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Unity3D working on SDL, Wayland and Mir support
11 May 2016 at 11:17 am UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: z3ntuYou should also include: https://twitter.com/natosha_bard/status/730147691372646401
Yeah, that was supposed to be in, I accidentally duplicated one. Fixed.

Albion Online MMO major update to come soon, new developer video released
11 May 2016 at 11:02 am UTC Likes: 3

Quoting: coesetaLast time I checked the game looked quiet PVP heavy. Is that still the case? Would it also be possible to play the game PVE only?
It has quite a bit of PvE, there are multiple dungeons to do with different enemy types. Most of the earlier game won't really have any PvP.

Quoting: chrisqWhy are there so many articles about this unreleased game?
It looks truly medicore, I don't get why it is getting all this attention here.
Maybe I like it? It's also not unreleased, it is released and playable, it's just in Beta.

Free to play action platformer MMO StarBreak released on Steam with Linux support
11 May 2016 at 8:06 am UTC

Seriously, why is it bothering you so much?

The whole idea of StarBreak is done better (action platformer) by Terraria and Starbound. As someone who has played all three, that is my personal opinion, like everything I write about gameplay.

That said, I've edited that ending bit to be more clear on this :)

Free to play action platformer MMO StarBreak released on Steam with Linux support
11 May 2016 at 7:26 am UTC

I stand by what I said, for people who like exploring with friends (which an MMO is supposed to offer, this does not), with action and picking up items (all the stuff an MMO is supposed to do better) and so on they are better off checking the games i suggested.

Not exactly the same games, quite obviously, but far better choices.

Also, I didn't actually compare them, it was an ending note for people the check them out instead.

QuoteI really don't know that you've gotten an accurate picture of this game.

I wouldn't recommend it either
Looks like I did get an accurate picture of the game (since you agree with my overall thought on it), you just don't think the games I mentioned instead are close enough. I disagree.

Free to play action platformer MMO StarBreak released on Steam with Linux support
10 May 2016 at 10:00 pm UTC

Quoting: TheGZeusI'm confused about the Terraria and Starbound comparisons...

Those are basically 2D Minecraft-alikes.

This is a grindy MMO crossed with some kind of Amiga-era platformer.

"They side-scroll and have combat" are the only similarities I can see.
They are 2d sidescrolling action platformers that have exploration and crafting as well as multiplayer. This game has all but the crafting part. It's easy to compare it with.

Free to play action platformer MMO StarBreak released on Steam with Linux support
10 May 2016 at 9:08 pm UTC

I stand corrected, they added that a month ago it seems. The page is still very light on details.

OpenApoc, the open source engine for X-COM: Apocalypse shows impressive progress
10 May 2016 at 12:23 pm UTC

Quoting: JonnyHThanks for your interest - this video was actually recorded on Linux, and is my primary dev platform.

The progress is rather slow, mainly due to manpower, so if you are / know any devs willing to help out please let us know!

Or just drop by the forum at openapoc.pmprog.co.uk, or IRC (freenode #openapoc) and say Hi :)

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JonnyH
It's one project I would love to be kept informed about. Message me any time on the progress!

Stellaris releasing today with day 1 Linux support, here’s my review, livestream later with key giveaway!
9 May 2016 at 2:35 pm UTC

Quoting: pete910
QuoteYou can grab it from our Games Republic store

When they release the keys when you've bought a game?

I bought Stellaris but no key is shown/sent
They told me they will show up at release.

https://twitter.com/GamesRep/status/727798357675085824

OpenApoc, the open source engine for X-COM: Apocalypse shows impressive progress
9 May 2016 at 11:15 am UTC

I thought the real time combat was a toggle, yoy could switch to turn based? My memory is fuzzy on this one though.

Like OpenXcom i am sure this engine will overcome issues the original had :)

Changes to our Survey are coming, hopefully to make it easier and better
9 May 2016 at 10:06 am UTC

Quoting: DVS999I think this is fraught with problems. You will have so many variations of CPU and GPU Architectures entered by Users as deem the data meaningless. Take my laptop processor:- Intel Core i7 2840QM. I could enter that as i7 2840QM, Core i7 2840QM, 2840QM etc etc. Also get's very complicated with multi-processor machines. My desktop/gaming rig is a Dell T5500 with Dual Xeon x5670 processors
We have never asked about specific models.