I thought I was keeping reasonably on top of things, but WTF is Proton?Originally Posted by Malcanis
e: Huh, interesting, this completely passed me by [ https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton ]
I thought I was keeping reasonably on top of things, but WTF is Proton?
e: Huh, interesting, this completely passed me by [ https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton ]
Last edited by halka; June 2 2021 at 12:51:14 PM.
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Proton is amazing. Incidentally, it's open source, so there are modded versions which use more recent versions of WINE and/or game-specific tweaks. See Glorious Eggroll's version.
It seems it comes with a caveat though ...
Source: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021...-proton-games/
Glorious Eggroll interview: https://boilingsteam.com/learning-mo...oriouseggroll/
This is the guy who makes the customised -GE versions of Proton with new WINE releases and game-specific tweaks.
v0v 30/60 games is better than 0/60 gamesIt seems it comes with a caveat though ...
Source: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021...-proton-games/
Sure, but you know that people often don't read past "Nvidia and Valve are bringing DLSS to Linux gaming" and then are all up in anger, because not every single game they own is supported.
You're getting mad about hypothetical people getting mad about something they don't understand?
Rabble rabble rabble!
Where exactly did I get mad?
I just posted something informative to prevent people from being caught by surprise.
Roblox has been assimilated into the collective https://forums.penny-arcade.com/home...ks_on_linux%2F
https://store.steampowered.com/steamdeck
well well well what do we have here?
Looks interesting, but I'm reluctant to spend more than ~$300 on an electronic device that I'm not confident I could repair myself if something goes wrong.
The device is pretty cute but the big news is the commitment to getting BattleEye & EAC working through Proton by the time it's launched.
Update: Exceedingly cute, it seems. Apparently Valve somehow accidentally briefly exposed order quantities on their website, and well over 150k order reservations have been made when that snapshot was taken. That 150k was heavily weighted to the top-end version - which is now apparently order backlogged until Q3 next year.
Although I rather suspect that Valve may increase their production plans after a response like that.
Last edited by Malcanis; July 18 2021 at 06:48:03 PM.
Invest in whoever is producing the hardware then
Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts. You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves for slaughter.
This is excellent news for gaming on Linux. Probably because they insist on banning people playing through emulation/VMs regardless of whether or not they're cheating which is positively retarded.
And that was the last significant decision Malc had to make to date.
So stable. So hassle-free. So everything working.
https://boilingsteam.com/steam-deck-...-linux-gaming/
Really interesting interview with a guy from Codeweavers.
Interesting that there was no touching upon Battleye integration, which is quite essential for a lot of online pvp games.
Proton is quite amazing though, ngl
Do not BattlEye and EAC work in fundamentally similar ways? I would expect that once Valve can "solve" EAC, then other AC suites will follow relatively easily.
More relevant is the part that was skated over rather quickly and which confirms something that I have long suspected. He mentions that it would require some kind of "signed kernel". AC software these days seems to want full kernel access. You're basically handing over your PC to Electronic Arts or Epic or Ubisoft. None of whom, frankly, are organisations who I would trust not to abuse that access, as evidenced by the EULAs in their games these days. Apparently stopping people cheating means having access to their email contact list.
In short, I am glad that I don't have any desire to play the kind of games that seem to be associated with AntiCheat.
I have no idea if they work similarly but Linux users are right about giving access to their kernel to those companies - or even worse, the actually very dodgy anti-cheat companies out there.
The only game that uses anti-cheat that I still play is Tarkov and there's still a cheater infestation likely because they use Unity. But hey-ho.
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