This is wonderful news but seeing the list of patrons, why does #Valve not join the sponsorship programme though? - I know (or I think at least) that they often/occasionally sponsor #KDE (as an org, or devs) to do some work for them, and I'm not denying that they contribute a lot through funds/code to #FOSS/#Linux, but seeing that the #SteamDeck comes shipped with #KDEPlasma (which I still think is a really smart decision) and since Plasma is a huge part of the Steam Deck (literally half of the software exp), it'd be great to see Valve commit to a recurring sponsorship programme to the KDE folks.
They certainly have the money for it, surely. I hope this will be true someday.
#Steam are refunding Helldivers 2 even though it's #Sony that are being morons.
I know Steam are not without criticism, but can you tell me of one other modern company that would do this for many thousands of its customers?
I'm the first to attack companies for bad practice but I also hand out deserved praise when companies act properly and #Valve deserve a lot of credit for how they've handled this.
I only wish there was some other way to reward them as I'm already a regular customer.
All the best parts of #TF2: no cosmetics, no unusuals, no unbalanced weapons, no ranks, no aimbots. It doesn't clog RAM and CPU, has polished settings, lighting, gamemodes, better achievements. Easy #LinuxGaming with #Proton and in-house installer. Not to mention that the game is constantly maintained by Team #Eminoma.
I'm like a teenager again, so much fun playing #TeamFortress2 again, hahaha! :0080:
I mean, fair is fair. You don't just nilly-willy port #Valve's assets or any other developer's IP, for that matter, without licensing. It's problematic not only for the violator, but for originator down the line, as well. Such is the case with #TeamFortress2, and same with privately made gizmos from #Nintendo.
Whether some proprietary things were made in good faith or not is irrelevant, because, from standpoint of business, both this and depending project end up in association of some sort (unlike endorsement where both sides support each other on "paper").
> some amateur devs might start thinking twice before they start their next Half-Life fan project
...is but a consequence of dev understanding that their fan game won't make it to the finish line where it can proudly stay storefront and let Valve rest in comfort, knowing that it's linked to decent use of assets and not yet another wasteland.
Inzwischen geht via #google#chrome browser ganz offiziell auch #nvidia#geforcenow, der Streaming-Dienst, bei dem man sich potente Grafik-Hardware monatlich anmieten kann.
Großartig wäre, wenn für das Deck eine offizielle App käme ...
A VERY important video. Relevant to EVERYONE who cares about #teamfortress#tf2
This NEEDS to be more widespread. Say what you will about Zesty Jesus, but regardless of your opinion on him - this is a VERY important video he & his collaborators have made.
THIS VIDEO NEEDS TO BE SPREAD AROUND.
I strongly implore you - watch this video. You will very, very quickly realize how absolutely horrible of a state Team Fortress 2 has been in for YEARS.
Him talking about "toxic positivity" surrounding TF2 is also incredibly true, and something I've personally experienced myself. Both Reddit & Steam.
People praise TF2 to high heavens like it's the best game ever made. But often times do not realize how absolutely dire & horrible things actually are within TF2.
Pretty fucking please watch this video. It's very extremely important, I IMPLORE you.
Z góry mówię - zawsze byłem prounijny, popierałem UE i wprowadzenie w Polsce Euro.
Ale tego nie rozumiem.
Ostatnio Unia ciągle utrudnia funkcjonowanie firmie #Apple, zarzucając jej nieuczciwe praktyki czy techniki monopolowe. Jednak nie robi tego z korporacjami, których chyba takie praktyki najbardziej dotykają ludzi.
Przykładowo producenci konsol do gier - wielu z nich blokuje możliwość gry wieloosobowej online na nowoczesnych produktach, no chyba że zapłacisz abonament. Nonsens! A, no i jeszcze robią dokładnie to samo co Apple, czyli pobierają prowizję od sprzedaży. No i oczywiście nie mają sideloadingu, ale to oczywiście jeszcze mogę wybaczyć (chociaż Apple’owi też mogłem…). Antykonsumenckie praktyki! Za to uwielbiam #Valve (#Steam) - nie stosuje ich w #SteamDeck!
A #Spotify? Cały czas utrzymuje się na szczycie rynków streamingowych, nie dając miejsca innym usługom. Praktyki monopolowe (o które sam oskarża Apple)!
Ja tak mogę wymieniać długo, ale po co? To przecież nic nie da, i tak nikt się tym nie zajmie…
I've had a very enjoyable conversation this morning about Linux, and specifically Linux Gaming. From my perspective this is now absolutely on par with the Windows gaming experience but of course that opinion isn't universal.
I apparently did enough to convince the chap I was talking to to give it a try, prompting me to have an immediate crisis of confidence that someone was actually listening to me on the internet and omg what if I've over-sold it?!? 🤣 I run a Gaming Distro: it's entirely possible I've lucked into this experience with my choice to run it because of things the distro maintainers have set up for me.
But I have faith in Proton. Proton / a.k.a Steam Play is a genuine Miracle for Linux.
When Valve launched Proton in [stresses memory] 2018? 17? it suddenly and gloriously catapulted Linux from an awkward, arcane and painful third place in terms of Personal Computer platform game compatibility all the way up to parity with Windows. ProtonDB now lists 20'000+ previously Windows-only games that at least one person has reported works for them on Linux (Many other games could work that just don't have reports yet). ProtonDb, a volunteer-run website, is also fabulous as it grades compatibility. Platinum for Works out of the Box, Gold for Works with Tweaks/Tinkering, Silver for works but with larger issues, Bronze for Doesn't work.
The Steam Deck (which runs on Steam OS, a Linux distribution) couldn't have launched without proton. The Deck is also having a hugely positive effect on Linux Gaming.
You want proof of how good the situation is? Here's a WINDOWS-FOCUSED website extolling Proton's virtues.
Top Tip: if default Proton doesn't work you have two options in Steam: the Experimental version, basically the upstream beta, or there's the 'Glorious Eggroll' [GE] version, created by a single person, that includes fixes for some games that Valve haven't officially included.
If yon chap has anything near the wonderful time I've had playing games from my Steam and GOG libraries on Linux this last year, I'm sure he'll be fine and I'll have avoided a reputation for being all mouth and no trousers. 🙂
Stück für Stück die Kiste mit den fragwürdigen Röhren abarbeiten. Von 3 Stück EM11 Magischen Auge funktioniert noch eine. Die fette EL519 ist ebenfalls mausetot. Ihr sieht man es aber auch an. Warum bewahrt man kaputte Röhren auf?! #basteln#röhren#tube#valve
I find programs / applications that assume all storage is an SSD so infuriating, especially when it is blatent laziness or extremely uneseccary.
For instance, #dota only starts loading character models once you enter a lobby. If you use a harddrive you will be kicked (abandon) for inactivity before your screen unfreezes from loading assets... #valve the only way to solve this is to play a match against bots first
I've always wondered if #Valve collects shader caches from players on the #SteamDeck for the shader cache updates we get for each game, or if it's "generated" in-house from their own internal playthrough/testing?
Confirmado.
No juguéis a nada que use #EasyAnticheat a menos que podáis deshabilitarlo y jugar por LAN como hicimos nosotros en #EldenRing.
Easy Anti-Cheat (en declive desde que fue comprado por #EpicGames) ha sido demostrado como vulnerable a ejecución de código remoto durante el último torneo de #ApexLegends, que ha quedado suspendido. Esto implica que se puede instalar #malware sin vuestro consentimiento al estar jugando en una partida "protegida" por Easy Anti-Cheat.