Good point, I shouldn't have used the world 'literally.' I was just trying to make the point that there are plenty of creative ways where tremendous amounts of money could end up back in someones pocket when by all means it should have gone elsewhere.
And yes, your example is perfectly believable and I wouldn't at all be shocked if that kind of thing happened frequently.
Yeah that was a fever dream. On the bright side, Mike Flanagan (The Haunting of Hill House) is apparently the one in charge of a series coming in the next few years. So that should be pretty solid. Fingers crossed lol
I think you may be out of luck with a built in achievement tracker unfortunately, although I personally haven't looked into it. I've never been a big achievement hunter, but I'm sure there are external Linux compatible tools for tracking such things.
As for recommendations, you're going to see a million names thrown around. As a broad suggestion, I might start with something based on Debian (tried and true, tons of resources, huge community). Maybe Pop! Or Mint. There are purpose built gaming distros with more tools and optimizations out of the box, however these are often small projects with shorter histories so I'm hesitant to recommend them.
As for desktop environment, it depends on what you want. KDE is my go to. By default it handles very similarly to Windows, but it's incredibly customizable so you can really set it up however you want. KDE also has basic HDR support, which can't really be found elsewhere. Gnome is a little more MacOS like, but it's really its own beast. Gnome is great if you leave it default but I think it sort of falls apart when you try to customize it.
Also, if you do decide to go with Linux, I emplore you to look at getting an AMD graphics card. Their drivers are built into the Linux kernel so they require little to no setup, and usually perform better than NVidia. NVidia cards often have niche, hard to solve issues (speaking from experience. I spent a few years with a GTX1080 and often had the strangest bugs that I just couldn't solve. Switched to an RX7600XT and everything just works). As a bonus, AMD is also usually cheaper than NVidia.
RWD rally in general is honestly some of the most fun I've had, at least in DR2. There's something about whipping an S550 Mustang down a dirt road flatout that is just unmatched.
Fyi an alternative to Playnite with a similar goal is Lutris. You can even integrate several platforms like Steam and GOG to download games directly through the Lutris interface.
On top of that, it's super easy to install games via exe's, custom install scripts, add existing install folders, etc. The UI is a little bit spartan compared to Playnite, but it's very powerful.
I say this because, among other things, a huge benefit of Linux is that it's great for older hardware. From the sounds of it, you aren't looking for the latest and greatest in terms of build specs, so Linux may be right up your alley (also no built in spyware, ads, forced online connections, and resource hogging processes that can't be disabled).
Been running 3x a week as religously as possible since maybe May. I'm using an app called Just Run which is designed to slowly build you up to doing a nonstop a 5k. I've really taken my time with it and have just reached the point where I'm actually getting into the 5k sessions which feels great. I've also gotten back into a consistent weightlifting regime, so overall this is probably the best I've heen taking care of myself since high school.
I don't have a particular goal besides sticking to it and skipping as few exercises as possible/forcing myself to do it even when I don't feel like it. It would be cool to graduate to some 10k's maybe before the new year though.
Them reciting their mantra when they start shooting, or the shrieking they do when they throw the plates, just makes my skin crawl lol. I hope they omit those if they do an on screen adaptation.
As a guy who still plays those old school FPS games, they're for me. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy Ghost Recon Wildlands, but the og GR with the Heroes Unleashed mod is unmatched. Ready or Not is visceral, but SWAT 4 feels better and has infinitely better AI.
I personally think it's a cool way to increase situational awareness while using a scope. Also, being an obvious callback to the old Delta Force games, there's definitely some nostalgia there. I at the very least hope it's an option that can be toggled on or off.
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