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Game engine 'Construct 3' is now in open beta, check out my example game
29 March 2017 at 3:59 pm UTC

Quoting: pbPlease add continuous fire on mousehold. ;-)
Sounds like an idea for a limited-time power-up ;)

Unreal Tournament updated, weapon animations overhauled and AI improvements
29 March 2017 at 8:25 am UTC

Quoting: neowiz73
Quoting: liamdawe
Quoting: FuriousI don't have Vulkan capable GPU, but maybe someone try -vulkan -sm5 ?
Vulkan last I checked with Epic is not in the Linux builds.

I tried ./UE4-Linux-Test UnrealTournament -vulkan and i see in terminal LogRHI: GL_NV_draw_vulkan_image is loaded. but I tried UE4-Linux-Test without the -vulkan flag and noticed the vulkan image is now loaded by default.
I also get 60 to 80 fps with max settings using a gtx 780 ti on my system.

I was getting 30 to 45 frames at max settings with the original default setup.

I also see GL_NV_draw_vulkan_image is loaded with ./UE4-Linux-Shipping UnrealTournament -vulkan as well. the fps aren't quite as stable as the test version. I get framerate lag spikes more-so than on test. mainly when picking up new weapons. but overall it stays 60 to 80fps, but the lag spikes drop it down to the ~20s but it quickly jumps back after the weapon pickup.
That GL_NV_draw_vulkan_image shows up even when not adding a Vulkan flag. It's an OpenGL extension.

I see no difference when adding the "-vulkan" flag, and as I said last time I spoke to Epic, Vulkan was not enabled in the Linux builds.

Hollow Knight, the fantastic looking action adventure game has a Linux build being tested
28 March 2017 at 9:23 pm UTC

Quoting: karmikThere is actually a new update from developers:
Thanks, added it in.

Unreal Tournament updated, weapon animations overhauled and AI improvements
28 March 2017 at 8:49 pm UTC

Quoting: FuriousI don't have Vulkan capable GPU, but maybe someone try -vulkan -sm5 ?
Vulkan last I checked with Epic is not in the Linux builds.

Tiles, a simplistic action-puzzle game with local multiplayer is now out for Linux
28 March 2017 at 9:32 am UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: michaFYI: The game was also created on Linux, not just released for our favorite OS.

https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/61b5wb/tiles_a_game_created_in_linux_for_linux/
Yeah, I accidentally hit publish instead of edit while writing this, article has been updated with the newer, longer text.

Ballistic Overkill leaves early access, but major new features will still be added
28 March 2017 at 9:03 am UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: EikeIt's still marked as early access and has got the same price tag, so I bought it now.
I figure it has server choice, like in the good old times?
Looking forward to being killed by you, guys and gals!
Yup, full server browser. We host three servers too :)

Some small site updates tonight
27 March 2017 at 1:16 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: M@yeulC
Quoting: liamdawe
Quoting: M@yeulCMmm... Not sure if it is a bug from the website or my gateway proxy, but I couldn't access the livestream page before setting my timezone. I didn't try reloading the page before setting it, though.
What happened when you tried? There's nothing in place to block it at all, we default to UTC for anyone who hasn't set it.

I just had a blank page, but I can't reproduce it anymore, even when reverting to UTC. Since I can't reproduce it, I don't think you should pay much attention to it, unless someone else reports the same.
I found the issue that was causing that from another report, shouldn't happen again.

Point & click horror game STASIS now has a new Linux Beta
27 March 2017 at 11:16 am UTC

Quoting: CorbenWell... it's not really "now" as the passworded Linux beta branch is already available since may 2016 :)
It just got updated to the 2nd beta though. Here is the dialogue issue fixed, but it still seems to have some issues, like a segfault near the end.
Correct, I have cleared that up. I meant to say new beta, not just beta :)

Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom is another Kickstarted game to delay the Linux version
27 March 2017 at 11:12 am UTC Likes: 1

Note: Article updated with newer info, but still not any clearer.

Some small site updates tonight
27 March 2017 at 10:05 am UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: M@yeulCI must say that all those dates are pretty hard to read on the livestream page. But timekeeping is hard ;)
Agreed, I've removed the extra UTC time, it will only show the one localized (or UTC default) time plus the countdown now. Was a little bit of info overload.

Quoting: M@yeulCDoes it affect the timestamps in the messages as well?
The timestamps on messages are already localized using the jquery timeago plugin. Have been for a long time.