FFW 36:Are You A WINE-o? What’s New With the ’Deck?

FFW 36.1- WINE 8.4 Out Now With a Handful of Cool bits

We have a new version, which my computer downloaded as soon as it was available #arch_ftw. What’s WINE again? WINE is not an emulator, it is a compatibility layer which Linux and MacOS users can take advantage of to run many Windows application without needing a virtual machine with its overhead. What’s new in this release?

· Initial step of the Wayland graphics driver.
· Cleanups in IME support.
· A number of test fixes.
· Various bug fixes.
o Thief: The Dark Project
o Hard Truck 2: King of The Road
o Amazon Games Client
o SPORE
o WRC 4: FIA World Rally Championship
o Crysis 2 Maximum Edition
o Starcraft Remastered
o And more

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/03/wine-84-rolls-out-with-initial-wayland-graphics-driver-work/

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FFW 36.2 - Emulation Station 2.0

What is Emulation Station: Desktop Edition? A FOSS emulation manager front-end. You can have all of your emulators in one place, so to speak. This covers everything from NES, SNES, Amiga, C64, DOS, N64, Android, Apple, and many other platforms. The benefits to this are immense, and not merely that it has a cool, retro theme for the app. Take a look at it if you’re into retro gaming, could be worth your time.

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/03/emulationstation-desktop-edition-20-is-out-now/

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FFW 36.3 – What’s New with the ‘Deck?

With another new ‘Deck client update, we have new fixes and new features. What was fixed and what was added this time?

· Local Network Game Transfers
o Just what it sounds like, you will easily be able to move your Steam games around to various machines on your network. This is the big deal that caught my eye with this article
· moved the advanced HDR options to Developer Settings
· added streamable games to the “Ready to play” game filter
· added the ability to retrieve “Steam Runtime System Information” for Linux devices
· improved support for the Logitech F310 controller input on Linux and macOS systems
· added mapping for the DualSense Edge wireless controller on Linux, which requires the Steam Client to be able to access /dev/hidraw* devices
· Desktop Mode changes
o new UI for account selection at startup
o a new “Sign out” option to the main menu
o a new UI that temporarily replaces the “What’s New” section in the Library when pre-purchased games are available to pre-load or install and play
o performance of games was improved when using Steam Workshop APIs
o multiple bugs were fixed
· reduced flashing in the background when scrolling through games on the home screen
· improved the UI responsiveness when reconnecting to Steam,
· added support for the Sony DualSense Edge controller, including support for remapping of the rear buttons.
· Lots more... Take a look at the article and the changelog if you want more info.

https://9to5linux.com/steam-deck-now-lets-you-transfer-games-from-pc-over-your-home-network

https://steamcommunity.com/games/1675200/announcements/detail/3716071853478720784

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