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I'm going to play some RimWorld and possibly some other Linux games over at https://www.twitch.tv/sirsamsai

A week's break is done and I'll be streaming some Linux games over at https://www.twitch.tv/sirsamsai in 15 minutes. Going to play the Shockolate System Shock source port, Castle Battles and RUINER, along with another dose of Shadowrun Returns!

Wine is a piece of duct tape, it's there to hold things in place while the system is being built up. But if you start relying on it as a permanent solution you risk stagnation and degradation of the platform.

I've recently seen plenty of Linux gamers get excited about DXVK and it is an interesting technology. However, you should remember that buying Windows games to play with it doesn't really help Linux gaming. "No Tux No Bux" is still the most reliable way to support the platform and make sure it develops on all levels.

Decided to go out for a walk and enjoy some nature today. Pictures taken at Vallisaari, Helsinki.

I'm going to stream a bit of RimWorld and maybe some Tannenberg over at https://www.twitch.tv/sirsamsai

So, in the typical Friday style I'll be streaming some Linux games over at https://www.twitch.tv/sirsamsai in about 15 minutes (5 PM UTC). Going to play some Winter Storm DLC for Sudden Strike 4 and maybe some The Long Dark (because it's thematic) along with Shadowrun Returns.

Apparently becoming a Twitch affiliate is pretty easy. I guess it's finally time I setup Streamlabs notifications for my channel.

Going to start cutting down innocent peasants in Thrones of Britannia over at https://www.twitch.tv/sirsamsai

Apparently the Mix_Chunk object I received had a convenient Mix_Chunk.contents field that allows me to do null-checking. Still atrocious but at least I can check for errors now.

The PySDL2 bindings are starting to piss me off. A big part of the library is not wrapped in their "extensions" (which are just weird versions of SDL2 functionality) and the thinly wrapped functions don't even bother raising exceptions. I can't even tell if a file load failed. SDL2 itself reports errors with NULL (which everyone greatly loves) but when doing things through PySDL2 I get Python objects which are not NULL. And because I don't get exceptions I cannot catch them. So yeah, fun times.

I present to you the story of the glorious staring contest atop Silly Hill. Where the AI forces stared at me a while and gave up. Thrones of Britannia seems a bit strange at times. https://www.twitch.tv/videos/270966566

Yo, going to be streaming some Thrones of Britannia and Overload on the Friday Livestream at https://www.twitch.tv/sirsamsai in about 15 minutes. See you there!

Going to play some Saturday games. Like Tannenberg and maybe some RimWorld/Slay the Spire! https://www.twitch.tv/sirsamsai

Going to start streaming again in about 10 minutes. Going to look at Cultists Simulator and then play some The Dark Mod. After that I will continue our Shadowrun Returns campaign. https://www.twitch.tv/sirsamsai

Streaming some Slay the Spire and possibly some other stuff later over at https://www.twitch.tv/sirsamsai

Going to start streaming in about 10 minutes with some Hydra Slayer, Hacknet and other games over at https://www.twitch.tv/sirsamsai

I don't dare compare myself to TotalBiscuit, but when I wrote some articles about video games I strived to be as thorough and transparent as him. He was an inspiration to many and left a definite mark on how games critique should and could be handled. Rest in peace.

My empire was in utter chaos long before I even got to see another empire. I didn't declare a single war and had a combined 2k fleet power. So yeah, the new Stellaris update is really stellar.