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System Shock: Enhanced Edition Coming To Linux, Native Port

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Heads up gamers! System Shock: Enhanced Edition is coming to Linux, and the developer said on twitter it will be a native port.

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Twenty one years later, Linux is getting System Shock, and an upgraded version too. This has been the most surprising thing I've heard for a while.

@retroDoomer @humble Yes, we are planning on releasing OSX and Linux versions in the near future.

— Night Dive Studios (@NightDiveStudio) October 22, 2015

Also:

@sirliamofgol @retroDoomer Native!

— Night Dive Studios (@NightDiveStudio) October 22, 2015


Sidenote: The developers also re-confirmed System Shock 2 will stay as a wine-port, as the source is lost.

Straight from the developer, to me, and now to you. Thanks to Luke for sending the initial tweet to me.

About the game

You're a renowned hacker, the most notorious cyberspace thief in the corporate world. Caught during a risky break-in, you become indentured to Diego, a greedy Trioptium exec who bankrolls a rare cyberjack implant operation. After six months in a healing coma, you awaken to the twisted aftermath of a terrible disaster. Where are the surgeons? Why is the station in such disrepair? Slowly, the chilling realization that something is very wrong creeps over you.
Once a prime corporate research facility, Citadel now teems with mindless cyborgs, robots and terribly mutated beings, all programmed to serve SHODAN, a ruthless A.I. There's scarcely time to think before it unleashes the first terror...

Twenty one years after its first release, System Shock is back!

The Enhanced Edition adds a modern touch to this true classic gem, without taking anything from its unmistakable atmosphere.
See for yourself that the game that has been called the benchmark for intelligent first-person gaming, has lost nothing of its ability to keep you on the edge of your seat.

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rea987 Oct 23, 2015
Quoting: badberThere was supposed to be a recovered version of the Dreamcast source for SS2. Was it a fake?

Yeah, that is what I wonder.
ElectricPrism Oct 23, 2015
Too bad the source 2 version never came to fruition.
View video on youtube.com

I would have loved to see a HD version of System Shock 2 as the series is legendary akin to Duke Nukem 3D.

Which reminds me - Whatever happened to the Golden Eye Source Linux Port? Someone @ GOL should get in contact with the devs and ask.


Last edited by ElectricPrism on 23 October 2015 at 1:17 am UTC
ricki42 Oct 23, 2015
Just saw steamdb has added System Shock: Classic. It already has a Linux executable using dosbox (at least going by the names) and is part of System Shock Enhanced. Looks like this may be coming soon. Looking forward to it!
oldrocker99 Oct 23, 2015
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A game I remember fondly from Ye Olde Gaming Days, and I didn't already buy the Windows version on Steam! :O

I do agree that SS2 is better, but the original is still a pretty mean little game.


Last edited by oldrocker99 on 23 October 2015 at 4:10 am UTC
Keyrock Oct 23, 2015
Look at you Linux user, a pathetic creature of meat and bone.
Beamboom Oct 23, 2015
How can they port something they don't have the source to? Or enhance it, other than replacing some textures?


Last edited by Beamboom on 23 October 2015 at 6:46 am UTC
damarrin Oct 23, 2015
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I remember trying to replay SS on hard where there was a time limit and failing miserably to meet it. I just might take another crack at it now :-)
damarrin Oct 23, 2015
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Quoting: BeamboomHow can they port something they don't have the source to? Or enhance it, other than replacing some textures?

Are you talking about SS or SS2? Because it doesn't look like SS's code is lost.
Liam Dawe Oct 23, 2015
Quoting: edve98Anybody knows what happened to System shock's 2 source code?

It's noted and linked in the article.

Quoting: BeamboomHow can they port something they don't have the source to? Or enhance it, other than replacing some textures?

You're mixing up two games.
Beamboom Oct 23, 2015
Quoting: damarrinAre you talking about SS or SS2? Because it doesn't look like SS's code is lost.

Ah *duh*
I somehow thought it was an enhanced version of SS2 we talked about here. Now I understand.


Last edited by Beamboom on 23 October 2015 at 10:13 am UTC
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