If only we could reach 5%, that would give us as much influence as Mac OS users, which is more than sufficient to begin with.

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That's sad news, but it don't mind, they are Linux-friendly enough. I'm just sad I won't be able to show my support this time.

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Why "sloppy"? Can a game really be sloppier than the original Stalker? It was groundbreaking but flawed because of limited resources and development hell. I think there's some room for a Stalker-inspired game, especially if it comes to Linux. Already in my wish list.

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I've been using this patch since its first Linux version. I think people have quite harsh opinion about this game. To be fair, now that sidekicks can be disabled, I think it's going get a lot better. It's got a nice Quake II feeling that I dig. Granted, it's not Hexen II or Quake, but without sidekicks it's getting near enough.

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Quoting: Segata SanshiroShout out to Eador: Masters of the Broken World as well, one of the most unusual cases of Linux porting out there.

I prefer to refer to this game as Eador: Masters of the Broken Port. I've never seen such a ridiculous port, ever.

I like to imagine the porting process:
Dev 1: Let's use Wine!
Dev 2: Does it run?
Dev 1: I don't know, let's do it anyway!
Dev 2: But we don't have a Linux rig in the office, how will we test it?
Dev 1: No need to test it! It's Linux, remember? No one will play it!

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Quoting: melkemind

Quoting: omer666Vanguard Princess is a really good VS fighting game, and I'm not saying that because of the fair amount of fan-service that's provided by the game (even if I could, but that's another matter :p)

More particularly, the animation is top-notch, and the game is often said to have been developed by a former Street Fighter III developer (the best episode to date). Whether this is true or not, the game is really well crafted with some interesting gameplay ideas, and the hitting priorities and overall feeling is really pro-quality.

The game is essentially 1 vs 1, but it uses a second character based on the same model as strikers that can be found in Marvel vs Capcom or King of Fighters '99.

Definitely recommended, will buy when it's out.

That's surprising. From what I remember, it seemed pretty shoddy even on Windows. It was a 2009 game made with the "Fighter Maker" program. It didn't even have support for widescreen monitors. Has it improved somehow? I'm not saying it won't be good, but it's hard to see how it could be better than Skullgirls.

Edit: I should note. I'm referring to how the game runs rather than the gameplay. It might be stellar.

Well it depends on what you're expecting from a 2D fighter in general. Granted, Vanguard Princess is low-res, but I think the art direction is awesome. Skullgirls is hi-res, and overall it's technically superior, buy the art-style and gameplay don't appeal to me. I've had been having the game and it's DLCs in my library for a long time but I still haven't played it...

When you're used to playing SF III or Mark of the Wolves, Vanguard Princess' graphics aren't bad at all, quite impressive for a doujin game. Some series like King of Fighters or SNK vs Capcom kept low-res sprites for quite some time even after switching to 3D backgrounds, and in my opinion that looked way shoddier than Vanguard Princess.

Just my opinion though, and I never liked western fighting games that much, apart from the occasional Killer Instinct. Even Mortal Kombat, I find it gross and stiff in its gameplay. A matter of tastes, I think.

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Vanguard Princess is a really good VS fighting game, and I'm not saying that because of the fair amount of fan-service that's provided by the game (even if I could, but that's another matter :p)

More particularly, the animation is top-notch, and the game is often said to have been developed by a former Street Fighter III developer (the best episode to date). Whether this is true or not, the game is really well crafted with some interesting gameplay ideas, and the hitting priorities and overall feeling is really pro-quality.

The game is essentially 1 vs 1, but it uses a second character based on the same model as strikers that can be found in Marvel vs Capcom or King of Fighters '99.

Definitely recommended, will buy when it's out.

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Quoting: SXX

Quoting: omer666This sure doesn't look good. Too bad it happens with the first really powerful open source friendly card...

Nobody should ever buy reference cards no matter if it's Nvidia or AMD. They usually have some kind of issues.

Yeah sure, but it seems ASUS GTX 960 has had the same problem whereas the reference model didn't. Looks like we'll need to be careful about this anyway.
On another hand a Phoronix article [External Link] is out about power consumption of the card and it reports an average of 144W, which is below the 150W TDP and way below the 165W reported in the different links around the web...

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Quoting: DePingusI had high hopes for these cards, but in light of this impending debacle, I'm going to wait...

https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/4qfwd4/rx480_fails_pcie_specification/ [External Link]

tldr;
These cards are drawing way more power from the PCIe slot than they are supposed to.

This sure doesn't look good. Too bad it happens with the first really powerful open source friendly card...

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Wow that looks pretty interesting indeed. We need to have some more feedback on compatibility/stability though. But as of now, it's the most interesting option for my next upgrade.

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