My favorite factor about Linux gaming will now automagically apply essential fan patches to your Metal Gear installs, making it even simpler than on Windows

There are quite a lot of issues I’ve loved about switching to Linux, however my second favorite—after the unbelievable smugness I derive from telling folks I’ve switched to Linux—is Luxtorpeda.

Luxtorpeda is a intelligent little bit of equipment you can set as a compatibility instrument for any recreation you’ve on Steam. You simply set up it, head into the Steam settings for whichever recreation you wish to use it with, and change out Proton for Luxtorpeda. Bish-bash-bosh, finished.

What does it do? I used to be simply coming to that, however thanks for asking. Fire up a recreation Luxtorpeda helps utilizing the instrument and, reasonably than launching into the sport, it’s going to pop up a field that allows you to simply set up an open-source engine reimplementation or widespread fan mod(s). It makes it simpler to get a fixed-up, modernised model of quite a lot of outdated video games working than it’s on their native Windows.

For occasion, launch Morrowind and it’ll robotically arrange OpenMW. Launch FEAR (hell yeah FEAR) and it will install EchoPatch, and now, with the hot-out-the-oven Luxtorpeda v76, it’s going to work its magic on the Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol 1, too.

Specifically, Luxtorpeda will patch up your installs of MG1, MG2, and MGS2 and three with MGSHDFix, whereas MGS1 will get the MGSM2Fix therapy. These are just about the gold customary of Metal Gear decision patches on PC, and even with the Metal Gear sequence’ current massive updates from Konami, they nonetheless have a job to play.

MGSHDFix, for one, adds custom resolution and ultrawide support, the ability to skip intro logos and other tweaks, and cleans up bugs that Konami still hasn’t fixed itself (and seemingly never will, given that the most recent big update was supposedly the final one).

MGSM2Fix, meanwhile, adds proper widescreen support to MGS1. Yes, you can stretch out the game by default, but it looks terrible and makes Snake look like that one video of Jair Bolsonaro. MGSM2Fix makes it work correctly (although the HUD will nonetheless seem stretched).

Oh, and it stops your monitor going to sleep throughout lengthy cutscenes. Kojima!

Luxtorpeda’s been a necessary a part of enjoying video games for me ever since I moved over to Linux. Now it is a necessary a part of my Metal Gear expertise, too.