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And so it begins, the Steam Summer Sale is here
By Kimyrielle, 23 June 2016 at 7:15 pm UTC Likes: 1
So Stellaris and Master of Orion cost the same now. :D

Which one to get? oO
XCOM 2 - Alien Hunters thoughts, prepare to get frustrated
By TheRiddick, 23 June 2016 at 7:10 pm UTC
I got XCOM2 now and will say it runs pretty good with AMDGPU-PRO drivers, probably on par with what Liam was getting last night at 1440p (4k works ok also but bit too much screen tearing due to lowfps).

EDIT: After further testing, certain missions like retaliation ones have REAL low FPS even with everything turned off. Bizarre.
And so it begins, the Steam Summer Sale is here
By Linas, 23 June 2016 at 7:04 pm UTC
I have not been able to access the Steam store yet. I guess it'll have to wait until tomorrow. :(
And so it begins, the Steam Summer Sale is here
By lvlark, 23 June 2016 at 7:01 pm UTC
19 entries on my wishlist, every one of them has some sort of discount.. Mostly thinking of getting the EU4 collection (tho I already have the base game, I'm interested in a few of the DLC's, might as well get the entire package) and/or Tomb Raider.
And so it begins, the Steam Summer Sale is here
By Segata Sanshiro, 23 June 2016 at 7:00 pm UTC Likes: 1
No daily deals again :(

EDIT: and all of the games on my wishlist either have rubbish deals or aren't out on Linux... That sucks.
And so it begins, the Steam Summer Sale is here
By Mohandevir, 23 June 2016 at 7:00 pm UTC Likes: 2
Tomb Raider 75% off... Hurray!!! :)
And so it begins, the Steam Summer Sale is here
By Pinguino, 23 June 2016 at 6:56 pm UTC Likes: 2
Quoting: elsaturninoAnyone know if Shadows of Mordor will work well with a GeForce GTX 950?

I suppose so. I've been playing it in my i3, 4 GB, GTX 650 Ti machine on low-medium settings and 30 fps.
And so it begins, the Steam Summer Sale is here
By Inspector_Gidget, 23 June 2016 at 6:55 pm UTC
XCOM 2 for $35.99

Time for me to buy XCOM 2 I guess.
And so it begins, the Steam Summer Sale is here
By elsaturnino, 23 June 2016 at 6:50 pm UTC
Anyone know if Shadows of Mordor will work well with a GeForce GTX 950?
And so it begins, the Steam Summer Sale is here
By manero666, 23 June 2016 at 6:50 pm UTC Likes: 1
i'm waiting steamdb.info to update its sales page
nothing impressive for the moment
hope to find some good deal, some deals can be found at the same % off by indiegala, humblestore, bundlestar, etc..
The Long Dark survival game updated with a new skills and feats system
By Zelox, 23 June 2016 at 6:45 pm UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: GuestSorry if I sound too negative regarding the game. I think it looks really fun; it just gets to me that that bug, that seems well known, soon has its first birthday.

No your not negative. I can see the frustration in waiting for a known bug to be fixed.
And its been known for a while aswell.
I just wanted to point out that, I only get the bug if I tab out of the game for some reason.
Overall the game is very playable.

But if you havent got the game, its probably better to wait, it will probably be more expensiv in time, but you get more content and hopefully no sound bugs when its done.
And if its to expensiv you can always wait for a steam/gog sale.

And I recommend it, its a very good game, and there will be a story mode soon aswell.
At the moment there is only a sandbox mode.
And so it begins, the Steam Summer Sale is here
By Segata Sanshiro, 23 June 2016 at 6:32 pm UTC Likes: 4
Yeah, I realised as soon as the store page became completely inaccessible :D
And so it begins, the Steam Summer Sale is here
By Stupendous Man, 23 June 2016 at 6:24 pm UTC Likes: 5
So begins the DDOS attack on the Steam store :D
Europa Universalis IV celebrates Midsummer and a million copies sold with a free music DLC
By Mountain Man, 23 June 2016 at 6:01 pm UTC Likes: 1
Paradox games don't have a learning curve, it's more of a learning cliff, but once you figure them out, they're terrific games. Unfortunately, Paradox has generally been terrible at explaining how to play their own games, but they're getting better! Each of their more recent games now has a comprehensive Wiki page that makes the learning process much easier than it used to be. Here's the one for Crusader Kings II:

http://www.ckiiwiki.com/Crusader_Kings_II_Wiki

I own Crusader Kings II, Europa Universalis IV, Stellaris, and Hearts of Iron IV, and any one of them can easily steal hours of my time.
Europa Universalis IV celebrates Midsummer and a million copies sold with a free music DLC
By InverseTelecine, 23 June 2016 at 5:36 pm UTC
Paradox seems like a nice studio. This is a nice bonus, I think their support of Linux has really helped Linux gaming, and celebrating International Women's Day (an article I guess I missed) is really nice to hear about given the bad attitudes about women in gaming some loud gamers seem to have. I would like to play their games to support them, but the only game of theirs that I've tried (Crusader Kings) was too much for my puny brain! I guess I just need to try harder!
The Long Dark survival game updated with a new skills and feats system
By Zelox, 23 June 2016 at 5:10 pm UTC
I havent experience any major sound issues with this game
If I tab the game down and up again I get a problem. But its not like the game is completely broken.
If this happens I can just save and restart the game.
The Long Dark survival game updated with a new skills and feats system
By WorMzy, 23 June 2016 at 4:36 pm UTC
Very cool!
After a truly long time, the level editor for the sadistic 'Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number' is ready!
By abelthorne, 23 June 2016 at 4:08 pm UTC
PSA: after updating to the new version on Steam, my progress on the campaign was lost. Needed to revert to the previous version (through the "no editor beta" in the beta tab) to get it back. Not sure if you can do the same with GOG/Humble versions if you happen to have the same problem.
Street Fighter V has passed the initial Linux & SteamOS release window
By tuubi, 23 June 2016 at 3:36 pm UTC
Quoting: mr-egg
Quoting: Kimyrielle[
People don't seem to realize that the open PC platform was a fluke of history that would never, ever happen again. There is not a single type of hardware other than PCs that generally allows people to change the OS or install custom software not approved by the vendor.

Yup.
I've heard this before, but I don't believe it's even remotely true. It's just a thing certain experts (and "experts" aka media) like to say, without much basis in reality.
Ashes of the Singularity still plans Vulkan and Linux & SteamOS support
By thebishop, 23 June 2016 at 3:16 pm UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: Mountain Man
QuoteWhen we speak of Linux support, we mean SteamOS support.
That's an odd distinction when you consider that SteamOS is Linux.

Yeah, but it's a question of customer support. So they can target Vulkan exclusively because SteamOS supports it, even though many distributions of Linux do not. Likewise, Xbox One developers don't have to target Directx9 even though many Windows games do. Game developers don't want to answer every question about every possible Linux configuration. SteamOS is a stable base with a major company behind who can support both users and developers.

Ultimately I think this is a good thing. Vulkan is the way forward for Linux gaming, and issues of support will fade pretty quickly. I'm impressed that Nvidia and AMD have Vulkan support going back for cards 2-3 years old. The aggressive support from hardware vendors should encourage game developers to prioritize the transition.
Rocket League for Linux & SteamOS getting close to a release window finally
By _J_30000, 23 June 2016 at 2:50 pm UTC
it must be totally close ... like really close ... like in touching distance by now ... :| :

Q2 came and went....

but heck there is always still Q2-17, Q2-18, ...
XCOM 2 - Alien Hunters thoughts, prepare to get frustrated
By Kimyrielle, 23 June 2016 at 2:43 pm UTC Likes: 2
I am not sure why devs don't get that not all people want games to be insanely hard. And when even "Easy" is still anything but, something's wrong. "Easy" means "Don't challenge me, ever!!!", not "A little less frustrating".

A while back I got Remember Me because I liked the story and the fact that the game featured a strong female lead character for a change. I am not good at this sort of game, so I played it on Easy. All I wanted was to see the story. But no, I never really saw it. Like a third into the game, the bosses started to kick my butt so hard that I just couldn't beat them, not even on the easiest available setting. The game didn't have cheat codes either, so it went off my hard drive, because what's the point of a game you can't finish? I don't get the logic of frustrating players. If they set the difficulty to the lowest possible setting, it means a challenge is not what they are after.

I had no clue that XCOM is one of these games that love to frustrate players like that. It will get a kick from my wishlist.
Ashes of the Singularity still plans Vulkan and Linux & SteamOS support
By Mountain Man, 23 June 2016 at 2:26 pm UTC
Quoting: Nyamiou
Quoting: Mountain Man
Quoting: GuestAs I mentioned before, I don't mind this, in fact I think it's something SteamOS is quite useful for.
I don't mind it, either, since a static platform is easier to develop for, and if it will work on SteamOS then it will work on any distro (at least in theory), but the way they say it almost makes it sound like SteamOS isn't Linux, when it actually is.
Well, in fact that does tell us that the open source drivers are not going to be supported.
Considering the state of open source graphics drivers, I'm not sure what other choice the developers have.
XCOM 2 - Alien Hunters thoughts, prepare to get frustrated
By Mountain Man, 23 June 2016 at 2:21 pm UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: TheRiddickPS. I played XCOM2 beforehand a bit to try it out, but it wasn't an official copy so I deleted it. It had bad fps on the Radeon open driver! (like 15fps with nasty stutter/freeze)
So you admit to playing a pirated copy, and then have the gall to complain about the performance?
The Wardrobe: A pop culture point & click adventure game for Linux
By ElectricPrism, 23 June 2016 at 2:18 pm UTC
This screenshot reminds me of undertale, I haven't played anything that good since bastion.
XCOM 2 - Alien Hunters thoughts, prepare to get frustrated
By immortel, 23 June 2016 at 1:44 pm UTC
I find the reaction a good idea and put more challenge to the game what I dislike is, if I reload my gun, move or shoot at another target, I see no reason to have a reaction trigger. Just that would have been a lot better.
Operator Overload, a fantastic looking puzzle game with a ton of levels needs help on Steam Greenlight
By Benn, 23 June 2016 at 1:31 pm UTC Likes: 1
Thanks for the feedback guys, I agree that the mechanics of the game need to be a little bit clearer so I'm making a gameplay video next to address just that issue ^__^

Flesk is right, you place down what I call magnets to guide the orbs from their emitters to the receivers, with different types of magnets doing different kinds of rotations on the orbs based on their input trajectory.

I'm glad to see the linux community taking an interest in the game and will definitely be working to try and get the game as well supported on the platform as possible :)
Ashes of the Singularity still plans Vulkan and Linux & SteamOS support
By Ehvis, 23 June 2016 at 12:45 pm UTC Likes: 1
I'd imagine that implementing DX12 in Wine (over Vulkan) won't be nearly as hard as DX11. So who knows how quickly that will come.
Ashes of the Singularity still plans Vulkan and Linux & SteamOS support
By STiAT, 23 June 2016 at 12:12 pm UTC
Quoting: JudasIscariotInterestingly enough the game has a DX12 executable. It will most certainly make for a good time breaking Wine and seeing what kind of horrible nasty things DX12 will want out of Wine :D

Yes, I am fully cognizant of the fact that DX12 is nowhere near supported via Wine but it's interesting nonetheless...

DX12 will not get a OpenGL port according to the devs, if not somebody steps up to do it. It will be a D3D12 to Vulkan port only.
XCOM 2 - Alien Hunters thoughts, prepare to get frustrated
By Liam Dawe, 23 June 2016 at 11:14 am UTC
For those interested from last nights livestream: https://www.twitch.tv/gamingonlinux/v/73926320

From 12:35 it shows me the first alien ruler without doing any special mission it is just there, also a very early mission where I have fuck all equipment.
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