Quoting: DMGGame support said that it is driver fault and I need to wait till they optimize it. And how can I know, is it driver fault or game developer?

Most times, you just can't...

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Quoting: g000hIt's not cheating the system. It is a Linux gamer who paid out the cash for the game.

... but it's supposed to be played on Windows.
If there was no Windows version, the gifting wouldn't happen.

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Quoting: FutureSutureThis basically means that I can no longer gift games to friends who use Windows.

To be honest, it's one way less for us to cheat the system. :)

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Quoting: Blink123123I am too trying to play it but for a different point of view:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N4U46QOyeA [External Link]
Plus it's a neat channel

This looked like an overly shameless plug to me at first, but I see the video is very relevant to my question.
Thanks for sharing!

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Let me abuse this occasion to ask something...

I started to play some Hitman last weekend, and I still wonder how I would enjoy it. I played the first training mission doing most of the tasks. But hey, it's not hard to place explosives at a place you know your target will be going to - because he went there every single time you already tried the mission! It feels so unrealistic, so unsatisfying.

Then I tried the last exam, and there are these "occasions" (or whatever they are called in the English). When enabling occasion display fully, I feel I'm just icon hunting. Having enabled them minimally, I didn't find the airplane hold to manipulate. Disabling them fully I guess I wouldn't find out the complex ways to kill a target.

So, what are you doing? How are you playing and enjoying Hitman? (The normal game, not the elusive targets.)

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Quoting: ageresIf a game I already own gets ported to Linux, I buy a copy and store it in my inventory. I cannot gift it immediately because I don't have any friends using Linux, so that would be counted as a Windows sale AFAIK. So, what should I do now?

Gift it to me? ;)
No, seriously: I don't know.
Except for developers with their own store, of course.

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The game now has a demo on Steam [External Link]. I played it yesterday (and wondered if I should write an article, just to find out there already is one :) ). It's really leaned to Xcom, which I consider a good thing. The graphics remind me of Torchlight. I do like the environmental interactions, it adds nicely.

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Quoting: GuestThey are moving all their games ( except SS2 which will be redone as a reboot version ) into their new fusion engine which has Vulkan, Linux support, new lighting effects etc. These will be free to anyone who already owns the original game. They are also adding VR support but these will be standalone and will be separate versions of the game and you will be required to purchase the game with VR support separately. Here is the official FAQ...

http://steamcommunity.com/app/564310/discussions/0/135513901708280847/ [External Link]]zdxdsj

Thanks for clarifying!
(Links with "]" probably don't work here, but it works when copied.)

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Is there an overview of what Croteam is doing, revamping, (re)doing in VR, fusi(onati)ng?
Or is it just me losing overview? :)

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Quoting: NanobangLol, thanks Eike. Is it good that I have no opinion on 90s interfaces as I have no idea what distinguishes them from today's interfaces? XD

It depends. :)

But I guess it's not too much unlike other genres: Stuff gets easier, streamlined, more accessible.
In old adventures (that's what point and click is called at least here) you've got a verb list (in very old adventures, you just typed text - look for Infocom if you're curious, they're worth it), nowadays, you're likely getting "look" on left mouse button and "do stuff" on the right one.

But... just give it a try. :)

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