But what does it matter if you can just press 'play'? :trollface:

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Quoting: jordicomaI don't play dwarf fortress, but whats the difference with the steam release and the free version?
The free it's on text mode but you can have graphics with themes.

As far as I can tell, it is the just graphics. The control scheme is still the new style, which is a lot more mouse-oriented than the old style.

I've not tested whether tilesets can still be used in the new versions, but you've been able to use tilesets in DF since... 2008? So if that's been locked behind a paywall I'd be surprised.

Quoting: sonic2kkIt didn't download the native release for me automatically

Just tried the steam version and yeah, same here. Even after uninstalling and reinstalling.

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I'd suggest not giving Bethesda your money, they've historically been VERY anti-Linux.

Of course, since Microsoft bought Bethesda, and Microsoft "loves Linux [External Link]", I'm sure we'll be seeing native ports of the Bethesda back catalogue any day now. :whistle:

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wikipaedia>The Steam Deck is a handheld gaming computer developed by Valve and released on February 25, 2022

Liam>This is only the third time they've ever been on sale

Three sales in ~19 months. That's once every six months on average. Sounds pretty regular.

Lofty>Spongebob has a cat ?

AFAIR he has Gary, who may meow, but is a snail.

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Happy birthday, Steam! :heart:

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Genuinely disappointed with this one. Do they go into any detail anywhere about why they're not doing a Linux release? :sad:

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I wasn't particularly impressed with Civ VI, it seemed like a step in the wrong direction vs. Civ V, but picking up the anthology for <£22 is a pretty good deal.

Can't go wrong with the X-Com games, even if they're not as good as the original Amiga games (fortunately openxcom scratches that itch).

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Quoting: Soulprayer

Quoting: WorMzy

Quoting: SoulprayerYou can still get the classic version on the bay12 website.

Yeah, but it's no longer going to get updates/fixes.

I don't know what you mean, the "classic" version on bay12 Website has the same version as the Steamversion.

Bad choice of wording on either my part or DF's. What I mean by 'classic' is called 'legacy' on the Bay12 website.

The 'classic' version on the website is Windows only and doesn't seem to want to work in wine, so it might be comparable to 'legacy', but I've been informed that it's just the Steam version with the pretty graphics stripped out, which doesn't inspire confidence that it has the old-style keybindings.

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Still works for me, it definitely listed Linux as a supported platform when I bought it.

Hopefully this isn't a sign they're reneging on Linux support. :/

I'm at 2.7 hours, so refunding it would be a PITA since Steam Support don't read the refund requests, and just yay or nay based on the 2h/2w rule.

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I see sea bees. Bzzz.

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