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I've always liked computer games. When I used Windows I liked to play games like Myst and Riven, but when I switched to Linux I had to be contented with first-person shooters. Fortunately, they do have a bit of puzzle intermixed with all the combat, but I still grow weary of gunfight after gunfight.
That's why when I heard of Penumbra, I was quite excited. Penumbra Overture is a 3D first-person mystery puzzle game.
It's a bit like the Quakes without the gunplay. Or perhaps it could be likened to Myst and Riven, but lots more frightening.
Penumbra: Black Plague is the second installment of the Penumbra series of episodic video games developed by Frictional Games.The story continues from the previous episode, Penumbra: Overture, showing the protagonist Philip moving away from the abandoned mine setting of the original to explore an underground research base. Black Plague was released in February 2008 to generally favourable. Dec 05, 2011 So many questions still remain unanswered. SUBSCRIBE for more videos! - Leave a like if you enjoyed the video.
Introduction to the GameYou will become lost in the immersive atmosphere as you are taken to another place and time. Eerie graphics, terrifying sounds, and even formidable creatures make every turn a new adverture in horror. The storyline propels you into a journey you can not stop, even if you try. The suspense builds with each new challenge. I was torn between being anxious to find the ultimate answer and not wanting the game to end.The graphics are high quality while still allowing good performance.
They are realistic in design while yet giving the feel of surrealism. The creatures are a bit dated in appearance and interaction if being compared with the likes of DOOM 3, however they are good enough not distract from the overall atmosphere. When encountered, they are quite deadly, making them an integral part of the experience. The PlotIn Penumbra Overture, you take on the persona of Phillip.
Phillip is in mourning for the recent passing of his beloved mother when a letter from his long lost father arrives. Each session starts with an ominous confession from Phillip in which he states it wasn't grief over his mother or love of his father that drove him to his fate, it was human nature.
Phillip, a physics professor, explains at the beginning of the game that a letter from his father arrived within days of the funeral, with instructions to destroy the contents of a bank deposit box. These contents are a old book, some personal notes, and a map of Northern Greenland.
Of course Phillip doesn't burn the materials. Instead he hops a plane bound for the frozen tundra.Your interactive experience begins in a cabin of an old charter boat. Starting here and throughout the game, you can open drawers, cabinets, doors, chests, hatches, and such - and do. Look in everything that opens. This is primarily where you'll find your clues and supplies.
You'll find beef jerky, pain killers, flashlight batteries, and other objects needed in an upcoming puzzle. Supplies are plentiful, I didn't run out of anything except dynamite (which you don't really seem to need, but I kept trying to blow stuff up). You're equiped with a glowstick that never extinguishes, so you can save your batteries. You'll find things like notes, books, instructions, keys, blackpower, fuses to complete your tasks or advance to the next area. You'll encounter creatures trying to stop your trespass or feast on your presence. The only thing you won't have is a weapon.
You can still fight these creatures with other objects found, but sometimes I just wished I had a six-shooter. The Physics and PerformanceMany interactive inanimate elements operated smoothly and as expected. For example, opening drawers and doors worked well and realistically. Clicking the game pieces entered inventory as designed. It might be a good idea to refer to the included user's Manual.pdf for how to use items in conjunction with another and such.Although, I found picking up objects, especially those of a larger size a bit awkward. They bobbed around too far from 'my hand' and as if almost out of control. It was difficult at times to place the object exactly as desired.
They appeared to almost be control by a ghost. However, it wasn't so bad as to ruin the overall experience of the game.
In fact, I became used to it and chalked it up to the gaming experience of Penumbra.The creatures were a bit rough in their modeling, one in particular. Their animation during interaction was very limited in movement variation and the blood splatter was repetitive and not very realistic. The sounds assigned were convincing and terrifying. Again, like with the large inanimate objects, I soon became accustomed to the style of Anton Adamse and it never did detract from the overall gaming experience. But I would hope for slight improvement in upcoming episodes.The movements of the main character with his environment were realistic for the most part. Walking, running, and climbing were very much as experienced in most other first-person games.
The input controls were as found with other games, for example: W for walk, S for walk backwards, to run, and first mouse button main interactive control. Penumbra utilized a unique approach in the manipulation of certain movements which developers feel make the game more realistic. I found these movements very inexact and difficult to master. I would have preferred a more traditional approach, but it did not ruin the overall effect for me.One aspect I found that I liked very much was concerning the health. I could be injured. I could be killed (and was often enough).
But injuries were healed auto-magically. I didn't have to worry about running across health packs mysteriously abandoned around the world.The atmosphere was dark by design to help create the environment and the lighting effects were successfully eerie and effective in building suspense. Overall darkness is one of the aspects that the user can adjust a bit in options. By increasing the gamma setting, one can lighten the environment to their liking.
Other options one might adjust include mouse sensitivity, and graphic effects level for optimum performance from your video card and system. Available options are not as extensive as some other commercial games, but I found them adequate. For the.cfg file tweakers, Penumbra's is in XML, and a few more options are possible.Auto saves are done at intuitive and timely spots in the game, but you can also quick save as desired using the F4 key. In addition, there is a save mechanism built-in the very environment of Overture, and it seems to be located right where one might want to save.I found the performance of Penumbra very good on my hardware. I use an NVIDIA 6800 on a AMD 64 3700+ and I was able to run the game in full effects without performance degradation. I did identify two areas of the maps where performance was substantially and quite noticeably inferior. One was a short stint, but the other required several movements severely interrupting the game flow and experience.
I lowered all graphic effects to the lowest possible for this area in testing and it did not help. Fortunately, it's just the one room, so once you suffer through your necessary tasks and exit, it's back to the normal enjoyment.I experienced one freeze of the game during a loading. It was in a spot where I was being killed almost immediately after loading the saved game. I suppose I was on about my seventh respawn when the game did not load. It didn't lock my entire system and I was able to SSH into my machine and kill Penumbra, but I also had to kill the current X session.
I noticed two or three times that the game suffered segamentation faults upon exit also. It didn't seen to effect anything. Afterward, the game restarted and loaded the saved game as desired.One other problem I had with Penumbra was a squirrelly mouse. At the very first start of the game I discovered my mouse would behave strangely and my character could only rotate about 45 degrees. This is what kept me from playing Penumbra when it was first released. At that time no one knew the cause, including myself. But this time, it was a.
Although I had its suggested fix already in place, it did give me an idea on a workaround. It suggests making sure you have a NULL metamode for dual monitor setups. I have this, other games, such as Quake 4, have no problem with it. However for Penumbra, I used nvidia-settings to turn off the secondary monitor before starting the game and all was well.
ConclusionSimply stated, I just loved the game. It was fun, fun, fun - which is the point of any game.
The few glitches I spoke of were minor annoyances, and if you game on Linux very much you know it's true. It was scary, involving, and suspenseful with an intriguing and addictive plot. I enjoyed playing a game whose main activity wasn't shooting everything in sight, although having to overcome adversaries wasn't completely forsaken. I found Penumbra Overture well worth the meager asking price of 19.99 USD.You can of, but be warned - if you try the demo, you'll go back. In fact, now that I've finished Overture, I'm on my way back to, the second episode just recently released. They have an active as well, including well marked spoilers, hints, and a walkthrough.I just want to thank for including us Linux users in its gaming line and I sincerely hope they continue to provide exciting gaming experiences to us for years to come. Android Leftovers.LMDE4: How Much Does Debian Matter?LMDE4 works as intended.
It is a more polished release overall than last year's version 3. It proves the developer's experimental intent. Linux Mint certainly can carry on with relatively minor changes should there ever be a parting of ways over the continued use of the Ubuntu Linux base.What could make LMDE a better proposition going forward? Adding more diversification with a choice of MATE and Xfce desktops.That would put the Debian-based Linux Mint variant on a more equal footing. In turn, the additional options could create interest in a Debian Linux-based alternative for potential new Linux Mint users who do not want the Cinnamon desktop.Compact, Linux-based computer extends I/O of networked systemsAitech’s compact, rugged “A174” computer can extend the I/O of multiple network-connected computers. The avionics focused A174 runs Linux on a Cyclone V SoC and provides I/O including serial, analog, discrete, ARINC-429, and more.Aitech’s FPGA-enabled A174 I/O expansion subsystem is designed as a companion computer for one or more avionics computers, but it can be used with any rugged embedded system to extend I/O and offload I/O processing.
The system’s multiple-client/multiple-server architecture enables multiple A174 devices to act as I/O servers to multiple clients.The 15 Best Cinnamon Themes for Linux System in 2020Linux Mint is an excellent community-driven Linux distro based on Ubuntu. It is very popular among beginners because Linux Mint is very easy to use. Though it has Debian in its core, the user interface is quite modern and beautiful.
It is mostly because of its default desktop environment Cinnamon. This open-source desktop environment can be used on other Linux distributions. Cinnamon is almost similar to Xfce and GNOME 2 because of its conservative design model. But since its release in 2011, it has got huge coverage because of its ease-of-use. The active developer community of Cinnamon is relentlessly developing amazing Cinnamon themes for the mass users. These Linux Mint themes can change your desktop and create such a gorgeous look.
Games: Atari VCS, Proton and More.Rob Wyatt, the architect behind the original Xbox and someone Atari hired to work on the Atari VCS system is now suing Atari over their failure to actually pay up.This is something we mentioned last year, when it was announced that Wyatt left Atari on poor terms, mentiong how they hadn't actually payed for over six months and they were left with no choice but to leave the project. Since then, we've not heard much. Atari continued putting out their development blog posts, showing off pictures of units in production in China and delaying the release.
We’ll see new amazing details about the history of humans and titans being revealed. They will follow what was written in Eren’s father’s journals, which were finally found in the last season by Erin. Attack on titan 2020.
Spotted by VentureBeat and confirmed here, Tin Giant (Rob Wyatt's company), are now suing Atari over a 'Breach of Contract'. According to the suit, Atari owes something around $261,720 which is no small sum.Path to Mnemosyne from DevilishGames originally released back in 2018, going on to receive some quite positive reviews about the setting and visuals and now it's on Linux. It does look incredibly trippy, and they say the 'infinite zoom' feature makes it quite unique.Humble Choice, the monthly game bundle subscription has a fresh selection ready for April and they're giving out a bonus game to people who subscribe. This is the tiered subscription that gives you the ability to pick a certain amount of games based on whatever level you sub at.Ready for an adventure of a different sort? FROGSONG looks really quite sweet, an action adventure where you're an actual frog hopping around in a world 'where it's okay to be small'.Looks like Valve and CodeWeavers are switching up how Proton is released, with a series of test builds now being provided before a new stable release in the hopes of seeing less issues.Looking to get started with Steam Play on Linux?
Have no idea what it is? Be sure to check our previous beginners guide for some tips and explanations. We'll be keeping that up to date with any major changes.Today, Wine hacker and CodeWeavers developer Andrew Eikum announced the release of Proton 5.0-6 RC1 on the Proton GitHub page.
Keep in mind these new builds haven't had the usual quality assurance as the main Proton releases, however it's a good chance for more people to test before they go live for everyone on Steam.Valve is finishing up work on Proton 5.0-6 as the next version of their Wine downstream that powers Steam Play. With Proton 5.0-6 are some promising improvements.Most notably, Proton 5.0-6 will allow DOOM Eternal to run out-of-the-box under Steam Play on Linux. This Windows game was recently released and has been seeing improvements for its Wine-based Linux support.
There have also been driver optimizations already by NVIDIA's Vulkan driver as well as RADV improvements too for some hardware with this latest game in the DOOM franchise. Now with Proton 5.0-6 should be a pleasant out-of-the-box experience after fixing some DRM failures. The latest Vulkan drivers are still a must.Sonic Mania is a really lovely homage to the classic 90s Sonic the Hedgehog platform games. Featuring more or less the classic gameplay, and expanded versions of the original levels, with lots of secrets, surprises and easter eggs for fans of the original.
On my recommendation a friend of mine bought it for her daughter's birthday recently but her daughter will now have to prise her mum off it! Currently on sale at 30% off (£11.19).
The one complaint I have about it is the lack of females in the roster of 5 playable characters.Note: acceptable from the perspective of a Tetris fanatic who regularly uses jargon like SRS, lock delay, DAS, ARR, etc. For the casual player, these games are perfectly fine.
I\'ve always liked computer games. When I used Windows I liked to play games like Myst and Riven, but when I switched to Linux I had to be contented with first-person shooters. Fortunately, they do have a bit of puzzle intermixed with all the combat, but I still grow weary of gunfight after gunfight.
That\'s why when I heard of Penumbra, I was quite excited. Penumbra Overture is a 3D first-person mystery puzzle game.
It\'s a bit like the Quakes without the gunplay. Or perhaps it could be likened to Myst and Riven, but lots more frightening.
Penumbra: Black Plague is the second installment of the Penumbra series of episodic video games developed by Frictional Games.The story continues from the previous episode, Penumbra: Overture, showing the protagonist Philip moving away from the abandoned mine setting of the original to explore an underground research base. Black Plague was released in February 2008 to generally favourable. Dec 05, 2011 So many questions still remain unanswered. SUBSCRIBE for more videos! - Leave a like if you enjoyed the video.
Introduction to the GameYou will become lost in the immersive atmosphere as you are taken to another place and time. Eerie graphics, terrifying sounds, and even formidable creatures make every turn a new adverture in horror. The storyline propels you into a journey you can not stop, even if you try. The suspense builds with each new challenge. I was torn between being anxious to find the ultimate answer and not wanting the game to end.The graphics are high quality while still allowing good performance.
They are realistic in design while yet giving the feel of surrealism. The creatures are a bit dated in appearance and interaction if being compared with the likes of DOOM 3, however they are good enough not distract from the overall atmosphere. When encountered, they are quite deadly, making them an integral part of the experience. The PlotIn Penumbra Overture, you take on the persona of Phillip.
Phillip is in mourning for the recent passing of his beloved mother when a letter from his long lost father arrives. Each session starts with an ominous confession from Phillip in which he states it wasn\'t grief over his mother or love of his father that drove him to his fate, it was human nature.
Phillip, a physics professor, explains at the beginning of the game that a letter from his father arrived within days of the funeral, with instructions to destroy the contents of a bank deposit box. These contents are a old book, some personal notes, and a map of Northern Greenland.
Of course Phillip doesn\'t burn the materials. Instead he hops a plane bound for the frozen tundra.Your interactive experience begins in a cabin of an old charter boat. Starting here and throughout the game, you can open drawers, cabinets, doors, chests, hatches, and such - and do. Look in everything that opens. This is primarily where you\'ll find your clues and supplies.
You\'ll find beef jerky, pain killers, flashlight batteries, and other objects needed in an upcoming puzzle. Supplies are plentiful, I didn\'t run out of anything except dynamite (which you don\'t really seem to need, but I kept trying to blow stuff up). You\'re equiped with a glowstick that never extinguishes, so you can save your batteries. You\'ll find things like notes, books, instructions, keys, blackpower, fuses to complete your tasks or advance to the next area. You\'ll encounter creatures trying to stop your trespass or feast on your presence. The only thing you won\'t have is a weapon.
You can still fight these creatures with other objects found, but sometimes I just wished I had a six-shooter. The Physics and PerformanceMany interactive inanimate elements operated smoothly and as expected. For example, opening drawers and doors worked well and realistically. Clicking the game pieces entered inventory as designed. It might be a good idea to refer to the included user\'s Manual.pdf for how to use items in conjunction with another and such.Although, I found picking up objects, especially those of a larger size a bit awkward. They bobbed around too far from \'my hand\' and as if almost out of control. It was difficult at times to place the object exactly as desired.
They appeared to almost be control by a ghost. However, it wasn\'t so bad as to ruin the overall experience of the game.
In fact, I became used to it and chalked it up to the gaming experience of Penumbra.The creatures were a bit rough in their modeling, one in particular. Their animation during interaction was very limited in movement variation and the blood splatter was repetitive and not very realistic. The sounds assigned were convincing and terrifying. Again, like with the large inanimate objects, I soon became accustomed to the style of Anton Adamse and it never did detract from the overall gaming experience. But I would hope for slight improvement in upcoming episodes.The movements of the main character with his environment were realistic for the most part. Walking, running, and climbing were very much as experienced in most other first-person games.
The input controls were as found with other games, for example: W for walk, S for walk backwards, to run, and first mouse button main interactive control. Penumbra utilized a unique approach in the manipulation of certain movements which developers feel make the game more realistic. I found these movements very inexact and difficult to master. I would have preferred a more traditional approach, but it did not ruin the overall effect for me.One aspect I found that I liked very much was concerning the health. I could be injured. I could be killed (and was often enough).
But injuries were healed auto-magically. I didn\'t have to worry about running across health packs mysteriously abandoned around the world.The atmosphere was dark by design to help create the environment and the lighting effects were successfully eerie and effective in building suspense. Overall darkness is one of the aspects that the user can adjust a bit in options. By increasing the gamma setting, one can lighten the environment to their liking.
Other options one might adjust include mouse sensitivity, and graphic effects level for optimum performance from your video card and system. Available options are not as extensive as some other commercial games, but I found them adequate. For the.cfg file tweakers, Penumbra\'s is in XML, and a few more options are possible.Auto saves are done at intuitive and timely spots in the game, but you can also quick save as desired using the F4 key. In addition, there is a save mechanism built-in the very environment of Overture, and it seems to be located right where one might want to save.I found the performance of Penumbra very good on my hardware. I use an NVIDIA 6800 on a AMD 64 3700+ and I was able to run the game in full effects without performance degradation. I did identify two areas of the maps where performance was substantially and quite noticeably inferior. One was a short stint, but the other required several movements severely interrupting the game flow and experience.
I lowered all graphic effects to the lowest possible for this area in testing and it did not help. Fortunately, it\'s just the one room, so once you suffer through your necessary tasks and exit, it\'s back to the normal enjoyment.I experienced one freeze of the game during a loading. It was in a spot where I was being killed almost immediately after loading the saved game. I suppose I was on about my seventh respawn when the game did not load. It didn\'t lock my entire system and I was able to SSH into my machine and kill Penumbra, but I also had to kill the current X session.
I noticed two or three times that the game suffered segamentation faults upon exit also. It didn\'t seen to effect anything. Afterward, the game restarted and loaded the saved game as desired.One other problem I had with Penumbra was a squirrelly mouse. At the very first start of the game I discovered my mouse would behave strangely and my character could only rotate about 45 degrees. This is what kept me from playing Penumbra when it was first released. At that time no one knew the cause, including myself. But this time, it was a.
Although I had its suggested fix already in place, it did give me an idea on a workaround. It suggests making sure you have a NULL metamode for dual monitor setups. I have this, other games, such as Quake 4, have no problem with it. However for Penumbra, I used nvidia-settings to turn off the secondary monitor before starting the game and all was well.
ConclusionSimply stated, I just loved the game. It was fun, fun, fun - which is the point of any game.
The few glitches I spoke of were minor annoyances, and if you game on Linux very much you know it\'s true. It was scary, involving, and suspenseful with an intriguing and addictive plot. I enjoyed playing a game whose main activity wasn\'t shooting everything in sight, although having to overcome adversaries wasn\'t completely forsaken. I found Penumbra Overture well worth the meager asking price of 19.99 USD.You can of, but be warned - if you try the demo, you\'ll go back. In fact, now that I\'ve finished Overture, I\'m on my way back to, the second episode just recently released. They have an active as well, including well marked spoilers, hints, and a walkthrough.I just want to thank for including us Linux users in its gaming line and I sincerely hope they continue to provide exciting gaming experiences to us for years to come. Android Leftovers.LMDE4: How Much Does Debian Matter?LMDE4 works as intended.
It is a more polished release overall than last year\'s version 3. It proves the developer\'s experimental intent. Linux Mint certainly can carry on with relatively minor changes should there ever be a parting of ways over the continued use of the Ubuntu Linux base.What could make LMDE a better proposition going forward? Adding more diversification with a choice of MATE and Xfce desktops.That would put the Debian-based Linux Mint variant on a more equal footing. In turn, the additional options could create interest in a Debian Linux-based alternative for potential new Linux Mint users who do not want the Cinnamon desktop.Compact, Linux-based computer extends I/O of networked systemsAitech’s compact, rugged “A174” computer can extend the I/O of multiple network-connected computers. The avionics focused A174 runs Linux on a Cyclone V SoC and provides I/O including serial, analog, discrete, ARINC-429, and more.Aitech’s FPGA-enabled A174 I/O expansion subsystem is designed as a companion computer for one or more avionics computers, but it can be used with any rugged embedded system to extend I/O and offload I/O processing.
The system’s multiple-client/multiple-server architecture enables multiple A174 devices to act as I/O servers to multiple clients.The 15 Best Cinnamon Themes for Linux System in 2020Linux Mint is an excellent community-driven Linux distro based on Ubuntu. It is very popular among beginners because Linux Mint is very easy to use. Though it has Debian in its core, the user interface is quite modern and beautiful.
It is mostly because of its default desktop environment Cinnamon. This open-source desktop environment can be used on other Linux distributions. Cinnamon is almost similar to Xfce and GNOME 2 because of its conservative design model. But since its release in 2011, it has got huge coverage because of its ease-of-use. The active developer community of Cinnamon is relentlessly developing amazing Cinnamon themes for the mass users. These Linux Mint themes can change your desktop and create such a gorgeous look.
Games: Atari VCS, Proton and More.Rob Wyatt, the architect behind the original Xbox and someone Atari hired to work on the Atari VCS system is now suing Atari over their failure to actually pay up.This is something we mentioned last year, when it was announced that Wyatt left Atari on poor terms, mentiong how they hadn\'t actually payed for over six months and they were left with no choice but to leave the project. Since then, we\'ve not heard much. Atari continued putting out their development blog posts, showing off pictures of units in production in China and delaying the release.
We’ll see new amazing details about the history of humans and titans being revealed. They will follow what was written in Eren’s father’s journals, which were finally found in the last season by Erin. Attack on titan 2020.
Spotted by VentureBeat and confirmed here, Tin Giant (Rob Wyatt\'s company), are now suing Atari over a \'Breach of Contract\'. According to the suit, Atari owes something around $261,720 which is no small sum.Path to Mnemosyne from DevilishGames originally released back in 2018, going on to receive some quite positive reviews about the setting and visuals and now it\'s on Linux. It does look incredibly trippy, and they say the \'infinite zoom\' feature makes it quite unique.Humble Choice, the monthly game bundle subscription has a fresh selection ready for April and they\'re giving out a bonus game to people who subscribe. This is the tiered subscription that gives you the ability to pick a certain amount of games based on whatever level you sub at.Ready for an adventure of a different sort? FROGSONG looks really quite sweet, an action adventure where you\'re an actual frog hopping around in a world \'where it\'s okay to be small\'.Looks like Valve and CodeWeavers are switching up how Proton is released, with a series of test builds now being provided before a new stable release in the hopes of seeing less issues.Looking to get started with Steam Play on Linux?
Have no idea what it is? Be sure to check our previous beginners guide for some tips and explanations. We\'ll be keeping that up to date with any major changes.Today, Wine hacker and CodeWeavers developer Andrew Eikum announced the release of Proton 5.0-6 RC1 on the Proton GitHub page.
Keep in mind these new builds haven\'t had the usual quality assurance as the main Proton releases, however it\'s a good chance for more people to test before they go live for everyone on Steam.Valve is finishing up work on Proton 5.0-6 as the next version of their Wine downstream that powers Steam Play. With Proton 5.0-6 are some promising improvements.Most notably, Proton 5.0-6 will allow DOOM Eternal to run out-of-the-box under Steam Play on Linux. This Windows game was recently released and has been seeing improvements for its Wine-based Linux support.
There have also been driver optimizations already by NVIDIA\'s Vulkan driver as well as RADV improvements too for some hardware with this latest game in the DOOM franchise. Now with Proton 5.0-6 should be a pleasant out-of-the-box experience after fixing some DRM failures. The latest Vulkan drivers are still a must.Sonic Mania is a really lovely homage to the classic 90s Sonic the Hedgehog platform games. Featuring more or less the classic gameplay, and expanded versions of the original levels, with lots of secrets, surprises and easter eggs for fans of the original.
On my recommendation a friend of mine bought it for her daughter\'s birthday recently but her daughter will now have to prise her mum off it! Currently on sale at 30% off (£11.19).
The one complaint I have about it is the lack of females in the roster of 5 playable characters.Note: acceptable from the perspective of a Tetris fanatic who regularly uses jargon like SRS, lock delay, DAS, ARR, etc. For the casual player, these games are perfectly fine.
...'>Penumbra Overture Návod(05.03.2020)I\'ve always liked computer games. When I used Windows I liked to play games like Myst and Riven, but when I switched to Linux I had to be contented with first-person shooters. Fortunately, they do have a bit of puzzle intermixed with all the combat, but I still grow weary of gunfight after gunfight.
That\'s why when I heard of Penumbra, I was quite excited. Penumbra Overture is a 3D first-person mystery puzzle game.
It\'s a bit like the Quakes without the gunplay. Or perhaps it could be likened to Myst and Riven, but lots more frightening.
Penumbra: Black Plague is the second installment of the Penumbra series of episodic video games developed by Frictional Games.The story continues from the previous episode, Penumbra: Overture, showing the protagonist Philip moving away from the abandoned mine setting of the original to explore an underground research base. Black Plague was released in February 2008 to generally favourable. Dec 05, 2011 So many questions still remain unanswered. SUBSCRIBE for more videos! - Leave a like if you enjoyed the video.
Introduction to the GameYou will become lost in the immersive atmosphere as you are taken to another place and time. Eerie graphics, terrifying sounds, and even formidable creatures make every turn a new adverture in horror. The storyline propels you into a journey you can not stop, even if you try. The suspense builds with each new challenge. I was torn between being anxious to find the ultimate answer and not wanting the game to end.The graphics are high quality while still allowing good performance.
They are realistic in design while yet giving the feel of surrealism. The creatures are a bit dated in appearance and interaction if being compared with the likes of DOOM 3, however they are good enough not distract from the overall atmosphere. When encountered, they are quite deadly, making them an integral part of the experience. The PlotIn Penumbra Overture, you take on the persona of Phillip.
Phillip is in mourning for the recent passing of his beloved mother when a letter from his long lost father arrives. Each session starts with an ominous confession from Phillip in which he states it wasn\'t grief over his mother or love of his father that drove him to his fate, it was human nature.
Phillip, a physics professor, explains at the beginning of the game that a letter from his father arrived within days of the funeral, with instructions to destroy the contents of a bank deposit box. These contents are a old book, some personal notes, and a map of Northern Greenland.
Of course Phillip doesn\'t burn the materials. Instead he hops a plane bound for the frozen tundra.Your interactive experience begins in a cabin of an old charter boat. Starting here and throughout the game, you can open drawers, cabinets, doors, chests, hatches, and such - and do. Look in everything that opens. This is primarily where you\'ll find your clues and supplies.
You\'ll find beef jerky, pain killers, flashlight batteries, and other objects needed in an upcoming puzzle. Supplies are plentiful, I didn\'t run out of anything except dynamite (which you don\'t really seem to need, but I kept trying to blow stuff up). You\'re equiped with a glowstick that never extinguishes, so you can save your batteries. You\'ll find things like notes, books, instructions, keys, blackpower, fuses to complete your tasks or advance to the next area. You\'ll encounter creatures trying to stop your trespass or feast on your presence. The only thing you won\'t have is a weapon.
You can still fight these creatures with other objects found, but sometimes I just wished I had a six-shooter. The Physics and PerformanceMany interactive inanimate elements operated smoothly and as expected. For example, opening drawers and doors worked well and realistically. Clicking the game pieces entered inventory as designed. It might be a good idea to refer to the included user\'s Manual.pdf for how to use items in conjunction with another and such.Although, I found picking up objects, especially those of a larger size a bit awkward. They bobbed around too far from \'my hand\' and as if almost out of control. It was difficult at times to place the object exactly as desired.
They appeared to almost be control by a ghost. However, it wasn\'t so bad as to ruin the overall experience of the game.
In fact, I became used to it and chalked it up to the gaming experience of Penumbra.The creatures were a bit rough in their modeling, one in particular. Their animation during interaction was very limited in movement variation and the blood splatter was repetitive and not very realistic. The sounds assigned were convincing and terrifying. Again, like with the large inanimate objects, I soon became accustomed to the style of Anton Adamse and it never did detract from the overall gaming experience. But I would hope for slight improvement in upcoming episodes.The movements of the main character with his environment were realistic for the most part. Walking, running, and climbing were very much as experienced in most other first-person games.
The input controls were as found with other games, for example: W for walk, S for walk backwards, to run, and first mouse button main interactive control. Penumbra utilized a unique approach in the manipulation of certain movements which developers feel make the game more realistic. I found these movements very inexact and difficult to master. I would have preferred a more traditional approach, but it did not ruin the overall effect for me.One aspect I found that I liked very much was concerning the health. I could be injured. I could be killed (and was often enough).
But injuries were healed auto-magically. I didn\'t have to worry about running across health packs mysteriously abandoned around the world.The atmosphere was dark by design to help create the environment and the lighting effects were successfully eerie and effective in building suspense. Overall darkness is one of the aspects that the user can adjust a bit in options. By increasing the gamma setting, one can lighten the environment to their liking.
Other options one might adjust include mouse sensitivity, and graphic effects level for optimum performance from your video card and system. Available options are not as extensive as some other commercial games, but I found them adequate. For the.cfg file tweakers, Penumbra\'s is in XML, and a few more options are possible.Auto saves are done at intuitive and timely spots in the game, but you can also quick save as desired using the F4 key. In addition, there is a save mechanism built-in the very environment of Overture, and it seems to be located right where one might want to save.I found the performance of Penumbra very good on my hardware. I use an NVIDIA 6800 on a AMD 64 3700+ and I was able to run the game in full effects without performance degradation. I did identify two areas of the maps where performance was substantially and quite noticeably inferior. One was a short stint, but the other required several movements severely interrupting the game flow and experience.
I lowered all graphic effects to the lowest possible for this area in testing and it did not help. Fortunately, it\'s just the one room, so once you suffer through your necessary tasks and exit, it\'s back to the normal enjoyment.I experienced one freeze of the game during a loading. It was in a spot where I was being killed almost immediately after loading the saved game. I suppose I was on about my seventh respawn when the game did not load. It didn\'t lock my entire system and I was able to SSH into my machine and kill Penumbra, but I also had to kill the current X session.
I noticed two or three times that the game suffered segamentation faults upon exit also. It didn\'t seen to effect anything. Afterward, the game restarted and loaded the saved game as desired.One other problem I had with Penumbra was a squirrelly mouse. At the very first start of the game I discovered my mouse would behave strangely and my character could only rotate about 45 degrees. This is what kept me from playing Penumbra when it was first released. At that time no one knew the cause, including myself. But this time, it was a.
Although I had its suggested fix already in place, it did give me an idea on a workaround. It suggests making sure you have a NULL metamode for dual monitor setups. I have this, other games, such as Quake 4, have no problem with it. However for Penumbra, I used nvidia-settings to turn off the secondary monitor before starting the game and all was well.
ConclusionSimply stated, I just loved the game. It was fun, fun, fun - which is the point of any game.
The few glitches I spoke of were minor annoyances, and if you game on Linux very much you know it\'s true. It was scary, involving, and suspenseful with an intriguing and addictive plot. I enjoyed playing a game whose main activity wasn\'t shooting everything in sight, although having to overcome adversaries wasn\'t completely forsaken. I found Penumbra Overture well worth the meager asking price of 19.99 USD.You can of, but be warned - if you try the demo, you\'ll go back. In fact, now that I\'ve finished Overture, I\'m on my way back to, the second episode just recently released. They have an active as well, including well marked spoilers, hints, and a walkthrough.I just want to thank for including us Linux users in its gaming line and I sincerely hope they continue to provide exciting gaming experiences to us for years to come. Android Leftovers.LMDE4: How Much Does Debian Matter?LMDE4 works as intended.
It is a more polished release overall than last year\'s version 3. It proves the developer\'s experimental intent. Linux Mint certainly can carry on with relatively minor changes should there ever be a parting of ways over the continued use of the Ubuntu Linux base.What could make LMDE a better proposition going forward? Adding more diversification with a choice of MATE and Xfce desktops.That would put the Debian-based Linux Mint variant on a more equal footing. In turn, the additional options could create interest in a Debian Linux-based alternative for potential new Linux Mint users who do not want the Cinnamon desktop.Compact, Linux-based computer extends I/O of networked systemsAitech’s compact, rugged “A174” computer can extend the I/O of multiple network-connected computers. The avionics focused A174 runs Linux on a Cyclone V SoC and provides I/O including serial, analog, discrete, ARINC-429, and more.Aitech’s FPGA-enabled A174 I/O expansion subsystem is designed as a companion computer for one or more avionics computers, but it can be used with any rugged embedded system to extend I/O and offload I/O processing.
The system’s multiple-client/multiple-server architecture enables multiple A174 devices to act as I/O servers to multiple clients.The 15 Best Cinnamon Themes for Linux System in 2020Linux Mint is an excellent community-driven Linux distro based on Ubuntu. It is very popular among beginners because Linux Mint is very easy to use. Though it has Debian in its core, the user interface is quite modern and beautiful.
It is mostly because of its default desktop environment Cinnamon. This open-source desktop environment can be used on other Linux distributions. Cinnamon is almost similar to Xfce and GNOME 2 because of its conservative design model. But since its release in 2011, it has got huge coverage because of its ease-of-use. The active developer community of Cinnamon is relentlessly developing amazing Cinnamon themes for the mass users. These Linux Mint themes can change your desktop and create such a gorgeous look.
Games: Atari VCS, Proton and More.Rob Wyatt, the architect behind the original Xbox and someone Atari hired to work on the Atari VCS system is now suing Atari over their failure to actually pay up.This is something we mentioned last year, when it was announced that Wyatt left Atari on poor terms, mentiong how they hadn\'t actually payed for over six months and they were left with no choice but to leave the project. Since then, we\'ve not heard much. Atari continued putting out their development blog posts, showing off pictures of units in production in China and delaying the release.
We’ll see new amazing details about the history of humans and titans being revealed. They will follow what was written in Eren’s father’s journals, which were finally found in the last season by Erin. Attack on titan 2020.
Spotted by VentureBeat and confirmed here, Tin Giant (Rob Wyatt\'s company), are now suing Atari over a \'Breach of Contract\'. According to the suit, Atari owes something around $261,720 which is no small sum.Path to Mnemosyne from DevilishGames originally released back in 2018, going on to receive some quite positive reviews about the setting and visuals and now it\'s on Linux. It does look incredibly trippy, and they say the \'infinite zoom\' feature makes it quite unique.Humble Choice, the monthly game bundle subscription has a fresh selection ready for April and they\'re giving out a bonus game to people who subscribe. This is the tiered subscription that gives you the ability to pick a certain amount of games based on whatever level you sub at.Ready for an adventure of a different sort? FROGSONG looks really quite sweet, an action adventure where you\'re an actual frog hopping around in a world \'where it\'s okay to be small\'.Looks like Valve and CodeWeavers are switching up how Proton is released, with a series of test builds now being provided before a new stable release in the hopes of seeing less issues.Looking to get started with Steam Play on Linux?
Have no idea what it is? Be sure to check our previous beginners guide for some tips and explanations. We\'ll be keeping that up to date with any major changes.Today, Wine hacker and CodeWeavers developer Andrew Eikum announced the release of Proton 5.0-6 RC1 on the Proton GitHub page.
Keep in mind these new builds haven\'t had the usual quality assurance as the main Proton releases, however it\'s a good chance for more people to test before they go live for everyone on Steam.Valve is finishing up work on Proton 5.0-6 as the next version of their Wine downstream that powers Steam Play. With Proton 5.0-6 are some promising improvements.Most notably, Proton 5.0-6 will allow DOOM Eternal to run out-of-the-box under Steam Play on Linux. This Windows game was recently released and has been seeing improvements for its Wine-based Linux support.
There have also been driver optimizations already by NVIDIA\'s Vulkan driver as well as RADV improvements too for some hardware with this latest game in the DOOM franchise. Now with Proton 5.0-6 should be a pleasant out-of-the-box experience after fixing some DRM failures. The latest Vulkan drivers are still a must.Sonic Mania is a really lovely homage to the classic 90s Sonic the Hedgehog platform games. Featuring more or less the classic gameplay, and expanded versions of the original levels, with lots of secrets, surprises and easter eggs for fans of the original.
On my recommendation a friend of mine bought it for her daughter\'s birthday recently but her daughter will now have to prise her mum off it! Currently on sale at 30% off (£11.19).
The one complaint I have about it is the lack of females in the roster of 5 playable characters.Note: acceptable from the perspective of a Tetris fanatic who regularly uses jargon like SRS, lock delay, DAS, ARR, etc. For the casual player, these games are perfectly fine.
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