Quoting: GuestI must admit I have ignored the DROD games because of the first impression (graphics mainly). I didn't know I can try the first one for free, I promise I will give it a chance.

The sequel, DROD: Journey to Rooted Hold is now on sale for $1,99
http://www.shinyloot.com/drod-journey-to-rooted-hold [External Link]
Yesterday they had DROD RPG: Tendry's Tale on -80% discount, so it's possible they'll do it for the remaining instalments as well.

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Ah missed that part, sorry... So maybe only the ascii version will remain free? Or maybe by ADOM Classic they mean 1.1.1? Now I'm confused as well. ;-) Also I wonder what it is going to be priced on Steam, since they only promised the keys to backers who pledged $40+ :o

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I played the hell out of ADOM back in the nineties, on my Amiga. Only ascii version was available back then, but it didn't matter a bit. For me it was better than nethack, angband and quite a few others.

As per docs/readme1st.txt contained in the archive, the game still is Postcardware. I sent my postcard some 15 years ago, so my licence should still be valid. ;-) I'm not sure why you are afraid of the downloads to disappear, on the indiegogo page they explicitly say that ADOM will stay free and only the Deluxe version that goes to Steam will be paid:

"ADOM Deluxe will include new challenge games, restorable save files and an extended character generation process allowing you to select from more options. ADOM Classic still will remain free"

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Quoting: edoI have the same doubt about why a really cool game as cue club 2 hasn't been greenlighted yet. It's just because its not popular.

Cue Club 2 looks a lot like Arcade Pool, I like it! But where's the Linux version? :P

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Quoting: edoHave you visited http://whosgamingnow.com [External Link]/? There is the reason why there are many bad games than have been already greenlighted, because people vote just to get a free key, and not because the game is good.

Well, with methods like that it's no wonder that Valve looks to drop the whole Greenlight process. Instead of promoting good games and barring the crappy ones from entry, it is now doing the exact opposite. I will not shed a single tear for the "greenlight bundles" as I've bought too many of them and hardly enjoyed any game they contained. Well made games would easily get good sales and positive reviews - yet they can't get onto steam because greenlight top100 is flooded with mediocre titles that are buying the votes one way or another...

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I bought a whole lot of indie games from bundles, sales, and sometimes just from the store, for the normal price. And honestly I think that quite many of them were not worth the listing price of 9,99, not to mention 14,99 or 19,99. Most of the titles I played should be priced in 1-2 dollar range, so it's rather obvious that they are put in the store for 5-10 dollars just to do the discounts (because a lot of people only buy games at sales). So the thinking seems to be: "I want to sell my game for $2, so I'm setting the $8 price tag so that I can do a -75% discount.".

Moreover, I tend to think that if games were priced right, they would sell easier and not end up in bundles and on deep sales shortly after launch. I mean, at $2 I could buy every new Linux release and never look back even if most of them turn out crappy. On the other hand, there are also games that are well worth their listing price of $10, $20 or more, so I'm not saying that *every* game should cost $1 or $2. It's just that the devs seem to have no clue (you can even see them on the Greenlight pages stating that they have no idea how much the game will cost).

Anyway, what I was meaning to say is that sales are sometimes the only way to buy a given game at the *right* price. :-)

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Quoting: liamdawe

Quoting: WoodieTibia still has a native, stand alone client.

Really? I went to the site earlier and the only option was a login to a flash game :(

Go to tibia.com, scroll down, click "Already registered", click "Download Client", click "I Agree", click "Linux Tibia Client 10.41"? ;-)

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Quoting: TuxiIt seems there are comming a lot of wine ports on gog ;-)

Finally! Obviously none of the old games are going to get native Linux client, but if they run well in DosBox or Wine, and GOG will provide a perfectly scripted package ready-to-play, then I'm all in. :-)

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Makes me wonder why people vote for some totally mediocre games while DROD still struggles to get to the top 100. Must be the "greenlight bundles". :-(

Anyhow if you didn't vote for DROD games yet - please do. And if you don't know DROD games yet - try them out ASAP! The first one (full version!) is distributed for free at:
http://forum.caravelgames.com/downloads.php?dl=1&id=37 [External Link]

disclaimer: I'm not affiliated in any way with the devs, I'm just a long-time fan. ;-)

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Quoting: AnonymousAnd there have more time to improve SteamOS, SDL2, GPU drivers, etc.

And finish HL3 & L4D3. ;-)

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