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Could be that the publisher had to pay for the port? Or simply that the devs have developed the game on behalf of the publisher and thus have no power over further development.

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After VP released TW2 a lot of us complained and a few of us stuck in contact with them both in their bug tracker and privately and helped them fix up performance beyond the occasional stutter. Since then I haven't had any trouble with their ports to the point that I wouldn't mind if they ended up being given the job of porting TW3, assuming their wrapper is becoming advanced enough to support the full range of graphical effects.

Also I would encourage anyone having trouble with a Feral port to keep in touch with them as they are often able to suggest fixes or hook you into testing branches to get a better handle on things.

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Very intersting game, i will buy it if it's released for linux.

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Awesome. Someday I'll be able to play the real Tomb Raider games natively.

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Quoting: LinasBEEP never got an official Linux version. I think it was published on Desura, but that cannot be considered official anymore.

I asked about that but forgot to put it in:

Sidenote: It's the same developer who did BEEP and I did ask them about putting the Linux version on Steam, here's the reply to that.

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Yep, just played. Looks OK for now. Definitely will be interested but don't want to pledge just to find out that they have not reached Linux version goal.

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Quoting: DamonLinuxPL- The Witcher 2 - after release have many bugs and low performance, after one or two patches it work fine for me even on old notebook with radeon gpu and fglrx driver. Now this game working almost with the same performance as on Windows.

I can not confirm this. I installed it on Windows and Linux, and the Windows version is performing a lot better for me (GTX 760, i7-2600, 3.4ghz). This PC was originally bought when TW2 was released to be able to play it (no joke :D). Upgraded the graphics card since back then (550 to 760).

But true is, it is a lot better and definitely playable now. 2nd patch was the hit for me to call it "playable".

Just look: https://youtu.be/f05C_BbtQx0?t=44


Not my video, but it shows what it should be show.

Results may vary depending on the system, model gpu, drivers, graphical environment or the settings of the game.

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BEEP never got an official Linux version. I think it was published on Desura, but that cannot be considered official anymore.

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Quoting: GuestWell that video had exactly zero game play footage, but oh well, I still very much loved the Mechwarrior isometric shooter games that were on Super Nintendo back in the day and hope that this game will provide some great fun as well!

There are some more videos on our YouTube channel of our demo, and some by our fans: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=antraxx+game

We're definitely supporting Linux, and we have a rough gameplay demo available now at www.play.antrasxx.com that should work for any Linux user (I highly advise to use Chrome since we use WebGL). Currently we're working on a massive gameplay and graphical overhaul, so what you see in the demo isnt gonna represent the final game but its a small taste of whats to come.

So awesome to be featured here, have browsed this site for years.

-Sam @ Antraxx

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Quoting: DamonLinuxPL- The Witcher 2 - after release have many bugs and low performance, after one or two patches it work fine for me even on old notebook with radeon gpu and fglrx driver. Now this game working almost with the same performance as on Windows.

I can not confirm this. I installed it on Windows and Linux, and the Windows version is performing a lot better for me (GTX 760, i7-2600, 3.4ghz). This PC was originally bought when TW2 was released to be able to play it (no joke :D). Upgraded the graphics card since back then (550 to 760).

But true is, it is a lot better and definitely playable now. 2nd patch was the hit for me to call it "playable".

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Quoting: BraqoonI will check the demo tonight, but sceptical about stretch goals. I'm sure they are using stock engine to do it so barriers will be the extra code. Many projects are build that they got this one 3rd party library which is Windows only and whole Linux port is canned cos nobody will rewrite this to be cross platform.

They are using Unity Personal Edition.

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Quoting: ttyborgYou can check this (http://osgameclones.com/) site for a pretty big list.

True; I have bookmarked this a while ago and I'm checking from time to time (the list is actually growing nicely !)

This is awesome to see so much effort to keep all this awesome games in good shape.

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Article Updated, RL developers seem to read GOL. Added in a tweet from them to us into the article.

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If you guys have questions about the development of Heavy Gear Assault register a free account (if you don't have one already), head to the forums and fire away. We are going to answer everything we can during this week’s Play with the Devs session.

http://forums.heavygear.com/discussion/1265/play-with-the-devs-q-a

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Quoting: subI've to agree Kingdom Rush is super fun.
However super hard too - at least for me.

Absolutely! I really enjoyed the game but never finished it. I couldn't make it through the last mission and gave up after a couple of unsuccessful attempts.

It's a fun game nonetheless- and I really like the artwork.

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Quoting: Beamboom

Quoting: Tak

Quoting: BeamboomBut why oh why do all RPGs have that same fantasy setting?

Shadowrun?

Well not all in a literal sense :) Luckily. But I seriously am of the impression that 9:10 are.

Quoting: ColomboThey don't? Most of RPGs have different fantasy setting?

All I see are mages and knights running around in a medieval environment with castles, deep woods and dark dungeons. I call all that identical.
I guess there are nuances for those who are into fantasy (I'm not - if that's not already apparent enough :) ).
Maybe some are more "realistic" than others, some you play humans while others you can be a friggin' cat. Sure. Maybe some have dragons, others have golemns instead. Or orks. Elves or not. Yeah whatever. To me it's the same setting, the same universe, give or take a component or three. It's castles, woods and grottoes. I just know instinctively what kind of characters and stories I will encounter. Some skeletons in an abandoned mine probably. And so forth.

It could have been *so* much more varied - if only visually! They could keep the *exact* same mechanics, only wrap it up in perhaps a gothic setting, vampires and werewolves instead? Or a totally *new* universe, and not just a fork of the fantasy formula (cause it really is formulaic)?
Really, whatever but fantasy!

Or, if we should use franchises as examples: How about a Matrix like universe? Or Avatar? Transformers? Alice In Wonderland? How about anything - anything! - but yet another fantasy RPG? Wouldn't it be refreshing!

But no. Yet again, another story of the woodlands, the castles. I bet there will be a rich evil man in there. With dubious plans. And some villagers who need help from a beast that lurks nearby.

Becausemages and knights running around in a medieval setting is defacto fantasy.

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Yep. Windows is an option for me too. It will never happen, but the option is there.

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That name couldn't be more appropriate. These games were before my time but I may have to give them a go.

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That is hilarious. So it is coming to Linux for sure? Yes, maybe.

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I will check the demo tonight, but sceptical about stretch goals. I'm sure they are using stock engine to do it so barriers will be the extra code. Many projects are build that they got this one 3rd party library which is Windows only and whole Linux port is canned cos nobody will rewrite this to be cross platform.

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'Only' $35,300 and change to go, down from $65000 less than 4 hours ago?

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According to their forums, looks like it's in a very early development stage (no menu, no AI and NPC).

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Quoting: liamdawe

Quoting: dubigrasu

Quoting: liamdaweI have tried everything, trust me. Even if I managed to get it on Ultra by fiddling so it appears, it will show for a moment and then revert down to Low again.

Yes, but it doesn't matter what you see in the menu, (it will still show Low/Standard/Whatever), ignore that.
Like I said, once you applied Ultra from "Overall Quality" despite what is displayed in the menus the Ultra setting will be written to the config file, and that's what matters.
If you want to make sure, set everything as you want and then edit manually the config file with:
Low = 0
Standard = 1
High = 2
VeryHigh = 3
Ultra = 4

Like I have already explained, no matter the setting it will revert down to Low. I can see it with my own eyes when textures change.

Well, that's weird...
When the textures are changing by themselves, the config file is altered as well (from 4 to 2 etc) ? Maybe you could edit it as you wish and make it read only?
Anyway, the game/port itself can use Ultra textures, that's for sure, why doesn't work for you is a mystery.
Here are all texture settings and the differences between them (concentrate on that small billboard on the left):
View video on youtube.com
The settings were applied from the game menus like described above.

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Any one know how far along they are on this. The readme doesn't state how functional the games are. Last I heard you could walk around and that was about it.

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You can check this (http://osgameclones.com/) site for a pretty big list.

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The Witcher 2 work very well with mesa drivers. Performance is very good. Stable.

Spec Ops: The Line was crash happy and has low performance. Newer mesa drivers run it like TW2, though.

Bioshock Infinity still plays bad here, especially in open areas. Needs more driver work.

The good side is all of then are stable and recognize my XBone controller. I think only one Aspyr port I have (Super Meat Boy) work with it. Feral ports are fine.

The real downside of all these "porthouses" is that none of then give a crap about Surround Sound. Actually, very few ports have 5.1 sound (I'm looking at you Valve). I can remember now only Euro/American Truck Simulator and Counter Strike: Global Offensive.

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I'm confident... with 9 days yet to fund the stretch goal is almost sure. There are a push from the backers in the last days

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The fact that they have a pre-alpha before they hit the stretch goal "as a gesture of good faith" says a lot about the devs if you ask me. I haven't had the chance to test it out, yet, but I'm very much looking forward to it!

I backed it yesterday in hopes of pushing it towards the 1st stretch goal :)

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Quoting: dubigrasu

Quoting: liamdaweI have tried everything, trust me. Even if I managed to get it on Ultra by fiddling so it appears, it will show for a moment and then revert down to Low again.

Yes, but it doesn't matter what you see in the menu, (it will still show Low/Standard/Whatever), ignore that.
Like I said, once you applied Ultra from "Overall Quality" despite what is displayed in the menus the Ultra setting will be written to the config file, and that's what matters.
If you want to make sure, set everything as you want and then edit manually the config file with:
Low = 0
Standard = 1
High = 2
VeryHigh = 3
Ultra = 4

Like I have already explained, no matter the setting it will revert down to Low. I can see it with my own eyes when textures change.

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Quoting: LinasDo we actually have a confirmation for the Linux support on this one?

Quoting: DrMcCoyYes. The Steam page has Linux system requirements and an earlier press release mentioned Linux, but I can't find it at the moment. They're also reusing the same general codebase from Pillars of Eternity, so Linux support isn't a problem at all.

Plus it's being published by Paradox who is a major supporter of Linux gaming.

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