Can report that Star Wars: Bounty Hunter works perfectly on the Deck.

It unfortunately does not run at all on my desktop, however, which is where I wanted to play it. It did remind me that it's actually been years since I last bought a Windows-only game that didn't "just work" with Proton, so overall things are pretty good.

I also picked up Tactical Breach Wizards which I really enjoyed the demo of and looks to be a great Deck game, just haven't started it yet.

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Are there any potential complications/consequences for setting vm.max_map_count higher, or is this a set-it-and-forget-it sort of change?

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Quoting: rambo919now the current fad is no civilization is actually inherently distinct from any other

But…they specifically still are distinct? Leaders get bonuses, and civilizations have unique units/buildings/etc., so mixing and matching them allows for interesting gameplay combinations.

Quoting: rambo919you can take up a new civ with every age as if changing your clothes

This is a lot more historical, actually, given how most "civilizations" don't really survive more than a few hundred years before morphing into a different form or being absorbed into another one*. It's the "The USA popped into existence in 4000 BC and has existed unchanged ever since guided by the immortal Abraham Lincoln" take from previous entries in the franchise that makes zero historical sense.

It might be a bit too revolutionary for Firaxis to have civilizations restricted to certain eras, but it sure would be an interesting mechanic!

*China might be a rare exception, depending on how you feel about things like the Warring States period or the various dynasties founded by nomadic peoples from the north.

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This looks rather like a 3D version of Webbed, and that's not a bad thing..

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From watching some actual footage, it looks like my odd-even theory holds: I like most of what I've seen so far! Leaders once again have the proportions of real humans, and I like the art style in general. The ability to mix up leaders and cultures is interesting; reminds of Beyond Earth, and while there were plenty of things that didn't work out so well in BE the ability to customize your start a bit was interesting. Then there's changing cultures in different eras, the changes to armies, and a bunch of other changes that are hard to judge without experience, but which I don't hate.

Quoting: Purple Library GuyOne detail I noticed from the trailer is it seemed like there was some kind of river travel.

Yes, traversable rivers was mentioned in the video I watched. They'll take up full tiles rather than some awkward in-between thing.

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I haven't really looked at Steam reviews in…some time. At this point (and for several years back) if I'm interested in a game but not convinced I just go look it up on YouTube; 5-10 minutes spent watching someone actually play it usually tells me a lot more about whether I, personally, would enjoy playing it than spending that same amount of time reading reviews. That's not to say reviews have no value (especially if it's not a newly-released game, a review can encapsulate thoughts about the game from start to finish), I just don't find myself scrolling that far down the page very often anymore. Still, this is a welcome improvement on Valve's part.

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Quoting: KlaasWhat I don't like is that they apparently prevent deeper discounts on other stores.

While it's proving difficult to research and I don't have time to really dig into it at the moment, from various statements I've read from developers the situation is more that developers shouldn't sell Steam keys for their games at significantly lower prices elsewhere on a permanent basis…which all makes sense, because Valve takes no commission on Steam keys, so everyone would just sell keys for their games elsewhere at 30% off, pocket 100% of the proceeds (making the same amount they would selling on Steam), and Valve would be stuck honoring those keys and supporting the distribution and hosting of said games without getting any money.

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Immediately wishlisted. I'm not usually interested in action RPGs, but CrossCode is the rare exception that had me emotionally invested for all 120 hours from beginning to end. (I haven't 100%-ed it in terms of achievements, but I completed every single quest in the game.) I found the puzzles fun and quite challenging, and while I beat them all on the default difficulty I love that the team included multiple different difficulty scaling options for both puzzles and combat – a real good move for accessibility. I can see the CrossCode DNA in the writing and expressive character portraits in the trailer (a trait which this video I watched recently argues is part of what makes Lea such a great silent protagonist), and if they've iterated on the already solid engine I can't wait to see what Radical Fish Games have cooked up this time.

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My CPU hit 10 years old back in July and I'm thinking of switching to AMD for the next one so this sounds interesting. Though I'm in no hurry, so maybe I'll wait for an X3D version to see how it compares.

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QuoteJupiter Hell Classic is the demake of a remake of a roguelike unmake of a famous 1993 FPS shooter.

Ok, now we're [collectively as gamers/game developers] just being ridiculous.

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