Quoting: NanobangThis got me thinking about how much I'd like to read an article about what's it like to try and game on some of the less popular stalwarts of Linux. I'm talking about distros such as Mageia & Open Mandriva, Mepis, PCLinuxOS,AntiX & Tiny Core, Gentoo & Knoppix, or even Elive. (I'd try it out, but my slow internet would guarantee the whole project would take way, way too long.)

Not sure if it counts, but I ran Sparky Linux for about 4 years on my gaming machine. It's debian testing based.

I don't think there is much difference when the OS is based on another distro upstream. After all the upstream is mostly the same. Most of the issues I had were minor, quality of life, type issues. Presumably due to a smaller dev team, testing base, etc. Everything worked fine. But when something broke, you were a little more on your own.

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Besides, there's much worse thing to be named.... Like Stanley

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I'd love to have a copy as well!!

Funny, I opened up the front page and saw this had 100+ comments and thought worst, lol. Glad I was wrong!

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Quoting: GuestI'm sure this is a dumb question (those are all I usually have) but "it seems they will only officially support Ubuntu too" is going to be an issue with people who don't use ubuntu?

The short answer is no, it'll be just fine on Arch. Every Linux game that I can think of generally lists a target Distro and version and it is usually Ubuntu. Even Steam does this itself.

The supported post is that likely that is the distro that they tested against and will provide support for. Think of it as a benchmark to compare your distro to make sure it'll be up to date enough.

For example a machine running Debian Stable might not be up to date enough to run the game (older Mesa, libs, kernel, you get it). An up to date Arch install should be just fine.

For the record I run OpenSuse Tumbleweed and aside from installing an occasional library (usually with GOG games), I've never had an issue due to my distro.


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Quoting: DorritI don't think it makes sense that higher resolutions (at the same 60 fps) demand higher CPUs; shouldn't it demand higher GPUs/vram/ram only? Higher fps, yes, that can tax the CPU too.

I always assumed, with the higher resolution or graphics setting, there was a lot more for the CPU to keep track of and process, like physics.

Although sometimes I wonder if I give too much credit to a GPU and assume it's handling more than it really does (like determining the location of 3d objects in the game to figure out if it should be on the screen).

I suppose stuff like that is also really dependant on things like the game engine too?

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I found it more deep and complex than red alert or warcraft 2. For example, I was really impressed with the use of spotters since some units can accurately shoot farther than they can see. It added some fun layers of complexity like drawing the enemy into an area and bombarding them with artillery from afar.

Sadly, I'm really really bad at these games so I couldn't make it fast in the campaign.

Also, school bus tanks....

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Great game. Also a purchase from years ago. I actually lost my key email, I bought it so long ago and when I reached out to them, they were super helpful in taking it down for me.

I haven't played in years, since they implemented the world map really. I've been waiting for it to finish and come out. Totally worth it.

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Just started No Man's Sky last night, using proton 4.11. it seems cute. And runs ok for what appears to be a console port. I've never really gotten into the survival craft games, finding them tedious. I was kinda hoping it was more in the Morrowind / STALKER vein of game, But I'm going to give it a shot.

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Thanks for all the info and tid bits. I think people don't often realize how much work goes into this. I certainly don't.

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Remaster? Like the game from 2005? I think that's the last one I "played", and by that I mostly played the Rome: Total Realism conversation. I wonder if those old mods would still work. Prolly not with the visuals, but the data... There's hope.

One thing I really liked was how your "generals" could gain traits, bonuses, and penalties based on thier performance or training you send them too. I really liked that feature, it made your leaders seen more real. I wish other 4x games did that.

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