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pacoboyd, do games w EA just added classics like Dungeon Keeper, SimCity 3000, and Populous on Steam

Used to play the crap out of some Populous (all of them) was a great game. Not giving EA any money though. Just get them on GoG so you don’t rent them.

Regrettable_incident,
@Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world avatar

Yeah I’d forgotten about Populous, used to play it on my Amiga back in the day. It was the first. RTS type game I played iirc.

thezeesystem, do games w EA just added classics like Dungeon Keeper, SimCity 3000, and Populous on Steam

Added but not updated to work well on modern systems. Can’t play one of my favorites games (red alert 2) because it just isn’t built for it.

Like they could of invested some time to update it a bit so I can play games that’s not 640-480.

UKFilmNerd,
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There is OpenRA. An open source engine to get those classic C&C games running on modern machines but it only supports C&C, Red Alert 1 and Dune 2000.

They are working on the next engine with Tiberian Sun currently under development.

If you’re interested in Dungeon Keeper, I highly recommend a similar project called KeeperFX. Play the game on modern systems, in higher resolutions, with game fixes as well.

aksdb, do games w EA just added classics like Dungeon Keeper, SimCity 3000, and Populous on Steam

Now do Black and White, please…

cricketyrickets, do games w EA just added classics like Dungeon Keeper, SimCity 3000, and Populous on Steam
@cricketyrickets@midwest.social avatar

Can a bitch just get Sim Tower?! I miss that game the most from childhood…

tux,

Check out Project Highrise. Felt pretty similar to the nostalgia.

Or myabandonware.com/…/simtower-the-vertical-empire-…

Thassodar,

This one and SimCopter took way more of my time than any of the other Sim games by a mile. I was especially surprised because SimCopter was full 3D and my old hardware could run it.

I don’t know how well a remaster of either would sell, but I’d buy them. SimCopter could even be a mobile game at this point.

resetbypeer, do games w EA just added classics like Dungeon Keeper, SimCity 3000, and Populous on Steam

Looks like somebody is in need of cash 😂. But to be fair, these games were back in the day mighty good. It’s really a shame to see how both greed and ever growing ambitious killed creativity.

FenrirIII,
@FenrirIII@lemmy.world avatar

I own all of C&C on Origin, but I’d rather get a root canal without anesthetic than use their launcher. I paid Steam $10 instead.

kautau, (edited )

Don’t you still need the EA launcher through steam though? I don’t want to buy the ultimate collection again if that’s the case

EDIT: I can confirm I just launched RA2 without the launcher after buying through steam. Halleluiah

Dkarma, do games w EA just added classics like Dungeon Keeper, SimCity 3000, and Populous on Steam

Populous was so much fun back in the day

DarkThoughts,

I wish there were more god games, especially more complex / ambitious / large scale ones. Like a mixture of god game, 4X, and cult simulator.

berg, do games w EA just added classics like Dungeon Keeper, SimCity 3000, and Populous on Steam

Oughh, Dungeon Keeper… That was one of my favorites as a child, the Swedish voice acting was top notch!

LordOfLocksley, do games w EA just added classics like Dungeon Keeper, SimCity 3000, and Populous on Steam

Damn, Populous was my go to game back in the day. So much fun

rustyredox, do games w Nvidia’s finally replacing GeForce Experience with this all-in-one ‘Nvidia app’ - The Verge

Any recommendations for fine tuning Sunshine to match Nvidia’s local Gamestream? I haven’t had much luck in getting Sunshine to run as smoothly at 4K 120Hz HDR 150Mbps via LAN as Nvidia’s deprecated streaming server software, so have to slow to migrate over.

codemichael,

Have you tried the AV1 codec?

rustyredox,

Aside from my PC, the newest device I own is only a snapdragon 8 gen 1 soc device, which I think sadly doesn’t have a hardware AV1 decider. Definitely a consideration for later upgrades.

neatchee,

Uh sunshine is usually MORE performant, not less. I would suggest heading to the Moonlight/Sunshine discord server and requesting help there.

Personally I have no issues streaming 4k@60 150mbps on a wired connection with moonlight and sunshine. Would try @120 if I had a display that supported it lol

rustyredox,

I’m surprised I couldn’t yet find a dummy HDMI plug to spoof a 4K@120Hz capable display. All the ones I’ve found thus far only support 120Hz at 1080p, and never any HDR support at all. I have an OLED android device with 2K screen and matching refresh rate, but the without a physical monitor to stream capturing from. Emulating such display resolutions and colored depths also seems just as formidably challenging.

neatchee,

Why not use one of the EDID cloning ones? All you need is access to a display with the features you need.

PHLAK,
@PHLAK@lemmy.world avatar

Sunshine/Moonlight should perform better than Gamestream at the default settings.Try turning down your bitrate. 4K will work fine at 100Mbps.

Coskii, do gaming w Nintendo launches lawsuit against the devs of the Switch emulator, Yuzu.
@Coskii@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

Regardless of how this plays out, I can confidently say that I’m done supporting that company in any way, shape, or form.

BarrierWithAshes,
@BarrierWithAshes@kbin.social avatar

I'm blessed that I grew up with a PlayStation. Meant its really easy for me not to support Nintendo lol.

kosure, do gaming w Sony is laying off 900 PlayStation employees
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This is a shame. But I'm honestly surprised London Studio lasted this long. I loved Blood & Truth, but I'm surprised that they were sustained on Sing Star games for two decades. I mean, I know from a corp perspective they want to buy up people to stifle competition and then they don't need the people because they never intended to utilize the output. But like, gosh, use what you've got. How bad could their fantasy London game have been for them to not only axe it but shut down the dev...

alyaza, do gaming w Sony is laying off 900 PlayStation employees
@alyaza@beehaw.org avatar

today is apparently just a bloodbath day in gaming generally. Deck Nine is also laying 20% of its staff off, and esports company ESL Faceit Group is laying off 15%

alyaza, do gaming w Sony is laying off 900 PlayStation employees
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Anissem,
@Anissem@lemmy.ml avatar

Sad news. Worked at Insomniac for many years way before they sold to Sony. Never thought I’d see layoffs be a thing for them.

frozen,
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Layoffs for three of their most successful studios? That’s surprising.

Amputret,
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As a Wipeout fan, no it isn’t.

Carighan, (edited ) do games w Nvidia’s finally replacing GeForce Experience with this all-in-one ‘Nvidia app’ - The Verge
@Carighan@lemmy.world avatar

I mean, cool, they’re finally replacing Geforce Experience, one of the worst pieces of software ever made.

But they’re replacing it with shit that commits all the same crimes. Locally run webserver hosting web interfaces and a website running in a packaged Chrome accesses. Instead of something utterly wild like oh I don’t know, actually building a piece of software not a web page!

Also it still commits the cardinal crime of letting 11y old me do the design and what I thought was “COOOOOL!”, instead of just, you know, looking like an app. In the design language of the OS. Which would be wild, I know.

xyguy,

Hey at least you won’t have to sign in anymore just to get automatic driver update checking.

Carighan,
@Carighan@lemmy.world avatar

That is true. I will say, even with all the features dropped, this is a step in the right direction.

It’s a small one overall, but credit where credit is due, this shows promise. Just wish the underlying architecture were better, it’s still based on the packaged chrome thing.

hperrin,

But being forced to create an account for basic software features is my favorite part!

Quetzalcutlass,

You need an account for update checks? Yet another stupid NVidia antifeature that NVCleanstall saves me from, I guess…

beefcat,
@beefcat@lemmy.world avatar

you don’t anymore

Katana314,

I fucking work in web development, and I’d rather a UI for a desktop app be built in a native coding framework.

It doesn’t even connect well to all the system level shit it needs to do. EA’s app had a million issues with this.

kindenough,
@kindenough@kbin.social avatar

one of the worst pieces of software ever made

That's kind of an understatement.

DoucheBagMcSwag,

If they’re replacing GeForce experience… Is that going to break moonlight?

Carighan,
@Carighan@lemmy.world avatar

By itself, yes. GameStream is EOL. And this is said end, it seems.

Your replacement option is Sunshine, or switching to using a steam link setup.

DoucheBagMcSwag,

Shit that what I meant to put. Will this affect Sunshine?

Carighan,
@Carighan@lemmy.world avatar

Not for me, no. Sunshine is already the open re-implementation of the gamestream component of Geforce Experience.

DoucheBagMcSwag,

Oh perfect thanks

FeelzGoodMan420,

Agreed. They are planning to take away the control panel so we’ll be stuck with this dogshit. Hopefully someone makes something similar to nvidia profile inspector to simulate the old drivers so we remove this new app bullshit.

SquigglyEmpire,

Ughhh. I don’t want the GeForce Experience bloatware anywhere near my machine so this does not bode well.

tgxn,
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Hey, Logitech G-Hub is bad too!!

Blackmist, do games w Nvidia’s finally replacing GeForce Experience with this all-in-one ‘Nvidia app’ - The Verge

Gamestream was already killed, no? I had to install Sunshine to carry on using Moonlight on my Nvidia Shield.

Omegasnk,

Thank you for the info. I just got a Shield. Steam Link works alright but couldn’t for the life of me configure Moonlight with GeForce experience.

Blackmist,

Steam Link performance was terrible for me. Like half the frame rate and crunchy as hell. No idea why. I assume it was using CPU rather than GPU, or maybe using too much GPU…

GFE worked for a bit (until Nvidia killed it) but would often use the wrong monitor with no way to configure it.

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