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Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation [GOG, Steam] recently gained Vulkan support in the 2.4 update along with tons of other new stuff. The interesting thing is that Linux is mentioned once again.
In this Steam post talking about Vulkan, see this bit:
QuoteThe Vulkan version also paves the way for a future Linux version. Getting Vulkan is a big step in making Ashes of the Singularity available on more platforms.
Considering that was posted only ~2 hours ago, it's a damn good sign that it's being considered.
I'm really looking forward to it, as it's exactly the type of strategy game I love and it would be pretty incredible to have such a title native on Linux.
Considering their roadmap and the fact that Vulkan support in Ashes is still a work in progress, it may be quite some time until they're even ready to publicly say a Linux version is actually coming.
About the game
QuotePlay as the Post Human Coalition or their eternal foes the Substrate and battle for control of the galaxy. Experience maps of unprecedented size and detail with the unparalleled power of the world’s first native 64-bit RTS engine, Nitrous.
Enjoy the game online with friends in ranked or unranked multiplayer mode or play it by yourself against a powerful non-cheating AI in skirmish or campaign mode. No matter what mode you play, strategy is the key: deciding what technologies to research, where to send your armies, how to manage your economy, and what units to construct are crucial to victory.
Experience a massive-scale real time strategy game where you wage war across worlds with thousands of units. The conflict has escalated, and it’s time to choose a side.
Last edited by Shmerl at 24 August 2017 at 11:25 pm UTC. Edited 3 times.
I've just tried, you need to install Steam in x64 Virtual Environment (The game won't install in a 32bit Environment) and then switch on the Beta tab to "Opt-in - v2.40 Release"and install it. It starts up fine but currently I'm stuck in the loading screen.
On the Steam forums they write that the first load could take longer, but I doubt it will take longer than 20 minutes. Also tried to kill the game and start it again without any success.
I guess the game starts by default in DX11 mode and I have no idea if or how I can change that to use Vulkan.
*update*
I've just renamed the AshesEscalation_Vulkan.exe to AshesEscalation.exe, which gets started by the launcher, still the game hangs in the loading screen for ever.
Last edited by Egonaut at 25 August 2017 at 2:28 am UTC
It's interesting to see the DirectX12 vs Vulkan benchmark results. At lower resolutions performance is comparable:
But at higher resolutions Nvidia seems to have an issue:
Last edited by N30N at 25 August 2017 at 3:34 am UTC. Edited 2 times.
Watch the GPU percent utilization for the 1080p comparison, then also the CPU utilization for the 3440x1440 comparison. Either Nvidia's Vulkan implementation is nowhere near as performant as the DX12 implementation, or Vulkan is not yet as optimized as DX12 in AotS' engine.
Last edited by pentarctagon at 25 August 2017 at 4:40 am UTC. Edited 2 times.
Those things will take time and a lot of work to improve. I wouldn't judge the implementation before it's in final state.