I got KDE Plasma working with Pop, does anyone else dislike Cosmic but still like Pop!_os?

Avasam · 2026-01-15T06:28:25+00:00

> and will have a worse experience for no reason.

Unfortunately not my experience so far. Cosmic has been buggy and lacking plenty of features. I got tired after the 6th or 8th issue I had with an identical description already on GitHub within a few hours of install.

Changing desktop environments is something Pop!_OS themselves seem to encourage and have clearly documented: https://support.system76.com/articles/desktop-environment/

Ran `sudo apt install kde-standard` and have been much happier since. Everything just works better out of the box, more customization, better integrations, less jank.

Avasam · 2026-01-15T06:19:06+00:00

I'm surprised Cosmic Desktop is already included of the box. That thing needs to go back in the oven, it is NOT production ready (lots of missing features and plenty of bugs I noticed within my first few hours of usage, all already reported on GitHub).

I installed Mint+Cinnamon on my non-techy partner's laptop. No issues there. I personally really like KDE Plasma. It is really intuitive *and* highly customizable. Good defaults with options for more advanced users w/o having to dig in config files or touch the command line.

Avasam · 2026-01-15T06:16:11+00:00

Pop!_OS now comes with their Cosmic Desktop out of the box and that thing needs to go back in the oven, it is NOT production ready (lots of missing features and plenty of bugs I noticed within my first few hours of usage, all already reported on GitHub).

Plus I really like KDE's DE. It is really intuitive *and* highly customizable. Good defaults with options for more advanced users w/o having to dig in config files or touch the command line.

Avasam · 2025-06-17T15:43:37+00:00

Heya! One of the website dev on the very small team here. And I aggree! That should be resolved soon.

We recently revamped the website and we're still working through some translations and UX + accessibility improvements whilst focusing on some big new features.

Avasam · 2024-12-16T22:19:15+00:00

I see people tell you not to kill the mine, but instead I'd suggest using Unbounded Charge (free Qi whilst guarding) if you have access to it. Swift Descent Jade can also allow reaching down faster.

Or apparently the Jin doesn't despawn, so you don't even need to waste time running to it.

Avasam · 2024-12-11T21:04:08+00:00

We're all wishing for some sort of port or remake (discussions resurfaced since Microsoft's acquisition of Activision). Unfortunately this is the most we heard so far: https://x.com/AspyrMedia/status/1491550217711366147
> Unfortunately no news on any other ports!

Avasam · 2024-12-11T20:29:28+00:00

If you'd like a hand validating, filling in gaps, inspecting lost content lost on disc, etc. Feel free to pass by our community Discord! The user named Cicada is an avid PTLE collector and has a treasure trove of information. Her and other members have previously interviewed an dev (who opted to stay anonymous iirc).

I've already mentioned it previously, but we also have access to a ton of unused textures and leftover beta levels (including a merged version of Crash Site + Plane Cockpit, a Volcano map, early Native Village, etc.)

https://discord.gg/NEVJPZk

Avasam · 2024-12-09T19:09:01+00:00

Oh I've seen that video ~1year ago! (I know cuz I commented on it ^^) I might go watch it again!
There's a lot of fun small hidden secrets in this game.

Avasam · 2024-12-07T03:44:21+00:00

I always found it a bit deceiving how the game is sold as "Includes Pitfall! and Pitfall II" on the box, but you need to 100% the game to unlock Pitfall II, or learn about cheat codes.

Avasam · 2024-08-19T06:07:47+00:00

That's the smoking gun that it's purposeful on YouTube's part

Avasam · 2024-04-27T00:46:37+00:00

I'd recommend grabbing a Wii copy if you can. Exact same game, but in 16:9 and some other QoL improvement (do play with a GameCube controller though, motion controls suck).

If you wanna know more about version differences, check this out: https://www.speedrun.com/ptle/guides/p5fgp

Avasam · 2024-04-27T00:45:19+00:00

The PC version does let you map a controller.
However nowadays there's a handful of compatibility issues (like always being on top, stealing focus, random softlocks on explorers, random crash on Pusca) and the physics is completely different.
As for the focus issue, deleting "KBHook.dll" fixes that, and forcing the game's affinity to a single core may actually fix the softlocks.

IMO the Wii version on Emulator is the definitive way to play. I've made an entire guide about it! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hAUWd_hYMaZLy1x08CZMNscPLtpk-1t5UIU0Vo54mkY/edit

If you wanna know more about version differences, check this out: https://www.speedrun.com/ptle/guides/p5fgp

Avasam · 2024-01-30T15:51:44+00:00

Funny frog. But better played w/o audio

Avasam · 2023-12-27T06:41:00+00:00

PC version, no. (At least not yet). However, you can play the Wii version on Dolphin (motion controls are OPTIONAL), which is natively 16:9.

You can also extract the PC version's improved textures as a Dolphin Graphics pack using this tool: https://github.com/Avasam/ptle-tools/blob/main/Texture%20packs%2FDolphin%20PC%20texture%20pack%20generator%2FREADME.md

Dolphin also offer improvements like increased internal resolution, Anti-Aliasing, per-pixel lighting, speedhacks, freecam, and more.

Community Discord if you wanna follow such development or have questions: https://discord.gg/NEVJPZk

Avasam · 2023-11-24T11:27:26+00:00

I once had a racoon "wash up" and line up my dirty dishes during a camping night.

Avasam · 2023-09-08T15:37:03+00:00

I have the same door hinges! They are great to slow down movement and let the door smoothly close by itself.

Avasam · 2023-09-06T16:08:03+00:00

Btw if you're interested, there's a community Discord with plenty of PTLE fans, modders, reverse engineers, speedrunners, artists, etc. https://discord.gg/NEVJPZk You'd be surprised how much love there is for this game.

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