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Steam Play Proton 5.13-2 compatibility layer is out now with improved Direct3D 12 support
14 November 2020 at 11:36 pm UTC
14 November 2020 at 11:36 pm UTC
Fixed mouse cursor in Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord.
Yeey!
Yeey!
Linux game manager Lutris gets a small update for Direct3D 12 using VKD3D-Proton
21 July 2020 at 12:30 am UTC Likes: 1
21 July 2020 at 12:30 am UTC Likes: 1
They're doing a really great job there at Lutris. Coming from PoL this service is a huge improvement over what PoL was. I was sceptical at first it would end up in a script hell again, but it's a really pleasent and nice to use service. I agree with Perkleen, a donation is in order.
Tropico 6 gets a new 'Lobbyistico' adding in a Corruption mechanic
9 July 2020 at 7:38 pm UTC
9 July 2020 at 7:38 pm UTC
It's still on the weekend sale.. is it by now half playable and not that bug riddled any more? The reviews after release were quite devastating when it comes to bugs/crashing.
G2A has paid Wube Software over illegitimate Factorio keys
21 May 2020 at 11:32 pm UTC Likes: 2
21 May 2020 at 11:32 pm UTC Likes: 2
That's why I buy on GoG, itch.io or steam. They take their cut, sure, would expect nothing less of a service provider/distributor. But I am sure devs receive their agreed share.
I still think the 30 percent cut steam takes too much, especily on smaller titles, but it's not my decision to make.
And I disagree still that I can not give games I bought to friends. But the times probably changed too much for that.
I still think the 30 percent cut steam takes too much, especily on smaller titles, but it's not my decision to make.
And I disagree still that I can not give games I bought to friends. But the times probably changed too much for that.
Editorial - Linux Gaming's Ticking Clock
21 May 2020 at 11:23 pm UTC Likes: 2
21 May 2020 at 11:23 pm UTC Likes: 2
I think Valve has another agenda with proton, like cloud gaming.
That said, we all can not deny... Valve sponsors a lot of work which helped linux gaming to become easier to adopt, helped a lot of games to actually work, and well... we got a lot of performance at a lot of games.
There are issues with anticheat etc., but I am very happy Valve did not just lip statements but actually hired developers, and did a lot of improvements over the stack.
Ye, I do back Valve on that. Even knowing their plan may be different. Their push helped linux gaming a lot. We'll see where it leads.
If they can get a dxvk steam cloud running they are miles ahead of Google. Just by supportet titles. But Valve is not known to support games personally, same as Google. We'll see where this leads, but for me DXVK, their own compositor, etc. points to a valbe standardized streaming platform.
They do not do that out of generousity. Of that I am sure.
That said, we all can not deny... Valve sponsors a lot of work which helped linux gaming to become easier to adopt, helped a lot of games to actually work, and well... we got a lot of performance at a lot of games.
There are issues with anticheat etc., but I am very happy Valve did not just lip statements but actually hired developers, and did a lot of improvements over the stack.
Ye, I do back Valve on that. Even knowing their plan may be different. Their push helped linux gaming a lot. We'll see where it leads.
If they can get a dxvk steam cloud running they are miles ahead of Google. Just by supportet titles. But Valve is not known to support games personally, same as Google. We'll see where this leads, but for me DXVK, their own compositor, etc. points to a valbe standardized streaming platform.
They do not do that out of generousity. Of that I am sure.
GNOME and Rothschild Patent Imaging settle
21 May 2020 at 11:09 pm UTC
21 May 2020 at 11:09 pm UTC
150k for over 100 patents does not sound a lot. It isn't. The walk away settlement speaks of that.
Seems this company wanted to make sure their patents are not used by commercial big players, and realized there is little gain not providing it for open source since it helps adoption. Restricting would mean they just do not support it.
I still struggle with patents overall, I still think they prevent innovation. But a kind of deal where they are free to use for free software but not commercial products, well... I understand that very well. If someone wants to make money using your innovations.. though, that's not the OSS paradigm... it's fine for me.
We see all the open source development bringing big business to global players. Not a bad thing if they fund it too, which for some projects is true. For many it isn't.
But I think we live in times where the paradihm shifts. And we'll see more of it. For the better or worse, we can't say yet.
Seems this company wanted to make sure their patents are not used by commercial big players, and realized there is little gain not providing it for open source since it helps adoption. Restricting would mean they just do not support it.
I still struggle with patents overall, I still think they prevent innovation. But a kind of deal where they are free to use for free software but not commercial products, well... I understand that very well. If someone wants to make money using your innovations.. though, that's not the OSS paradigm... it's fine for me.
We see all the open source development bringing big business to global players. Not a bad thing if they fund it too, which for some projects is true. For many it isn't.
But I think we live in times where the paradihm shifts. And we'll see more of it. For the better or worse, we can't say yet.
Viking strategy game Northgard arrives on GOG with a discount
21 May 2020 at 10:22 pm UTC
21 May 2020 at 10:22 pm UTC
I love the game setting, but has something similar to a moba, a game mode I higly dislike.
The game is well done, the linux support great. I loved the hours I played it, but it's not for me it seems.
The game is well done, the linux support great. I loved the hours I played it, but it's not for me it seems.
EA to open source part of Tiberian Dawn, Red Alert
21 May 2020 at 9:00 am UTC
DA: O please :-). I own the game, but I know it would make a huge difference for you and your engine :-).
21 May 2020 at 9:00 am UTC
Quoting: DrMcCoyHuh, okay, I admit, this is pretty great. GPL, too, nice.
Now, if any EA people are reading this and want to do the same for BioWare's Aurora engine and derivates, i.e. NWN to DA2, I'd be even more happy... :P
DA: O please :-). I own the game, but I know it would make a huge difference for you and your engine :-).
Peaceful town-building RPG 'Littlewood' should leave Early Access in July
19 May 2020 at 9:31 pm UTC
19 May 2020 at 9:31 pm UTC
That looks neat. I'll picknit up when it leaves EA. Want to play when it's finished, picking up titles EA often left me never playing them after release ;-).
Caesar III open source game engine 'Julius' has a new release
17 May 2020 at 11:46 pm UTC
17 May 2020 at 11:46 pm UTC
Tried it lately, had a ton of bugs. Need to try this release as well.
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