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  Wow Alien: Isolation ported to Linux ! Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-10-30 01:42 +0100
    Re: Wow Alien: Isolation ported to Linux ! "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-10-29 20:51 -0400
      Re: Wow Alien: Isolation ported to Linux ! Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-10-30 02:00 +0100
        Re: Wow Alien: Isolation ported to Linux ! chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-30 06:14 -0500
          Re: Wow Alien: Isolation ported to Linux ! Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-10-30 07:53 -0400
          Zeke owns you rent free in your head.  BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-10-30 14:10 -0600
        Re: Wow Alien: Isolation ported to Linux ! JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-10-30 11:14 -0500
          Re: Wow Alien: Isolation ported to Linux ! Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-30 12:37 -0400
            Re: Wow Alien: Isolation ported to Linux ! Big Fish in a Small Crotch <bigfishinasmallcrotch@myself.com> - 2015-10-30 13:11 -0400
              Re: Wow Alien: Isolation ported to Linux ! Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-10-30 18:14 +0100
              Re: Wow Alien: Isolation ported to Linux ! Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-30 13:28 -0400
                Re: Wow Alien: Isolation ported to Linux ! Big Fish in a Small Crotch <bigfishinasmallcrotch@myself.com> - 2015-10-30 13:32 -0400
                  Re: Wow Alien: Isolation ported to Linux ! Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-30 15:33 -0400
      Re: Wow Alien: Isolation ported to Linux ! Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-29 21:24 -0400
    Re: Wow Alien: Isolation ported to Linux ! GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-10-29 20:11 -0600
      Re: Wow Alien: Isolation ported to Linux ! Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-10-30 03:25 +0100
        Re: Wow Alien: Isolation ported to Linux ! -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2015-10-30 09:03 -0700
        Re: Wow Alien: Isolation ported to Linux ! vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2015-10-30 22:21 +0000
    Re: Wow Alien: Isolation ported to Linux ! John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 06:09 -0700
      Re: Wow Alien: Isolation ported to Linux ! owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-10-30 15:47 +0000
    Re: Wow Alien: Isolation ported to Linux ! Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-10-30 18:55 -0500
      Re: Wow Alien: Isolation ported to Linux ! Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-30 21:56 -0400

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#329605 — Wow Alien: Isolation ported to Linux !

Linux is gaining some serious attention ;)

Can't wait for Star citizen to come out !

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#329607

"Melzzzzz" <mel@zzzzz.com> wrote in message 
news:20151030014259.7285b375@maxa-pc...
> Linux is gaining some serious attention ;)
>

"Wow Alien: Isolation ported to Linux !"  -  I've been saying for years that 
I'm not a gamer. This hasn't changed.

Since you seem to be a gamer let me ask... how important is having the 
"latest title" to a gamer? It's good that it's being ported and this game is 
a little over one year old. Is waiting a year a big deal for a gamer?

> Can't wait for Star citizen to come out !

Another game I've never heard of.

There is a small theme here... Alien Isolation. Star Citizen. Seems you like 
sci-fi space games.

-- 
"Windows has a registry, which was designed specifically to stop software 
from being copied from one machine to another."

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#329608

On Thu, 29 Oct 2015 20:51:38 -0400
"Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> wrote:

 Is waiting a year a big deal
> for a gamer?
> 

Don't know. If one is gamer Windows is only choice I said that
already...

 Seems
> you like sci-fi space games.
> 
Yes, I prefer sci-fi games, but also any strategies as well.

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#329677

> Kreep wrote:
>>
>> Is waiting a year a big deal for a gamer?

Hey, Kreep.  Am I *really* so unfair and unreasonable to critisize
Relf's code without ever seeing it, or did you *baselessly* *lie* to
attack me?

-- 
"Given that (chrisv) hasn't seen the code"  -  Ezekreep, lying
shamelessly

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#329680

chrisv wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:

>> Kreep wrote:
>>>
>>> Is waiting a year a big deal for a gamer?
>
> Hey, Kreep.  Am I *really* so unfair and unreasonable to critisize
> Relf's code without ever seeing it, or did you *baselessly* *lie* to
> attack me?

Who cares?  He's an odious little bitch.

> -- 
> "Given that (chrisv) hasn't seen the code"  -  Ezekreep, lying
> shamelessly

-- 
Debian Hint #2: You can use 'dpkg-reconfigure <package>' to change the
answers you gave to the questions asked when you first installed a package.
The 'configure-debian' package provides a unified front end for doing this,
as well.

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#329836 — Zeke owns you rent free in your head. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

On 10/30/15 05:14, chrisv wrote:
>> Kreep wrote:
>>>
>>> Is waiting a year a big deal for a gamer?
>
> Hey, Kreep.  Am I *really* so unfair and unreasonable to critisize
> Relf's code without ever seeing it, or did you *baselessly* *lie* to
> attack me?
>


-- 
When told the reason for daylight savings time the Old
Indian said, "Only the government would believe that you
could cut a foot off the top of a blanket, sew it to the
bottom, and have a longer blanket."

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#329757

On 2015-10-30, Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Oct 2015 20:51:38 -0400
> "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> wrote:
>
>  Is waiting a year a big deal
>> for a gamer?
>> 
>
> Don't know. If one is gamer Windows is only choice I said that
> already...

   Been waiting on the latest Batman game. 

   Unfortunately, so have the Windows users. [nyuk][nyuk]

[deletia]

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#329765

On 2015-10-30 12:14 PM, JEDIDIAH wrote:
> On 2015-10-30, Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> wrote:
>> On Thu, 29 Oct 2015 20:51:38 -0400
>> "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> wrote:
>>
>>  Is waiting a year a big deal
>>> for a gamer?
>>>
>>
>> Don't know. If one is gamer Windows is only choice I said that
>> already...
> 
>    Been waiting on the latest Batman game. 
> 
>    Unfortunately, so have the Windows users. [nyuk][nyuk]

That company is now saying that it will require 12GB of RAM to avoid
paging for the Batman game. Clearly, optimization is not one of their
concerns.

It's stuff like that which makes me wonder whether I should go back to
consoles once this PC becomes obsolete.


-- 
Charmed Tuna

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#329785

On Fri, 30 Oct 2015 12:37:39 -0400, Charmed Tuna wrote:

> On 2015-10-30 12:14 PM, JEDIDIAH wrote:
>> On 2015-10-30, Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> wrote:
>>> On Thu, 29 Oct 2015 20:51:38 -0400
>>> "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>  Is waiting a year a big deal
>>>> for a gamer?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Don't know. If one is gamer Windows is only choice I said that
>>> already...
>> 
>>    Been waiting on the latest Batman game. 
>> 
>>    Unfortunately, so have the Windows users. [nyuk][nyuk]
> 
> That company is now saying that it will require 12GB of RAM to avoid
> paging for the Batman game. Clearly, optimization is not one of their
> concerns.
> 
> It's stuff like that which makes me wonder whether I should go back to
> consoles once this PC becomes obsolete.

The big problem with PC games is that you get into this loop where you need
to upgrade this, that and the other thing depending upon the game.
And it never ends.
Faster video cards, more powerful processors, better/faster/more memory
etc.
It's endless.

-- 
You Ain't The Biggest Fish In The Crotch.

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#329786

On Fri, 30 Oct 2015 13:11:43 -0400
Big Fish in a Small Crotch <bigfishinasmallcrotch@myself.com> wrote:

> On Fri, 30 Oct 2015 12:37:39 -0400, Charmed Tuna wrote:
> 
> > On 2015-10-30 12:14 PM, JEDIDIAH wrote:  
> >> On 2015-10-30, Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> wrote:  
> >>> On Thu, 29 Oct 2015 20:51:38 -0400
> >>> "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>  Is waiting a year a big deal  
> >>>> for a gamer?
> >>>>  
> >>>
> >>> Don't know. If one is gamer Windows is only choice I said that
> >>> already...  
> >> 
> >>    Been waiting on the latest Batman game. 
> >> 
> >>    Unfortunately, so have the Windows users. [nyuk][nyuk]  
> > 
> > That company is now saying that it will require 12GB of RAM to avoid
> > paging for the Batman game. Clearly, optimization is not one of
> > their concerns.
> > 
> > It's stuff like that which makes me wonder whether I should go back
> > to consoles once this PC becomes obsolete.  
> 
> The big problem with PC games is that you get into this loop where
> you need to upgrade this, that and the other thing depending upon the
> game. And it never ends.
> Faster video cards, more powerful processors, better/faster/more
> memory etc.
> It's endless.
> 

Who would drive PC industry if not games? Of course games should put
PC-s to their limits. 

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#329793

On 2015-10-30 1:11 PM, Big Fish in a Small Crotch wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Oct 2015 12:37:39 -0400, Charmed Tuna wrote:
> 
>> On 2015-10-30 12:14 PM, JEDIDIAH wrote:
>>> On 2015-10-30, Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 29 Oct 2015 20:51:38 -0400
>>>> "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  Is waiting a year a big deal
>>>>> for a gamer?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Don't know. If one is gamer Windows is only choice I said that
>>>> already...
>>>
>>>    Been waiting on the latest Batman game. 
>>>
>>>    Unfortunately, so have the Windows users. [nyuk][nyuk]
>>
>> That company is now saying that it will require 12GB of RAM to avoid
>> paging for the Batman game. Clearly, optimization is not one of their
>> concerns.
>>
>> It's stuff like that which makes me wonder whether I should go back to
>> consoles once this PC becomes obsolete.
> 
> The big problem with PC games is that you get into this loop where you need
> to upgrade this, that and the other thing depending upon the game.
> And it never ends.
> Faster video cards, more powerful processors, better/faster/more memory
> etc.
> It's endless.

You only need to upgrade if you want the visuals to keep improving. If
you're fine at 1366x768 or even 1080p, whatever you have will likely be
good for as long as you consider the resolution to be good enough.


-- 
Charmed Tuna

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#329795

On Fri, 30 Oct 2015 13:28:54 -0400, Charmed Tuna wrote:

> On 2015-10-30 1:11 PM, Big Fish in a Small Crotch wrote:
>> On Fri, 30 Oct 2015 12:37:39 -0400, Charmed Tuna wrote:
>> 
>>> On 2015-10-30 12:14 PM, JEDIDIAH wrote:
>>>> On 2015-10-30, Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> wrote:
>>>>> On Thu, 29 Oct 2015 20:51:38 -0400
>>>>> "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>  Is waiting a year a big deal
>>>>>> for a gamer?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Don't know. If one is gamer Windows is only choice I said that
>>>>> already...
>>>>
>>>>    Been waiting on the latest Batman game. 
>>>>
>>>>    Unfortunately, so have the Windows users. [nyuk][nyuk]
>>>
>>> That company is now saying that it will require 12GB of RAM to avoid
>>> paging for the Batman game. Clearly, optimization is not one of their
>>> concerns.
>>>
>>> It's stuff like that which makes me wonder whether I should go back to
>>> consoles once this PC becomes obsolete.
>> 
>> The big problem with PC games is that you get into this loop where you need
>> to upgrade this, that and the other thing depending upon the game.
>> And it never ends.
>> Faster video cards, more powerful processors, better/faster/more memory
>> etc.
>> It's endless.
> 
> You only need to upgrade if you want the visuals to keep improving. If
> you're fine at 1366x768 or even 1080p, whatever you have will likely be
> good for as long as you consider the resolution to be good enough.

True, but it's no fun at the low resolutions!

-- 
You Ain't The Biggest Fish In The Crotch.

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#329808

On 2015-10-30 1:32 PM, Big Fish in a Small Crotch wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Oct 2015 13:28:54 -0400, Charmed Tuna wrote:
> 
>> On 2015-10-30 1:11 PM, Big Fish in a Small Crotch wrote:
>>> On Fri, 30 Oct 2015 12:37:39 -0400, Charmed Tuna wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2015-10-30 12:14 PM, JEDIDIAH wrote:
>>>>> On 2015-10-30, Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> wrote:
>>>>>> On Thu, 29 Oct 2015 20:51:38 -0400
>>>>>> "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  Is waiting a year a big deal
>>>>>>> for a gamer?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Don't know. If one is gamer Windows is only choice I said that
>>>>>> already...
>>>>>
>>>>>    Been waiting on the latest Batman game. 
>>>>>
>>>>>    Unfortunately, so have the Windows users. [nyuk][nyuk]
>>>>
>>>> That company is now saying that it will require 12GB of RAM to avoid
>>>> paging for the Batman game. Clearly, optimization is not one of their
>>>> concerns.
>>>>
>>>> It's stuff like that which makes me wonder whether I should go back to
>>>> consoles once this PC becomes obsolete.
>>>
>>> The big problem with PC games is that you get into this loop where you need
>>> to upgrade this, that and the other thing depending upon the game.
>>> And it never ends.
>>> Faster video cards, more powerful processors, better/faster/more memory
>>> etc.
>>> It's endless.
>>
>> You only need to upgrade if you want the visuals to keep improving. If
>> you're fine at 1366x768 or even 1080p, whatever you have will likely be
>> good for as long as you consider the resolution to be good enough.
> 
> True, but it's no fun at the low resolutions!

It's not a big deal if a low-resolution monitor is all that you have. If
I were a teenager and every game was playable albeit at a low
resolution, I'd be happy.

-- 
Charmed Tuna

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#329616

On 2015-10-29 8:51 PM, Ezekiel wrote:
> "Melzzzzz" <mel@zzzzz.com> wrote in message 
> news:20151030014259.7285b375@maxa-pc...
>> Linux is gaining some serious attention ;)
>>
> 
> "Wow Alien: Isolation ported to Linux !"  -  I've been saying for years that 
> I'm not a gamer. This hasn't changed.
> 
> Since you seem to be a gamer let me ask... how important is having the 
> "latest title" to a gamer? It's good that it's being ported and this game is 
> a little over one year old. Is waiting a year a big deal for a gamer?

It's a high quality game; the fact that it's old is not a problem. If
games get ported, it's best that they at least be good and Alien:
Isolation is definitely that. If Linux can attract Electronic Arts or
Ubisoft, people will take the platform more seriously. There's a slight
chance for Ubisoft and almost none for Electronic Arts which is
responsible for the best sports and racing games at the moment.

>> Can't wait for Star citizen to come out !
> 
> Another game I've never heard of.
> 
> There is a small theme here... Alien Isolation. Star Citizen. Seems you like 
> sci-fi space games.
> 


-- 
Charmed Tuna

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#329644

On 10/29/15 18:42, Melzzzzz wrote:
> Linux is gaining some serious attention ;)
>
> Can't wait for Star citizen to come out !

What kind of game is Star Citizen?
I don't do much gaming, but I would like a change of pace at times.
What is the goal of the game?

-- 
When told the reason for daylight savings time the Old
Indian said, "Only the government would believe that you
could cut a foot off the top of a blanket, sew it to the
bottom, and have a longer blanket."

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#329648

On Thu, 29 Oct 2015 20:11:50 -0600
GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> wrote:

> On 10/29/15 18:42, Melzzzzz wrote:
> > Linux is gaining some serious attention ;)
> >
> > Can't wait for Star citizen to come out !  
> 
> What kind of game is Star Citizen?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Citizen

> I don't do much gaming, but I would like a change of pace at times.
> What is the goal of the game?
> 
As all space trading games: To buy better ship & equipment I guess...
This one could be `it`. Lot of such games simply failed.

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#329747

Lloyd Parsons wrote:
> Melzzzzz wrote:
> >  GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> wrote:
> >>  Melzzzzz wrote:
> >> > Linux is gaining some serious attention ;)
> >> >
> >> > Can't wait for Star citizen to come out !
> >> 
> >> What kind of game is Star Citizen?
> > 
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Citizen
> > 
> >> I don't do much gaming, but I would like a change of pace at times.
> >> What is the goal of the game?
> >> 
> > As all space trading games: To buy better ship & equipment I guess...
> > This one could be `it`. Lot of such games simply failed.
> 
> I vaguely remember some of those types of games in the past.  And yeah, 
> most of them failed, probably because they were boring.

You might have been thinking of Ambrosia Software's "Escape Velocity"?  

<http://www.ambrosiasw.com/games/ev/>

Good enough to see about firing up an old Mac for old time's sake.


-hh

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#329871

On Fri, 30 Oct 2015 03:25:31 +0100, Melzzzzz wrote:

> On Thu, 29 Oct 2015 20:11:50 -0600 GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 10/29/15 18:42, Melzzzzz wrote:
>> > Linux is gaining some serious attention ;)
>> >
>> > Can't wait for Star citizen to come out !
>> 
>> What kind of game is Star Citizen?
> 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Citizen
> 
>> I don't do much gaming, but I would like a change of pace at times.
>> What is the goal of the game?
>> 
> As all space trading games: To buy better ship & equipment I guess...
> This one could be `it`. Lot of such games simply failed.

Star Citizen is trading _and_ adventure, including first person immersion 
(such as getting out of your comfortable spacecraft to salvage a 
derelict).  Of course, there's the dogfighting too, which is kind of what 
it's all about (space combat).  You can currently play "Arena Commander" 
to hone dogfighting skills, as well as play "capture the core" and fly 
races.

"Squadron 42" will be the Wing-Commander-esque campaign set in the Star 
Citizen universe.

I have SC, haven't spent much time with it -- most of my space combat has 
been in Elite: Dangerous.  (The latter took a wrong turn, though, with 
"power play", so I haven't played it in months -- might go back to it 
when planetary landings become available.)

I don't think SC will ever be ported to other platforms -- too many 
resources have gone into the game engine on the current OS.  I could be 
wrong, though.

I will say that Elite: Dangerous with a proper HOTAS is a real blast, if 
you like space combat.  It would just be nice to have better missions in 
it.

-- 
 -v
Kernel:4.1.5-sd  Desktop:Xfce 4.12.2  Distro:Linux Mint 17.2 Rafaela

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#329684

On Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 8:43:01 PM UTC-4, Melzzzzz wrote:
> Linux is gaining some serious attention ;)
> 
> Can't wait for Star citizen to come out !


LOL - I've been saying for years that I'm not a gamer, nor a comic book fan. 

Yeah, I have interests in shooting people, not even in a movie theater.

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#329744

John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 8:43:01 PM UTC-4, Melzzzzz wrote:
>> Linux is gaining some serious attention ;)
>> 
>> Can't wait for Star citizen to come out !
> 
> 
> LOL - I've been saying for years that I'm not a gamer, nor a comic book fan. 
> 
> Yeah, I have interests in shooting people, not even in a movie theater.

Psychopath John Gohde slips us a Freudian.

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