Spring update...

 I am considering purchasing new parts to build a new PC.  I've been on a Mac (M1) and Linux (first gen thread ripper and Nvidia graphics card) for many years now.  One of the reasons I am considering it is simply, Windows 11.  Now, I am not saying I am fond of Windows but, the truth is all my old games were really written FOR windows.   I haven't played Skyrim in years.  I can play a good number of games on Linux thanks to steam and thanks to Glorious Eggroll and his versions of Proton.

On the Mac, I am much more limited.  The M1 architecture is still not being accepted for most gaming companies and while Apple has done some wonderful work with emulation... well... you know.

SO!  I am considering a new build, even though I cannot REALLY afford it.  The current build I have spec'ed out is around 1800.00 USD.  And it will be the first build I've done with an Intel CPU in about a decade.

The other thing is two of the games I DO play on my mac and cannot currently get installed (easily) on my linux box are Star Stable Online and Diablo III.  They would run perfectly on Windows.

Not to mention, thinking Diablo IV might work on the Mac as well, I purchased it early.  But they have no plans on making it compatible with Mac OS or Linux so I am again, stuck with a pricey game I cannot play.  (Hey, I know, that is MY fault, not the game company's fault).

Anyway, that's my update!

Still using Fedora with KDE

It has been running very smoothly for the most part.  I have not encountered any "update woes" as I have in the past with Fedora.  So far so good.  Able to play Starstable and Diablo 3 very nicely.  And many Steam titles work as well with Photon turned on.

I still want to poke around and try other things.  I will give it a short rest though.  Can't constantly reconfigure my system.  :)  But I do keep all documents, music, video, pictures and some other items on shared drives which I simply mount the way I want them whenever I spin up a new distro.

Anyway, just a quick update.

Games I've Been Playing Recently

This is a fluff post.  Nothing to really see here, but here are the games I have played the most, recently:

1. Diablo III
2. Civilization VI
3. Civilization V
4. Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines
5. Bioshock 2: Remastered

I surprised myself by reinstalling VTM:B and playing it.  This is an OLD game.  While the graphics are not great, the storyline, music and other aspects of the game are so good that as an overall package it is still a great game to play.  There are still active mods out there too:

Unoffical Patch (by Wesp - which everything else is based on)
Pen and Paper (decent - re-enables histories, changes game play a bit)
Camarilla Edition (Good, changes a lot about the game, makes it more challenging)
Clan Quest (excellent mod - uses Camarilla Edition)
Antitribu (a little rough around the edges - alternate clans)

There are also lots of skin mods out there as well to try and help beautify the game... hard to do that but hey, can't fault folks for trying!