A developer of Star Citizen [Official Site] has commented on their forum to state that the game will go with Vulkan and eventually drop DirectX.
Here's what the developer said (source):
This is pretty great for both Vulkan adoption and future Linux support of the MMO. Considering right now it relies heavily on DX11, if they actually do drop that for Vulkan it really does mean they will only be using Vulkan.
Star Citizen itself has been the topic of a lot of controversy, since a great many people think it will never actually end up as a game. I have no real thoughts on that, since big games do take a long time and a lot of money to make, and these guys are doing it in the public eye. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Here's what the developer said (source):
QuoteYears ago we stated our intention to support DX12, but since the introduction of Vulkan which has the same feature set and performance advantages this seemed a much more logical rendering API to use as it doesn't force our users to upgrade to Windows 10 and opens the door for a single graphics API that could be used on all Windows 7, 8, 10 & Linux. As a result our current intention is to only support Vulkan and eventually drop support for DX11 as this shouldn't effect any of our backers. DX12 would only be considered if we found it gave us a specific and substantial advantage over Vulkan. The API's really aren't that different though, 95% of the work for these APIs is to change the paradigm of the rendering pipeline, which is the same for both APIs.
This is pretty great for both Vulkan adoption and future Linux support of the MMO. Considering right now it relies heavily on DX11, if they actually do drop that for Vulkan it really does mean they will only be using Vulkan.
Star Citizen itself has been the topic of a lot of controversy, since a great many people think it will never actually end up as a game. I have no real thoughts on that, since big games do take a long time and a lot of money to make, and these guys are doing it in the public eye. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Quoting: lucifertdarkSomeone I know out in the real world has spent £600+ on it, I almost feel sorry for them.
It's a really strange hype.
But beyond hype and hate, they are planning very ambitious stuff - and they actually started delivering.
I'm very curious where they will get.
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lucifertdark Mar 20, 2017
Quoting: EikeIt's a really strange hype.The bits I've seen look amazing & could probably be made into separate games in their own right, but I couldn't justify spending that much on a single game however good it is.
But beyond hype and hate, they are planning very ambitious stuff - and they actually started delivering.
I'm very curious where they will get.
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Quoting: lucifertdarkThe bits I've seen look amazing & could probably be made into separate games in their own right, but I couldn't justify spending that much on a single game however good it is.
25 years ago, Monkey Island costed about 100 Deutsche Mark, translating to 50 Euros, inflation corrected to today about 75 Euros. Computer games got very, very much more complicated - and surprisingly cheap. (Of course, none of this is increasing your budget.)
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Quoting: EikeQuoting: lucifertdarkThe bits I've seen look amazing & could probably be made into separate games in their own right, but I couldn't justify spending that much on a single game however good it is.
25 years ago, Monkey Island costed about 100 Deutsche Mark, translating to 50 Euros, inflation corrected to today about 75 Euros. Computer games got very, very much more complicated - and surprisingly cheap. (Of course, none of this is increasing your budget.)
25 years ago they need to release in a cd-rom or disquettes on shops. Make copies, distribution, shopper, etc. Nowdays you can upload it, and with just one click you download. It's the reason the game is much more cheaper.
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Quoting: bubexel25 years ago they need to release in a cd-rom or disquettes on shops. Make copies, distribution, shopper, etc. Nowdays you can upload it, and with just one click you download. It's the reason the game is much more cheaper.
There's still boxes in the shops - for way less than 75 Euros.
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Quoting: EikeThere's still boxes in the shops - for way less than 75 Euros.
Back then it was much harder to get an update of a game out to people. So the games actually had to be finished. All that extra QA probably cost a few pennies as well.
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slaapliedje Mar 20, 2017
Quoting: EhvisQuoting: EikeThere's still boxes in the shops - for way less than 75 Euros.
Back then it was much harder to get an update of a game out to people. So the games actually had to be finished. All that extra QA probably cost a few pennies as well.
And these days they don't even sell all the content with it, they can charge extra for making a 'complete' game.
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slaapliedje Mar 20, 2017
Quoting: CorbenQuoting: EhvisThey also support Mac (at list with Elite dangerous), which would be a bit of a problem.I'm not sure, as on Windows they're not using OpenGL as on macOS, but DX11.
But even though their Cobra engine can render in OpenGL, they're not support Linux.
Probably it's just a matter of time, when Elite: Dangerous will be playable in Linux through wine. Either they switch on Windows to Vulkan, or wine supports DX11 good enough to play. Probably the later will happen ;)
The pitiful thing here is, macOS has OpenGL 4.2, and apparently the Horizons expansion requires 4.3+ due to some of the shaders they used. Not sure who messed up there!
But I still don't understand why they would bother porting to macOS at all. Elite is a pretty heavy game, and it is a tiny portion of a tiny portion to get someone with a Mac that could handle it.
I wonder with the PS4 version I'd be able to use my Saitek x52 Pro. I know it works in Linux...
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Quoting: Eric1212Quoting: niarbehtQuoting: Eric1212Great news, would be really good if the price of StarCitizen is going a litle bit lower...
Lower than $45? Really?
I mean, hell, it used to be just $35, but that was, like, three years ago.
Certainly, 45USD is more than 3/4 of a day of work. It's more than 3 restaurant meal, maybe 4 and if you go cheap, more than 6 meal ! If i eat at home, i could make more than 2 week of foods with this if i wanted...
I would consider a lot more an 20 USD price tag. Specially when we consider i buyed the complete bundle of Civ V on June 2014 for 16.49 USD...
A movie is two hours and costs, what, $10? $3 if you rent?
By that sort of comparison-based logic, as long as you get 4.5-15 hours of enjoyment out of the game, then it's worth it.
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