Mawkey

joined 1 year ago
[–] Mawkey@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I feel like just the act of surviving isn't specific enough to call it a survival game. I actually had this discussion with a friend of mine not too long ago and some interesting points were brought up. Is Sims a survival game? You do have to eat and take care of your Sims in order to not die yet I personally wouldn't classify it as a survival game. What sets Sims and Rimworld apart? Well I would say the biggest difference is the struggle and feeling like it actually takes effort to survive. This is why I find it hard to call even Minecraft a survival game, it doesn't focus on the aspect of survival enough, it's simply a mere distraction.

[–] Mawkey@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I will also be doing a lot of gaming and after watching and reading about Linux gaming, it seems you will generally lose about 10% FPS compared to windows. I also heard that Arch is supposed to be one of the better distros for gaming.

[–] Mawkey@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Good advice to be honest. Luckily I have a lot of patience so I think I should be fine in the end.

[–] Mawkey@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I've tried installing Arch on a virtual machine before, so I am not completely new to it I suppose. I think I will be fine with the added complexity of Arch. Good advice to check out the Arch forums before updating, thanks!

[–] Mawkey@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

No, I am not going to use RAID. The only reason I have two SSDs is just for the extra space for games and all my projects I work on. Drive encryption is not something I have thought about, not sure if it's beneficial for me.

[–] Mawkey@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Great comment, I've decided to go for Arch and I know that it might come with a lot of tinkering and work. Thanks for the tips and encouragement!

[–] Mawkey@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Can you give some examples on how it's high maintenance? I am not afraid of tinkering with the computer to get what I want.
The reason I am interested in Arch Linux is because it's not bloated and I have full control over what I will have installed on my system.

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Mawkey@kbin.social to c/linux@kbin.social
 

Hello!

I've bought new parts and I am awaiting their arrival so I can build my brand new computer. I've decided to go for Arch Linux with KDE plasma or perhaps Gnome as my desktop environment but that's as far as I've come.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Xw4sRv

I figured I would ask the community if they have any tips or suggestions, thanks!