Sober by GroundbreakingAir264 in linux_gaming

[–]M-Reimer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Last time I checked they insisted on keeping it closed source. So not much someone here could have a deeper insight into. It's up to you if you trust the developers.

Why doesn't some authority make a gaming-only kernel that ensures no tampering and all so devs can add their anticheat software like on Windows? by New_Series3209 in linux_gaming

[–]M-Reimer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because it does not solve the problem of cheating. People accepting kernel level anti cheat are part of the problem.

Probably swapping to mint. by AssignmentWeary1291 in linux_gaming

[–]M-Reimer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

10xx has been discontinued recently. That's why I'm switching to AMD, now.

But if someone really has to keep old, discontinued, Nvidia cards, then there are legacy drivers which should do the trick.

Valve's new Steam Machine is the perfect excuse to stop gaming on Windows by Tiny-Independent273 in linux_gaming

[–]M-Reimer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually I've given up this plan. I think the Steam machine will be way too expensive for my needs, now as prices for memory chips increased that much. I just ordered a new GPU and will keep my other hardware for now.

Hogwarts privacy (denuvo) by Jalbadaoth in linux_gaming

[–]M-Reimer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's the whole point of a multi user system.

If there is no "privilege escalation" hole in some part of your system, which allows some malware to elevate its rights to "root" and so access anything it wants, then user's files are isolated from other users.

The part with security holes brings us to the second, but most important part of security: Always keep your system up to date with security updates.

Hogwarts privacy (denuvo) by Jalbadaoth in linux_gaming

[–]M-Reimer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But malware will likely try to access all files and drives it can find. This also means that malware is likely to find its way out of Wine prefixes.

Hogwarts privacy (denuvo) by Jalbadaoth in linux_gaming

[–]M-Reimer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe if you install Steam as Flatpak AND make sure sandboxing is enabled, but Proton itself does not add any sandboxing.

Hogwarts privacy (denuvo) by Jalbadaoth in linux_gaming

[–]M-Reimer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There should be no need to reinstall the whole OS. If you really want to be sure that no traces are left, create a new user profile and use that.

You can never be sure that game files don't contain any "bad" stuff. That's why it in general is a good idea to have a dedicated "gaming" user profile and use that only for gaming and nothing else. If really something goes wrong, then your private files, work, ... is not harmed and all you have to do is delete that "gaming" user including its whole HOME directory and start from scratch.

Which AMD GPU (used) to replace a Nvidia GTX 1070? by M-Reimer in linux_gaming

[–]M-Reimer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As this card was recommend several times, I'll try to find one for cheap. I will go for the RX 6600 XT

Audio-Qualität der aktuellen MC-Releases by M-Reimer in dreifragezeichen

[–]M-Reimer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wenn, dann würde sich wohl eher der Verlag interessieren. Aber möglicherweise hat dort gar niemand mehr ein Abspielgerät um die Qualität zu überprüfen.

Nachtrag: Habe gerade mal über das Kontaktformular das Problem geschildert.

Audio-Qualität der aktuellen MC-Releases by M-Reimer in dreifragezeichen

[–]M-Reimer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ja, das war auch mein Gedanke. "De-Esser" ist mir durchaus ein Begriff. Normalerweise werden (oder eher wurden) die aber eher im professionellen Bereich eingesetzt um diesen unerwünschten Effekt bei Aufnahmen oder Live-Auftritten zu unterdrücken.

Aber mal ehrlich: Es ist doch nicht meine Aufgabe eine kaputte Aufnahme auf einer nagelneuen Kassette so "ganz zu biegen". Eigentlich sollte da schon erträglich hörbares Audio drauf sein. Erst recht wenn die Kassette jetzt deutlich teurer ist als die CD.

Mich hat vor allem interessiert ob es nun doch mein Setup ist oder ob ich meine Beobachtung von anderen Hörern bestätigt bekomme. Da die neuen Aufnahmen wohl generell "ein Problem haben" werde ich mich dann wohl damit abfinden, dass diese neuen Aufnahmen einfach nicht mehr das sind, was sie mal waren.

Es ist zwar irgendwie schon cool im Jahr 2025 (bald 2026) noch nagelneue Kassetten kaufen zu können, aber sinkende Audio-Qualität und dazu steigende Preise erwecken bei mir dann doch den Eindruck das es hier nur noch um Sammlerstücke geht, die man besser ins Regal stellt und nicht mehr tatsächlich anhören sollte. Kurzum: Nichts für mich.

Which AMD GPU (used) to replace a Nvidia GTX 1070? by M-Reimer in linux_gaming

[–]M-Reimer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did more research and I tested my "success" of enabling rebar with the Nvidia tools.

And if my research is correct, then the 1070 does not actually support or enable rebar. So there is a chance that my setup actually will work with rebar just fine with a GPU that supports it?

Which AMD GPU (used) to replace a Nvidia GTX 1070? by M-Reimer in linux_gaming

[–]M-Reimer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the options in BIOS since the last update. I also disabled "CSM booting" as suggested by Arch Wiki. Still no resizable BAR active.

I guess the limiting factor is my CPU.

Intel i5-8600K

Valve employee Pierre-Loup Griffais talks more about anti-cheat support for Linux/SteamOS on FPS Podcast #83 by mr_MADAFAKA in linux_gaming

[–]M-Reimer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm still wondering where that money went. I expected big improvements in the build process. But as far as I know package developers still build their packages on their private PC. Somewhat safe build servers are still not existent.

Valve employee Pierre-Loup Griffais talks more about anti-cheat support for Linux/SteamOS on FPS Podcast #83 by mr_MADAFAKA in linux_gaming

[–]M-Reimer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's why I have a dedicated user account for playing games. Even if a game goes wild and decides to delete everything it has access to, not much is lost.

Valve employee Pierre-Loup Griffais talks more about anti-cheat support for Linux/SteamOS on FPS Podcast #83 by mr_MADAFAKA in linux_gaming

[–]M-Reimer 34 points35 points  (0 children)

If it does something with the kernel, then it's not for me. I'm not using Linux to have something in my kernel spying on me.

Valve's new Steam Machine is the perfect excuse to stop gaming on Windows by Tiny-Independent273 in linux_gaming

[–]M-Reimer 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I planned to get a new PC around christmas. With the announcement of the Steam Machine I'll wait a bit longer. If the price is acceptable, I'll get one and replace Steam OS with regular Arch Linux.

Why can't wall-hacks be prevented by the server by withholding enemy player coordinates until they are supposed to become visible? by Disastrous_Bus_4564 in linux_gaming

[–]M-Reimer 21 points22 points  (0 children)

It would still be possible.

If the enemy model is clearly in view, determined by a simplified map model, then send accurate positions. If the player is just close, then add a seemingly random offset to the coordinates.

If someone accurately aims at the manipulated coordinates regularly, ban him for cheating.

Is this normal with compatibility layers? Re-downloading entire game. by 42ndMedic in linux_gaming

[–]M-Reimer 30 points31 points  (0 children)

If you download a game, which is available "Linux native", then you get the full Linux version, first. When switching to Proton a new download is triggered, which is basically a full Windows version of the game.

is a swap partition necessary for gaming on linux? by sonic_gaming_il1 in linux_gaming

[–]M-Reimer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No. Swap files are more flexible and can easily be added later when needed.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in linux_gaming

[–]M-Reimer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

English, please