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Latest Comments by Tinche
A Linux release for Kingdom Come: Deliverance still looks very unclear
12 Sep 2016 at 9:35 am UTC Likes: 11

Not supporting Linux, fine.

Promising it in the Kickstarter campaign and then reneging, that's basically fraud. Come on.

Headlander, the new game from Double Fine Productions will not come to Linux
27 Jul 2016 at 9:55 pm UTC Likes: 2

Wait a minute, isn't Headlander out on PS4 as well? IIUC the PS4 uses OpenGL?

Headlander, the new game from Double Fine Productions will not come to Linux
27 Jul 2016 at 9:43 pm UTC Likes: 4

I'm afraid this is exactly the point of single-platform APIs, like DirectX and Metal. :(

System Shock Pre-Alpha Demo now available on Linux, nearing stretch goal
16 Jul 2016 at 7:59 pm UTC Likes: 3

Maybe the missing library is only the case for Ubuntu 12.04, like they mention in the update?

A little weird they mention a workaround for an Ubuntu release over 4 years old (there have been two LTS releases since). Also a little weird they wouldn't just package up the library themselves and just give it to us alongside the game?

The most likely scenario is they just don't have anyone particularly knowledgeable about Linux on hand yet, and that's totally fine at this point. If any Nightdive devs are reading this, even if you're doing an in-house Linux port, I'd still suggest putting away a tiny amount of money and paying an experienced porter (like Ryan or Ethan?) just for consultations and getting some best-practices advice.

P.S. I'm a backer, looking forward to playing this on Linux (if they hit the stretch goal, which they will) ;)

An interview with Paradox Development Studios about supporting Linux
19 Jun 2016 at 10:23 pm UTC Likes: 1

A big thanks to Gustav (and Paradox of course) for their hard work on supporting Linux :)

What have you been playing on Linux recently and what do you think about it?
5 Jun 2016 at 3:59 pm UTC Likes: 2

Let's see.

Darkest Dungeon. It's great!

Stellaris. It's great!

Saint's Row: The Third. Fun but some weird performance glitches?

Factorio. It's pretty good!

Waiting on the Rocket League launch. Got it via the latest Humble monthly.

There is now an open source driver and GTK3 based UI for interacting with the Steam Controller
27 May 2016 at 10:08 pm UTC

Quoting: CruelAngelTested it, works fine, took me some time to realize how to config mode shift, but it works, sot cool. Will be using it with Guild Wars 2.

However... both the on screen keyboard and menu command does not do a thing. When I run scc-osd-menu or scc-osd-keyboard from the command line, it can't find a certain libXfixes.so, however the libxfixes3 package is already installed. I'm on 14.04 right now and installed the sc-controller from the prebuilt deb package.
Had the same problem, filed a couple of issues on the GitHub page. The maintainer fixed them in a matter of minutes, basically. Very impressed with the level of support :)

So try the newest build, should be fixed now for Ubuntu.

Feral Interactive are teasing another new Linux & Mac port with a new clue
24 May 2016 at 11:30 am UTC Likes: 3

Quoting: Samsai808 SB12S could be a reference to MC Hammer lyrics and the image is obviously Mars. Since the new Doom is a Bethesda title it will never get ported. Thus the obvious connection is Hammer and Mars which could mean Red Faction: Guerrilla.
Ugh, Googling around, Red Faction: Guerilla is a 2009 game. Please be Doom, please be Doom, please be Doom

Sickhead Games​ working with Chucklefish to port Stardew Valley to Linux
12 May 2016 at 6:11 pm UTC Likes: 4

Just gonna echo the sentiment: super glad we're getting a port, sad it's not Ethan Lee doing it.