Looking forward to it.

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To that I just gotta' say kudos to eON. They ported, they "failed" to deliver the wanted performance, they promised to improve - and they did and do!

It's great to see they care so much. I'm sure they learned a lot in the progress of porting their first AAA title, and I hope this results in better ports in the future.

And yes, I consider it a native port, since as I understand it, they wrap the D3D API providing according functions wrapping it to OGL on a source code layer, not an emulation layer. So as I see it they put in what most engines do: A porting layer for different platforms, having the D3D functions mapped to OGL - natively. And yes, most likely most ports use that - why? D3D is most common, and best known by the game developers. That might change soon with different APIs appearing (mantle, metal, etc.).

I already was happy with the performance the last beta, didn't test this one (yet). And I'm playing it on a old i7 with a 555 gtx...

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Following this quite a time now ... great project!

@BillNyeTheBlackGuy: they won't shut it down. It's a community project not deploying any IP on their own but the project will require VTM:BL installed / bought on steam to work, which will cover the IP issue since everyone using the port will have to aquire the original game. Any lawyer would have a rough ride to bring a game "visually improved" where you bought the usage right of the original game to curt. White Wolf / CCP / Activision will see that as free cash rather than an issue to sue.

If it's steam only - I couldn't care less. Of course they need to prevent being sued and try to prevent people playing it without having the original game (and within that bought the usage right on the IP). Maybe on long-term we'll see a deal with the owner of the IP, at the moment it seems the only legit option.

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I always wanted to check what's the hype for ... I don't see anything special about the game (yet), but it's got so great ratings that I'll have to buy and check it out.

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Wow, even my old 555 gtx has OpenGL 4.2 ...

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I think I'd love this, but I don't think on my computer I'll be able to play it due to high graphics requirements (4 year old Alienware X51...).

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That one I'd love. Was looking for a long time for a real time strategy game to be played on Linux.

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This looks great, and very promising story-whise. I'd love to see it on Linux. Though, "looking into it" is way less than confirming development, it's cool to see that dev studios start to seriously consider linux ports though.
They all work for money, if it is too risky they probably won't go for it. But it's a good sign for all of us.

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I personally don't think it could ever replace my mouse, especially not because I use the razer naga ;-). It's still the only gamepad which I consider could be worth buying.

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Better late than never on Linux. Important is that they do it right, a short delay on the beta won't hurt too much. I am in the 110 tier, so I even will get an extra copy of it.

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