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Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer - Part 10: For I Have Sinned
1 February 2022 at 1:46 am UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: sub
Quoting: HamishYeah, sadly the Hyperion Entertainment ports are next to impossible to find on disc these days

There was a physical release by a porting company?

Indeed... I think I got mine through Linux Game Publishing, before they folded.

SDL 2.0.22 will default to Wayland on Linux
28 January 2022 at 1:13 am UTC

Quoting: Whitewolfe80last time i checked xorg still curb stomped wayland in terms of gaming performance

Recent benchmarks suggest otherwise:
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=kde-gnome-wayland21&num=1

SDL 2.0.22 will default to Wayland on Linux
27 January 2022 at 7:06 pm UTC

Quoting: slapinThat won't affect SDL1 games.

Wasn't there talk of a SDL1 -> SDL2 wrapper library? So older SDL games could also benefit from the newer library?

The Blackwell Bundle brings all the adventures back to Linux
27 January 2022 at 6:13 am UTC

Quoting: CyrilPlus another older title from them, Emerald City Confidential, still Windows only.

Ah, looks like that was in their pre-publishing days; it shows in this list:
https://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=Wadjet%20Eye%20Games

That publisher doesn't look Linux-friendly:
https://store.steampowered.com/search/?publisher=PlayFirst

And ProtonDB says that game doesn't work. :(
https://www.protondb.com/app/37260

Ahead of Dying Light 2, the original Dying Light gets a big event
26 January 2022 at 7:03 pm UTC

Quoting: SwannyDoesn't help with embedded players but I use Simple YouTube Age Restriction Bypass with ViolentMonkey to avoid signing in to Youtube

Does it work with this particular video? As I recall, it just uses the embed version, which YouTube is now blocking apparently.

Edit: Ah, I see it has an option to proxy to a real/dummy user account.

The Blackwell Bundle brings all the adventures back to Linux
26 January 2022 at 6:55 pm UTC Likes: 3

Quoting: CyrilGreat! I hope they will support their other games too!

It looks like Resonance, Shardlight, and Technobabylon are the only ones missing now?
https://store.steampowered.com/developer/WadjetEyeGames

RetroArch need your feedback on their Open-Hardware planned for 2022
20 January 2022 at 5:47 am UTC

Manufacturing compatible hardware seems like opening the door to lawsuits; Nintendo in particular likes to lawyer up. I hope it doesn't go that way, but I personally wouldn't want that liability. That said, as a potential consumer, I hope it is successful!

Looks like Monster Hunter Rise runs well on Linux with Proton
13 January 2022 at 8:14 am UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: CatKillerI hope this won't be an issue for the Steam Deck; that they'll have rolled out their re-encoding solution by the time the Deck ships.

I haven't followed too closely; does anyone know the (technical? legal?) issues with the solution used in ProtonGE?

Slay the Spire testing Steam Input ready for the Steam Deck
13 January 2022 at 7:48 am UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: denyasisI'm actually curious about the log4j. I thought that was an Apache server vulnerability. What kind of server does this run? Or am I not understanding it right?

log4j is a project under the Apache Foundation (along with many others, including OpenOffice). It's a logging tool written in Java, and used by a lot of Java apps. I assume Slay the Spire is written in Java.

Looks like Portal 2 is the first Steam Deck Verified title
13 January 2022 at 7:42 am UTC Likes: 2

Doesn't it seem like they are starting this process rather late? Especially since it was originally supposed to ship in December?

Quoting: Mountain ManIf only Valve would make something with a three.

Does SteamOS 3 count? :-p

My reservation is saying "After Q2" as well; I guess by that time there will be enough reviews to get a good idea of whether it's worth jumping in or waiting for an updated model.