Linux Game Cast Weekly SD

Star Citizen enables EAC for Linux gamers, Steam enables 4K capture with PipeWire, NVIDIA open-sources their Image Scaling SDK, and GTA Modders take Take-Two to court, and Streamlabs does a dumb.

Podcast & Notes

Show notes:

Podcast: https://linuxgamecast.com/podcasts/

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00:00 Intro

06:31 Big update for Linux Steam client

10:01 Clunky Hero

11:31 Wrought Flesh

13:31 Warp Frontier Linux build

16:01 Star Citizen enables EAC

19:21 Baba is You level editor

21:41 Kung Fury post launch patch

32:21 NVIDIA DLSS 2.3 hotness

32:51 Nvidia Image Scaling open-sourced

35:16 Nvidia Zink performance bump

38:01 Portals with Gallium

42:18 Switch emulator YUZU progress report

47:48 GTA modders go to court

51:13 Streamlabs accused of plagiarism

56:58 Review: Evertried

01:07:53 Emails

Steam Decks get delayed by two months, DLSS on Linux with Proton Experimental, SDL goes 3D, setting up OBS on Linux, and building a Steam Deck development kit with spare parts

Special thanks to:

Beastwick: New patron

Mir: Game donation

Foxy: Game donation

Podcast & Notes

Show notes:

Podcast: https://linuxgamecast.com/podcasts/

Schedule: https://www.twitch.tv/linuxgamecast/schedule

Support

Patreon: https://patreon.com/linuxgamecast

Merch: https://store.linuxgamecast.com/

Bitcoin: https://linuxgamecast.com/magic-internet-money/

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Hosts

Venn: https://twitter.com/VennStone

Jordan: https://twitter.com/TheBurningFool

Pedro: https://twitter.com/UnaccountedFour

Jill: https://twitter.com/jill_linuxgirl

Social

Twitter: http://bit.ly/LGCTwitter

Steam: http://bit.ly/LGCSteam

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/linuxgamecast/

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00:00 Intro

09:01 Steam Deck shipping delays

12:31 Building your own Steam Deck

16:41 Proton Experimental bleeding-edge

18:31 DLSS enabled for DX11 & DX12

23:51 Sky Harrier: Alpha Code

31:41 Nvidia G-sync flicker fix

34:41 xwayland (stable) for Nvidia

37:16 Ryan C Epic mega grant / SDL 3D

40:51 Open Source Yu-Gi-Oh

43:11 GPD XP

45:41 Setting up OBS on Linux

48:56 Review: end of Dyeus

01:01:01 Emails

Valve announces official support for BattleEye on Proton! Open Morrowind gets a fancy lighting system, Steam Deck virtual conference with AMD, and celebrating 9 years of Steam on Linux.

Podcast & Notes

Show notes:

Podcast: https://linuxgamecast.com/podcasts/

Schedule: https://www.twitch.tv/linuxgamecast/schedule

Support

Patreon: https://patreon.com/linuxgamecast

Merch: https://store.linuxgamecast.com/

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Social

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00:00 Intro

07:39 BattleEye + Proton

13:34 Steam hardware & software survey

18:14 AMD va-api added for remote play

20:34 Unpacking

23:29 Rage Chicken 2

25:29 Keep light

27:24 Superliminal multiplayer

34:09 Godot Jam 2

35:59 EasyRPG Player 0.7.0

38:40 Open-source Diablo adds multiplayer

40:24 Open-source Warrior Kings engine

42:24 OpenMW 0.46.0 new lighting engine

44:50 Gaming on the GPD Pocket 3

47:50 Review: Ziggurat 2

59:20 Emails

Linux users report disproportionate amounts of bugs, Proton adds support for CEG DRM, gaming on the Raspberry Pi Zero 2, and 26 blockchain game companies want Steam to unban NFTs.

Podcast & Notes

Show notes:

Podcast: https://linuxgamecast.com/podcasts/

Schedule: https://www.twitch.tv/linuxgamecast/schedule

Support

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Merch: https://store.linuxgamecast.com/

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Valve launches Steam Deck verified! Half-Life 2 gets support for Vulkan and ultra-wide monitors, Xwayland adds the NVIDIA bits, the future of graphics with Zig, and Google wants to license zombie Stadia.

Podcast & Notes

Show notes:

Podcast: https://linuxgamecast.com/podcasts/

Schedule: https://www.twitch.tv/linuxgamecast/schedule

Support

Patreon: https://patreon.com/linuxgamecast

Merch: https://store.linuxgamecast.com/

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Hosts

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00:00 Intro

03:08 New YouTube channel

08:54 Steam Deck game verification

14:59 Valve hiring Steam Deck testers

17:44 Steam client beta fixes Let's Encrypt

20:09 Big Boy Boxing

24:14 Alisa is 3D hipster-polygons

26:09 Half-Life 2 ultrawide support and Vulkan

35:09 Xwayland prepared for Nvidia

39:39 Google Stadia for lease

44:19 Mach game engine & Zig

48:44 VKD3d-Proton 2.5 DLSS all the things

50:49 Julius 1.7.0

54:09 Focusrite solo review

58:14 Review: Aeon Drive

01:06:29 Emails

Steam bans games built on blockchain tech, Lutris adds initial support for Epic Games, HTC announces the VIVE Flow, DOOM with check boxes, and a Twitter account dedicated to Deck pics.

Podcast & Notes

Show notes: https://linuxgamecast.com/2021/10/linux-game-cast-478-trapped-in-the-void/

Podcast: https://linuxgamecast.com/podcasts/

Schedule: https://www.twitch.tv/linuxgamecast/schedule

Support

Patreon: https://patreon.com/linuxgamecast

Merch: https://store.linuxgamecast.com/

Bitcoin: https://linuxgamecast.com/magic-internet-money/

Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/3RNET1MJW55SQ/

Hosts

Venn: https://twitter.com/VennStone

Jordan: https://twitter.com/TheBurningFool

Pedro: https://twitter.com/UnaccountedFour

Jill: https://twitter.com/jill_linuxgirl

Social

Twitter: http://bit.ly/LGCTwitter

Steam: http://bit.ly/LGCSteam

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/linuxgamecast/

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

06:46 NFT & Blockchain banned from Steam

10:10 Dedicated Twitter account for Deck pics

14:30 Dystopian Army Builder

16:20 A RegEx Puzzle

18:30 Warp Frontier comes to Linux

21:10 Skate Bird updates

31:00 Nvidia (beta) Wayland drivers & BARS

33:30 HTC Vive Flow

38:30 Lutris 0.5.9

43:00 Heroic Launcher 1.10.02

44:50 Lionheart remake

46:50 DOOM via checkboxes

50:00 Gaming on Fedora

56:28 Review: Raster Prime

01:05:16 Emails

Valve rips open a Steam Deck! Twitch leaks reveal an unreleased Steam competitor, Valve Jupiter benchmarks, and SCUMM celebrates 20 years of being awesome. Then we unpack the latest episode of Linus & Luke attempt to Linux.

Podcast & Notes

Show notes:

Podcast: https://linuxgamecast.com/podcasts/

Schedule: https://www.twitch.tv/linuxgamecast/schedule

Support

Patreon: https://patreon.com/linuxgamecast

Merch: https://store.linuxgamecast.com/

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Hosts

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Social

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Steam: http://bit.ly/LGCSteam

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00:00 Intro

06:47 Linus & Luke hear a Linux Pt.2

20:04 Steam Deck teardown

24:57 EAC games supported on Steam Deck

29:15 Valve Jupiter benchmark

32:55 Turing Complete

34:48 Bonfire Peaks

36:27 Aeon Drive

38:23 Hazelnut Bastille

41:03 Ion Fury 2.0

50:33 Twitch hack leaks Steam competitor

57:10 Nvidia 450W 3090 Ti

01:06:17 Godot games in Steam Next Fest

01:08:46 20 years of SCUMM

01:10:34 LGX2 Linux driver

01:13:12 Github removes GTA fan project reVC

01:15:54 Review: Staxel

01:28:09 Emails

The Steam Deck gets benched! Vermintide 2 developers share their thoughts on Proton powered EAC, Carmack unlocks the Oculus Go, Twitch is testing boosts, and Linus (not that one) prepares to Linux.

00:00 Intro

04:48 Leaked Steam Deck benchmarks

08:58 Wireless Valve VR Deckard

13:03 Limits on downloading old game versions

18:13 Better shader caching for Vulkan

21:38 FukTopia 3

24:03 Pawnbarian

26:28 Vermintide 2 developers on Proton EAC

31:48 Trackmaster Motorsport

39:53 Carmack unlocks the Oculus

43:58 Ddos DDraceNetwork

47:58 Fly Dangerous Alpha 6

50:28 Twitch phone & email verification

52:43 Twitch boosts

59:27 Can Linus & Luke Linux?

01:01:34 Linus dismisses Fedora

01:12:14 Review: Skate Bird

01:23:29 Emails

Easy Anti-Cheat AND BattlEye launch for Linux! VR enabled SteamDecks, DOTA goes Vulkan only, Nvidia fixes a leaky D3D12, and a $60 capture card that doesn't suck.

Podcast & Notes

Show notes:

Podcast: https://linuxgamecast.com/podcasts/

Schedule: https://www.twitch.tv/linuxgamecast/schedule

Support

Patreon: https://patreon.com/linuxgamecast

Merch: https://store.linuxgamecast.com/

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Hosts

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Jill: https://twitter.com/jill_linuxgirl

Social

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00:00 Intro

04:42 Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) on Linux

12:42 BattlEye on Linux

14:02 Steam Deck FAQ

16:22 VR tested on Steam Deck

19:17 PipeWire support added to Steam

22:17 DOTA goes Vulkan only

24:47 CS:GO Riptide announcement

27:22 Color Breakers VS mode

29:22 Staxal comes to Linux

38:37 Nvidia fixes a Proton leak

40:52 DXVK 1.9.2

42:57 WINE 6.18

44:52 Proton GE can run Crysis

47:32 1080p60 game capture for $60

52:17 Review: ATOM RPG Trudograd

01:03:52 Email

Steam Deck dev-kits are on the move! Team Fortress 2 nature & wildlife preservation measures, new software for Stream Decks on Linux, Ryzen 4700S benchmarks, and Quake in 13 kilobytes or less.

Podcast & Notes

Show notes:

Podcast: https://linuxgamecast.com/podcasts/

Schedule: https://www.twitch.tv/linuxgamecast/schedule

Support

Patreon: https://patreon.com/linuxgamecast

Merch: https://store.linuxgamecast.com/

Bitcoin: https://linuxgamecast.com/magic-internet-money/

Studio Wishzone: https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/3RNET1MJW55SQ/

Hosts

Venn: https://twitter.com/VennStone

Jordan: https://twitter.com/TheBurningFool

Pedro: https://twitter.com/UnaccountedFour

Jill: https://twitter.com/jill_linuxgirl

Social

Twitter: http://bit.ly/LGCTwitter

Steam: http://bit.ly/LGCSteam

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/linuxgamecast/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/linuxgamecast/

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

05:20 Steam turns 18

09:43 Steam Deck interface leaks

12:53 Steam Decks in the wild

16:33 Skate BIRD

19:36 ATOM RPG Trudograd

22:16 RetroArch exits testing

24:26 Black Mesa workshop fixes

26:26 TF2 updates

32:25 Ryzen 4700S benchmarks

37:45 New Stream Deck Linux software

39:45 Veloren 0.11

43:35 Fish Fight goes open-source

45:24 Draw & Guess

47:24 Quake in 13K

50:08 Review: Cathedral 3-D

59:23 Emails