Every day NMS has to update. Is this because I run it on Linux or is it just how NMS is? Today it was a 4,6 GB update

  • CheeseCakeCat@lemmy.world
    13·
    2 months ago

    Since I’ve switched to linux, a lot of games have been starting doing shader pre-caching updates regularly. Might be that.

    • cosmicrookie@lemmy.worldOP
      51·
      2 months ago

      For me, the Vulcan shader pre-caching is different. It is a pop up with a percentage indicator. This is a regular steam update like it used to be on windows.

      • TurtlePower
        2·
        2 months ago

        It is not an update, it is the shader pre-caching. The popup you are referring to is the shader being loaded when you start the game.

        Edit: if you haven’t played in a couple days there was a patch this past…Tuesday? If I remember correctly. That would explain it being larger than normal.

        If you go to the actual download page, there should be a little “i” in a circle that if you mouse over will tell you what the download is; shader pre-cache, patch, etc. It’s not always there though.

      • CheeseCakeCat@lemmy.world
        11·
        2 months ago

        I get those popups too at times, but they are not what I am referring to. The shader pre-chaching updates I mentioned work in the same way you described your phenomenon, through the regular update menu.

        • cosmicrookie@lemmy.worldOP
          21·
          2 months ago

          Interesting. I get the vulcan shader render popups every single time, on all games. But only NMS will dowonload updates like this through steam

          • TecCheck@feddit.orgDeutsch
            1·
            2 months ago

            Sometimes you see a little (i) icon besides the download item. If you hover over it you can see what Steam downloads

    • TurtlePower
      12·
      2 months ago

      It is that, just like I said in my reply to OP. But for some fucking reason this game’s player base has ALWAYS ignored me when I try to help, especially here on lemmy. So you know what? Those thousands of Void Eggs, inventory upgrades, and other treats I’ve given out in the Anomaly aren’t happening anymore. New player? Fuck you. Figure it out on your own. I’m done offering help and giving out shit just to be ignored and disregarded by the dumbest motherfuckers I’ve ever seen play a video game. And before anyone says a fucking thing, I sat here and watched someone else post a comment and that comment get upvoted while I was posting mine, which was a direct reply to op and still has yet to be upvoted or replied to. Enjoy the struggle with inaccurate and incomplete information because the shitlords posting in here rarely ever know half of what they’re talking about. Sorry your comment got the brunt of my frustrations, but I’m fucking done. Fuck all of you dumb fucks.

  • TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world
    121·
    2 months ago

    I think it’s just the game, because I also run Linux and NMS is the only game that does this. No other game that I can think of is routinely downloading relatively large updates like this.

  • Zexks@lemmy.world
    625·
    2 months ago

    Welcome to Linux. Where you’ll spend more time monitoring and updating your dependencies than actually using the software.

    • cosmicrookie@lemmy.worldOP
      73·
      2 months ago

      Sorry - that is not true. Actually i have never done that (at least not manually), and don’t even know what updating dependencies means. It runs all updates automatically and has not failed once. I have run Linux for half a year, and only used the terminal a couple of times to adjust some weird thing that did not work out of the box. Linux has come a long way!

      What took the longest time, was getting to learn new software instead of the usual suspects, like Photoshop and DaVinci

    • finestnothing@lemmy.world
      52·
      2 months ago

      I’ve been on Linux full time for over 3 years - the only time I deal with dependencies is during my twice-monthly manual updates and new app installs, and even then I’ve only run into conflicts that required me to do more than hit y/n a couple of times, and they were easy fixes. My updates every 2 weeks take on average less than 5 mins total, most of it stuff downloading and installing while I continue to do other stuff.

      If you’re having a shit time with dependencies frequently, you’re probably doing something wrong. Switch to nixos if it’s that much of a problem, no more dependency issues.