Mega Crit just revealed that Slay the Spire 2 is set to arrive in Early Access on March 5, and we're getting 4-player co-op with the launch.

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Widelands is a free and open source Settlers-like strategy game, and their developers appear to be setting a firm stance against an AI generated contributions.

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Hi everyone!

I’m an indie developer and I’ve just created Lexitris, a game that combines classic block-stacking mechanics with the speed of a typing tutor. I’m looking for two Linux enthusiasts to help me verify if it runs smoothly on your systems (Native or Proton).

About the game: Lexitris is the next evolution of the puzzle genre. You have to type the letters of falling blocks to unlock them and clear rows.

• Word-Tetris: Fast-paced typing meets block stacking.
• Three Modes: Classic, Frantic Speed Typing, and a Brain-Challenging Math mode.
• Pro Controls: Features the Super Rotation System (SRS) and Wall Kicks for precision movement.
• Dynamic Atmosphere: Hand-drawn backgrounds and evolving music tracks.

What I'm looking for: I need to know if the typing mechanics and the "SRS" movement feel responsive on Linux.

• Are you running a Linux distro (Ubuntu, Arch, Fedora, etc.) or a Steam Deck?
• Can you give me quick feedback on performance and any potential graphical glitches?

I have 2 Steam Keys for the first two people who are interested and have time for a quick test session.

If you're interested, please drop a comment with your specs (Distro/GPU/Steam Deck), and I'll send you a DM!

Thanks a lot for helping an indie dev out!

• Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4413120/LEXITRIS/
• Gameplay Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKb7cT74UbM

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Unfortunately the stock availability of the Steam Deck has only worsened recently, with the EU now appearing to be completely out of stock.

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Unfortunately the stock availability of the Steam Deck has only worsened recently, with Europe now appearing to be completely out of stock.

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I think it is a bit funny that R. Stallman dont like that I use my freedom that he gave me to remove GNU from the name of the OS that I am using but still keep the software that GNU has made.
What a child ... :)

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FullGameInstallers/Linux at master · OldUnreal/FullGameInstallers · GitHub

I'm not sure about the licensing on this one, but I wonder if it'll eventually make it into the repos since it's on github.

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Im running Pop!_OS and installed steam. I downloaded sons of the forest and fired it up. But when i try to click on anything, it does nothing. I cant start a game, or check settings, nothing. Everything works fine when im playing Project zomboid, but sons is impossible to play. I dont have any controllers connected, only my wired keyboard, and USB mouse. What gives?

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The POWER CPU line from IBM might sound exotic to many of us but did you know it's still going strong? The architecture is super reliable and amazing for work but it could be fun too if it could play games from Linux x86_64. The box64 project is AMAZING! it translates x86_64 to PPC64LE instructions opening up pathways for users to enjoy many games with minor performance tradeoff (you would NEVER get 1:1 performance to that of the native version btw).

So the box64 does not perform very well on PowerPC64 LE because it lacks JIT recompilation. And that's exactly what I am going at it atm, the work is still in progress and to be fair not ready but right now it could handle core functions and SSE instructions. In this demo, I would like to show you my current progress by playing ioquake3 x86_64.

What's next? I am trying to polish lots of bugs and hopefully could get onto adding support AVX instructions.

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Hello everyone. I am pretty new around here and I will plainly say I have no idea what's going on but I'm willing to learn. That is to say if i'm missing any critical information, just let me know and I can provide. My goal is to play Assetto corsa with content manager in VR.

I am running POP!_OS cosmic and I also have GNOME installed and I have Content manager for Assetto corsa installed. Everything seems to be working without introducing VR. I am planning on using WiVRN as I have gotten it to connect to my headset and recognize it.

So, I have installed WIVRN both on my VR headset (Oculus quest 3s) and on my desktop. WIVRN on the headset seems to see Assetto corsa but clicking it does nothing. This is a wired connection.

Within content manager video settings, I have tried running OpenVR and Oculus rift (with WIVRN app open both on the headset itself and on the desktop.). Additionally, I have tried getting SteamVr to recognize my headset to no avail.

What is it that i'm missing to get Assetto corsa to talk with the headset?

If I'm missing any info, please let me know. I have been struggling to find any resources online. I have seen videos of people playing Assetto Corsa VR with the Oculus quest 3s. Thank you!

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I've been googling stuff all day and can't figure out what this is. Hoping someone here has at least heard of this because I am running out of ways to phrase this in searches.

Specs: Ryzen 7 7800X3D, 32 GB RAM, RTX 4070 Ti. Fedora Linux 43, KDE Plasma Desktop Edition. Using an Alienware 165 Hz monitor.

When it started: Yesterday, I installed system updates to get the KDE Plasma 6.6 update with some new features.

What I noticed: I typically run most of my games with a cap around 120 FPS. However, while playing Avowed, Final Fantasy XIV, and Risk of Rain 2, I noticed that even though my FPS meter reported 120 FPS, it felt more like 60 most of the time. If I were to guess what's happening, frames are getting rendered but not actually sent to my display, because the FPS reported matches what my system usually does, but the output is like half as smooth as it should be.

What's interesting is that if I put something on low settings and uncap the framerate, and the FPS skyrockets into the 300s, THEN it looks perfectly smooth. Risk of Rain 2 looks like it's running at my native 165 Hz if I let it run at 330. So it's not like my monitor isn't capable of displaying 165 Hz anymore, it just isn't receiving every frame the games render?

Things I've tried:

• Dual booting to Windows and running the same games. Can confirm the issue is gone, 120 FPS looks how 120 FPS should. Obviously I would prefer not to just stop using Linux.
• Native Linux games: This is probably the most useful test. In the 3D games that have native Linux versions (like Baldur's Gate 3 and Megabonk), I tried the native version as well as running the Windows versions through Proton. In both cases, the Proton versions displayed the issue, and Linux looked WAY smoother at the same FPS.
• Confirmed refresh rate in the system and via monitor's OSD, it is actually running at 165 Hz as intended. (Also the desktop looks fine, this issue is only happening in games)
• Tried adaptive refresh on and off, issue occurs at both (and adaptive refresh produces distracting flicker on my monitor so I usually leave it off).
• Every combination of vsync on or off, DLSS on or off, frame gen, windowed or fullscreen, you name it. Reported FPS number is still higher than what the game actually looks like.
• Tried using a different mouse, or using a controller, and issue persists.
• Checked GPU drivers and they're installed properly.

So the tl;dr - can anyone think of a reason why my PC is displaying fewer frames in Proton games than it claims to be rendering? It was working fine earlier this week and almost nothing changed, so I'm pretty lost.

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I'm using Sober, and it is so dark right now. can't see anything. how to make things brighter in dark areas?

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I recently switched for windows to linux (Pop!_os). I play hollow knight and when I first switched there was no delay and everything was good but every now and then there would be delay but i would just have to restart the computer but when I went to do that one time it didnt work. Iv tried bluetooth and wired, turning on and of steam native controller input, playing with and without proton enabled, change my controller driver, and I did some tests too. the delay is controller->steam not steam-> hollow knight because when I opened the controller tester there was delay there too. If you have any suggestions please send them. I have tried everything I can find.

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Hi, a few minor issues with my controller. I'm on Fedora 43.

It disconnect loops when I don't have Steam or Heroic open in Xinput/Dinput mode. Otherwise works as normal. The connection notification is kind of annoying and I'd rather not turn those off completely, plus the light on it blinks when this happens anyway. This issue doesn't appear in Dualshock mode, but I'd rather use it in Xinput as I don't play everything via Steam and prefer not having Steam open at all times.

If I use usbreset on the thing, it solves that for a moment and doesn't do it, however if I open Heroic/Steam/emulator and close it, it goes back to the same thing.

Closest thing to a working theory I have is that when the controller detects anything with SDL support it works as intended, but otherwise it does this annoying stuff.

Anyone else with this controller have any help, or at least could point me toward some .conf files? I couldn't find anything useful in the game controller pages for Fedora or other distributions, everything is about Bluetooth and official Xbone controllers.

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My girlfriend's windows install has been completely unstable for a few weeks. Laggy videos, random black screens, terrible performance, etc. she's been watching me have 0 issues on Linux, and she knows I'm very experienced in it. Finally, she cracked and asked me to replace windows for her - after verifying that all the games she plays work on Linux.

I get my Ventoy USB and reboot, hop into the BIOS, and what do I see? REBAR is turned off. She has a 9070 XT, of course it's unstable. But do I say anything? Nope. I just silently turn it back on and continue.

Wipe her drive, throw CachyOS on there, install battle.net for her, and show her some basics. We're 1 week in, and while I still have to SSH in to run updates for her, everything has been going great. She's had no complaints, and loves the customization offered by Plasma.

I'm taking this secret with me to the grave.

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