Linux Gaming

Collection: https://imgur.com/a/steam-deck-built-wallpapers-RzoVW8V

Uploaded by Twitter user: https://x.com/SadlyItsBradley/status/1499441982762065920

Back around 2020 or so I wanted to play old games because I only had an underpowered laptop that could barely play modern games.

One I downloaded off MyAbandonWare was this shooter from 2003 called Devastation. It's alright, but more I played it when I was younger and always wondered what happened to it.

On my old laptop it always crashed on startup and I just couldn't get it working. I could open the level editor and that was about it.

Recently I downloaded it again onto a new laptop I put Linux on and tried a few different configurations. I heard how WINE can be better than Windows for old software so I decided to give it a shot.

Eventually I used Bottles with a gaming configuration set to Windows Xp.

I tried Devastation with that setup and it worked. I still have an issue with the game being in the top left corner and not taking up the full screen, but it's playable.

I have a top spec gaming PC now running Windows 10, but there are things this Thinkpad can do that my big PC can't.

I have been trying to get rid of my windows dualboot and fully jump in board to linux.

However after playing vr on both opersting systems, I have had the clearest and jaw dropping visuals on windows with virtual desktop vs arch with ALVR. That isn't to say my alvr experience is bad by any means! Performance wise it is identical. It's just that there is a noticeable difference in visual quality. The main game I have been testing is alyx, the texture wuality seems lower no matter the setting (I tried changing it on windows to the same quality and it didn't seem to be game settings.)

Is it possible to change alvr seytings so that the difference between it and virtual desktop are unnoticeable, or is ALVR just not there yet and only time will tell? Have any of you gotten it there?

Specs:

Nvidia 3070 Ryzen 7 3700x 48gb of ddr4 3200 ram

Quest 3 is the main headset I use

Thank you for your time!

1. SuperTuxKart

I really like this game because it's basically just FOSS Mario Kart. It has a lot of gamemodes, an (admittedly simple) kart stat system, many tracks and a lot of mods.

2. OpenTTD

In OpenTTD, you transport cargo and people to different places. You can transport them using trains, buses, aeroplanes (airplanes if your American), boats and trams if you add a NewGRF (a mod). It is very addictive and it is quite easy to get into (except the signals).

3. Pingus

It's FOSS Lemmings with penguins.

4. Extreme Tux Racer

You play as Tux (or someone else) and slide yourself through terrain while you collect fish. It is fun, however I've found that it can get a bit repetitive. You can design levels, however it's a bit hard to do.

5. SuperTux

It's 2D Mario with a penguin. BEST GAME EVER.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/24744907

I rewrote some popular games for the terminal! You can play 2048, the snake game, tic-tac-toe, connect 4, and many more.

There's still a bunch of games to be made, so feel free to contribute :)

All contributions are welcome!

Recent games: 2016...

Hello,

I search a good gaming laptop and a VR heaset to play some game like Beat Saber, but the VR headset need to be easily movable, and the laptop not to heavy.

I'm going to use it to play with friends on some event, or when I moving for my jobs.

Thanks 🫡

Seems ok, but not ground breaking.

If Linus were to visit Mount Everest, he'd reach base camp, spend the next day criticizing the sherpas, calling them foolish for taking the well-established path, and insisting that a direct line to the summit is obviously the best option.

Bazite has solid onboarding, hardware support (including Nvidia and AMD), and, dare I say, even printer support. All things he complains about in this video. But then again, what do I know? I'm just a sherpa.

Dear Rivals @Game NewsRecently, we've received feedback fromplayers regarding an issue where someindividuals playing in compatibility layerprograms have been mistakenly flagged ascheaters, even without using any cheatingsoftware. This has resulted in bans. Wesincerely apologize for this situation andwant to assure you that we do not & will noban players who are playing fairly andwithout cheating.

We have identified the specific reasonsbehind these false bans and have compileda list of affected players. We have liftedthese bans and want to express ourheartfelt apologies for the inconveniencethis has caused.

Our mission is to provide all players with afair, just, and enjoyable gamingenvironment. Therefore, preventing andidentifying cheaters is one of our toppriorities. We have invested significantmanpower and resources to improve thespeed and accuracy of our detectionsystems. With any any ongoing detectionsystem, there is always room forimprovement. We appreciate yourassistance in helping us tackle thischallenge. If you encounter any cheatingbehavior, please report it immediately; ourreporting system will respond promptly. Ifyou believe you have been wrongly banned,you can appeal to our customer supportteam, and we will review your case andrespond in a timely manner. You can reachthe support team via either in-game or inDiscord!

Thank you for your understanding andsupport! (edited)

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/24244768

Our migration from SVN to GIT has already started! You can now access our new repositories on http://a-lec.org/ 😍 :

• https://forge.a-lec.org/speed-dreams/speed-dreams-code
• https://forge.a-lec.org/speed-dreams/speed-dreams-data

The repos are now open! Please feel free to play around with them, ask questions, report feedback, etc.

To avoid confusion, please keep in mind the following TODOs:

• Migrate existing assets (tracks, driver liveries, cars) to their own repositories.
• • This can be done at a slower pace, since we can only migrate assets whose licensing is clear and fully free (as in freedom).
• • Non-free assets should be ideally hosted elsewhere.
• • Illegal assets (e.g.: those under proprietary licenses and/or violating intellectual property, such as lancer09-wr) will not be migrated.
• Migrate existing tickets/issues from SVN to https://forge.a-lec.org/speed-dreams/.
• Make some suggested improvements to the in-game download manager.
• • "Download all" button.
• • Filter by category (car category, track type, robot type) and quality (pre-alpha, alpha, beta, production).

Hi folks,

I got a new Xbox Series X Controller (Model 1914). I had Xbox One controller before.

With xpadneo installed I had basically no problems running my xbox one controller. It connected via BT with no issues and workes in games really well wired and wireless.

The new controller on the other hand, works really well via cable, but does not connect via BT. I can find it, I can pair it, but I cannot connect to it.

xpadneo readme says Series X needs a BT stick with BLE so I bought one, but that did not solve the problem (I'm not sure if BLE needs to be activated or how to do it rn).

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/23733414

This release took some time, but it's worth it! VoxeLibre is back on track with development.

Minecarts are reworked and you can put them back on track; a new projectile system will make combat and adventure smoother; new original weapons (spears and hammers!) with unique functions will aid you there; and then you can enjoy a nice show of new fireworks on an improved sky... All the while farming mobs and plants, utilizing the improvements to their systems! And this is not the end...

Change log: https://git.minetest.land/VoxeLibre/VoxeLibre/src/branch/master/releasenotes/0_88-the_back_on_track_release.md

Download link: https://content.luanti.org/packages/Wuzzy/mineclone2/releases/29155/download/

You can see static pictures in the Flathub UI page.

You can see a demo someone else posted on Reddit here: https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1hptjp8/gpu_screen_recorder_has_launched_its_500_version/

https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/30/24329005/bazzite-asus-rog-ally-x-steam-os-editorial

Upstream:

• wine updated to latest bleeding edge

• dxvk updated to latest git

• vkd3d-proton updated to latest git

• dxvk-nvapi updated to latest upstream proton

• Disable nvapi for Assassin's Creed Syndicate.

• Disable nvapi for Simulakros and Simulakros Demo.

• Enable Xalia for games 0.4.5 is expected to fix.

• Update Xalia to 0.4.5.

UMU-Protonfixes:

• Add fix for Identity V

• Add fix for Ghostrunner 2

• Remove DXVK_NVAPI_GPU_ARCH workaround for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/pull/186[)](https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/commit/e17e2a2700224c4b49bbab18d09f16a16c1d79a0)

• Remove disabling NVAPI for Assassin's Creed: Syndicate -- fixed upstream

• Automatically install Ubisoft Connect for multiple old Ubisoft games that still ship the uPlay installer (https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/pull/184[)](https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/commit/387357faac4e24e04789d89fed55af106c0c88eb)

• Add Kao the kangaroo (https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/pull/185[)](https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/commit/9dcfb4aa8cc2d0c9af80586109e923801f3b2ac8)

• Add Redout: Enhanced Edition (https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/pull/182[)](https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/commit/b154086ae4bc23a2787c429a933af773e23ea2f8)

• Add fix for Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop (https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/pull/180[)](https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/commit/fc3cdc3f0e4585b6aa3ebc8936adb2971354b3eb)

• Create fix for Hell Yeah! (https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/pull/179[)](https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/commit/5c8a2d78e6af7d71d1082f9f56448b97940ee8af)

• Add Dungeon Siege 1 and 2 Multiplayer fixes (https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/pull/178[)](https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/commit/a2c80f7b6fa7813ed0a9e801287ed7f9271a949c)

• Add all missing GOG versions of the BioShock titles and link them to steam fixes (https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/pull/176[)](https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/commit/bbe7e3786217b8856ded2e778f92104ffdbe3893)

• Remove -nointro for BioShock 2 Remastered and add all missing BioShock titles (https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/pull/173[)](https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/commit/97dd577c10284c3f7878e2a6fae7346d333130a1)

• Delete Final Fantasy VII fixes (https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/pull/177[)](https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/commit/dac3c6d83b895d57073bdf28d50140f3dd12892a)

• Remove Crysis (17300) fixes (https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/pull/174[)](https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/commit/f252a76b8091e20d765ff0bc67a131213f570c53)

• Remove exe redirect (https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/pull/171[)](https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/commit/6970e8f486d5d784d392d1a4360e8be1a9b55ebc)

• Remove exe redirect for FF9 (https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/pull/171[)](https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/commit/6970e8f486d5d784d392d1a4360e8be1a9b55ebc)

• Create fix for From Dust (33460) (https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/pull/170[)](https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes/commit/f2d5f352b405487d619bfccfd3f7c6ad9f5579f3)

UMU-Database:

• Add Ghostrunner 2 (EGS)

• Add Identity V

• Added Ys I and II Chronicles+ to the database

• Add Kao the kangaroo (2022) (https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-database/pull/60[)](https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-database/commit/69f773b5497374652ec18efb3923f5b2545e50bd)

• Added fallout new vegas

• Add Redout: Enhanced Edition (https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-database/pull/58[)](https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-database/commit/62c91b62a1dc0023689aa45b79d3b86d97fffcc3)

• Add Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop (EGS) (https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-database/pull/57[)](https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-database/commit/f62ddea56020901291d279a21e386a2980b2c469)

• Add Dungeon Siege 1 and 2 titles (https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-database/pull/56[)](https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-database/commit/999ba6a0a23bf073df0c6fd77be3297b3ff87d0b)

• Add BioShock 1 + 2 titles (https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-database/pull/55[)](https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-database/commit/ee3cb5037710aa323607bd1f402369b6d286391b)

Happy Holidays everyone!

Hello gamers,

I have some games which I want to give away after I finally understood that I'm more of a hoarder than a gamer. I wish I realized it earler then I could give away some cooler games.

The games are

• The Coma: Recut
• Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition
• Riot: Civil Unrest
• Coromon

Ping me if you want them and I'll DM you. Once you have added the key, post in the group that you've used the key.

Merry Christmas everyone ⛄

2 months old article, but the video explains well what and how Umu launcher works.

Essentially I think it replaces Steam's runtime environment, by doing kinda what this runtime does, but for all games (even non-steam ones). It has a database to match the games, so that umu knows what scripts to run the game (like setting environment variables, installing dependencies etc.).

Lutris now (if I understood well) uses umu when you choose the proton runner. You can enable it in Heroic launcher as well. You can also run umu "bare" through command line, by creating the wine prefix, feeding it a name to match it to the database and let it do its work (I think this is presented at around 01:30:00 mark). As time passes, more programs seem to adopt it.

It's a ~40mins presentation which starts about after the first hour in the video. Took me really long to understand how this works, hope it will help others.😅

Hi, I just got Batman Arkham City and tried to launch it with Proton, but it just gave me this message.

at

e:\Projects\Amadeus\AC\Bm2GOTYPC\UnrealEngine3\Development\Src\D3D9Drv\Src\D3D9Device.cpp:227

with error D3DERR_INVALIDCALL

QA_APPROVED_BUILD_JANUARY_2011 424000 11-04-2012 15:05.24 (Wwise: 2011.1.0 #3886) Game

Address = 0x7bc4a2e8 (filename not found) [in C:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll]

Address = 0x473821 (filename not found) [in

Z:\home\allinux.local\share\Steam\steamapps\common\Batman Arkham City

GOTY Binaries\Win32\BatmanAC.exe]

Address = 0xec8353ec (filename not found) Address = 0xec8353ec

(filename not found)```

Apologies if this is the wrong place to ask.