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Dying Light Linux Performance Patch & New DLC Released

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The day has arrived, not only do we have a new DLC for Dying Light, but the Linux performance patch I previewed for you has also been released! To quote a film I saw recently “what a lovely day!”.

The new DLC is “Dying Light: The Bozak Horde” which is something we also posted about recently, but now it’s actually here and has day-1 Linux support.

I’ve been pleased by Techland’s progress, and their communication is getting slightly better. Dying Light didn't have the best release, but unlike some developers they have actually kept pushing at it!

I did a review of Dying Light on Linux, and I still stand by it. The gameplay is great, but the ending was terrible.

Patch 1.0.6 changelog below, but weirdly it doesn't mention performance fixes for Linux. I tested it to double check and the Linux performance fixes are in there, and the AA setting has returned! I've poked my Techland contact to get the patch notes sorted properly, odd that we aren't even mentioned when it's a huge change for us.
Update: They added the Linux notes in after I emailed them.

The developer mentioned to me that AMD's Linux GPU drivers aren't great for Dying Light on Linux, but they will continue to look for optimizations they can do themselves.

QuoteFeatures:

· Parkour Fever - ten parkour challenges with online leaderboards
· Revamped Quarantine Zones
· Additional national outfits + community designed t-shirt
· Gold-tier fantasy weapons
· Three new trophies
· Various balance changes:
o Weapons adjustments
o Loot chests adjustments
o Gold-tier weapons drop rate increase
o Shops prices and selection adjustments
o Crafting adjustments

· Support for The Bozak Horde DLC

Be the Zombie:
· Entirely new progression system – three stages of mutation with additional, unique skills
· Various balance tweaks
· Spit not sticking to opponents fixed
· Ground pound bug fixed
· Flare damage to hives normalized

Fixes:
· Unlocking achievements issues fixed
· Various stability improvements, including co-op
· Weapon duplication exploit fixed

Linux specific:
- improved OpenGL performance,
- fixed SSAO,
- fixed antialiasing,
- fixed lip-sync issues,
- fixed zombie motion blur,
- some postprocess issues fixed


About Dying Light + DLC (Official)
The Bozak Horde

It’s time for you to go on the offensive! Enter the Stadium, the most famous landmark in Harran, and delve straight into the carnage. Go alone or join forces with other survivors to test your combat know-how against relentless hordes of the Infected. Unlock new skills and become the champion of Harran’s stadium.

Dying Light

Dying Light is a first-person, action survival game set in a vast open world. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious epidemic, scavenging for supplies and crafting weapons to help defeat the hordes of flesh-hungry enemies the plague has created. At night, beware the Infected as they grow in strength and even more lethal nocturnal predators leave their nests to feed on their prey.

Check out Dying Light on Steam, and The Bozak Horde. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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camoceltic May 26, 2015
Downloading the update now. If I can get a solid FPS above 50, I'm good, even if it's on the lowest settings. Of course, I won't complain if I get 60+ on max settings :P
pete910 May 26, 2015
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wonder what it's like for us AMD guys/gals....
Segata Sanshiro May 26, 2015
Downloading the patch now. If it's finally good enough, then I might start playing this through tonight, but don't want to make the same mistake I did with Dead Island and complete it while it was still really broken :P.
Liam Dawe May 26, 2015
They updated the release notes after I poked them about it, Linux specific:
QuoteLinux specific:
- improved OpenGL performance,
- fixed SSAO,
- fixed antialiasing,
- fixed lip-sync issues,
- fixed zombie motion blur,
- some postprocess issues fixed
Will add them to the article now.
burnall May 26, 2015
I guess it's still a "far cry" for me on my 7870 amd card
d10sfan May 26, 2015
I can't even play the game anymore. I get a missing materials error. I don't have the DLC
Liam Dawe May 26, 2015
Quoting: d10sfanI can't even play the game anymore. I get a missing materials error. I don't have the DLC

Verify it on Steam. I don't have the DLC either, and it's fine my end.
d10sfan May 26, 2015
I tried verifying and it didn't get any errors
pete910 May 26, 2015
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They lied about opengl. Still the same for us AMD people. :(
d10sfan May 26, 2015
Looks like there's two data directories on my system, a data and a Data. Which one do you have?\

[edit] Looks like I had to move the data directory to Data directory. It appears that there was an issue in the file download regarding case sensitivity.
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