Quoting: stssI get it that this isn't your personal preference, but to call the idea to increase the games suspense and create a sense of ephemerality a "stupid idea" is pretty narrow minded if you ask me, and I find it pretty funny how everyone who has gone to insult the idea has chosen to do so on the grounds of intelligence when it seems to me that it is _you_ who isn't considering it from other points of view.

No, I did consider this from other points of view. I understand why you'd want your survival game to actually be about survival, even if I'm not a fan of the genre. I also see why you'd want games to be challenging. These goals themselves are not what people are calling stupid, as you seem to imply. An implementation of an idea is not the same as the idea itself. IMHO the way Vogelsap's gone about it seems more like a cooler-than-thou arts project than a genuine attempt to make a better survival game. Very indie though. Daft, but original.

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Quoting: stssPersonally I hope this sort of thing does become popular

If it does, you can bet your life that you'll find me in demonstrations against it.

Happily it will never come to that. The concept is too idiotic to last.

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Quoting: GuestIf I would write a program/game and put it in public I would never hold the source code back.

And that's fine. As long as you don't expect game studios and other producers of digital art or entertainment (including games) to give up their right to sell their stuff. Even RMS isn't that radical.

Sure, there's some middle ground that would be interesting to explore, like game studios freeing up their code (without the art assets) for non-commercial use or somesuch - which would incidentally also facilitate volunteer code contributions in the form of bug fixes - but that's just a pleasant dream for now.

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Congrats and a hearty thank you to Liam and the rest of the staff for being awesome.

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Quoting: BeamboomRegarding Case sensitivity: Isn't osX case sensitive? Since its Unix and stuff? And there is a mac editor already, so... Huh?

I think their HSF+ file system is still configured to be case insensitive by default. For historical reasons I guess. Or maybe Apple doesn't consider case sensitivity to be "hip" enough. Isn't that how they decide everything?

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Quoting: CybaCowboyBut the way, it's interesting to note that GOG.com have two versions of Shadow Warrior - the "classic" (original) version and a seemingly graphically polished "2013" version (the "classic" version is not available for Linux-based operating systems in Steam - not too sure how this differs from the "redux" version I have in Steam)!

The 2013 remake isn't really the same game as the original. There's been so much talk of the remake (and it's upcoming sequel) on GOL that you should already know this. :)

In his review Hamish already mentions the Steam-exclusive Redux, which indeed seems to be a polished native version of the original.

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Quoting: EikeThey're supposed to stand in the living room, so they should fit there optically, no?

Took a second to figure out what you meant by fitting optically, but obviously the currently announced steam machines are all going for the console aesthetic. I'd bet you'll see builds with standard components in something like a media pc case to go with the rest of your entertainment and hi-fi gadgets. I'm pretty sure though that you'll never see a steam machine in a hulking monster of a tower case like the Define R4 humming (or, well, being silent) beside my TV stand unless you build it yourself.

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I'd say who cares, but I know a lot of you do. Personally I can't see myself investing into anything VR related until they come up with an implementation without the bulky headset. Hell, even 3D glasses are barely worth the annoyance.

Grumpy old man out.

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Quoting: InsperatusUS law was changed to allow businesses to also take advantage of crowdfunding, and good! This is the change I want to see in the world, it's just the beginning.

No surprise there. US law is changed on a regular basis to cater for big business. Of course game developers want to sell promises and get risk-free funding. Who wouldn't. I'm very pessimistic about this leading to anything much beyond the obvious.

Crowdfunding does provide a way for smaller developers and creators to bypass publishers and get their products into the market. Some of my favorite new games wouldn't exist without it. Still I'd bet my left kidney you'll be disappointed if you think this will lead to anything (especially legislation in the USA) that directly benefits us as consumers at the expense of game companies.

Your dream of AAA games being open-sourced after their initial funding goals are met is fun, but is very likely to remain a fantasy. I can see it happening with some indie titles, why not. It's entirely up to the developer after all. The bigger companies are obviously unwilling if not unable to give up on a lion's share of the profit.

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Quoting: CybaCowboyJust ask Dell Australia about Linux-based operating systems, and you'll quickly get the usual "We do not endorse or offer any form of support for Linux-based operating systems; we recommend and support only Microsoft operating systems"... Dell overseas may be enthusiastic about Linux-based operating systems, but locally (i.e. in Australia), they're still very pro-Microsoft.

Yeah, you Aussies get the short end of the stick once again. As far as I know, they offer Ubuntu on most of their business laptops and desktops in North America, most European countries and many Asian countries like China and India. I have no idea about the consumer side of things. Not that you can find a single Dell Linux offering on the shelves of your local retailer. At least I haven't seen any. Makes sense I guess, from a purely business perspective. You gotta sell what people use and want.

Personally I bought a Dell business laptop for work a couple of years back preinstalled with Ubuntu. Never ran it though before replacing the slightly outdated OS with a more recent Mint. Dell's customer support has been excellent thus far for the hardware, but I have no real experience with the software side of things. I wouldn't mind having other brands to choose from the next time I'm looking for a business laptop. The E6420 has been a bit disappointing in terms of hardware and build quality.

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