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

  • TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world
    10·
    22 hours 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.

  • CheeseCakeCat@lemmy.world
    9·
    23 hours 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
      5·
      23 hours 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.

      • CheeseCakeCat@lemmy.world
        1·
        22 hours 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
          2·
          22 hours 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·
            18 hours ago

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

  • Zexks@lemmy.world
    621·
    23 hours ago

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

    • finestnothing@lemmy.world
      42·
      17 hours 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.

    • cosmicrookie@lemmy.worldOP
      62·
      22 hours 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