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The Talos Principle getting a Linux build using Vulkan in a few days
16 Feb 2016 at 8:45 pm UTC

Quoting: YasserGreat news, but will need to download again or come by updates?
There's already an update in the public beta branch available (it does not yet support Vulkan on Linux, as said - in a few days though).

Vulkan 1.0 specification and SDK have been released
16 Feb 2016 at 5:44 pm UTC

The nvidia drivers with beta Vulkan support have got the version number 355.00.26, my Debian drivers have got 355.11 - so should Vulkan already be included? Or is there some number confusion (like a ".00" too much)? Is there any easy way to query if the driver supports Vulkan?

Vulkan 1.0 specification and SDK have been released
16 Feb 2016 at 5:01 pm UTC

Quoting: SamsaiThe Vulkan renderer for Talos Principle isn't on Linux yet. Hopefully that will arrive soon.
It will, they say!
https://steamcommunity.com/app/257510/discussions/0/412447331651559970/#c412447331651682425 [External Link]

Vulkan 1.0 specification and SDK have been released
16 Feb 2016 at 2:45 pm UTC Likes: 3

For the Germans among us:
Now it goes loose!

Frozen Synapse 2 announced, dev confirmed to us it will be on Linux
12 Feb 2016 at 3:21 pm UTC

The first one was a great one! (...and my first game on Linux AFAIR!)
Very friendly online community!

XCOM 2 is so popular it has beaten the all time peak player count of a number of games
11 Feb 2016 at 12:23 pm UTC

Quoting: zebYes, it seems very likely. But this only applies when LC_ALL is set. Other LC_ do not pose a problem, even if set to a non-English locale.
Does setting LC_ALL to C solve it as well?

XCOM 2 is so popular it has beaten the all time peak player count of a number of games
11 Feb 2016 at 11:11 am UTC

Quoting: zebFinally user Brix cracked the problem on Steam forums:

unset LC_ALL

It has been confirmed for many users. How come does this interfere with 3D rendering?
Is it connected with locales that have commas between floats (like "3,14" instead of "3.14" )?
Because that might make a whole bunch of different problems, including 3D rendering.

XCOM 2 is so popular it has beaten the all time peak player count of a number of games
9 Feb 2016 at 10:28 am UTC

Quoting: wolfyrion:whistle:
Let me guess, he missed his 99% chance? :D

XCOM 2 is so popular it has beaten the all time peak player count of a number of games
9 Feb 2016 at 10:26 am UTC

Quoting: Xpanderperformance is pretty good with the beta branch, which sadly isnt made to public yet.
Thanks for sharing, that's great to hear!

I'm still pondering about buying the Steam Controller bundle, and I still wonder...

... does anybody know how long the XCOM 2 & Steam Controller bundle will be sold?

Gas Guzzlers Extreme looks like it is going to come to Linux, porting starts soon
8 Feb 2016 at 1:49 pm UTC

Not yet started but "release shouldn't be too far"?
Now that's optimism!