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Agent_Karyo

@ Agent_Karyo @piefed.world

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  • Day 526 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing

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  • Happy Christmas and Happy Holidays folks!

  • Snapdragon X Elite Laptop Performance On Linux Ends 2025 Disappointing

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  • You're asking for trouble if you buy an X Elite device (doesn't matter if you are running Windows or Linux).

  • What to do about abandoned and/or locked communities?

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  • My bad, mobile typos.

  • What to do about abandoned and/or locked communities?

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  • An option to help manage this is to allow requests only via the help community (explicit post with the right flair) and say triage the requests once every two weeks.

    Just a thought.

  • What to do about abandoned and/or locked communities?

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  • I think the LW philosophy is fair; you message them or create a new post in the support comm and they generally let you take over abandoned communities.

  • Star Citizen Developer Confirms Squadron 42 Is Playable and Over 40 Hours Long, Targeting 2026 Release

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  • That would be the funniest thing ever.

    And I am much more interested in HL3 than SQ42 which is very likely to be flashy, but mediocre to bad in many core things.

    I don't even need HL3 to be revolutionary, I want to know what happens next and I want to experience the world building of the HL reality.

  • PieFed 1.4 is released - emoji, federated stackoverflow and AI content filters

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  • I use Piefed on Voyager, they don't really support any of the major features of Piefed.

    I still use the mobile WebUI mostly.

  • PieFed 1.4 is released - emoji, federated stackoverflow and AI content filters

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  • Thank you so much!

    Lots of cool features and improvements!

    I will need to add a monthly donation thing from next month. I have several organizations that I support on Patreon, but I am curious about LibrePay (really hoping they are not based in the US).

  • ​Microlandia 1.2: Now with road rage - Transportation is not a menu choice, it is a battle over asphalt, and the loser is always the commuter who thought the system was polite.

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  • It really helps them stand out from the pack.

  • [Forever-Free Friday] Real Moon, a realism-focused lunar exploration game, using real data, developed in collaboration with JAXA, released on Steam

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  • Haven't tried it myself, but it does look like it has goal-based elements (or you can make your own).

    Something along the line of visit different well known parts of the moon.

  • Valve discontinues the most affordable Steam Deck — $399 LCD version on the way out as new starting point is $549

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  • But either way streaming at 1440p looks better on the 1280x800 screen than streaming 1280x800.

    I am more into the encoding side, not streaming, but a 1440p source on a 800p screen will always look better than a 800p source.

  • Steam app is now 64-bit only on systems that support it, 32-bit support enters final countdown — 32-bit users will stop receiving updates in 2026

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  • From my anecdotal experience (and this was from 3-4 years), the last remaining 32-bit Windows installations are on much newer CPUs (from 2009-2014) than the last 32-bit only CPUs from 2004 or so.

    Typically there are cases where the users aren't technically inclined, they just need a basic web browser, a video player and a PDF reader. They have a computer that works, so why bother with paying money for a new one?

    Typically users of Steam would figure out that they do have a 64-bit capable CPU, they would buy some RAM and re-install Windows (or find someone who can do this for them).

  • Steam app is now 64-bit only on systems that support it, 32-bit support enters final countdown — 32-bit users will stop receiving updates in 2026

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  • Valve has previously said that 32-bit Windows installations represent around 0.01% of active Steam systems.

    I feel like it's fair to sunset 32-bit Windows support if this segment represents 0.01% of your installed base

  • Real Moon, a realism-focused lunar exploration game, using real data, developed in collaboration with JAXA, released for free on Steam

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  • After reading the synopsis, yes, I have seen this. Probably even closer to ~30 years ago.

  • Real Moon, a realism-focused lunar exploration game, using real data, developed in collaboration with JAXA, released for free on Steam

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  • I feel like I watched this movie 25+ years ago as a kid.

  • Video Game Physical Software and Hardware Sales Just Had the Worst November in the U.S. Since 1995 - IGN

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  • If it refers to the total games software market (digital sales, physical sales, micro-transactions, subscriptions and mobile), then I think I my point stands.

    I wasn't sure if "content spending" excludes say micro-transactions for software that is not available physically.

  • Video Game Physical Software and Hardware Sales Just Had the Worst November in the U.S. Since 1995 - IGN

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  • Yes, I could see launch day availability being an issue.

  • Video Game Physical Software and Hardware Sales Just Had the Worst November in the U.S. Since 1995 - IGN

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  • It’s pretty difficult to keep a .exe file accessible for 30+ years even if your intentions are good.

    That's not really true. GOG installers are the obvious option, but even many of the games on Steam don't actually have DRM and can be backed up.

    And if you really want to you can get cracked versions. For older games, there are compatibility projects like DDrawCompat and dxwrapper. The more popular games have extensive usability mods (support for higher resolutions, bugfixes, UI scaling) and really popular ones have modern engines such as Augustus for Caesar III (originally released in 1998).

    For example you can run the Windows 95 version of Simcity 2000 Special Edition on Windows 10 (and I believe W11 works too) on a 1440p monitor:

    This is a 30 year old game!

    Don't get me wrong, I get the point of having physical copies (I have an extensive physical book library), but for video games, digital ownership (be it legal like with GOG or certain Steam games or using alternative approaches) is the way forward.

  • Video Game Physical Software and Hardware Sales Just Had the Worst November in the U.S. Since 1995 - IGN

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  • Further, Microsoft doesn’t seem interested in physical sales anymore. I probably would have bought Avowed if it existed in meat-space, it doesn’t. I had a really hard time sourcing Indiana Jones and Outer Worlds 2.

    If the disc version exists, can't you buy it online?

    And aren't console discs de facto installer stubs?

    Just curious, I play on PC where physical discs haven't been a thing for a long time.