Just putting down my thoughts on Stadia, cloud gaming, and evolution of PC gaming.
But we will see where things go.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kmq7T_CKuyA
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System Specs
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Proton:Proton 4.2.5
Distro:elementary OS 5.0 Juno
Kernel:5.1.3-acso
RAM:32 GB
GPU Driver:4.5 Mesa 19.2.0-devel - padoka PPA
GPU:AMD Radeon VII
CPU:Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz
Capture Software: OBS 23.1.0
Game Play Resolution: 4K Ultra
Capture Resolution: 1440p
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HOW TO INSTALL
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To get the game to run after the introduction cut scene and gas station game play sequence, you do the following:
(1) Install Winetricks if not already installed "sudo apt install winetricks"
(2) then run "winetricks mf"
(3) While that is running download the Python-installcab scripts from the github at: https://github.com/tonix64/python-installcab
(4) Edit the file "installcab.py" by uncomments the lines 129-137 starting with: "value = value.replace("%SystemRoot%", "C:\\windows")"
ending with:
"value = value.replace("%ProgramData%", "C:\\ProgramData")"
(5) Once the "winetricks mf" command has finished running, open a Terminal in the folder you saved the Python-installcab Python scripts into:
(6) Run the following command in the terminal
export WINEPREFIX="/path to your steam library/steamapps/compatdata/883710/pfx/"
In my case this command looked like:
export WINEPREFIX="/mnt/853f46c9-21fe-48d3-b915-1177385a6eb4/Games/Steam Games/steamapps/compatdata/883710/pfx/"
(7) Next run the following command:
./install-mf-64.sh
(8) Finally Download the mfplat.dll file from the following website and copy the dll file to your game folder
https://www.dllme.com/dll/files/mfplat_dll.html
You want the Following version of the mfplat.dll file
Size: 420.5KB
mfplat.dll
by Microsoft Corporation
Version: 12.0.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.0907131255) =======================================================
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKwtFRJd9CE
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System Specs
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Proton:Proton 4.2.2
Distro:elementary OS 5.0 Juno
Kernel:5.0.0-acso
RAM:32 GB
GPU Driver:4.5 Mesa 19.1.0-devel - padoka PPA
GPU:AMD Radeon VII
CPU:Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz
Capture Software: OBS 23.1.0
Game Play Resolution: 4K Ultra
Capture Resolution: 1440p
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HOW TO INSTALL
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(1) Enable Steam Play under Steam settings
(2) Restart Steam
(3) Install the game
(4) Download the mfplat.dll file from the following website and copy to your game folder
https://www.dllme.com/getfile.php?file=1008&id=54b5dcd55b223bc5df50b82e1e9e86b1
You want the Following mfplat.dll file
Size: 420.5KB
mfplat.dll
by Microsoft Corporation
Version: 12.0.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.0907131255)
(5) Play the game
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w3aKWgqE4k
Learning to use the scissors in video editing.
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System Specs
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Host Distro: elementary OS 5.1.2 Hera
Kernel: 5.4.7-acso
RAM:32 GB
GPU Driver: Mesa 20.0.0
GPU:AMD Radeon VII
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X @ 4.7GHz
Capture Card: Blackmagic Design DeckLink Quad HDMI Recorder PCIe Card
Capture Software: OBS 24.0.3
Game Play Resolution: 4K High
Capture Resolution: 4K
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OBS Settings
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Output:
Encoder: x264
Rate Control: VBR
Bitrate: 10000 Kbps
Buffer Size: 9999999
CRF: 15
Keyframe Interval (seconds): 2
CPU Usage: veryfast
Profile: High
Tune: zerolatency
Audio:
Sample Rate: 44.1hz
Video:
Base: 3840x2160
Base: 3840x2160
Downscale Filter: Bicubic
FPS Value: 10
Edits:
Kdenlive
Version 19.12.3
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Full PC Build Details
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https://builds.gg/builds/scar-2-0-23547
NOTE:
This is NOT a gaming only PC, I use if for compute
and algorithmic workloads.
You can play Star Citizen
on any quad-core, 16GB RAM system,
with an AMD R9 390/RX 580 or Nvidia GTX 1070
(6GB GPUs like the RTX 2060 will be fine too but
ideally you want 8GB VRAM GPUs.
Star Citizen is memory and CPU intensive so being
able to store more textures in the GPU memory will improve performance)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-y9neU5xQ8
Shadow of the Tomb Raider running under Steam Proton
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Linux Distro: elementaryOS 5.0 Juno (Built on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS)
Kernel: Linux 4.20.0-rc7-acs-patch
I have been pleasantly surprised that there are no texture blotching using the Vega 64 unlike with Nvida GPUs that constantly have texture issues that result in noticeable black boxes flickering on Lara's skin
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System Specifications
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CPU: i7-4790K
MB: ASRock - Fatal1ty Z97 Killer LGA1150
RAM: 32GB
GPU: AMD RX Vega 64
Gameplay Resolution: 3996 × 2160
Detail Level: Ultra (with AA turned off)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltPHQWiIVD4