Old Androids Never Die, They Just Have A Few Screws Loose
Ubuntu 22.04 runs on Steam Deck fairly well right off the USB. Booting from the drive and getting to a desktop is no big deal, and the "Try Ubuntu" desktop mode starts up and runs. The things that seem to work were: The graphics stack - video is accelerated properly, and the GPU seems active. […]
Thanks to the newest GloriousEggroll custom Proton release, two of my favorite series now have fully playable games (though P5S is missing audio from cutscene videos). The problem with these games was Direct3D shared resources being used to overlay video on top of surfaces, and as you can see below, this has finally been implemented. […]
No tweaking required, looking good on Proton/NVidia 370/Ubuntu 21.10. If you've never played the LIS games before, this is a great way to start.
So you've probably heard by now that well-known and SUPER trustworthy company Microsoft has cut a deal to buy up that scion of feminism Activision Blizzard, for the bargain price of $69 (nice) Billion dollars in cash. Honestly, I couldn't really care much less, as Overwatch has been sliding downhill slowly and I'm not invested […]
If you can't get the launcher to start, try using the launch option: Hope this helps.
Runs perfectly day one with Proton 6.3. (Same machine as always: Asus ROG G752VY, GTX980M)
Sitting here this morning sipping my coffee, I decided to have a look at ProtonDB, the best source for game compatibility information for Linux users. It's really great to see how many games just work now, thanks to the collective effort of WINE developers, DXVK's developers, Valve, and Proton's developers. Long story short: on Steam, […]
Needs mf-install, but once it's installed it runs pretty great.
Working on release day with Proton 5.13-4.
I've been playing with VR and ran across LinusTrinus, a somewhat-raw but quite functional bit of code that allows an Android phone with the Trinus VR client app to connect to Linux to make it into a SteamVR-compatible 3DOF headset. While it does not allow movement tracking, and only rotation, it is sufficient for a […]