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The MMO 'Albion Online' releases today and we will be livestreaming
By Liam Dawe, 17 July 2017 at 2:18 pm UTC
Quoting: tumocsShiiiiiit, I have to wait for one more day!
By then it might actually let you login. Sin is live right now, has been for over an hour. Took her 50+ minutes to login.
Dogma: Eternal Night, an in-development MMORPG already has Linux builds
By wintermute, 17 July 2017 at 2:10 pm UTC
Of the three options to purchase do all of them come with game access? Put another way, are they currently in alpha or beta?
The MMO 'Albion Online' releases today and we will be livestreaming
By tumocs, 17 July 2017 at 1:47 pm UTC
Shiiiiiit, I have to wait for one more day!
The MMO 'Albion Online' releases today and we will be livestreaming
By AsciiWolf, 17 July 2017 at 1:34 pm UTC Likes: 1
By the way, if anyone has issues with Albion Online crashing on Fedora (or other "unsupported" distros), try using an unofficial Flatpak build from flathub.org:
flatpak --user remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
flatpak --user install flathub com.albiononline.AlbionOnline
The MMO 'Albion Online' releases today and we will be livestreaming
By PlayX, 17 July 2017 at 1:30 pm UTC Likes: 1
I can start in two days ;-) we should open a linux guild ;-)
The survival game 'Rust' has come a long way, I've completely changed my mind about it
By kf, 17 July 2017 at 1:30 pm UTC
Semi-unrelated: Garry's Mod recently got an update that makes the game playable and run very well.
Spoiler, click me
For me at least.
Dogma: Eternal Night, an in-development MMORPG already has Linux builds
By Nanobang, 17 July 2017 at 1:30 pm UTC
Quoting: Ehvis
Quoting: NanobangI hadn't even heard about this either, so GOL wins again!!

Then you missed something.

The thing with this game is that the videos are underwhelming to say the least. Nothing in there that makes me excited to play it. They have a lot of work ahead of them.

Brother/Sister person, I gotta tell you: I miss a lot of things, and forget even more than I miss, and since news of Dogma: etc. was new to me (its status of unexciting notwithstanding) ... hooray GOL!
The MMO 'Albion Online' releases today and we will be livestreaming
By psycho_driver, 17 July 2017 at 1:24 pm UTC
After many hours in Path of Exile via wine this weekend, I can't help but feel this would be a disappointment for me if I tried it right now.
Looks like STAR WARS: Rebel Assault I + II will get their DOSBox versions for Linux on Steam
By MayeulC, 17 July 2017 at 12:52 pm UTC
Quoting: Perkeleen_VittupääIt's wonderful for them to provide these old classics truly available. We don't miss too many classic SW titles no more! Episode I: Racer would be nice...

I am still longing for a star wars Galactic battlegrounds port...
The survival game 'Rust' has come a long way, I've completely changed my mind about it
By Liam Dawe, 17 July 2017 at 12:44 pm UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: eloThank you for this server, Liam! My partner and I have had so many great moments so far, even met the only guy we kinda sorta trust.

I very much recommend this game, but be prepared to run it on low settings unless you have very up-to-date hardware as the game starts chugging badly on higher settings after a while (seems like vram is very important for it)
Really glad you're enjoying it! We've had lots of amusing and not so amusing experiences so far :P

Quoting: elo
Quoting: Mountain ManSounds like the perfect game for trolls and griefers. No thanks.
It's a survival sandbox game after all, which gives me a lot more motivation to protect my shit and work for my own protection. I guess it depends on what you like - but calling it "Trolls and griefers" is a bit wrong when that's half the game :P
For me, it's great. So many games have such a false sense of urgency when it comes to survival, whereas everything you do in Rust needs to be thought about and protected. I think it's a fab idea, sure not to everyone's tastes, but it is what it is.

Quoting: Mountain ManAnd while the graphics are nice, I think you overrate them quite a bit just judging by the screenshots.
Oh sure, there's better games, but to me the game is undeniably good looking :)

Each to their own of course and everyone is free to have an opinion :)
The survival game 'Rust' has come a long way, I've completely changed my mind about it
By nox, 17 July 2017 at 12:39 pm UTC
Quoting: Mountain ManSounds like the perfect game for trolls and griefers. No thanks.
It's a survival sandbox game after all, which gives me a lot more motivation to protect my shit and work for my own protection. I guess it depends on what you like - but calling it "Trolls and griefers" is a bit wrong when that's half the game :P
The MMO 'Albion Online' releases today and we will be livestreaming
By Donkey, 17 July 2017 at 12:38 pm UTC
I'm not much for grinding but truth to tell, most games are based on it. Click a few buttons kill an enemy, go to the next enemy and repeat...
I might give this game a spin depending on the quality of the live stream ;)
The survival game 'Rust' has come a long way, I've completely changed my mind about it
By nox, 17 July 2017 at 12:37 pm UTC
Quoting: EhvisI tried it for one evening and never went back to it. Performance was a major issue and graphics settings changed very little. It was mentioned that this game is VRAM hungry, so apparently you really do need more than 4 GB of it to get it to perform.
Yeah, but if you play on Fastest it works rather well and still looks gorgeous at times!
Quoting: EhvisSecond problem. I spent the first hour looking for stone. Even though rock is everywhere, you can't use it because you have to find specific boulders that I only found in one small cave. Maybe I'm missing something, but that just seems weird.
Hehe, you can't have ran far enough then :D Resources close to the beach are usually few and far between, likely because people spawn there?

Go close to mountains and you'll have more luck. Or just poke me or my partner in-game (both named nox) and we'll give you all the stone you need :P
The survival game 'Rust' has come a long way, I've completely changed my mind about it
By Mountain Man, 17 July 2017 at 12:37 pm UTC Likes: 1
Sounds like the perfect game for trolls and griefers. No thanks.

And while the graphics are nice, I think you overrate them quite a bit just judging by the screenshots.
Tooth And Tail, a new RTS game from Pocketwatch Games looks awesome, confirmed for Linux
By Aryvandaar, 17 July 2017 at 12:37 pm UTC
I will wait for reviews first.
The survival game 'Rust' has come a long way, I've completely changed my mind about it
By Aryvandaar, 17 July 2017 at 12:28 pm UTC
Quoting: Nanobang
Quoting: AryvandaarOffline raiding?

Indeed, is the PVE aspect of the game (you mentioned a "ninja"-oar, for example)interesting enough to just enjoy it as a single-player, possibly co-op, PVE experience?

Having no offline raiding doesn't mean that you can't have normal PvP.
Dogma: Eternal Night, an in-development MMORPG already has Linux builds
By Ehvis, 17 July 2017 at 12:12 pm UTC
Quoting: NanobangI hadn't even heard about this either, so GOL wins again!!

Then you missed something.

The thing with this game is that the videos are underwhelming to say the least. Nothing in there that makes me excited to play it. They have a lot of work ahead of them.
The survival game 'Rust' has come a long way, I've completely changed my mind about it
By Ehvis, 17 July 2017 at 12:05 pm UTC
I tried it for one evening and never went back to it. Performance was a major issue and graphics settings changed very little. It was mentioned that this game is VRAM hungry, so apparently you really do need more than 4 GB of it to get it to perform.

Second problem. I spent the first hour looking for stone. Even though rock is everywhere, you can't use it because you have to find specific boulders that I only found in one small cave. Maybe I'm missing something, but that just seems weird.
Try not to die in Kindergarten, as this abstract puzzle adventure is now on Linux
By namiko, 17 July 2017 at 11:45 am UTC
Quoting: razing32If you are unsure about a game that might be ported , I'd say just avoid watching gameplay vids...
But I wouldn't know when to stop avoiding those vids, either. For a fair amount of games I've become interested in from watching Jack's playthroughts, there's not even a rumour of Linux support, usually for months or even more than a year, and *then* something is reported. Considering how many games comes out, with Linux support from the start, it doesn't make a lot of sense to wait for something that may never come. :/

Call it impatient if you like, but Kindergarten isn't the only, quirky, ridiculous small game out there vying for my attention; it's also competing with the larger, longer, more well-funded games, too.

Quoting: Hamish...I would still buy it if you enjoyed what you saw and want to encourage future Linux development on their part.
Even if that would ultimately be helpful, I honestly don't have interest in buying it anymore. It would feel dishonest and almost pitying the developer to buy it now because of that lack of interest. It isn't even about money, it's about what value what I buy will ultimately have.

For instance, I never hesistated to watch Jack playing Clustertruck. That's a physics-based game that depends entirely on a person's skill and quick thinking to get through. I watched it because Jack's experience would never match any experience I could have by playing it personally, it's always different and also has no real "plot" to be spoiled on.

I'd *still* consider buying Clustertruck for those reasons, once I found out it would be getting a Linux port. I can't say the same for Kindergarten, though. The only unique experience I could get from Kindergarten now is just messing up the proper order of quest completion for experience's sake (funny quotes and such), and grinding for money. It just doesn't have the same value as a unique experience anymore.

It's the double-edge of gaming playthroughs. It's easy coverage for your game that requires little to no effort on your part, and will likely net you a lot of sales if the YouTuber/streamer is popular. The down side is that it can also put people off buying if your game's 100% experience takes a (relatively) small amount of time, and has fewer variations on the plot/gameplay than a longer (usually more expensive) game.

EDIT: wee typo. EDIT2: messed up on a quote.
The survival game 'Rust' has come a long way, I've completely changed my mind about it
By Nanobang, 17 July 2017 at 11:31 am UTC
Quoting: AryvandaarOffline raiding?

Indeed, is the PVE aspect of the game (you mentioned a "ninja"-oar, for example)interesting enough to just enjoy it as a single-player, possibly co-op, PVE experience?
Dogma: Eternal Night, an in-development MMORPG already has Linux builds
By Nanobang, 17 July 2017 at 11:11 am UTC Likes: 3
Quoting: Mark Rein-Hagen, Creator of Vampire: The MasqueradeOkay Gamers, exciting stuff. If you like BLOODLINES, you're going to love this. I backed this project, and so should you!

I enjoyed Bloodlines, so it sounds like I'm gonna love this. I hadn't even heard about this either, so GOL wins again!!
The survival game 'Rust' has come a long way, I've completely changed my mind about it
By Aryvandaar, 17 July 2017 at 11:09 am UTC
Offline raiding?
The survival game 'Rust' has come a long way, I've completely changed my mind about it
By Ketil, 17 July 2017 at 11:07 am UTC
Rust need other players to be fun. If you don't encounter them, this game run out of content quite fast. I also find the grinding in this game less enjoyable than in many other games. I have never been raided, and getting C4 for doing raids myself requires a lot of grinding for sulphur. I did a quick comparison of different explosives, and C4 is much more powerful than anything else, and even though one C4 cost a lot, you will need a lot of the cheaper ones to do the same damage as a C4.

I experience massive slowdowns without warning when playing rust on maxed graphics and having a web browser with a few tabs open at the same time. It runs fine, until it doesn't, possibly because I am out of memory(16GB total). It is fixable by a reboot, but by the time I am back in I will probably be dead if I am not in my base when it happens.

Graphically, it is generally too bright during the day. Rust need more clouds to cover the sun. The shadows look nice, but some of them are too dark and look wrong. The best graphics are at dawn/dusk because it isn't too bright any more and you see long and many shadows. The red tint makes it nice as well.

Rust is probably the game where I experienced the best 10 minutes of gameplay since 2007 or earlier, but the last few days it has only been boring.

I picked up rust in a bundle almost a year ago, but didn't start play it until the gol-server the 6th of July this year. From the time I have had with the game I think it's worth $9.99, half the current price.
The survival game 'Rust' has come a long way, I've completely changed my mind about it
By lucifertdark, 17 July 2017 at 10:55 am UTC
I've had the game for quite a while too & previously it was just hopeless so I uninstalled it & forgot about it, after Liam mentioned how good it works now I thought I'd give it another shot & while I haven't had a lot of time to do anything in game it does look fantastic now, a VAST improvement on what I remember from the last time I tried it. One of these days if I get the time I'll be sure to log into the GOL Server & see what's what.
Looks like STAR WARS: Rebel Assault I + II will get their DOSBox versions for Linux on Steam
By Arehandoro, 17 July 2017 at 10:31 am UTC
The more the merrier :D
Zombie card game "Dead Exit" has a Linux demo available, needs testing
By lucifertdark, 17 July 2017 at 10:01 am UTC Likes: 1
I just grabbed the demo, jumped right in & ignored the tutorial, tutorials are for wimps, have no idea what I'm supposed to do & failed within 5 minutes, the single player part is definitely for learning to play the game, this strikes me as a multiplayer party game, something to fire up when you're drunk to have a laugh with your mates at how badly you'd do in a zombie apocalypse.

I had no issues on the performance side, 1080p resolution with graphics turned to Fantastic & after adding it to steam I got a consistent 60fps.

If the developers add Linux support to Steam I'll be buying it.
Looks like STAR WARS: Rebel Assault I + II will get their DOSBox versions for Linux on Steam
By Perkeleen_Vittupää, 17 July 2017 at 9:55 am UTC Likes: 1
It's wonderful for them to provide these old classics truly available. We don't miss too many classic SW titles no more! Episode I: Racer would be nice...
The survival game 'Rust' has come a long way, I've completely changed my mind about it
By nox, 17 July 2017 at 9:51 am UTC Likes: 2
Thank you for this server, Liam! My partner and I have had so many great moments so far, even met the only guy we kinda sorta trust.

I very much recommend this game, but be prepared to run it on low settings unless you have very up-to-date hardware as the game starts chugging badly on higher settings after a while (seems like vram is very important for it)
The survival game 'Rust' has come a long way, I've completely changed my mind about it
By Ardje, 17 July 2017 at 9:20 am UTC Likes: 1
I don't like multiplayer games, which is the main reason I postponed buying rust (as I have several sandbox games that I like, including Ark ;-) ).
But I am a sucker for eye candy too... So I think I will be testing ideal payment on big picture using this.
But currently Ark (for now) and later on FCE (when the mass storage limiter enters) suck up all my time.
Dogma: Eternal Night, an in-development MMORPG already has Linux builds
By propan0, 17 July 2017 at 9:18 am UTC Likes: 1
Yeah I've been keeping an eye out on this one for a while, but haven't picked it up yet. The game concept is totally awesome, so crossing my fingers that it will run well on linux!
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