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I played this game @ a bar in Brooklyn awhile back. It was one of 8 games selectable @ a table-cade. Had a lot of fun letting my food get cold.

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This is wonderful! One of the games I miss from back when I still had a Windows machine.

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Velocibox is a pretty fun game, though difficult.

Also, having played it on my laptop and desktop alike, I *think* the speed at which the box travels is tied to framerate -- so the better you're able to run the game, the more difficult it will get.

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I love this game in local coop!

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So now if you could have someone play Plague Inc vs Crusader Kings 2, how much of a blast would that be? I wish I had more time to get into CK2, Hearts of Iron 4 Seemed a bit quicker/easier to get into. CK2 sounds really awesome and I think my steam account says I've played it for hours, yet it's mostly that I've loaded it up, tried figuring out how to play it, then closed it down, and that makes me sad.

I'm going to attempt to get it a shot again now that I've bought this as well.

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Quoting: KohlyKohlHow does this compare to Stellarus?

this is turn based but with real time combat for the battles. it's not the most engaging as far as real time combat goes. I don't remember the previous ones concentrating on that too much either. But you have the choice to do auto-combat for the battle and let the game do the battles. which I tend to do for most of the fights where I have a good or better chance to win. Only if it's a fair or balanced fight then I will take control then.

Quoting: sevenis the game good, content wise?

If you've played the first 2 Master of Orion then this is basically a hybrid between 1 and 2 with a huge facelift.
The interface is very well done, very fluid. There's a cutscene that is very well done for each type of planet you colonize on. the AI for the opponents seem about the same as the previous games, with a more likeness to Civ5. But technically all of the MoO games have followed the Civilization route with a lot of it's underlying aspects like AI and tech tree. With the exception of MoO3 which went way over the top with the tech tree IMHO.

Each race has very interesting characteristics, like the Silicoid that only live on minerals and don't need regular food. which allows them to live on much harsher planets that have very rich mineral composition (which allows for very high productivity).

You can customize your own race as well as customize the ships a bit, but not quite the same as MoO2. there is a minor bug with the game right now on this which seems to affect windows and mac as well. If you customize the loadout of weapons on a ship and apply an additional weapon of the same type that is already equipped it will cause the game to crash. the game allows you to apply multiple weapons in one slot.

to top it all off it has one of the best crew of actors voices. it's nothing short of awesome.

I've been playing this game since it came out when I seen it was available for Linux. it was a no brainer for me, since I've been a huge fan of the first 2 games. I still have my original MoO2 CD, and still played from time to time through wine.

I have Stellaris also, but play them both for different reasons. Each are great sci-fi 4x style strategy games, but with completely different approaches. I've played Galactic Civ 2 and 3 when I had a windows partition. but since I no longer do, the new Master of Orion fits the bill quite nicely. it runs really great so far. there are some odd bugs still though. but these seem to be gameplay bugs effecting windows as well.

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That really blows, this usually means much, much later. They do plan on having one indicates to me that they aren't even working on it yet. Hopefully they at least made sure not to choose any middleware that would be problematic.

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I emailed Devolver Digital to ask about GOG & the Linux version, here's what they said:

QuoteThere won't be a Linux version at launch, similar to the first game. Sorry but the team does plan on having one and it will be DRM-free as well.

So, good news: Linux version should be coming to GOG. Bad news: no Linux version until some time after launch.

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Quoting: boltronicsto use PlayOnLinux, which includes a bunch of Wine versions you can download and use from within the application.

Thank you for pointing that out!
Went to PlayOnLinux, installed Wine 1.9.16 64-bit. Installed No Man's Sky on PlayOnLinux using its files from GOG.

[08/28/16 09:52:49] - Running wine-1.9.16-staging NMS.exe __GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS=1 (Working directory : /home/konnor/.PlayOnLinux/wineprefix/NMSdrive/drive_c/GOG Games/No Man's Sky/Binaries)
fixme:system:SetProcessDPIAware stub!
fixme:msvcp:_Locinfo__Locinfo_ctor_cat_cstr (0x22f100 1 C) semi-stub
fixme:module:load_library unsupported flag(s) used (flags: 0x00000800)
fixme:ntdll:EtwRegisterTraceGuidsW (0x140e4dd9c, (nil), {f7b697a3-4db5-4d3b-be71-c4d284e6592f}, 7, 0x14151a760, (null), (null), 0x141579e68): stub
fixme:ntdll:EtwRegisterTraceGuidsW register trace class {72b14a7d-704c-423e-92f8-7e6d64bcb92a}
fixme:ntdll:EtwRegisterTraceGuidsW register trace class {e2091f8a-1e0a-4731-84a2-0dd57c8a5261}
fixme:ntdll:EtwRegisterTraceGuidsW register trace class {e8a3bf1f-a86b-4390-9c60-5390b969d22c}
fixme:ntdll:EtwRegisterTraceGuidsW register trace class {5727a00f-50be-4519-8256-f7699871fecb}
fixme:ntdll:EtwRegisterTraceGuidsW register trace class {7e854ec7-cdc4-405a-b5b2-aaf7c9e7d40c}
fixme:ntdll:EtwRegisterTraceGuidsW register trace class {79a60dc6-5fc8-4952-a41c-1163aeec5eb8}
fixme:ntdll:EtwRegisterTraceGuidsW register trace class {2718d25b-5bf5-4479-8e88-babc64bdbfca}
fixme:process:GetNumaHighestNodeNumber (0x6251df40): semi-stub
fixme:dwmapi: DwmIsCompositionEnabled 0x22f748 <Edit: seperated : D>
fixme:ver:GetCurrentPackageId (0x22f390 (nil)): stub
fixme:dbghelp:elf_search_auxv can't find symbol in module

With and without prefix "__GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS=1", generated the same script in the debugger and the same message that "NMS.exe has crashed."

The two other links to executable files that PlayOnLinux found ( "No Man's Sky.lnk" and "Launch No Man's Sky.lnk" ) <Edit: seperated " )> each return the same debugger script as well, but they flash a black screen twice, a couple seconds apart; rather than showing an error.

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Wonderful news, I was looking forward to this.

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Quoting: michaIn my experience is code departments are typically pressured into feature deadlines. So when they are doing overtime already even those interested in ensuring a Linux version works have no energy left to do that. An production people usually have no interested in an OS which doesn't generate much money compared to having a new feature which is supposed to make the game much better (which then drives more sales).
My point is, rarely are the developers/coders themselves to blame. If any they are pushing for it out of interest.

Agree! Thats exactly why we as customers should not back down and make our voices heard! Again and again! I believe there are many developers that would love to work on Linux, but tight restriction from above doesn't allow them.

Also, I believe that we should immediately STOP buying Windows-only games where we have to dual boot or use Wine etc. Yes it means that there will be some games that you cannot play, but are they really worth it all? All those sales are counted as Windows-sales, adding up to these problems!

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Quoting: Seegras

Quoting: TemplateRBefore Square Enix is thinking about a SteamOS-/Linux-Version of "DeusEx Mankind Dvided" , they should port the predecessor "Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut" first.

I think they should release this one first, officially, because it already runs, albeit badly:

"Deus Ex The Fall", uses Unity 4.3.4f1, needs LD_LIBRARY_PATH for libsteam.api.so; Wwise sound engine wrong version, playable

Let's clarify something - How do you run Deus Ex: HR on Linux?

EDIT: Ok, I guess you were talking about Deus Ex: The Fall. I had no idea such a game exists.

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I would just like at add that I have just followed the guide and at least one of my controllers shows up with the correct model and textures.

The input lag is still horrible

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Maybe PC for those devs is Pathetic Craziness... so they cannot say it about our platform ( ;

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Speaking of Ico and Ghibli, how about The Girl and The Robot, eh?

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I played the demo of this a while ago, which was available on Itch. Excellent old-school game :-)

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Loooooooooooooooooooks interesting?

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The world is no longer being unfair. In fact, fairness is what's driving the gaming platform on Linux today.

We just need more people to realize that Windows alone isn't the answer. To be fair to Microsoft as well, multi-platform is the way to go.

The fact that the usage is rising when more games are coming onboard shows that it's as viable a platform as any.

Any most MS users today.. they'll say, oh if it can play this game, i'd love to switch. And that's becoming a reality.

And for development. Hands down. Python will just be there and all the environment variables set. Windows, i have to do all that shit myself.

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I want to play this game on Linux omg instant buy if they release it

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View video on youtube.com

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Quoting: amelcherI can say that I unfortunately am not currently working with FWH on SW2. I had some good talks with people at GDC, but I've been too busy to followup with them. It does seem they have engineers internally that use Linux so if they are advertising it then it should happen.

It's good that they have in-house Linux programmers. It means they are taking things seriously and want to support Linux as a primary target.

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Wow, what a FANTASTIC art style!

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I think they got the idea from Koutetsujou no Kabaneri :D

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Quoting: The Thoughtsmith've managed to upgrade to 1.9.16. However I can't seem to interact with any Wine-related things that worked before (I.E, wineboot, winecfg) and menu shortcuts don't work any more. Rather, I believe I've done something wrong in manually installing 1.9.16, related to 32-bit vs. 64-bit.

Building Wine can be a bit involved (I wrote a script I use to automate it all, which still requires some time to take care of creating the appropriate schroot environment), but there's plenty of information on the Wine wiki if you are prepared to spend the time. However you might find it easier to use PlayOnLinux, which includes a bunch of Wine versions you can download and use from within the application.

Edit: I should also point out that while I don't generally use CrossOver, I do keep an active subscription to show my support for Wine development.

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LOL "non-PC"... What can we do to educate people that a PC is not synonymous with Windows?

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Obviously we're getting a non-politically correct build!

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I can say that I unfortunately am not currently working with FWH on SW2. I had some good talks with people at GDC, but I've been too busy to followup with them. It does seem they have engineers internally that use Linux so if they are advertising it then it should happen.

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Looking at trailers like this makes me think what a jewels of indie games are being produced nowadays. Who needs AAA?

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"non pc".. ah, well, my machine is still considered to be an inferior toaster? (sorry, just a siderant, actual news is good)

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Great game, right up my ally. I love metal and games with a lot of gore. I'm not a big fan of the pixelated graphics but the other qualities of the game won me over. Two thumbs up!

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