Quoting: clelWhy not use Vulkan?

Because OpenGL does the job? And they apparently want to support users with older hardware, which pretty much answers your question already.

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Quoting: amonobeaxAlso we don't know how good was Talos principle's implementation of Vulkan. We only know they were the first!

Well, we do actually. According to the developer (I'll try to look for the source later if no-one beats me to it) this is basically a rather quick-and-dirty, proof-of-concept level implementation of the existing OpenGL backend in Vulkan. No real refactoring went into it. They pointed out that it can not be considered representative of what Vulkan can do, and will improve when they actually update the engine to make better use of the API.

EDIT: Ah, the source was quoted by our beloved leader in his new article, saving me the trouble of finding it:

QuotePort. Make it work as fast as possible just by wrapping current engine design around Vulkan. Avoid all pitfalls and bottlenecks. This is what we did by now and released as patch for Talos.

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Quoting: khalismur

Quoting: tuubiDid you accidentally send this message from the future? Vulkan hasn't actually been released, and none of your games run on it yet. :)

???
What are you talking about there mate?

10 FPS is too much, but I surely see a constant 5% difference. UT on Vulkan + Linux actually even run quite better than Win + DX12, since they decided to change the main developing platform for the game. Thanks to the Win 10 scandal two years ago hehehehe. Gj Epic :-)

Hey Doctor, I think you need to get your Tardis checked. Apparently you landed a couple of years off target. And take the other time traveller with you. You know, the one who seems to enjoy steamed vegetables and thinks this blog is actually twitter.

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Quoting: metro2033fanboyPerfomance wise between Windows and Vulkan is just horrible..almost getting 10FPS less in the same games...

Did you accidentally send this message from the future? Vulkan hasn't actually been released, and none of your games run on it yet. :)

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Quoting: Micromegas

Quoting: tuubiWhy would you forward your terminal through Steam? That's like calling someone sitting next to you on the telephone instead of just talking to them. Ever heard of ssh?

You saw the smiley under my post? :-)

Yes. Smileys are a poor substitute for actual words though. That smiley could just as well have meant that you were pleased with your discovery.

I haven't had any reason to touch the streaming stuff myself, but yeah, you can probably use Steam as a single-application substitute for a "full" VNC-type remoting solution.

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Quoting: blackout24... or their weird Metal API.

Metal's not that weird. It would definitely be better for everyone (including Apple) if they went with Vulkan instead, but as an API Metal seems just fine.

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Quoting: Xodetaetl

QuoteIt's another way to hook people into using Amazon AWS services (you're not allowed to use other cloud services for it) [...] It's a good idea, and I hope it works out well.

Forcing people to use some product for purely commercial reasons is a good idea??

Calm down. They're not forcing you to do anything, but in practice using the engine does cost you money if you want to include support for some sort of cloud services. Amazon never said the engine was libre software, and of course it wouldn't even exist if they didn't see any commercial potential in it. You'll just have to come to terms with the fact that corporations want to make money.

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Quoting: MicromegasHardware acceleration for In-Home Streaming? Nice. Now the terminal window will look even better when I remotely administer my Gaming PC via my Netbook.

(Add "Konsole" or any other terminal program you have installed on your Desktop PC as a "Non-Steam game" in your Steam library and start it via In-Home Streaming on your Netbook...)

Why would you forward your terminal through Steam? That's like calling someone sitting next to you on the telephone instead of just talking to them. Ever heard of ssh?

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Quoting: TheBossI don't think deleting the entire .nv folder is always a good idea, since that's where it will be stored for other games too, but it's worth testing for now.

Deleting .nv/GLCache should always be safe. Every driver update invalidates the cached shaders anyway.

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Quoting: chrisqAs someone learning the react+redux+webpack+babel/es6 "stack", it so far seems immature and pretty horrible even when using the most praised tools.

Oh really? The trendy, new kid on the block isn't mature? A shocker indeed. ;)

Ignore the hype and keep your feet on the ground. If you actually want to get work done and not hate it, choose something modern enough, but tried and tested, with great and plentiful documentation. Preferably something you can develop in your favourite editor/ide. Personally I quite like Python (with bottle, beaker and friends) on the back-end and boring old jquery on the client side.


PS: Why do I have this weird compulsion to jump in and escalate as soon as a comment thread goes off topic? I think I need help...

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