I’m perpetually playing Deep Rock Galactic, Halo MCC, and Team Fortress 2, but besides those, here are some other games I played in the last 30 days:
Desktop (Pop!_OS)
CarX Drift Racing Online (2017) - way more difficult than I expected, but fun once you get the hang of it
Hylics 2 (2020) - incredible art and soundtrack
Landfall Archives (free - 2023) - nice collection of demos from one of my favorite indie dev studios
Left 4 Dead 2 (2009) - went back and played with some friends, still awesome
MUCK (free - 2021) - tried this out with a few friends, very fun
Outlast (2013) - finally completed this classic and loved it
POSTAL 2 (2003) - not a game I’d recommend to everyone, but if you’re the type of person who would enjoy this type of humor, then you’ll really enjoy it
Steam Deck
American Truck Simulator (2016) - nice game to chill out to
Finding Paradise (2017) - incredible story
Totally Accurate Battle Simulator (2021) - also a nice game to chill out to, but some levels are a lot more difficult than expected (not a bad thing)
Vampire Survivors (2022) - I am so addicted please help
If you need Android Auto, the closest thing you’ll get is LineageOS with some sort of GApps, but those are far from the “privacy and security first” goals of GrapheneOS.
If you are looking for something private/“FOSS-focused” and don’t need Android Auto, I like CalyxOS a lot, and have heard good things about DivestOS.
I built a PC for the family yesterday, and I’m hoping to get away with going 100% Linux. What makes me a little nervous is that Epic Games, GOG, battle.net, EA store, etc don’t officially support Linux. If I try using Lutris, or Heroic Games Launcher, or something similar to use those platforms, is there a chance my account...
As far as I know, no one has ever gotten their account banned store-wide.
Like you mentioned, sometimes games woth anti-cheats like Apex Legends or Overwatch will falsely ban linux users (from that specific game - not the whole Battle.net or EA store), but they usually undo those bans within a week or so for most users.
I was hit with one of the Apex bans, and it was overturned within a week or two. But there were a few people who I am pretty convinced did not cheat and are still banned, so maybe be cautious with that particular game.
I strongly dislike Epic as a company, but at least Heroic Games Launcher makes the experience tolerable. And free is free, but for anything paid, I’m always willing to pay extra to own on Steam/GOG instead
Christmas morning my phone broke (shutoff at >50% and wouldn’t turn on at all). The day before a flight. When all of the stores to get a quick replacement were closed. And the only way I could get any info about my flight was by having my email’s 2FA keys, which were on my broken phone, and the only backup was on my desktop, which was 500km+ away.
Had to walk our catsitter through sending me the backup, and then rush to a retailer this morning to buy a replacement before my flight. Was not a fun experience, or a fun way to spend all of my Christmas money 😅
So this isn’t directly related to patientgaming but my hardware and personal tastes kind of filter me to playing games no newer than five years old....
It would be great to be able to vote for every candidate in an election instead of only once and you can decide to upvote, downvote, or not vote for any candidate. This way you never “throw away” your vote and extreme/hated candidates can be downvoted so if im not a fan of any candidate but one is particularly awful I can...
I was all-in for ranked choice voting (and even started working on an app for it) until I learned that a candidate who would have won can end up losing by becoming more popular, which is extremely counterintuitive, and a flaw that I don’t think any voting system should have.
Nicky Case wrote a fantastic explanation about how that can happen, plus exploring many other voting methods: ncase.me/ballot/
I still think RCV (and really anything else) would be better than the US’s first-past-the-post system, but I’d definitely prefer some type of approval, score, or STAR voting over it.
This is a form of score voting, and the specific form you discuss is the method used to elect the members of Wikipedia’s Arbitration Committee (although they call it “Support”, “Neutral”, and “Oppose” instead of “Upvote”, “Abstain”, and “Downvote”).
I will always upvote that ncase ballot link, it’s so well-written.
Lots of people here are arguing for Ranked Choice, but Nicky’s write-up shows that even though it’s still better than the US’s first-past-the-post system, something like Approval or Score voting are much better options.
It’s certainly still better than the US’s current first-past-the-post system, but it has a critical flaw where a candidate who would have won can end up losing by becoming more popular, which could be abused by people trying to “game” the voting system. In reality, something like approval or score voting would be more representative of voter’s desires.
See Nicky Case’s excellent write-up on how that can happen: ncase.me/ballot/
Approval voting has a special place in my heart because it is such an easy transition from first-past-the-post (what the U.S. uses). You literally just change the ballot from “select the candidate you like” to select the candidates (plural) you like" and you’re done, and it’s such a significant upgrade from FPTP.
Every time someone brings up a controller vs mouse and keyboard, most of if not all comments will push towards the OP to “switch to mouse and keyboard” because “it’s better!”...
If you mean for casual play, then use whatever you want.
If you mean for competitive play, then until you specify the game, this post is pointless. Lots of competitive Apex Legends and Halo players use controllers, but you would never in a million years catch a professional Counter-Strike or Quake player using a controller.
When you hit the “login” button in Voyager, it asks you to choose your account’s server. The default is lemmy.world, but your account is on the sh.itjust.works instance. So when it asks for your server, you will have to hit “other” and type in sh.itjust.works, then enter your username and password.
I expect this is the issue, because I am also on CalyxOS without issues.
Now that 0.19 is in testing on a couple of servers we’re faced with the reality that Liftoff is probably not going to be functional for much longer. So I’m curious what everyone’s got planned....
With the use of Heroic game launcher, I’m wondering if you all preferred to play your GOG version of games over the Steam version. I can go either way but sometimes I pause and think, having two copies of the same game, one on steam and one on GOG, which one would give me a better gaming experience. For example, I may choose...
“Having to deal with pre-shader work” that you mentioned is a good thing. Without it, games will stutter more. And you always have the option to skip it or disable it entirely.
Yes, a lot of games work fine without precompiled shaders. Others, like Apex Legends or Rocket League, are a complete mess (at least for the first few minutes of gameplay - it used to be much worse but DXVK 2.0 helped a lot with this). You’ve probably just only tried the games that work fine.
Looks like Valve is working on a 64bit and Vulkan upgrade to TF2's linux client
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/11085299...
Monthly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing?
Tell us what game you are currently, or recently played, greater than 6+ months old....
GrapheneOS, a privacy-focused version of Android, is adding Android Auto support (9to5google.com)
Has anyone gotten a game or account ban using Linux with Lutris or Heroic Games Launcher?
I built a PC for the family yesterday, and I’m hoping to get away with going 100% Linux. What makes me a little nervous is that Epic Games, GOG, battle.net, EA store, etc don’t officially support Linux. If I try using Lutris, or Heroic Games Launcher, or something similar to use those platforms, is there a chance my account...
Saints Row – free to keep today on Epic Games Store (store.epicgames.com)
China rule...? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
Getting permaban for saying fuck China…
Did any coal-in-your-stocking type of things happen to you on Christmas Day?
I discovered a few carpenter ants in my abode and immediately waged war against them. I shall prevail and reclaim my territory.
Best games that can be completed in under ten hours?
So this isn’t directly related to patientgaming but my hardware and personal tastes kind of filter me to playing games no newer than five years old....
Instead of only voting for one candidate we should be able to upvote or downvote each candidate
It would be great to be able to vote for every candidate in an election instead of only once and you can decide to upvote, downvote, or not vote for any candidate. This way you never “throw away” your vote and extreme/hated candidates can be downvoted so if im not a fan of any candidate but one is particularly awful I can...
Controllers are good for FPS games, especially on PC, and we have to stop pretending like they’re not
Every time someone brings up a controller vs mouse and keyboard, most of if not all comments will push towards the OP to “switch to mouse and keyboard” because “it’s better!”...
Can't log in to Voyager on my CalyxOS
Password IS correct. I can log in on my laptop and in Jerboa, which I am attempting to be rid of for its tortuous typing abuse programming....
TF2 Smissmas Patch! (www.teamfortress.com)
It’s a Smissmas Miracle! Cool little patch that I might reinstall TF2 to try out....
So, which app are we all moving to?
Now that 0.19 is in testing on a couple of servers we’re faced with the reality that Liftoff is probably not going to be functional for much longer. So I’m curious what everyone’s got planned....
GOG or STEAM? how do you choose?
With the use of Heroic game launcher, I’m wondering if you all preferred to play your GOG version of games over the Steam version. I can go either way but sometimes I pause and think, having two copies of the same game, one on steam and one on GOG, which one would give me a better gaming experience. For example, I may choose...