RE: https://mastodon.social/@egosoft/116725848581070388
> Added native Wayland support for Linux.
Super happy to have been able to push this!! You still have to opt-in due to Steam issues (pass `-prefer-wayland` or `SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER=wayland`), but it's fully usable, alongside a rather major upgrade to SDL3.
Maybe one day we can even ship it as default, but time will tell :)
@allpurposemat there are two more of interest:
> Improved Display Mode handling on Linux.
> Improved support for wider range of Linux configurations with newer SDL version.
This *should* help with some joystick issues 🤔
Ah well, have to try. Downloaded yesterday but busy playing BG3 =)
@bekopharm yes, these are all related!
The SDL2 -> SDL3 upgrade brings better input support (with the new controller API), and we also improved stuff on our end with regard to how fullscreen, borderless, and windowed is handled on Linux. The latter was necessary to prevent some quite nasty behavior with the splash screen showing up repeatedly on some Wayland desktops when you e.g check the map.
I hope it helps with your setup! Always interested in supporting Linux-native gaming :)
Mat
Beko Pharm