Latest Comments by Luke_Nukem
Project Zomboid to finally get in-game maps you can make notes on
27 January 2017 at 10:24 pm UTC

They've been working on this game for.... over 4 years, maybe over 5?

And it just keeps improving, getting so much better. If you were to compare yearly releases, the leaps are really good.

Feral Interactive are teasing a new Linux port again
27 January 2017 at 10:22 pm UTC

Doom. It's all I want for Xmas. Doom!

It doesn't look like Homefront: The Revolution is going to come to Linux any time soon
25 January 2017 at 12:09 am UTC

It must be very frustrating for a studios employees to not be able to fix *all* bugs and glitches. Priorities change, and money still dictates the world.

Some thoughts on switching from Ubuntu to Antergos for Linux gaming
20 January 2017 at 12:18 am UTC

Quoting: GuestI want to like and use OpenSuse but I always run into issues with it. How do you get newer nVidia drivers for it? Last time I checked they had the 340 series and that was about a month or two ago.

I don't use the package available and just manually install. Reboot to grub, append '3' to the end of the "linux" line in the boot entry (press 'e' to edit it), F10 to boot, install driver, reboot.

I'm currently investigating how to update the available packages properly, using the fedora negative17 packages as an example. Once that's sorted I'll push them to the official project on openbuild (I maintain quite a few packages already).

A note about the sources of our information and how we really don't rip others off
18 January 2017 at 9:12 pm UTC

Quoting: liamdawe
Quoting: BeamboomThat said, I do agree that you've been a tad too thin skinned in the past. That seems to have become a lot better now though, something that I personally appreciate.
Oh trust me, I have an entire roll of tinfoil and duct tape covering my entire body that no silly words will penetrate.

Tinfoil is kinda thin and easy to rip... I suggest getting fitted with a fat-suit or something rubbery.

:D

Some thoughts on switching from Ubuntu to Antergos for Linux gaming
18 January 2017 at 8:54 pm UTC Likes: 6

There's just one thing... Be very wary of AUR packages, make sure to read all comments on them. It is absolutely entirely possible for a malicious package to be made and pushed through - not saying it's likely, just that it is possible.

My top distros have been: Antergos, Manjaro, OpenSUSE Tumbleweed, Fedora. Currently sticking with OpenSUSE now, because the RPM tools and the RPM format itself are absolutely rock solid with everything split properly in to devel, debug, and lang instead of all lumped together as in pacman based distro.

How is KDE so far for you? I almost always experience crashes in it. And the absurd amount of configuration available meant I was getting sidetracked trying to find the prefect config instead of working (same reason I ditched tilers). Which is why I use Gnome and apps built for it - they get out of my way and give only what is needed.

Having said all that, I almost always suggest Manjaro for new users these days. It's solid, rolling (but lags a little), works very well for gaming and graphics drivers, and has most software desired. I would recommend OpenSUSE, but Tumbleweed can sometimes have issues with updates (and it is the fastest rolling release I've seen at times), and the Leap variant, whilst stable and based on Enterprise SuSE, is just a wee bit outdated by the time a release is made - openSUSEs trump card is the YaST suite of tools, you really can't top it.

System76 have been working with NVIDIA on Linux driver fixes, a chat with the System76 community manager
30 December 2016 at 8:56 pm UTC

Quoting: Mountain ManAMD has really done a disservice to the Linux community with their poor support. If it wasn't for Nvidia, Linux gaming wouldn't be where it is today.

That's true. But you can certainly lay part of that blame at the feet of ATI before they were bought by AMD. I used ATI once over a decade ago and Linux support was atrocious - sure it worked, but very poorly. Seems this has remained true right up to the last year or two (depending).

Wrongworld, a rather hilarious looking surreal survival game is coming to Linux
28 December 2016 at 9:13 pm UTC Likes: 4

Quoting: SludjGames
Quoting: Shmerl
QuoteThank you all so much for the support. It really is massively appreciated.
Looks very fun. I hope it will come out on GOG too!

Yep, I'm definitely aiming for a GOG release too. I was actually talking to them about it just yesterday :)

*throws money at SludjGames*

Heavy Gear Assault Steam release delayed by Valve
23 December 2016 at 3:58 am UTC Likes: 1

QuoteStompy Bot Productions
. Such a perfect name.

Wine Staging updated, allows you to play DOOM on Linux
22 December 2016 at 6:49 pm UTC

So far this has shown there are three types of people.

The Die-Hard. These gamers won't buy unless there is a proper port or official support.

The Pirate. These gamers don't want to pay for a Windows version, but do want to play the game. They see nothing wrong with pirating it.

The Weiner. They dual-boot and still buy many Windows only games.