ToGL VS Minetest

I think the Vulkan flag uses DXVK. Before that, the game used ToGL. With CS2 I think they're going Vulkan native.

Yes and no. Most of the code is, but the graphical part itself isn't native since source only supports directx, so Valve developed ToGL. ToGL, however, is nowhere near as performant as DXVK. https://github.com/ValveSoftware/ToGL

The Source engine originally used a translation layer called [ToGL](https://github.com/ValveSoftware/ToGL) (D3D9 -> OpenGL). VALVE has been introducing DXVK natively into the engine, among other reasons, to enable the use of Vulkan and improve overall performance.

Not if you have an NVIDIA card.

I disagree, but I get the frustration. It's just that I've been playing CS:GO for almost a decade, and while I think the game is neglected by Valve in general, it's way a worse scenario on Linux. For instance, Vulkan support (via dxvk-native) was added back in December last year, and it's not been updated ever since, so you get way worse stuttering when compared to OpenGL (which is actually a DirectX 9 to OpenGL translation layer, called toGL, which has its own set of bugs and issues); Plus, you can't change screen resolution when using Vulkan. I get some occasional little stutters on Windows as well, but the whole CS:GO experience is honestly just way worse on Linux, unfortunately.

Yes, Linux native CSGO uses OpenGL as default via ToGL.

Ah, I think you are right, this one yes? https://github.com/ValveSoftware/ToGL

"native" in Valve games (maybe aside from source 2, not sure) just means they compiled the existing game code to Linux (probably with some minor changes) and put their own DirectX shim on top. Lately, they have been giving us the option to replace that shim with DXVK.

Current implementation is ToGL, will be replaced with DXVK. Source 1 is designed around old versions of DirectX (8).

There's a decent chance Valve will replace their ToGL layer in CS:GO with DXVK Native as well, if the trend (Portal 2, L4D2, HL2) continues.

Minetest - Minecraft-inspired voxel game engine. C++

Been there, done that.

Nothing beats industrial Minecraft (in it's prime, which it isn't in atm as far as I konw) IMO.

Not even close, when considering the ability to add magic/farming/computer stuff.

Though Minetest[0] has some pretry cool packs.

[0]https://www.minetest.net/

https://www.minetest.net/ This is a pretty good opensource minecraft clone essentially, with some of it's own features.

Minetest (version 5.8.0): Near infinite world block sandbox game

It is now available on the official GitHub repository: https://github.com/minetest/minetest/releases/tag/5.8.0

Minetest

If you're interested, I'd recommend checking out MineTest. It's more of an engine than a game but a very good example of what this could be like.

Microsoft showing it's totalitarian real character again. So happy that Minetest[1] exists and gives that warm Open Source glow, just knowing that your using Microsoft free software and it works fine on Linux too.

[1] https://www.minetest.net/