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Feral Interactive release the Linux system requirements for Tomb Raider (updated)
By fagnerln, 19 April 2016 at 1:42 pm UTC

They decided to use the 364 version because something good is about to happen (or at least a new pattern) with the new drivers, it's like the problem of floating head in Shadow Of Mordor, they needed to fix the bug to work in new driver, and with the patch I had no regression, in fact it is working better than before.

Super Cane Magic ZERO, a comedy action RPG in Early Access for Linux (video and thoughts)
By Nanobang, 19 April 2016 at 12:58 pm UTC

This looks simply wonderful! Thanks for the heads-up Boss!!

Duskers developers planning official Linux support, current beta works well
By Stupendous Man, 19 April 2016 at 12:31 pm UTC Likes: 1

I've been keeping an eye on this game too, and it looks really cool. It has the whole terminal/robot stuff going on that I like; after all I'm using Gentoo Linux and building Arduino robots in my spare time.

Feral Interactive release the Linux system requirements for Tomb Raider (updated)
By coruun, 19 April 2016 at 12:28 pm UTC

Quoting: nIQnutnIt must be a joke, 364.12 is in BETA.
http://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/100577/en-us

Arch is already on 364.16.
But I can't figure out, if this is Beta or not. The latest version, I can find, is 364.15 (beta).

Nekro has been abandoned by one of the creators, the story isn't so clear
By Storminator16, 19 April 2016 at 12:26 pm UTC Likes: 1

That guy may want to just get a lawyer and not f'ing appeal to gullible gamers. Of course, what should one expect when this is the same guy who allegedly went in a 50% partnership with someone, allegedly got swindled out all pay, and allegedly made bad decisions based on alleged business plan. Haven't we seen this movie before?

These are not one-offs. Developers are people too. When we "crowd fund" (I really can't think of a better way to say that without saying "kick start" ) product, we should expect 50% chance we'll see the fruit of our investment. However, gamers don't want to see the risk or even realize they took a risk when they give Johnny B. Dev money for, possibly, empty promises. Crowd funding a product shouldn't exude a level of trust. It's a risk. The only folk's "confidence and trust in this sort of development" is being eroded are the gamers who just don't see it as a risk. That is the real problem. This is serious business, not Monopoly.

If you don't want to take a risk, stop taking risks. I'm not saying don't crowd fund, I'm just saying think about what you are doing.

Chivalry: Medieval Warfare on Linux with the Steam Controller (video and thoughts)
By jo3fis, 19 April 2016 at 12:20 pm UTC

Interested in getting one of these since they first announced them but have been waiting to see how they pan out. Also they're not released in my country yet either :P so if I wanted one before official New Zealand release I would have to buy overseas.

Very fun game too btw for anyone watching, well worth it. Its an absolute blast with a few mates and hilarious to watch.

Nekro has been abandoned by one of the creators, the story isn't so clear
By jo3fis, 19 April 2016 at 12:03 pm UTC Likes: 1

There are always two sides to every story for sure but one things for certain, its going to get both messy and complicated by the looks of it. Every backer is going to want it finished so he is going to have a lot of vocal support. Scott's comments on the forums don't help matters much either. I couldn't help but laugh when I saw the "Because that's how it's being done." line.

Like the comments above, the really sad consequence of this sort of thing is that it erodes people's confidence and trust in this sort of development.

Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan, an African Fantasy Action-RPG is coming to Linux
By Imants, 19 April 2016 at 11:23 am UTC

Quoting: PublicNuisanceThe game is already available on pirate sites which I pointed out to them. Their mighty DRM failed them. Shocking, I know.

I actually do not know why no one learns that DRM never boosts sales . If you make pain in the ass DRM then people who usually do not care about DRM like me start to care and do not by the game and hackers still cracks it. If you make low DRM then people like you who care about DRM will not by the game and they still loses money and hackers still will hack the game :O. Either way they will not get those extra sales so why bother and waste time and money on something so useless.

Can you give link to your post about DRM? :D

Chivalry: Medieval Warfare on Linux with the Steam Controller (video and thoughts)
By Shutup-Fool, 19 April 2016 at 11:12 am UTC

Try playing the Black Knight mod in Chivalry. It is the funniest mod in the game.

Nekro has been abandoned by one of the creators, the story isn't so clear
By Imants, 19 April 2016 at 11:04 am UTC

Quoting: burnallNice, I've never been in this kind of games but this one looks super fun. Now I really want to see it on Linux.

It is on Linux I got in on bundle or sale do not remember. Game is just not finished

Nekro has been abandoned by one of the creators, the story isn't so clear
By burnall, 19 April 2016 at 11:01 am UTC

Too bad, I've never been in this kind of games but this one looks super fun. Now I really want to see it on Linux.

Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair released with day-1 Linux support
By PublicNuisance, 19 April 2016 at 10:55 am UTC

Love me some visual novels.

Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan, an African Fantasy Action-RPG is coming to Linux
By PublicNuisance, 19 April 2016 at 10:53 am UTC

Quoting: Imants
Quoting: PublicNuisanceSo in response to my inquiry about whether they were planning a DRM free version their response was:

"Hello dear pirates,

We have a lot of respect for the hacker community (yeah we are serious), but if you can just wait that we get at least 250k copies sold before killing the DRM it will be cool for us to make another games.

So why not help us to spread the word by RT and fav all we says on our twitter on the game and we may see what we can do for some free keys maybe."


I'm sure they didn't mean to call those who prefer DRM free games pirates and hackers but they did a poor job of wording it. My response was classy in my eyes.

I actually do not care about DRM free games but DRM have never stopped hackers. Only way I know how to stop hackers from hacking your game is to make game witch no one wants :D

The game is already available on pirate sites which I pointed out to them. Their mighty DRM failed them. Shocking, I know.

Super Cane Magic ZERO, a comedy action RPG in Early Access for Linux (video and thoughts)
By burnall, 19 April 2016 at 10:47 am UTC

Nice, I love the simplicity of this game.

Nekro has been abandoned by one of the creators, the story isn't so clear
By neowiz73, 19 April 2016 at 10:44 am UTC Likes: 4

all it takes is a few bad apples to ruin the whole bunch. cases like these only destroy credibility of the crowdfunding process for all the other devs out there. it's going to boil down to experienced devs that have good reputations that gain any sort of headway with crowdfunding. all of the small time start-up devs will be SOL because of these shady devs like this one seems to be.

RuneScape Linux-native NXT client available to pre-load, they also have a trailer
By zkarj, 19 April 2016 at 9:33 am UTC

Quoting: neowiz73here is a .deb download link..this client is available in the AUR for Arch users.

I tried to log in, but when i try to type in the login or the password field I get no response from any sort of input from my keyboard.

I downloaded and extracted the deb file and installed in Fedora 23, and it works quite well, except a little slow compared to Java client running under OpenJDK. I probably should configure to low video settings.

RuneScape Linux-native NXT client available to pre-load, they also have a trailer
By Jarno, 19 April 2016 at 9:29 am UTC

Quoting: 14
Quoting: Jarno
Quoting: IDNO:( for me it crashes every 10 minutes :(
Same problem on my setup, 64bit Arch.

Fullscreen works nice if use wm to toggle window to fullscreen, it also hides that top banner cancer what can be seen when run game on windowed mode.
Are you using the repackaged launcher, or did you do it yourself?
Yeah, I'm using that AUR one you linked.

Feral Interactive release the Linux system requirements for Tomb Raider (updated)
By lvlark, 19 April 2016 at 9:23 am UTC

Quoting: liamdaweFeral did a boo-boo, the actual AMD GPU minimum is:
2GB AMD R7 260X (Driver version MESA 11.2)

Not the 5770 originally listed, article updated.
Whelp, 260X should be quite comparable to my HD 7850, but still... Driver support could mess this up, afaik <.<

Feral Interactive release the Linux system requirements for Tomb Raider (updated)
By abelthorne, 19 April 2016 at 9:22 am UTC

Quoting: boltronicsNot only does it support AMD GPUs, it supports Mesa! That Is Amazing.
With Catalyst being dropped soon on Linux, isn't it a bit of an obligation?

Feral Interactive release the Linux system requirements for Tomb Raider (updated)
By Liam Dawe, 19 April 2016 at 9:15 am UTC

Feral did a boo-boo, the actual AMD GPU minimum is:
2GB AMD R7 260X (Driver version MESA 11.2)

Not the 5770 originally listed, article updated.

Show us your gaming desk setup, here's ours
By jo3fis, 19 April 2016 at 8:45 am UTC Likes: 2



Here we go, nothing much to see here. ^_^

Steam Controller on Linux part 2, more thoughts & more issues
By stss, 19 April 2016 at 8:16 am UTC

I've been able to do quite well with the gyroscope in FPS games.

I always set the gyroscope to only be active whenever your right thumb is on the touchpad, that way you always have both modes simultaneously, and give the gyro a low sensitivity (which is used while shooting at a target), and the touchpad itself has a higher sensitivity.

It definitely takes some getting used to since you usually want to rotate the joystick to strafe sideways as you're rotating the camera but since your controller has rotated it feels really weird.
But once you get the hang of it this setup is surprisingly effective.

Chivalry: Medieval Warfare on Linux with the Steam Controller (video and thoughts)
By Liam Dawe, 19 April 2016 at 8:12 am UTC

Having my middle buttons on the triggers feels utterly alien to me, and I don't like it, so I won't do it :P

I know my gyro aim was terrible, this wasn't a video to show off some kind of skill.

Chivalry: Medieval Warfare on Linux with the Steam Controller (video and thoughts)
By N30N, 19 April 2016 at 7:49 am UTC

Looks like you're still (IMO) holding it wrong. Also your gyro aim is terrible maybe look about at some of the recommended settings used for FPS games.

Quoting: liamdaweI recorded it using OBS Studio, and I haven't quite got the recording side worked out to give a crystal clear video
For the best performance and quality you want to be using NVENC with a bitrate a few times higher then your desired final edit/encode.

Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan, an African Fantasy Action-RPG is coming to Linux
By Imants, 19 April 2016 at 6:24 am UTC

Quoting: PublicNuisanceSo in response to my inquiry about whether they were planning a DRM free version their response was:

"Hello dear pirates,

We have a lot of respect for the hacker community (yeah we are serious), but if you can just wait that we get at least 250k copies sold before killing the DRM it will be cool for us to make another games.

So why not help us to spread the word by RT and fav all we says on our twitter on the game and we may see what we can do for some free keys maybe."


I'm sure they didn't mean to call those who prefer DRM free games pirates and hackers but they did a poor job of wording it. My response was classy in my eyes.

I actually do not care about DRM free games but DRM have never stopped hackers. Only way I know how to stop hackers from hacking your game is to make game witch no one wants :D

Show us your gaming desk setup, here's ours
By Hamish, 19 April 2016 at 4:42 am UTC

Quoting: SeegrasFunny enough, this here is in Sursee, Switzerland, where I grew up. And our UFA does about the same things as yours.
Indeed, although I doubt yours was ever a political party that formed a government in the 1920's and 1930's.

I never thought that bag would spur such comment though. :O

Feral Interactive release the Linux system requirements for Tomb Raider (updated)
By boltronics, 19 April 2016 at 3:22 am UTC Likes: 1

Not only does it support AMD GPUs, it supports Mesa! That Is Amazing.

We love you Feral!!

Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair released with day-1 Linux support
By kazriko, 19 April 2016 at 3:14 am UTC

Love this game. I already finished it on Vita, but it was my #2 game for all of 2014, behind the first game in the series.

Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair released with day-1 Linux support
By Keyrock, 19 April 2016 at 3:10 am UTC

Insta-buy. I hope they port Zero Escape in the future. :D