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Techland claim to have finally fixed Linux co-op in Dying Light

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Techland claim to have finally fixed the Linux co-op in Dying Light [Steam] in a patch released today! Finally, I tried many times with various Linux gamers and it never worked. I was able to connect to Windows users and they were able to connect to me, but Linux to Linux just didn't work.

Patch notes:
QuoteGeneral fix:
- fixed an eye tracking issue which occurred when the user used custom OS DPI settings and non-native resolution

Linux fixes:
- zombie voice chat lure issue fixed
- co-op connection issues fixed

Fantastic to see it finally fixed, but wow that took a long time. It had been broken since release, that's over two years it took!

Even with the rather poor ending of the initial campaign (I've yet to finish The Following), it's still a game I do highly recommend. It's fun, the Parkour feels good and the choice of weapons is awesome too.

Easily one of the best zombie games on Linux, yeah it has issues here and there, but so do a great many ports. Maybe this is a sign of Techland paying a little more attention to Linux again. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Tags: Action, Steam, Zombies | Apps: Dying Light
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elbuglione Apr 20, 2017
Quoting: bubexel2 weeks ago i was on a LAN party and we played all the following, and i was playing on linux without any kind of problem.
Well i had a problem with microphone, it was all time saying "your microphone is too loud it will call the zombies" and my microphone was unplugged and muted.

the issue was Linux+Linux Co-op.

Linux+Windows Co-op works fine.
Mountain Man Apr 20, 2017
When you only have a couple of interns working part-time on your Linux port, it can take awhile to get things done.

That said, those guys have done a hell of a job on this port.
g000h Apr 20, 2017
Quoting: nIQnutnFinally :D
It"s nice to see Techland still working on Dying Light.

Probably one of the best game on Linux.

Hear, hear!!! HEAR, HEAR!!!!

Very, very big fan of Dying Light, myself. 130+ hours and thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. Haven't started The Following expansion yet - Looking forward to that.

Fell "in love" with the game mechanics. The parkour, jumping and climbing is done soooo well. The combat ..... soooo well. The environments.... they look gorgeous. The zombies ..... soooo realistic.

The story and cut-scenes could do with a little bit of work, but no game is 100% perfect.

On top of all that, I'm running it at 4K, no problem. Visually I feel that games such as Hitman and Mad Max aren't quite up to Dying Light's heights (i.e. they are not as visually stunning) yet they require a better system than mine to run well at 4K. (Also noting that I run Doom at 4K, at a very nice framerate, but Windows + Vulkan.)
Kuduzkehpan Apr 20, 2017
finallly.
ProfessorKaos64 Apr 20, 2017
Quoting: bubexel2 weeks ago i was on a LAN party and we played all the following, and i was playing on linux without any kind of problem.
Well i had a problem with microphone, it was all time saying "your microphone is too loud it will call the zombies" and my microphone was unplugged and muted.
Same here I stopped playing once that issue came up
14 Apr 21, 2017
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I thought this game was super buggy and crashy...? That's why I took it off my wish list long ago. But now I see multiple people playing more than 100 hours?! What?

Hmm, is it not possible to buy the older version on Steam that's cheaper? Enhanced edition is $60. That's... hard to swallow when I have other games I'm not bored with.
Corben Apr 21, 2017
Hope they can also fix the coop issue of Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition.
There we often can't join each other properly, we see the login request, but then immediately that the player left again. Mostly when more than one Linux gamer wants to join.
vickop Apr 21, 2017
I completely regret buying this game 2 years ago when I had Nvidia hardware. They have not yet added Mesa compatibility and it seems that they have no intention of doing so
crt0mega Apr 21, 2017
@Al3s @jsa1983 @vickop:
Dying Light requires OpenGL "compatibility profiles"
Quoting: Samuel Pitoiset(...) For example,
Dying Light requires a 4.4 compat profile but overriding the version doesn't
work. More work is needed if we want to support that game.
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