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Linux gamers on Arch may want to hold off on updating due to openssl breaking some games (updated)
By Ketil, 25 April 2017 at 12:30 pm UTC Likes: 2
Maybe we should standardize gaming to chroot/LXC/docker with a specific distro. I like my main distro to be secure, and in between stable and bleeding edge, but for gaming I don't really care as long as it works. I will for sure not do any symlinking override systemwide. If I want symlink override I rather do it on a per game basis and use shellscript for launch if needed.
Feral Interactive have released a new teaser for a Linux & Mac port to come
By 0aTT, 25 April 2017 at 12:14 pm UTC
Quoting: Shmerl
Quoting: 0aTT
Quoting: Shmerl
Quoting: Teal1500A lot of people think its shadow warrior 2.

I really hope it is. How long does it usually take for Feral to move the game from "soon" to "very soon" and etc.?
I don't understand why people think so. It makes absolute no sense, because it is nearly impossible that Feral would port this game. This developer and publisher already ported the first part to Linux. How likely is it that Feral now makes the port for the second part? Very unlikely.

How do you know if it's likely or not? Flying Wild Hog used external developers to port Shadow Warrior (Aaron Melcher and initially Edward Rudd). Then supposedly Leszek Godlewski who used to port various games was working for them, but then he announced that he isn't working on Linux games anymore. We have no direct information that FWH have any Linux developers in-house (unless you've seen otherwise?). So why can't they hire Feral to do it?

Because it's completely arbitrary. By this we could think of more then 100 other games. Shadow Warrior don't solve the riddle anyway. There is no strong connection to "MADE TO WADE" or to 茶 - chá.

The fact that Feral has never ported a game for this publisher does not make it more likely. If we use your "could-be" approach we get dozens of games that would fit. So we could guess as well. Why Shadow Warrior 2 and not Hard Reset Redux for example?
OpenRCT2, an open source game engine for RollerCoaster Tycoon 2
By Krutonium, 25 April 2017 at 12:05 pm UTC Likes: 1
If anyone wants to drop by and hang out, check the GitHub Page for a link to Gitter!

@OP: https://openrct2.website/ is the official website, .org is run by a helpful person :)
Feral Interactive have released a new teaser for a Linux & Mac port to come
By 0aTT, 25 April 2017 at 11:59 am UTC
Quoting: thed4rkn1teI'm an idiot. If the logo stands for Macha (goddess of war) and "made to wade" comes from lyrics of Crass - Major General Despair (as Feral have used slightly obscure songs before) then a logical solution is Dawn of War III. This would also be levering an existing relationship with developers Relic Entertainment (Dawn of War 2, Company of Heroes 2) and publisher Sega (Total War series)

Dawn of War III would be possible. But how the logo is connected to Macha and how Macha is connected to Dawn of War and how this is connected to the song?
Reminder: Update your PC info for the next round of statistics updates
By nocri, 25 April 2017 at 11:34 am UTC
Liam, would it be possible to see how each category changes over time ? For example take a snapshot of users data every month(?) and then compare them on one plot ?

Edit: I just noticed that it actually exists :)
Reminder: Update your PC info for the next round of statistics updates
By Eike, 25 April 2017 at 10:31 am UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: GuestDebian "stable" ( it has 3 times more bugs than testing and will break when using packages from other Debian or Ubuntu repositories) is for headless servers.

Debian stable has more bugs then testing at the moment, because it's in freeze. Fixes don't get in automatically at the moment.

Debian stable is all fine for my gaming rig. I'm sometimes mixing in newer packages from testing, unstable or even experimental (nvidia drivers), and it works all fine.
OpenRA has a new release with HiDPI font rendering, more Dune 2000 missions and more
By Linuxer, 25 April 2017 at 10:30 am UTC
Sometime ago i played this and there was a bug on RA where enemy tanks etc. just happened to disappear to thin air randomly during a battle.. Dunno whether anyone else encountered this as i didn't research. Just dropped it for time being
Linux gamers on Arch may want to hold off on updating due to openssl breaking some games (updated)
By Linuxer, 25 April 2017 at 10:25 am UTC
Quoting: jlacroixSituations like this is one of the several reasons why I don't use Arch for gaming. With Arch, it's always something.

It's almost like meant to be that way as everything is the very latest and right away in. One has got to really know where the jump is to when choosing Arch. You have to have lots of spare time in your hands with it for sure. I was an Arch user before and the desire for little bit more stability lead me to Manjaro eventually.
Project Zomboid has another major update with tons of bugs fixes and new map items
By Liam Dawe, 25 April 2017 at 9:27 am UTC
Quoting: Hori
Quoting: ttyborg@liamdawe Have you considered to setup a GOL Zomboid server?
I would absolutely LOVE that. PLEASE do it :D
I want to play this game, and I want to play with fellow penguins.
If there's enough interest, it might be possible. Would need more than two votes for it though.
Reminder: Update your PC info for the next round of statistics updates
By tuubi, 25 April 2017 at 8:36 am UTC Likes: 2
Quoting: RussianNeuroMancerI forgot something or there is no way to include more PC, if there is few?
Nope. And that's on purpose. This is what it says near the top of the form:
QuoteThis is for your MAIN gaming computer.
Linux gamers on Arch may want to hold off on updating due to openssl breaking some games (updated)
By Liam Dawe, 25 April 2017 at 8:32 am UTC
Article updated for clear instructions on going the AUR package way, which is better.
Linux gamers on Arch may want to hold off on updating due to openssl breaking some games (updated)
By Liam Dawe, 25 April 2017 at 8:23 am UTC
Quoting: Kallestofeles
Quoting: manero666I was suffering this issue since Superposition came out as I was one of the few that wasn't able to run it (I have the testing repos enabled).
There is an easy fix: install libopenssl-1.0-compat from the AUR and then load that specific library
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/openssl-1.0-compat/

Now I'm able to run Superposition (at 10fps lol)

ps. mind that there is a key to import, check the aur page for more info
Liam should add this to the article! Otherwise it gets lost in the comments!
Downgrading is a silly option which I did at first, broke all the SSL as the older versions are no longer accepted by pacman. With manual fixing you can revert, but this is much cleaner and should be added as a workaround until the fix has been released.
Sounds like you might have downgraded the wrong package? More info from BTRE in this comment.

Quoting: elmapulopen ssl= security.
downgrade it=less security, you SHOULD point it on the article.
that is not an "solution" its a work arround.
It was clearly noted it's not always advisable.
OpenLara, an impressive open source engine for classic Tomb Raider has a WebGL demo
By thelimeydragon, 25 April 2017 at 8:21 am UTC
If you want to read more/follow development see this:

http://www.tombraiderforums.com/showthread.php?t=216618
Reminder: Update your PC info for the next round of statistics updates
By Tchey, 25 April 2017 at 7:37 am UTC
I bought my computer on 24th of june 2015 for 823,00 € and it was already a "mid-level" setup. Since then i only added one hard drive, no upgrade at all. As i mostly play indies with low spec requirments, it's still enough. When i play more AAA games like Warhammer Total War, i need to go Low-Meduim, but i guess i get used to it.

Reminder: Update your PC info for the next round of statistics updates
By Aryvandaar, 25 April 2017 at 7:01 am UTC
I use Funtoo instead of Gentoo, but it's pretty much the same at its core.
Reminder: Update your PC info for the next round of statistics updates
By RussianNeuroMancer, 25 April 2017 at 6:46 am UTC
I forgot something or there is no way to include more PC, if there is few?
Feral Interactive have released a new teaser for a Linux & Mac port to come
By Whitewolfe80, 25 April 2017 at 6:14 am UTC
Quoting: thed4rkn1teI'm an idiot. If the logo stands for Macha (goddess of war) and "made to wade" comes from lyrics of Crass - Major General Despair (as Feral have used slightly obscure songs before) then a logical solution is Dawn of War III. This would also be levering an existing relationship with developers Relic Entertainment (Dawn of War 2, Company of Heroes 2) and publisher Sega (Total War series)

well the symbol is the Chinese symbol for tea
Two Worlds II to release on Linux in May, along with engine upgrade & Call of the Tenebrae DLC
By Whitewolfe80, 25 April 2017 at 6:14 am UTC
Quoting: AsuI wish Bethesda would bring over Skyrim to linux as well.
I have TW1 and will get TW2 as soon as it's on linux.

Bethesda are not going to port anything to linux they do not see it as a viable cost return, I wish they did as i would love a native fallout 3 and 4 and skyrim.
Reminder: Update your PC info for the next round of statistics updates
By MayeulC, 25 April 2017 at 6:07 am UTC Likes: 1
Nice work, Liam. I don't have any more suggestions for this reminder post :)
Reminder: Update your PC info for the next round of statistics updates
By Joeyboots80, 25 April 2017 at 5:27 am UTC Likes: 6
Put together a new Ryzen rig recently. Now it's going onto the site statistics. Sweet. :D
OpenLara, an impressive open source engine for classic Tomb Raider has a WebGL demo
By ValamirCleaver, 25 April 2017 at 5:25 am UTC Likes: 2
Quoting: Eike
Quoting: GuestThat would need (very roughly) 50 people working together full time for 3 years. This will not happen as a hobby project.

How about 500 working in spare time?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooks%27s_law

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mythical_Man-Month
Linux gamers on Arch may want to hold off on updating due to openssl breaking some games (updated)
By Kallestofeles, 25 April 2017 at 5:05 am UTC
Quoting: manero666I was suffering this issue since Superposition came out as I was one of the few that wasn't able to run it (I have the testing repos enabled).
There is an easy fix: install libopenssl-1.0-compat from the AUR and then load that specific library
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/openssl-1.0-compat/

Now I'm able to run Superposition (at 10fps lol)

ps. mind that there is a key to import, check the aur page for more info
Liam should add this to the article! Otherwise it gets lost in the comments!
Downgrading is a silly option which I did at first, broke all the SSL as the older versions are no longer accepted by pacman. With manual fixing you can revert, but this is much cleaner and should be added as a workaround until the fix has been released.
Reminder: Update your PC info for the next round of statistics updates
By ValamirCleaver, 25 April 2017 at 4:57 am UTC
Let me know when Ubuntu Studio is a valid selection for Distro and I'll update it.
Reminder: Update your PC info for the next round of statistics updates
By GustyGhost, 25 April 2017 at 4:11 am UTC Likes: 4
R.I.P. one of the two dudes who was apparently still using legacy x86.
Linux gamers on Arch may want to hold off on updating due to openssl breaking some games (updated)
By elmapul, 25 April 2017 at 4:09 am UTC
Quoting: slaapliedjeI love Arch, but there is definitely a price to be paid for having a rolling distribution. This reminds me of the time a bad version of Ghostscript popped into it and it would cause any printouts to be solid black.

Good things there are always work arounds though, which is what makes Linux si great. Do you think Windows 10 would let you roll back a core library if it broke anything? Or macOS for that matter. Not that macOS would update core libraries that often...

windows dont break stuff that often, we got games for ms-dos running on windows 7, i cant say the same about linux, i had a lot of games breaking every 6 months during the era that all games for linux were open source (before steam came to linux)
then i stoped using Non LTS Ubuntu :v

but to say that windows wouldnt allow you to do that, is pretty much Straw man since you dont need, and when you do, there are countless hackers who made patches/mods for the games to keep then running.
Linux gamers on Arch may want to hold off on updating due to openssl breaking some games (updated)
By elmapul, 25 April 2017 at 3:48 am UTC
open ssl= security.
downgrade it=less security, you SHOULD point it on the article.
that is not an "solution" its a work arround.
OpenLara, an impressive open source engine for classic Tomb Raider has a WebGL demo
By ProfessorKaos64, 24 April 2017 at 11:59 pm UTC
Well now I k ow about opentomb from this which seems farther along. Def going to give that's. Try u til this matures enough to even have build instructions.
OpenLara, an impressive open source engine for classic Tomb Raider has a WebGL demo
By Phlebiac, 24 April 2017 at 11:58 pm UTC
WebGL 1.0 is based on OpenGL ES 2.0, which uses shaders rather than a fixed-function pipeline:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenGL_ES#OpenGL_ES_2.0

So I don't think OpenGL 2.1 is sufficient, no. In your browser, go the URL about:support, and see what the Graphics section says about WebGL.
Some thoughts on 'Hollow Knight', an incredibly rich and unexpectedly great game
By no_information_here, 24 April 2017 at 11:57 pm UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: scaineI still get occasional flashbacks to the Mantis Lords fight. And yet... despite taking about 10 attempts, the feeling when you finally do it - that's why you play these games, I think. Just epic.
Haha. Yes, I left that one until I levelled up a bit! The Radiance took me about 50 tries fully specced. The White Palace was intense but previous crazy platforming skills helped a lot. I have put about 4 or 5 evenings into the Trial of Fools and still haven't come close. It is an interesting design to make the really hard stuff completely avoidable.

I have to say, though, going back to play again and everything seems so much easier, even with an under-powered character! That is one of the best things about metroidvania games (if they are well made). It is not just your character that improves, it is the player as well.
Linux gamers on Arch may want to hold off on updating due to openssl breaking some games (updated)
By slaapliedje, 24 April 2017 at 11:15 pm UTC
I love Arch, but there is definitely a price to be paid for having a rolling distribution. This reminds me of the time a bad version of Ghostscript popped into it and it would cause any printouts to be solid black.

Good things there are always work arounds though, which is what makes Linux si great. Do you think Windows 10 would let you roll back a core library if it broke anything? Or macOS for that matter. Not that macOS would update core libraries that often...
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