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  • Windows 11 was the straw that broke the camel’s back for me as an MS specialist with 20+ years of experience.

    Under Windows 10, making a golden image was all you needed to make sure that malware (yes some MS services share the same traits as malware!), bloatware and telemetry were not active, even on major updates (a couple of exceptions but overall that was the case)

    Windows 11 no matter what you do, on a major update it will reset to Microsoft’s “recommend” settings even wiping out task scheduler scripts and reg entries. That is malware behaviour and should be treated as such.

    Honestly, I know I will sound like a broken record but if you have any value on your privacy, get on Linux. There are distros out there that are very friendly but remember with anything new, there is a learning curve and the steepness is based on how willing you are to learn, don’t be afraid.


  • Factorio without bitters. The music of desolance, alone on the planet trying to get efficient so you can leave and go home. I don’t know why it is so relaxing, but it is… just having time to plan and build exactly what you had in mind is bliss.

    On the other hand if you want some adrenaline, play bitters in deathworld.


  • As someone who still does LAN weekends with a few friends a couple of times a year, this is a hard one especially if you have 6+ players, however here are my suggestions.

    Supreme Commander using the FAF Client - huge scale RTS with up to 16 people in a single map (8v8).

    Left4Dead Versus - 8 people go 4v4 so two teams in your case. Dedicated server recommend.

    Unreal Tournament 2005/3 - lots of games modes and supports a lot of people but you may need a dedicated server.

    Gary’s Mod PropHunt, Bomberman etc - Great sandbox game - can be a bit junky to setup up but excellent if you get it right

    Blur - racing game which may be hard to find as it is not being sold anywhere but an excellent multiplayer one

    Factorio - way slower pace than any games mentioned, but if you play Deathworld is an adrenaline rush and fun coop. Up to 500 people so 15-16 people is no sweat. Also good for long term goals for continuing play.

    Human Fall Flat - funny physics puzzle game up to 4 people. Great for competition as you can make it 4 teams of 4 and have a leaderboard.

    Planetside 2 - FPSMMO - epic battles and still very active

    That’s a lot of typing already - let me know if you want more suggestions - happy gaming






  • I would recommend something just outside your area but with a lot of fun movement mechanics.

    Warframe It’s an online/instanced 3rd person shoot em up but the movement is the best out there. PvE focused but there are PvP elements too. Very good and long progression but it is grindy.

    Titanfall 2 The campaign is single player but one of the best told stories. The movement is just behind Warframe. The online multiplayer is absolutely epic as you get to take out Titans and also call down your own. However, there is quite a lot of cheaters unfortunately which may spoil your experience.

    Closer to your request.

    Orcs Must Die Fun tower defence with traps and 3rd person action.

    Deep Rock Galactic Mining space dwarfs and beer. That is all you need to know.

    Gunfire Reborn Roguelike FPS with lota of characters and abilities. The aim is to kill the final boss and then try to do it faster and faster.

    Got more if you want to know more, but that will be a very good start.



  • After contemplating for 3-4 years about switching my main rig to Linux, I did it on Friday just gone.

    Note for the below, I have a full AMD system.

    • I went with Garuda Dragonized distro as it is gaming focused and has all the game related stuff included.
    • took me less than 30mins going from gaming on Win11 to Linux, but I did the research before.
    • there are a few tweaks if you use Steam but you have Lutris to help you.
    • of the 35 ish games installed, all of them work without issues, but they need updating once you enable compatibility to Proton.
    • the default theme is too flashy but you can select to bring it down a few notches

    Technical

    • if you have secondary SSD or HDD, dedicated to games or files like I did, it is advisable to have them backed up to an external drive as you will need to re-partition them from NTFS to use them properly in Linux
    • with Garuda Dragonized Gaming, all drivers are installed but follow the Wizard at the beginning and check all that apply to you. It will save you time.

    Good luck and looking forward to having you on Linux!