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foodlfg

we want free software because that is good for everyone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke38lXVCvHg

Everyone wants freedom but most people have no idea just how enslaved they have become to their computing devices and the proprietary software that controls those devices. The Free Software Movement aims to spread awareness of this issue and to advocate for the use of freedom-respecting software ("free software").

DistroTube basically did a recap of what Richard Stallman used to say on his lectures.
he is not working for Free Software Foundation anymore so he doesnt do than anymore officially.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag1AKIl_2GM

left_boy

Btw guys if we merge @Downlord's PR then the new release would need java 14

foodlfg

latest Ubuntu LTS has openjdk-14-jre in the repo
so it is fine by me.

just ping us for the RC release if you guys dont test it with open jdk

in the mean time everyone checks his/her exotic distro for availability :pp

left_boy

https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/releases/tag/v1.2.0-RC1 should be there ib´n a few minutes

left_boy

U saw the new RC?

Podli

Game runs fine, sometime i have exceptions, but not often.
But any mods doesn't work at all. I can see downloaded maps, can download mods, enable them in the FAF, but they just not working in the game.
https://pastebin.com/q37SYAj0 - ice-adapter.log
https://pastebin.com/T4E2s8MC - game.log

foodlfg

@axel12 i saw but i havent tested it.
i have been updating the wiki btw for the 1.2.0 client.
main part is ready. working on the game issues part, simplifying etc

foodlfg

@Podli enable the Fallback Vault Location in the client setting and redownload your mods (somehow).
was it not enabled from the beginning? oO

exceptions? use the latest Proton version and install Vulkan tools etc: https://linuxconfig.org/install-and-test-vulkan-on-linux

Podli

@foodlfg i found the issue. Mods is working, but import from FAF to FA active mods doesn't work. I have to enable mods in lobby manually.

foodlfg

@Podli
ye that one too.

mod dir is here btw:
cd .faforever/user/My\ Games/Gas\ Powered\ Games/Supreme\ Commander\ Forged\ Alliance/mods/

BigMamaMurder

@foodlfg My client insists on JDK11 so had to install it. Ubuntu 20.04.

foodlfg

@LittleMissMurder
yes? what do you want to say with this?
you dont have an old version of java JRE on other distros?

the new 1.2.0 client needs java 14 btw.
i dont know if it is worse news or not. (if you are on Ubuntu 20.04, it is not)

tatsu

JDK (or rather JRE) 11 is still default but you can of course choose which version to install.

foodlfg

well lets simplify this:

sudo apt install openjdk-14-jre
use: 1.2.0 client

left_boy

Gonna release 1.2.0 as soon as I get the motivation to get out of bed XD

left_boy

Or not but soon

BigMamaMurder

@foodlfg It doesn't matter anymore - the new client wants 14

left_boy

yes it does

left_boy

My game crashes as soon as the game starts:

> com/sun/javafx/webkit/prism/WCGraphicsPrismContext patching succeeded!
info:  D3D9DeviceEx::ResetSwapChain:
info:    Requested Presentation Parameters
info:      - Width:              1024
info:      - Height:             768
info:      - Format:             D3D9Format::A8R8G8B8
info:      - Auto Depth Stencil: false
info:                  ^ Format: D3D9Format::Unknown
info:      - Windowed:           false
info:  Setting display mode: 1024x768@60
info:  Presenter: Actual swap chain properties:
info:    Format:       VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM
info:    Present mode: VK_PRESENT_MODE_IMMEDIATE_KHR
info:    Buffer size:  1024x768
info:    Image count:  3
info:    Exclusive FS: 0
info:  Presenter: Actual swap chain properties:
info:    Format:       VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM
info:    Present mode: VK_PRESENT_MODE_FIFO_KHR
info:    Buffer size:  1024x768
info:    Image count:  4
info:    Exclusive FS: 0
X Error of failed request:  BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)
  Major opcode of failed request:  12 (X_ConfigureWindow)
  Resource id in failed request:  0x8400036
  Serial number of failed request:  6341
  Current serial number in output stream:  6344

left_boy

I am Ubuntu 20.04 I have the lobby in windowed mode and the game is full screen I am using Proton 5.0-9 as recommened by the wiki.