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X-Plane 11 flight simulator will release this year, with Linux support
By Stupendous Man, 10 October 2016 at 8:41 am UTC
Hahahaha, if only that were true!!! Once upon a time what you said was very true, but in the last 10 years salaries and working conditions have plummeted drastically for pilots, and in many parts of the world it is now usual for pilots to pay to work for a few years.
Anyway, I already own X-Plane 10 and it is a quite realistic sim, I usually use it to brush up my skills before a check ride and it serves very well for that. If you are interested in aviation, I can highly recommend it. I suppose X-Plane 11 will only be better.
By Stupendous Man, 10 October 2016 at 8:41 am UTC
Quoting: wolfyrion... ONLY pilots will buy their game since they earn a lot of $$$....
Hahahaha, if only that were true!!! Once upon a time what you said was very true, but in the last 10 years salaries and working conditions have plummeted drastically for pilots, and in many parts of the world it is now usual for pilots to pay to work for a few years.
Anyway, I already own X-Plane 10 and it is a quite realistic sim, I usually use it to brush up my skills before a check ride and it serves very well for that. If you are interested in aviation, I can highly recommend it. I suppose X-Plane 11 will only be better.
'Enclave', the 2003 action RPG now has a Linux beta that uses Wine
By crt0mega, 10 October 2016 at 8:37 am UTC
By crt0mega, 10 October 2016 at 8:37 am UTC
Quoting: MyeulChttps://github.com/sirnuke/steambridgeQuoting: manero666It would be great if Steam could give us the ability to launch wine games through the Linux Client, without switching between clients every time.IIRC, there was some discussion about making a library that would allow windows games to communicate with native steam, but I don't know its status, nor do I remember its name.
The open source Vulkan driver for AMD 'radv' has been merged into Mesa
By Ehvis, 10 October 2016 at 8:31 am UTC Likes: 1
As an Nvidia user, I have the same problem. Too many names to keep track of. If I switch to AMD, I'll have some studying to do.
Shaders are little programs than run on your GPU. They replaced the fixed logic that present in the rendering pipeline of the older graphics cards (then 3D accelerators). What's a rendering pipeline? Uhm, if you really want to know more about the subject, have a study session on the internet. It's a fascinating subject, but it can be quite hard when you first start out.
By Ehvis, 10 October 2016 at 8:31 am UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: buenaventuraAnd I've always had trouble figuring out how to optimize my usage of it, when/if I can use AMDGPU (and/or -PRO?).
As an Nvidia user, I have the same problem. Too many names to keep track of. If I switch to AMD, I'll have some studying to do.
Quoting: buenaventuraAbout shaders, what are they?
Shaders are little programs than run on your GPU. They replaced the fixed logic that present in the rendering pipeline of the older graphics cards (then 3D accelerators). What's a rendering pipeline? Uhm, if you really want to know more about the subject, have a study session on the internet. It's a fascinating subject, but it can be quite hard when you first start out.
Neil deGrasse Tyson Presents 'Space Odyssey', will feature Linux support
By MayeulC, 10 October 2016 at 8:30 am UTC
By MayeulC, 10 October 2016 at 8:30 am UTC
Quoting: ColomboMore like science communicator.Tat would make a pretty neat name for a railgun in a video game :)
'Enclave', the 2003 action RPG now has a Linux beta that uses Wine
By leillo1975, 10 October 2016 at 7:56 am UTC
Thanks a lot, I will try it this night. When I saw "public beta", I don't thought in passwords to activate it.
By leillo1975, 10 October 2016 at 7:56 am UTC
Quoting: robvvQuoting: leillo1975I see the Game in my library, but when I push the install button, the Game is inmediately downloaded, but obviusly, the Game don't work.
Have you joined the beta branch? Instructions are on the game's news page.
Thanks a lot, I will try it this night. When I saw "public beta", I don't thought in passwords to activate it.
The open source Vulkan driver for AMD 'radv' has been merged into Mesa
By buenaventura, 10 October 2016 at 7:53 am UTC
By buenaventura, 10 October 2016 at 7:53 am UTC
Graphics driver's have always been a bit of magic to me. I have a low end AMD card:
And I've always had trouble figuring out how to optimize my usage of it, when/if I can use AMDGPU (and/or -PRO?). Even when asking (ubuntuforums) I find it difficult to follow - I wonder if I should get some custom kernel or so? When?
I recently switched from ubuntu's repo-radeon FOSS driver to padokas to try them out and see if there was a difference, and I can't say I've noticed that much. Are these new features mainly for high end or newer graphic cards?
About shaders, what are they? I played FS2Open (Freespace2) and for a long time it ran horribly even on rock bottom settings, then someone suggested disabling GSLS-shaders and BOOM, all other settings at max and it looks stunning. Why is that?
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Mullins [Radeon R4/R5 Graphics] [1002:9851] (rev 05) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
And I've always had trouble figuring out how to optimize my usage of it, when/if I can use AMDGPU (and/or -PRO?). Even when asking (ubuntuforums) I find it difficult to follow - I wonder if I should get some custom kernel or so? When?
I recently switched from ubuntu's repo-radeon FOSS driver to padokas to try them out and see if there was a difference, and I can't say I've noticed that much. Are these new features mainly for high end or newer graphic cards?
About shaders, what are they? I played FS2Open (Freespace2) and for a long time it ran horribly even on rock bottom settings, then someone suggested disabling GSLS-shaders and BOOM, all other settings at max and it looks stunning. Why is that?
X-Plane 11 flight simulator will release this year, with Linux support
By gojul, 10 October 2016 at 7:35 am UTC
By gojul, 10 October 2016 at 7:35 am UTC
Frankly their current UI is a pain, but in term of gaming it is from time to time very enjoyable to have such a quite game. (Just like Euro truck simulator 2 or american truck simulator).
Btw at least in France you can grab an XPlane 10 copy in a pretty metal box for 60 euros (and become a DJ for the many DVDs to insert for installation)
Btw at least in France you can grab an XPlane 10 copy in a pretty metal box for 60 euros (and become a DJ for the many DVDs to insert for installation)
Neil deGrasse Tyson Presents 'Space Odyssey', will feature Linux support
By Colombo, 10 October 2016 at 7:28 am UTC
By Colombo, 10 October 2016 at 7:28 am UTC
More like science communicator.
A general guide for the best practices of buying Linux games
By buenaventura, 10 October 2016 at 7:05 am UTC Likes: 1
By buenaventura, 10 October 2016 at 7:05 am UTC Likes: 1
So, short answer to mountman (again) - I have never argued that everything should be free or that I am entitled to free stuff or whatever. I am happy about all the nice free options and good pricing systems there are. Please read again - hint, issue is "relevancy of bashing people in current article".
Neil deGrasse Tyson Presents 'Space Odyssey', will feature Linux support
By tuubi, 10 October 2016 at 6:49 am UTC Likes: 1
By tuubi, 10 October 2016 at 6:49 am UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: HamishNo offence intended to Mr. Tyson, but it would probably be more accurate to describe him as being a popular scientist instead, given his prominence as a science communicator over his more academic work.That is true, but I'd argue that popular science is just as important as hard (unpopular? :)) science. Shared science is the best science.
X-Plane 11 flight simulator will release this year, with Linux support
By SuperTux, 10 October 2016 at 6:47 am UTC
XP 10 has been out for years, so I wouldn't expect any discount now. I really don't get what you're saying about price, XP 10 was $80 when it fist released, so its actually dropped down to $60. I don't know if this will be a digital only price, or if they will be charging more for a DVD set though.
Laminar research haven't released any "DLC's" or other add-ons, beyond a USB stick for their products to unlock them out of demo without using a DVD, or a USB to unlock the professional version. The rest of the DLC's you see are from 3rd parties, and not all are payware as you can get plenty from here.
By SuperTux, 10 October 2016 at 6:47 am UTC
Quoting: wolfyrionWell this offer doesnt apply for existing owners and definitely not for steam users even if you buy it now on steam.
On the other hand I find their prices extremely high but I guess this game is build having in mind that ONLY pilots will buy their game since they earn a lot of $$$.
Paying $1,000 for a simulator including all their DLC's I find it a bit too much!
XP 10 has been out for years, so I wouldn't expect any discount now. I really don't get what you're saying about price, XP 10 was $80 when it fist released, so its actually dropped down to $60. I don't know if this will be a digital only price, or if they will be charging more for a DVD set though.
Laminar research haven't released any "DLC's" or other add-ons, beyond a USB stick for their products to unlock them out of demo without using a DVD, or a USB to unlock the professional version. The rest of the DLC's you see are from 3rd parties, and not all are payware as you can get plenty from here.
Neil deGrasse Tyson Presents 'Space Odyssey', will feature Linux support
By Hamish, 10 October 2016 at 6:03 am UTC Likes: 3
Somebody still upset about what happened to Pluto then? :P
By Hamish, 10 October 2016 at 6:03 am UTC Likes: 3
Quoting: lucifertdarkThe words Popular, respected & scientist shouldn't be used to describe him, Fraud & liar would be better descriptions for him.
Somebody still upset about what happened to Pluto then? :P
Shadow Warrior 2 may not come to Linux after all, it's getting a bit confusing
By Eike, 10 October 2016 at 5:36 am UTC
Cool!
By Eike, 10 October 2016 at 5:36 am UTC
Quoting: N30Nquote=[KriS (developer)]Paweł is our level designer and didn't know about our target platforms.[/quote]
Cool!
Neil deGrasse Tyson Presents 'Space Odyssey', will feature Linux support
By lucifertdark, 10 October 2016 at 5:35 am UTC
By lucifertdark, 10 October 2016 at 5:35 am UTC
The words Popular, respected & scientist shouldn't be used to describe him, Fraud & liar would be better descriptions for him.
X-Plane 11 flight simulator will release this year, with Linux support
By wolfyrion, 10 October 2016 at 4:32 am UTC Likes: 1
By wolfyrion, 10 October 2016 at 4:32 am UTC Likes: 1
Well this offer doesnt apply for existing owners and definitely not for steam users even if you buy it now on steam.
On the other hand I find their prices extremely high but I guess this game is build having in mind that ONLY pilots will buy their game since they earn a lot of $$$.
Paying $1,000 for a simulator including all their DLC's I find it a bit too much!
On the other hand I find their prices extremely high but I guess this game is build having in mind that ONLY pilots will buy their game since they earn a lot of $$$.
Paying $1,000 for a simulator including all their DLC's I find it a bit too much!
X-Plane 11 flight simulator will release this year, with Linux support
By Mountain Man, 10 October 2016 at 3:41 am UTC
By Mountain Man, 10 October 2016 at 3:41 am UTC
That looks stunning. I wonder what the system requirements are compared to the previous version?
Neil deGrasse Tyson Presents 'Space Odyssey', will feature Linux support
By Colombo, 10 October 2016 at 1:51 am UTC
By Colombo, 10 October 2016 at 1:51 am UTC
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Neil deGrasse Tyson Presents 'Space Odyssey', will feature Linux support
By cue58, 10 October 2016 at 12:31 am UTC Likes: 2
By cue58, 10 October 2016 at 12:31 am UTC Likes: 2
Wow, I'm pretty hyped for this now and I don't even know what to expect.
Based on the fact that he admires Carl Sagan and picked up his torch with "Cosmos" which was made for the purpose of inspiring younger generations of scientists by showing them the beauty of natural law, I would go out on a limb here and guess that he wants to do the exact same thing with this game, and that excites me.
It could be something that would appeal to a different kind of audience than your average gamer, and due to his fame I think he's in a unique position to try and pull off something new and beautiful that other game developers wouldn't be able to sell.
Based on the fact that he admires Carl Sagan and picked up his torch with "Cosmos" which was made for the purpose of inspiring younger generations of scientists by showing them the beauty of natural law, I would go out on a limb here and guess that he wants to do the exact same thing with this game, and that excites me.
It could be something that would appeal to a different kind of audience than your average gamer, and due to his fame I think he's in a unique position to try and pull off something new and beautiful that other game developers wouldn't be able to sell.
Neil deGrasse Tyson Presents 'Space Odyssey', will feature Linux support
By Hamish, 10 October 2016 at 12:19 am UTC Likes: 2
By Hamish, 10 October 2016 at 12:19 am UTC Likes: 2
No offence intended to Mr. Tyson, but it would probably be more accurate to describe him as being a popular scientist instead, given his prominence as a science communicator over his more academic work. But I do accept that I am probably being overly pedantic here.
Lord of Rigel, a new 4x strategy game will support Linux from Rhombus Studios & Iceberg Interactive
By Keyrock, 9 October 2016 at 11:47 pm UTC
By Keyrock, 9 October 2016 at 11:47 pm UTC
QuoteIt's (4X) a genre not too well served on LinuxReally? I kinda think 4X is one of the genres that is in pretty good shape on Linux. In the AAA department we have Civ 5, Civ: Beyond Earth, Master of Orion (2016), plus Age of Wonders 3, Warlock 2, and a whole host of indies (some good some not so much). Not that I'm complaining, the more the merrier. I'm always down for more variety.
'Enclave', the 2003 action RPG now has a Linux beta that uses Wine
By Cybolic, 9 October 2016 at 11:11 pm UTC
By Cybolic, 9 October 2016 at 11:11 pm UTC
Quoting: MyeulCI remember that, but it was by definition against Steams policy, so I never tried it. Unfortunately, such support would have to come from Valve.Quoting: manero666It would be great if Steam could give us the ability to launch wine games through the Linux Client, without switching between clients every time.IIRC, there was some discussion about making a library that would allow windows games to communicate with native steam, but I don't know its status, nor do I remember its name.
Shadow Warrior 2 may not come to Linux after all, it's getting a bit confusing
By N30N, 9 October 2016 at 11:10 pm UTC Likes: 2
By N30N, 9 October 2016 at 11:10 pm UTC Likes: 2
quote=[KriS (developer)]Paweł is our level designer and didn't know about our target platforms.[/quote]
X-Plane 11 flight simulator will release this year, with Linux support
By Ehvis, 9 October 2016 at 10:39 pm UTC
By Ehvis, 9 October 2016 at 10:39 pm UTC
Ah, so all those comments actually contained something useful! Nice.
I won't be switching over instantly though. I'll have to see how well the support for current payware aircraft is going to turn out in XP11.
I won't be switching over instantly though. I'll have to see how well the support for current payware aircraft is going to turn out in XP11.
Neil deGrasse Tyson Presents 'Space Odyssey', will feature Linux support
By Keyrock, 9 October 2016 at 10:39 pm UTC Likes: 1
By Keyrock, 9 October 2016 at 10:39 pm UTC Likes: 1
Well, damn, I ain't even gonna complain about this
The Girl and the Robot, a third-person action adventure game released for Linux, sadly buggy
By Cheeseness, 9 October 2016 at 10:36 pm UTC
By Cheeseness, 9 October 2016 at 10:36 pm UTC
For anybody still subscribed here, the graphical glitch on skin textures was a shader issue which was resolved in a patch that came out last night.
Neil deGrasse Tyson Presents 'Space Odyssey', will feature Linux support
By MayeulC, 9 October 2016 at 10:33 pm UTC
That's the key: don't expect much from those, if you don't want to be disappointed. Or rather, if you want to be pleasantly surprised :D
I've been let down too often by such promising concepts... The only expectation I can reasonably have is this one: The game will never get out (and it would be crap anyway). I think that's called cautious optimism.
See? I don't really know how it could let me down. I was even pleasantly surprised after no man's sky came out :P
Edit: Anyone got the video playing?
By MayeulC, 9 October 2016 at 10:33 pm UTC
Quoting: Eric1212Will need some teaser there... I can't figure out very much what to expect. :P
That's the key: don't expect much from those, if you don't want to be disappointed. Or rather, if you want to be pleasantly surprised :D
I've been let down too often by such promising concepts... The only expectation I can reasonably have is this one: The game will never get out (and it would be crap anyway). I think that's called cautious optimism.
See? I don't really know how it could let me down. I was even pleasantly surprised after no man's sky came out :P
Edit: Anyone got the video playing?
'Enclave', the 2003 action RPG now has a Linux beta that uses Wine
By robvv, 9 October 2016 at 10:16 pm UTC
By robvv, 9 October 2016 at 10:16 pm UTC
I've been having some weird issues with the game running way too fast!
The text scrolls by very quickly during the video just before the prison scene, but the audio runs at normal speed. Once my character appears in the prison, he jerks around erratically and any key I press results in him running into a wall...
Anyone else had this?
The text scrolls by very quickly during the video just before the prison scene, but the audio runs at normal speed. Once my character appears in the prison, he jerks around erratically and any key I press results in him running into a wall...
Anyone else had this?
'Enclave', the 2003 action RPG now has a Linux beta that uses Wine
By robvv, 9 October 2016 at 10:13 pm UTC Likes: 1
Have you joined the beta branch? Instructions are on the game's news page.
By robvv, 9 October 2016 at 10:13 pm UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: leillo1975I see the Game in my library, but when I push the install button, the Game is inmediately downloaded, but obviusly, the Game don't work.
Have you joined the beta branch? Instructions are on the game's news page.
X-Plane 11 flight simulator will release this year, with Linux support
By Liam Dawe, 9 October 2016 at 10:12 pm UTC
By Liam Dawe, 9 October 2016 at 10:12 pm UTC
Quoting: SuperTuxThanks, added it in for clarity.Quoting: EhvisIt doesn't technically say that X-Plane 11 will support Linux. It has no reason not to though, but the whole question of support has been surprisingly absent.
My bad, they confirmed it under Facebook:
"Blair Carruthers
Blair Carruthers Hi there! Is there a linux implementation?
Unlike · Reply · 3 · Yesterday at 5:49am
X-Plane by Laminar Research
X-Plane by Laminar Research Yep!
Unlike · Reply · 3 · Yesterday at 5:59am"
Facebook X-plane
I don't think they've finalized the system requirements yet, which is probably why none of the hardware/OS systems have been listed yet (or at least none I could find).
X-Plane 11 flight simulator will release this year, with Linux support
By SuperTux, 9 October 2016 at 10:07 pm UTC
My bad, they confirmed it under Facebook:
"Blair Carruthers
Blair Carruthers Hi there! Is there a linux implementation?
Unlike · Reply · 3 · Yesterday at 5:49am
X-Plane by Laminar Research
X-Plane by Laminar Research Yep!
Unlike · Reply · 3 · Yesterday at 5:59am"
Facebook X-plane
I don't think they've finalized the system requirements yet, which is probably why none of the hardware/OS systems have been listed yet (or at least none I could find).
By SuperTux, 9 October 2016 at 10:07 pm UTC
Quoting: EhvisIt doesn't technically say that X-Plane 11 will support Linux. It has no reason not to though, but the whole question of support has been surprisingly absent.
My bad, they confirmed it under Facebook:
"Blair Carruthers
Blair Carruthers Hi there! Is there a linux implementation?
Unlike · Reply · 3 · Yesterday at 5:49am
X-Plane by Laminar Research
X-Plane by Laminar Research Yep!
Unlike · Reply · 3 · Yesterday at 5:59am"
Facebook X-plane
I don't think they've finalized the system requirements yet, which is probably why none of the hardware/OS systems have been listed yet (or at least none I could find).
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