Posted by: xSicKxBot - 10-09-2018, 09:51 AM - Forum: Lounge
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Microsoft's New xCloud Game Streaming Service Announced
Numerous game companies believe that streaming technology is the future. Now, Microsoft has announced its own approach to streaming video games: Project xCloud. The project aims to bring console-quality games to PC, consoles, and smart phone devices, and it will be rolling out public trials starting in 2019.
As detailed in the announcement, players will be able to use an Xbox One controller connected to supported devices. Smart phones can be used via Bluetooth, and a small attachment connects the controller to the phone for ease of use. If you don't have an Xbox One controller, touch controls are also available.
The service uses Microsoft's Azure as a backbone to set up new datacenters, with customized hardware that uses the parts of multiple Xbox One consoles. Azure has datacenters in 140 countries, so Microsoft feels it is already in a strong position to roll out the service wide-scale. It's also developing ways to combat latency, with current tests running at 10 megabits per second. The ultimate goal is to make streaming available on 4G networks. Microsoft also notes the intention is for developers to be able to make their games available through xCloud without requiring any additional work from them (not unlike how it handles backwards compatibility on Xbox One).
Similarly, last week Google announced its own Project Stream, using Assassin's Creed Odyssey to issue a technical test. PlayStation Now, meanwhile, has offered streaming games for quite a while, but recently began offering the option of downloading instead.
Play Windows games on Fedora with Steam Play and Proton
Some weeks ago, Steam announced a new addition to Steam Play with Linux support for Windows games using Proton, a fork from WINE. This capability is still in beta, and not all games work. Here are some more details about Steam and Proton.
According to the Steam website, there are new features in the beta release:
Windows games with no Linux version currently available can now be installed and run directly from the Linux Steam client, complete with native Steamworks and OpenVR support.
DirectX 11 and 12 implementations are now based on Vulkan, which improves game compatibility and reduces performance impact.
Fullscreen support has been improved. Fullscreen games seamlessly stretch to the desired display without interfering with the native monitor resolution or requiring the use of a virtual desktop.
Improved game controller support. Games automatically recognize all controllers supported by Steam. Expect more out-of-the-box controller compatibility than even the original version of the game.
Performance for multi-threaded games has been greatly improved compared to vanilla WINE.
Installation
If you’re interested in trying Steam with Proton out, just follow these easy steps. (Note that you can ignore the first steps to enable the Steam Beta if you have the latest updated version of Steam installed. In that case you no longer need Steam Beta to use Proton.)
Open up Steam and log in to your account. This example screenshot shows support for only 22 games before enabling Proton.
Now click on Steam option on top of the client. This displays a drop down menu. Then select Settings.
Now the settings window pops up. Select the Account option and next to Beta participation, click on change.
Now change None to Steam Beta Update.
Click on OK and a prompt asks you to restart.
Let Steam download the update. This can take a while depending on your internet speed and computer resources.
After restarting, go back to the Settings window. This time you’ll see a new option. Make sure the check boxes for Enable Steam Play for supported titles, Enable Steam Play for all titles and Use this tool instead of game-specific selections from Steam are enabled. The compatibility tool should be Proton.
The Steam client asks you to restart. Do so, and once you log back into your Steam account, your game library for Linux should be extended.
Installing a Windows game using Steam Play
Now that you have Proton enabled, install a game. Select the title you want and you’ll find the process is similar to installing a normal game on Steam, as shown in these screenshots.
After the game is done downloading and installing, you can play it.
Some games may be affected by the beta nature of Proton. The game in this example, Chantelise, had no audio and a low frame rate. Keep in mind this capability is still in beta and Fedora is not responsible for results. If you’d like to read further, the community has created a Google doc with a list of games that have been tested.
Posted by: xSicKxBot - 10-09-2018, 03:18 AM - Forum: Lounge
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Fallout 76 Beta Starts Soon; Trailer Parties Like It's 1776
Bethesda is getting ready to launch its Fallout 76 beta, and it released a trailer of the game's intro cinematic to mark the occasion. The tongue-in-cheek tone celebrates America and promises to protect democracy, all with an odd, discomfiting tone. It also finally names a release date for the beta launch: October 23 on Xbox One, with PlayStation 4 and PC to follow a week later.
The satirical nature is part of Fallout's brand, offering a take on Cold War jingoism that accompanied historical events like the Cuban missile crisis. The trailer itself is given a dark tone by what we know in the fiction: that the bombs do drop, and these hand-picked best and brightest are utterly unable to reconstitute American society in any recognizable way.
Not that knowing the ending should stop you from trying. As a member of Vault 76, the multiplayer game revolves around you emerging earlier than other vaults in prior games and attempting to establish your own society. That will mean building villages, hunting for resources, and maybe launching a nuke or two of your own. You can read more about the game in our new hands-on impressions.
Posted by: xSicKx - 10-09-2018, 01:48 AM - Forum: Lounge
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Epic Games introduced a new trap to Fortnite: Battle Royale this week—and players are already developing interesting strategies and ways to use it.
The Chiller is a Common trap that can be placed on floors, walls, or ceilings. When someone activates the trap, whether it’s you, an enemy, or an ally, it applies “icy feet,” which essentially replaces your feet with ice cubes and allows you to slide around.
Related: The Chiller trap has been added in the Fortnite 6.01 update
So instead of slowing down or freezing anyone who runs through this trap, as many players expected before it was officially added to the game, the Chiller can actually speed you up. And Fortnite fans have already found some cool ways to use this new trap.
If you place the trap near the edge of a mountain or hill, for example, you can glide off the Chiller platform and gain momentum as you slide down. This also obviously works if you create your own downward surface, as seen in the clip above.
Even if you’re on flat ground, you can implement this speed-boost strategy by building a simple structure consisting of a ramp, a floor, and a pyramid. Place a Chiller trap on the floor and stand on it. Once you’ve gained “icy feet,” jump on top of the pyramid and glide down. This will give you the speed boost you need in tricky situations, like if you need to get out of the storm to survive.
This seems like just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the development of cool tactics involving the Chiller trap. And we’re sure even more fans will discover new ways to use the item as players get more play time with it.
"|CRITICAL|Accounting | |Failed loading default license file!" which in the log says
Please set the environment variable TS3SERVER_LICENSE to "accept" in order to accept the license agreement.
Alternatively, create a file named ".ts3server_license_accepted" in the working directory or start the server with the command line parameter "license_accepted=1".
To view the license agreement set TS3SERVER_LICENSE to "view" in order to print the license to the console.
Alternatively view the file "LICENSE" in your favorite text viewer yourself.
Which I already have the file in there and everything is set to accept. After this I tried starting it with ./ts3server_minimal_runscript.sh to see more details. Which I saw it tried to do this first "|WARNING |Accounting | |Unable to open licensekey.dat, falling back to limited functionality".
Quote:2018-05-21 09:34:35.517814|INFO |Accounting | |Licensing Information
2018-05-21 09:34:35.517854|INFO |Accounting | |licensed to : Anonymous
2018-05-21 09:34:35.517884|INFO |Accounting | |type : No License
2018-05-21 09:34:35.517923|INFO |Accounting | |starting date : Wed May 31 22:00:00 2017
2018-05-21 09:34:35.517953|INFO |Accounting | |ending date : Fri Aug 31 22:00:00 2018
How to fix:
You must update your server to version 3.3.1 to get it running again.
I have fixed it myself by just upgrading my server files. I was running 3.1.1 and upgraded to 3.3.1. Just go to
Link:
Hidden Content
Reply to this thread to unlock the contents
* Download the latest version for your platform,
* Copy the entire content of the folder you downloaded in the already existing folder of your TS3 Server installation (just to be safe I also made a backup of the existing folder, and made sure the server was stopped and closed while moving files).
It should ask you to replace the files, just replace them all.
After the upgrade my server took a bit longer than normal to startup, but now it's working as it was before it went down. It doesn't overwrite you current server by doing this upgrade!
BUT take a backup incase!
Why has this happened?
Teamspeak wants to make sure servers stay updated with their stuff by issuing a 1 year license on all their products that you have to renew or "upgrade" to stay using their software I believe. or pay to make sure it always stays up!
How to use the chown Command on Ubuntu 16.04 / 18.04 with Examples
For new users and students looking for a Linux system to start learning on, the easiest place to start is Ubuntu Linux OS…. It’s a great platform for beginners to start learning Linux on… Ubuntu is an open source Linux operating systems that runs on desktops, laptops, server and other devices…
The same way you use your mouse and keyboard to change files and folder permissions or perform others simple tasks on Microsoft Windows OS, Ubuntu also makes it that easy for you… Just like how simple it is to work on Windows computers, Ubuntu desktop is easy as well and great for beginners.
However, when you’re learning to use and understand Ubuntu Linux, you’ll also want to learn the commands behind the graphics and mouse-clicking… and how to use them… This tutorial is going to show you how.
This post shows new users and students what the chown command is and how to use it.
When you’re ready to learn how to use the chown commands, follow the guide below:
About chown command:
The chowncommand is used by system adminstrators to change the ownership of files and directories on Linux filesystems…. It allows superuser to change and restrict access to files and directories on Linux systems…
Like using your mouse and keyboard to add and remove users access from files and folders in the GUI… the chown is the way to do it on the command line…
Linux has tree major groups to apply permissions to… these are:
User — These permissions apply to a single user who has special access to the file. This user is called the owner. Group — These apply to a single group of users who have access to the file. This group is the owning group. Other — These apply to every other user on the system. These users are known as others, or the world.
When a file is created, the user automatically is assigned owership of the file… and the group becomes the user’s default group….
Syntax:
The syntax is the rule and format of how the chown command can be used… the systax’s options can be reordered.. but straight format must be followed.,.
Below is an example syntax of how to use the chown comamnd….
Code:
chown [OPTION]... [OWNER][:[GROUP]] FILE...
Options:
The command line options are switches or flags that determined how the commands are executed or controlled… they modify the behavior of the command… they are separated by spaces and followed after the commands options…
Below are some options of the chown command:
FILE…
Replace FILE… with the file you want to change it ownership.. If the file doesn’t already exist, the command will fail and not execute…….
-c, –changes
Use the -c or –changes option to report only when a change is made
-f, –silent, –quiet
Use the -f or –silent, –quiet to suppress most error messages
-R, –recursive
Use the -R or –recursive option to operate on files and directories recursively
-v, –verbose
Use the -v or –verbose option to output a diagnostic for every file processed
-h, –help
display this help message and exit
Examples:
Below are some examples of how to run and use the chown on Ubuntu Linux…
If you want to give John owership of a file named Confidential, you run the commands below…
Code:
chown john Confidential
If you wish to make John the ower but make the private group group owner, you run the commands below….
Code:
chown john:private Confidential
If you’re not logged in as a root account, you may have to use the sudo command it it…
Code:
sudo chown john:private Confidential
The commands above give John ownership but assign the private group as group owner of the Confidential file… If access is granted to the private group, all members of that group will be able to access the Confidential file…
To change the ownership and group of an entire directory, including sub-directories, you add the -R option…
Code:
sudo chown -R john:private directories
In the example above, the chown command will give John user ownership but make the private group the group owner of directories….
When you run chownwith the –help option, you’ll see the help text below:
Change the owner and/or group of each FILE to OWNER and/or GROUP.
With --reference, change the owner and group of each FILE to those of RFILE.
-c, --changes like verbose but report only when a change is made
-f, --silent, --quiet suppress most error messages
-v, --verbose output a diagnostic for every file processed
--dereference affect the referent of each symbolic link (this is
the default), rather than the symbolic link itself
-h, --no-dereference affect symbolic links instead of any referenced file
(useful only on systems that can change the
ownership of a symlink)
--from=CURRENT_OWNER:CURRENT_GROUP
change the owner and/or group of each file only if
its current owner and/or group match those specified
here. Either may be omitted, in which case a match
is not required for the omitted attribute
--no-preserve-root do not treat '/' specially (the default)
--preserve-root fail to operate recursively on '/'
--reference=RFILE use RFILE's owner and group rather than
specifying OWNER:GROUP values
-R, --recursive operate on files and directories recursively
The following options modify how a hierarchy is traversed when the -R
option is also specified. If more than one is specified, only the final
one takes effect.
-H if a command line argument is a symbolic link
to a directory, traverse it
-L traverse every symbolic link to a directory
encountered
-P do not traverse any symbolic links (default)
--help display this help and exit
--version output version information an
If you edit something as root you may want to chown the permissions back to the user like so.
The Overlord is dead. The Netherworld is in turmoil. Time to kick some ass! Netherworld Prince Laharl awakens to fight for his throne and it's up to him and some unlikely allies to defend what is rightfully his. Together with his devious vassal Etna, the angel trainee Flonne, and a whole cavalcade of explosive characters, Laharl will slash, shoot, and punch his way to the top. Build your squad to level 9999 and unleash crazy special skills, team attacks, and spells to deal millions of points of damage in this zany high-definition remake of an RPG classic.
Posted by: xSicKxBot - 10-08-2018, 10:40 PM - Forum: Windows
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Microsoft Innovative Educators share tips for teachers in podcast series
Welcome to the Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) Expert Spotlight Series Podcast, a partnership between Microsoft Education and the TeacherCast Educational Network. In each episode, host Jeff Bradbury, a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert, interviews other MIEs to share and showcase what they are doing in their classrooms using Microsoft tools and applications.
If you’ve wondered about how other teachers have brought Minecraft: Education Edition, virtual field trips, and even Hip Hop into their classrooms, you’ll probably pick up a few pointers in this playlist!
The podcast can be found on all podcasting platforms in both audio and video formats – just pick one below, or listen to individual episodes from our full playlist below. Most episodes are between 30 and 60 minutes long.
We take a look at the Hack the Classroom event with California educator Tammy Dunbar and learn how you can prepare your students for the 2017 Skype-a-Thon, with help from Paul Watkins and Gina Ruffcorn.
We welcome Sonja and Robyn back on the podcast to discuss the 2018 MIE Program. Together, we discuss the reasons why hundreds of thousands of educators call the MIE program their second family and we discuss how you can become an MIE Expert in 2018!
We invite Josh Sawyer, Senior Manager for US Education for Microsoft, and educators Scott Bricker and Alyson Dame to discuss the Microsoft Showcase Schools Program.
Jeff sits down with Sara Cornish and Trish Cloud from the Minecraft Education team at the Microsoft Education booth. The big announcement at the ISTE Conference revolved around the two new updates for Minecraft Education Edition.
I had the opportunity to sit down with Tricia Van Hollebeke, Justin Chando and Mike Tholfsen from the Microsoft Education team at the Microsoft Education booth at ISTE.
Jeff sits down with Sonja Delafosse and Robyn Hrivnatz from the Microsoft Education team to discuss what makes the MIE program special and how you can become an MIE yourself.
Jeff sits down with Cal Armstrong to discuss how his school district is using Office 365 to provide dynamic and collaborative professional development.
Jeff sits down with David Harcrow to discuss how he is providing a college- and career-ready curriculum that can not be felt in K-12, but well beyond graduation day.
Jeff sits down with Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert and Special Education Educator Lauren Pittman to discuss how technology can be used in the classroom to assist in teaching our exceptional learners.
Jeff speaks to Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert Stacey Ryan to discuss how Skype video conferencing is being used to connect her classrooms worldwide.
Jeff sits down with Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert and MIE Trainer Alex Handy to discuss how he has turned professional development into a successful and enjoyable experience for his teachers and his school district.
Yugi's Jump Force Trailer Reveals He Relies On Others To Fight For Him
Bandai Namco has released the official Jump Force character reveal trailer for Yugi Mutou, the protagonist of Yu-Gi-Oh. Yugi will be joining the growing roster of Shonen Jump characters in the upcoming arena brawler.
Yugi isn't as capable a fighter as the other characters that have already been confirmed to appear in Jump Force. So instead of throwing a punch himself, Yugi summons the monsters and effects from the Yu-Gi-Oh card game to do the fighting for him. In his character reveal trailer, we see Yugi mostly rely on Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl, but the video also ends with what's probably his ultimate attack: summoning the Egyptian God Card, Slifer the Sky Dragon.
Jump Force takes all of Shonen Jump's most memorable characters and throws them into one three-on-three tag team fighting video game. The game's story is about the Shonen Jump universe crashing into our world, allowing its villains to wreck havoc on our reality. In response, Shonen Jump's heroes decide to unite to stop the spread of evil and separate the two worlds.
In Jump Force's announcement trailer, Bandai Namco revealed Naruto's Naruto, Dragon Ball's Guko and Frieda, One Piece's Luffy, and Death Note's Light and Ryuk would be in the game, although the Death Note characters would not be playable. Bandai would follow up with reveals that characters from both Bleach and Hunter x Hunter would be in Jump Force as well.
Jump Force is being made in celebration of 50 years of Shonen Jump manga and anime. The game is scheduled to release in 2019 on Xbox One, PS4, and PC.
Dash, evade, and smash your way to the truth as the corporate spy, Asaru; or the reckless CIA agent, Amelia! Uncover the dark secrets of the Negabot mega corporation as you save the company from a hostile takeover. Assault Spy is a stylish, fast paced, pure-action game with a dash of comedy.
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