It's incredible to see such well crafted ports of really great games. I really hope to see more coming soon, you've got my sincere admiration.

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Quoting: loggfreakfor gaming i'd say mouse accelleration should be off always, unless you haven't got enough room for your mouse to move larger distances and still need to be accurate

Again, you seem to be a CS player. Fatal1ty himself used acceleration extensively on Quake 3.
See: http://fatal1ty.com/fatal1ty-frags-blog-3rd-frag-mouse-sensitivity/ [External Link]

But indeed you are right, a flawless sensor allows you at least to disable it completely.

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Quoting: InokiNot sure I understood everything correctly, but if it doesn't support acceleration it definitely wouldn't end up on my desk since I need that feature.

It simply means that there is no built-in acceleration. People that don't like it can actually disable it (a good share of great Quake 3 players used acceleration at the time, but CS players hate it.)
In fact that's what I've been doing for years with my original Razer Abyssus, yet another mouse that didn't need drivers and had switches on its back, known for its extreme precision and reliability, but at the same time, its lift-off distance is ridiculously high and its ergonomics are crap.

Great review by the way!
I did the exact contrary compared to you: I went from my Razer to a Logitech M500 Refresh and... I don't regret it. Some high-end "office" mice have come a long way, and it's really obvious with this one. I started playing with acceleration again, and I love it. Don't know why, maybe I'm a damn freak, but as long as it enhances my aim I don't care. Maybe when I have the time I'll share what led me to that choice, but after 10+ years using Razer mice, it was a pretty tough one.

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Quoting: Eike

Quoting: evergreenthis port would bring mass of people to linux!

... like all those ports of big games before did!
Erm...

BTW, when Steam for Linux went public, we had 2% of Linux users, now it's 1. :-(

Steam user base has also been growing exponentially these years. In fact if Linux user base maintains at ~1%, it means that it's growing the same way as the rest of the user base. See: https://steamdb.info/blog/valve-at-gdc-2015-recap/ [External Link]
[Edit] Well, in fact, after doing some maths, Linux user base has almost not grown... my mistake.

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Quoting: amelcherHey guys I'm the guy in charge of the Mac and Linux ports. Glad it seems to be working great for most people, I put a lot of work into these ports. The Humble drmfree build should be updated soon and Flying Wild Hog will likely update the store page with the platforms soon as well. That said if you buy it on steam you will be able to play it on Mac and Linux they simply haven't enabled the icons on the store page. If you have any issues please feel free to voice them on the steam forums. Thanks for the article :-D!

As I already told you on Steam forums, you did an awesome job and you deserve much praise.

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I'd wish... No, I NEED Homeworld Remastered. Badly.

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Quoting: marcelomendesIf the game can't have a same day launch on both platforms they are probably rushing it

They most probably don't give a damn, just like their port for the first game.

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Yes, I was wrong!
I thought it always was there, but it was not.

Sorry for making such mistake.

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It is legal. In EU there is a period of retractation. During this period, you can't legally use the service you suscribed to. In order to use this service, you must give up on your retractation right. That is the case for any subscription to a service, which is basically what buying a game on Steam is.

So, by downloading and installing the game immediately after buying it, you give up on your retractation rights.

On a legal basis, a damaged game that can't work can get you a refund. But on Steam, there can't be physical damage, and if you exclude the case where you simply can't download the game, it will always be provided as it is meant to work, even if its completely broken to begin with.

So, agreed, this is not fair, and the law should really improve on these points. That's what you get, applying centuries old laws to new technologies.

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As it has already been said, today Blizzard are a shadow of their former self. Their creative force simply slipped away long ago. Enough talk, back to Torchlight 2.

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