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Virtual Programming tease the Overlord Linux port in a new video

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Right after the bad news about Cossacks 3 being delayed, we have some nicer news. Virtual Programming are teasing the Linux port of Overlord in a new video.

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They also did a previous video here, where it stated it was coming very soon.

The video isn't exactly inspiring though, no actual gameplay shown and a lot of it is logos.

Their porting has improved for sure, but they still have some ways to go. Some of VP's ports are really bad for me. Arma 3 for example refuses to use any textures above Low, and 99% of the time it's the only option I can pick and they have no idea what's causing it. Their Saints Row ports are also not great with all the stuttering, so I am hoping they continue to improve their porting method. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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dubigrasu Jul 19, 2016
QuoteArma 3 for example refuses to use any textures above Low, and 99% of the time it's the only option I can pick and they have no idea what's causing it.
This is more like a bug within the menus section of the game.
The game can use all textures including "Ultra" but you need to set them from the "Overall Quality" presets (not from detailed settings). Once you click OK (after you select Ultra) you can go back and customize everything else (without touching again the textures settings).
The "Textures" settings in the menus will still display "Standard" or whatever textures, (beats me why it does that) but you can check the config file ...local/share/bohemiainteractive/arma3/GameDocuments/Arma 3/Player.Arma3Profile and you'll see "textureQuality=4" (Ultra).
(You can obviously edit manually this file as well.)
Liam Dawe Jul 19, 2016
Quoting: dubigrasu
QuoteArma 3 for example refuses to use any textures above Low, and 99% of the time it's the only option I can pick and they have no idea what's causing it.
This is more like a bug within the menus section of the game.
The game can use all textures including "Ultra" but you need to set them from the "Overall Quality" presets (not from detailed settings). Once you click OK (after you select Ultra) you can go back and customize everything else (without touching again the textures settings).
The "Textures" settings in the menus will still display "Standard" or whatever textures, (beats me why it does that) but you can check the config file ...local/share/bohemiainteractive/arma3/GameDocuments/Arma 3/Player.Arma3Profile and you'll see "textureQuality=4" (Ultra).
(You can obviously edit manually this file as well.)
I have tried everything, trust me. Even if I managed to get it on Ultra by fiddling so it appears, it will show for a moment and then revert down to Low again.
DamonLinuxPL Jul 19, 2016
From what I feel, VP make better ports than Feral. Both make non-native port (yes even Feral use wrapped) and both use smillar technology. Read about this.

I playing in few titles from VP.

- The Witcher 2 - after release have many bugs and low performance, after one or two patches it work fine for me even on old notebook with radeon gpu and fglrx driver. Now this game working almost with the same performance as on Windows.
- Bioshock: Infinite - working fine but only on closed source driver (now should work also on open source), I tested it on release date and working fine.
- Dirt Showdown - working fine on fglrx drivers, performance smilar to windows version
- Stronghold 3 - port working fine but game is bad, very bad (quality the same as on Windows)
- Spec Ops: The Line - working fine but I play only about 30 mins.
- Saint Row IV - working fine on my AMD GPU even with fglrx driver.
- Saint Row 3 - working poorly but still is playable on fglrx
- Saint Row 2 - working very bad (look like windows version working also bad)
- ARMA 3 - working very fine (even is outdated) but perormance is good and in this same level or even better than Windows, graphics options working ok.

So? Look at at this. For me working very good, almost all. Feral games? Only few working fine, other? Not working, working poorly, with bad performance, not support AMD GPU or not support crossplatform multiplayer? Now tell me who make better ports?
darkszluf Jul 19, 2016
QuoteSo? Look at at this. For me working very good, almost all. Feral games? Only few working fine, other? Not working, working poorly, with bad performance, not support AMD GPU or not support crossplatform multiplayer? Now tell me who make better ports?

the problem is that most of us AMD users actually use mesa which is a lot better for most other games(including feral ports) besides VP ports.
dubigrasu Jul 19, 2016
Quoting: liamdaweI have tried everything, trust me. Even if I managed to get it on Ultra by fiddling so it appears, it will show for a moment and then revert down to Low again.
Yes, but it doesn't matter what you see in the menu, (it will still show Low/Standard/Whatever), ignore that.
Like I said, once you applied Ultra from "Overall Quality" despite what is displayed in the menus the Ultra setting will be written to the config file, and that's what matters.
If you want to make sure, set everything as you want and then edit manually the config file with:
Low = 0
Standard = 1
High = 2
VeryHigh = 3
Ultra = 4
D34VA_ Jul 19, 2016
As far as I know, the only wrapper Feral uses is for DX to GL. That doesn't make the core game executable or the port "non-native", does it? Or is there some hidden Windows executable in there somewhere that I'm not aware of?


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DamonLinuxPL Jul 19, 2016
Quoting: darkszluf
QuoteSo? Look at at this. For me working very good, almost all. Feral games? Only few working fine, other? Not working, working poorly, with bad performance, not support AMD GPU or not support crossplatform multiplayer? Now tell me who make better ports?

the problem is that most of us AMD users actually use mesa which is a lot better for most other games(including feral ports) besides VP ports.

Yep, now I use open source driver but look like games working smillar to fglrx. In main case still I prefer VP games.
Blurps Jul 19, 2016
Saints Row 3 is working fine with me.
The Witcher 2 first release was horrible. Didn't try it since.
[email protected] Jul 19, 2016
Isn't this a much older title?
Liam Dawe Jul 19, 2016
Quoting: dubigrasu
Quoting: liamdaweI have tried everything, trust me. Even if I managed to get it on Ultra by fiddling so it appears, it will show for a moment and then revert down to Low again.
Yes, but it doesn't matter what you see in the menu, (it will still show Low/Standard/Whatever), ignore that.
Like I said, once you applied Ultra from "Overall Quality" despite what is displayed in the menus the Ultra setting will be written to the config file, and that's what matters.
If you want to make sure, set everything as you want and then edit manually the config file with:
Low = 0
Standard = 1
High = 2
VeryHigh = 3
Ultra = 4
Like I have already explained, no matter the setting it will revert down to Low. I can see it with my own eyes when textures change.
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