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Posted December 23, 2019
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adamhm: > Blade Runner
> XIII
> SteamWorld Heist + DLC
> Tanglewood
> Arma: Cold War Assault + Arma: Gold Edition + Arma 2: Combined Operations
> Stories: The Path of Destinys
> State of Mind
> Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
I'm in for those in that order. :)

Thank you for the Linux promotion and the hint that I should update my Mint.
Post edited December 24, 2019 by Klumpen0815
Posted December 23, 2019
Thanks for such a 'minty' giveaway. My wishlist, in order of preference would be:

> Arma: Cold War Assault + Arma: Gold Edition + Arma 2: Combined Operations
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> Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
> STALKER: Call of Pripyat
> Hitman: Blood Money + Hitman: Absolution
> Dead Space
> Saints Row: The Third - The Full Package
> FEAR Platinum

Happy holidays!
Posted December 23, 2019
Thank you for the giveaway adamhm!

I'm in for:

SteamWorld Heist + DLC
Stories: The Path of Destinies
Rayman Origins
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
Posted December 24, 2019
Thanks for all your work and support here, adamhm.

I'm finally taking the plunge, and suspect to be in the [i]Adamhm's Linux Mint Beginner's Guide
[/i] thread quite a bit going forward, asking lots of questions, though Ian was kind enough to link me to the Linux Mint Community tutorial.
Since it'll be my first time on Linux, I'm going for a dual-boot. Speaking of which, I have a pretty noob question - is it better to install Linux on the same HDD as Windows, or to have them installed on separate HDDs?


Also, thanks for your ongoing generosity; quite the collection of titles, +1.

I'd like to be considered for:
> Blade Runner
> TRI: Of Friendship and Madness - Deluxe Edition


Wishing our host, and everyone else, a lovely holiday.
Posted December 24, 2019
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HypersomniacLive: Since it'll be my first time on Linux, I'm going for a dual-boot.
FWIW, thinking back to the period of time some fifteen years ago when I was moving from Windows to Linux, dual-boot never worked for me. As long as windows remained my "main" OS, my frequency of booting into Linux went down to near-zero within the week, until my next attempt to switch to Linux a year further on. Only when I finally took the plunge to install Linux standalone on a machine, and started thinking of it as my main OS, did it stick, and then it did so pretty effortlessly. And from then on, the frequency of booting into Windows on my other (dual-boot) machine never rose above zero.

Not saying this'll happen to you with any guarantee, but be prepared if it does, that the way to make Linux work could be to give it a more serious chance.
Posted December 24, 2019
I have been an Ubuntu user for many years, even though I'm using only W10 on a laptop currently. I miss Linux very much, despite having more choice for games now. Oh Wine, what memories. :) Thank you for hosting this giveaway. There two games I would play soon for sure without backlogging them:
State of Mind
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
There are many others I would like in my collection but I will pass as I am not sure of when I would actually play them!
Happy holidays to everyone!
Posted December 24, 2019
I'm in for:

-SteamWorld Heist + DLC
-Dust: An Elysian Tail
-Rayman Origins
-Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
-Hotline Miami
-Hard West CE + Scars of Freedom


Linux Mint is my go to distro since the days of Puppy Linux on a old Atom powered Asus netbook (ideous machine, almost unable to open today's javascripted websites). That was version 17.something and never used any other "distro" besides some special use cases, like Clonezilla, Plop boot manager, Batocera/Recalbox and Pheonix OS.

Funny fact: Never had a hardware driver problem on any desktop instalation of Linux Mint (probably 20+ times) and very little on laptops, contrary to any Windows wich sometimes are a real PITA to get working.
Posted December 24, 2019
I'm in for :

Hitman Blood Money + Hitman Absolution
Vampire Bloodlines
The Elder Scrolls - Oblivion
Fallout 3
Call of Juarez


Good luck everyone.
Posted December 24, 2019
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HypersomniacLive: Since it'll be my first time on Linux, I'm going for a dual-boot. Speaking of which, I have a pretty noob question - is it better to install Linux on the same HDD as Windows, or to have them installed on separate HDDs?
This has already been answered a couple of replies before:
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adamhm: The easiest way to dual boot is to have a second HDD/SSD dedicated to Mint and use the guided option to install to it to that drive, otherwise to have them both share a disk the installer will need to resize Windows' partitions.
My personal take is also that it's often recommended to install Linux on a different drive rather than having both Windows and Linux on the same one. That being said and as adamhm mentioned, it's possible to do so, you'll just need to be aware of your disc system partitions and also of your EFI partition if you're performing a UEFI installation. This can be problematic with Pop!_OS for example, which requires a bigger EFI partition than the one Windows creates on a first installation, but I don't think Mint has that requirement so you'll be fine.
Posted December 24, 2019
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adamhm: I don't have any experience with dual-GPU laptops so I can't offer much help, but I have heard that they can be a bit of a hassle, although things are supposed to be a bit better now. There should be a tool for showing which GPU is active and switching between them; check System Settings --> Applets and enable the NVIDIA Prime applet if it isn't already active. You should then see an icon for it in the system tray.

To see if it's detecting the external monitor, try Menu --> Administration --> System Reports --> System information and see if it's shown there. You can also run "xrandr" from a terminal to show the current display outputs and active displays.

Your keyboard should have a function key combination (usually Fn + one of the F keys) for switching between monitors; you could also try using that and seeing what it does.

Another thing is to check with the Nvidia settings panel (which should be found in the system menu - if for some reason the Nvidia settings panel hasn't been installed you can install it manually through the Software Manager) and seeing what that says. You should also add the proprietary graphics drivers PPA for more recent drivers if you haven't already done so.
Thanks for the answer. I partially figured out what the problem was - secure boot. I got the message that I would have to sign the drivers after reboot the first time I tried using recommended ones, but during the restart the drive "disappeared", so the boot failed and I didn't get the prompt after that. The workaround is to disable secure boot, until I figure out how to actually sign those drivers. Funny thing is that I considered reinstalling (it's a fresh install after all), but the installer, despite recognising Mint partition and giving me the option to reinstall couldn't figure out how to do it and gave me warnings about missing EFI partition.
Posted December 24, 2019
> Blade Runner
> TANGLEWOOD
> XIII
> Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
> Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood
> SteamWorld Heist + DLC
> Call of Juarez: Gunslinger
> State of Mind
> Call of Juarez
> Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
Posted December 24, 2019
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HypersomniacLive: Since it'll be my first time on Linux, I'm going for a dual-boot. Speaking of which, I have a pretty noob question - is it better to install Linux on the same HDD as Windows, or to have them installed on separate HDDs?
Just to add to the earlier answers, the separate EFI partition also mean that the system updates will not conflict with each other. If one dies for whatever reason the other will still be intact. There have been reports of Windows updates removing grub for example. However, make sure you really want to dual boot. Personally, I haven't noticed any stability issues and the clock problem can be solved with one line in the terminal, but I think that the warning should be given nonetheless.
Posted December 24, 2019
Thank you for the generous giveaway and your Linux guides!

I'm in for (in order of preference):
> TANGLEWOOD
> Jazz Jackrabbit Collection
> Anno 1404: Gold Edition
> Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
> Driftmoon
> UnderRail
> TRI: Of Friendship and Madness - Deluxe Edition
> Kona

Good luck everyone and Happy holidays!
Posted December 24, 2019
Thanks for the jaw-dropping giveaway, adamhm! :)

Please count me in for the following titles:
Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition
Blade Runner
Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger
Posted December 24, 2019
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myconv: This game? https://store.steampowered.com/app/33900/Arma_2/
I wonder why it would be pulled from GoG sales(clearly still available for download for those who already own it) If it's concerns over piracy, that ships probably long since sailed.
They used to use Gamespy for multiplayer, but then Gamespy shut down and BI reworked the games to use Steamworks instead so they were removed from sale on GOG.
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HypersomniacLive: Speaking of which, I have a pretty noob question - is it better to install Linux on the same HDD as Windows, or to have them installed on separate HDDs?
Either way will work, but I recommend having them installed on separate drives for simplicity/easier setup and to reduce the likelihood of issues (Windows has a habit of getting rid of the bootloaders it finds for other operating systems).
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Dogmaus: I have been an Ubuntu user for many years, even though I'm using only W10 on a laptop currently. I miss Linux very much, despite having more choice for games now. Oh Wine, what memories. :)
It's not that much more choice now - in addition to there being more native Linux games now, Wine has come a *very* long way, especially with DXVK/D9VK and FAudio plus all the various clients/tools etc for ease of use :)
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Paradoks: Thanks for the answer. I partially figured out what the problem was - secure boot.
Secure boot is a major PITA :/ It's best to just keep it disabled IMO.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Extensible_Firmware_Interface#Secure_boot_2
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