I get an error during install regarding the Battle.net update agent. It errors out after that and the install is incomplete. The launcher files aren't installed. Any advice?

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Are you just being a cautious pessimist, or do you have a reason why you doubt it will ever happen?

The LSFG dev actually explains why it won't happen here.

https://github.com/PancakeTAS/lsfg-vk/wiki/Gamescope-Compatibility

The developer is helping this project from what I've heard.

Well, the article here does mention this in the first sentence. Pretty sure they're talking about official Lossless Scaling support. And to that, I'd say that's what gamescope is for.

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Might be useful for my big modded skyrim and fallout run I plan to do later this year.

Some people are saying OptixScaler does a better job however.. not sure about that.

Also I wonder how this compares to NVIDIA Smooth Motion feature they have in the drivers.

Next step - official Linux support directly from the developer??

The developer is helping this project from what I've heard.

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If the server of the game is to be disconnected forever, at least they could release all the documents about the protocols. It wouldn't be as good as having the code but at least someone could create another server that "speaks the language".

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Maybe it's something stupid/impossible but... why not make the i386 packages just a wrapper for the current libraries?

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🌰🐿️

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Awesome news... Now I can finally purchase this game for my children, my wife and myself (I refused to do so until the developers put the effort in to have this at a state which could be considered Verified or Playable)!

And of course, I'll buy all the copies at full price, because f*%k Nintendo.

How to see SteamOS compatibility in the store on desktop Linux? I only see "Steam Deck Compatibility."

Why not just install the 'ProtonDB for Steam' add-on ( https://addons.mozilla.org/en-CA/firefox/addon/protondb-for-steam/ )?

Not only does it show ProtonDB ratings (which are usually more accurate) in the Steam Store directly (you'll see them to the right of the footage / screenshots), but you can click on the rating to be taken directly to the relevant ProtonDB page.

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Objection!

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Thanks! this makes me feel a little better after we (my mother and I) had to spend a king's ransom to fix our air conditioning, which had been broken since October.

What finally made us fix it? Three weeks of 95°F/35°C, indoors! We couldn't take it anymore!

Never again shall I be so hot, for so long, God as my witness!

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Well, this certainly looks interesting. This is why I like indie games.

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How many times are we expecting to die in the process of setting up a farm?

As many as it takes!

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Are you just being a cautious pessimist

I guess I kinda am in that regard. Maybe I'll be proven wrong here.

That being said, I think it would be a bit of a unique situation. Since it's a proprietary application, it should ideally be Open Source so it can seamlessly be integrated into other projects like Gamescope and so that Valve has the ability to have more control over it instead of just paying for a license. (After all, that's kinda the situation with the Nvidia drivers right now)
But has Valve ever done something like that? They usually integrate projects that are already Open Source (MangoHud/FSR 1) but would they approach a commercial tool and propose something like that?

I think it would be a great idea. But over the last few years, it doesn't feel like that Valve is really pushing to close the gap in regards to features. Improvements, yes. But not really new features. HDR felt like the last big one. Maybe they're trying to convince AMD to port some stuff over. Maybe they're preparing all of that for the Steam Deck 2 as it would probably have much better hardware to fully utilize those features.

But we'll see eventually.

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@Mal

first you buy the content IP, it goes on Blockchain that you own that book content, and then you can ask whoever you want to print it whoever you want (for the price they ask to do it ofc, you own the IP not the physical media yet).

Had to think on this a bit. The only problem that I have with your idea is that it adds another middleman with their hands out for our money. Knowing corporations, it would also be an excuse to increase the overall price to the consumer.

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Again, doubt it would happen.

Are you just being a cautious pessimist, or do you have a reason why you doubt it will ever happen? It actually sounds like a really good idea and probably something that might ultimately be necessary if Valve is going to compete with these Xbox handhelds that are emerging, undoubtedly with full AMD driver and configuration software support.

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Hell yeah!
May Vulkan support spread even more!

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Tried the demo. It wasn't what I expected. The "automation" part thus far is hiring people to do work for you, but they work completely autonomously without any means to control then. There are farmers to replant crops you previously planted, marking a tile with the respective crop until you replant it with something else, and gatherers who pick up the harvest. I haven't seen any "optimisation" part so far. Maybe apart from "plant crops close to each other and plant the crops with the best yield". In its current state, I can't really see where it's going. What I like most about automation and optimisation are the puzzles you can set for yourself and then solve in hopefully interesting and smart or even brainfucky ways, and that's not what this game is at this point.

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Doubt it would ever happen but it would be awesome if Valve paid both of them to make it Open Source (as far as legally possible) and maintain it. Then framegen (and maybe even some of the other upscaler options) could officially be integrated into gamescope.

Again, doubt it would happen. But it would be a nice addition I've seen plenty people ask about. Linux in general seems to lack some of those niche/more advanced features you can get on Windows. And unless AMD starts porting those features to Linux, Valve would probably be in the best position to push for feature parity themselves.

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Ha!

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Next step - official Linux support directly from the developer??

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Linux wins! Flawless victory!

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Aww...they are working together to make it work even better for us.

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Linux changing the Windows world. :)

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Now we just need 3DMark and the hardware benchmarking/stress testing suite would be virtually complete on Linux!

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Well this is good news, but my faith is shaken and will not be spending more than $20.00 on it someday.

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It's like a blend of Amid Evil and Ultrakill.

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<sigh>

Yet another game where native linux support is steam exclusive.

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I'm also stuck in "unpacking game resources..."

I got it working now.
If you or anyone still has this issue, it's because of the long installation folder path like using a secondary drive or perhaps the SD card on the SteamDeck. I only tried it on PC.
I had it installed on my secondary SSD and I just moved it to the default OS drive steam folder and it started working without any issue. Proton checkbox is unchecked in settings, it's using whatever proton version steam chose by itself.

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There are several games that are on my "Buy Upon Release" List. At the top of this list is Moonsigil Atlas. I was accepted for the play test and have found the game play very enjoyable. The game mechanics are unique and clever. The features that have been added since the demo was released in May are very impressive. I would highly recommend downloading the demo to anyone.

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Thank you, @cybolic for liking my comment, today (Thur 10th July), reminding me that this is out tomorrow!! Woohoo! Happy Friday when it comes around, all!

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Some crackers on that list @R Daneel Olivaw, but quite a few are "Coming Soon", not necessarily this year, sadly!!

Also... that's your wishlist? I'm far looser with my Wishlist, which now has coming up on 100 entries! I have to do a quarterly clear down, cos I add so many games that don't appear to move at all!

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