Yeah I would give Unity 5 a run on Linux. Its been a few years since I've done GameDev, I certainly considered Unity until I learned I would have to run it in WINE - and lets just say that developing on Windows is a chore without a tabbed File Browser, and copying files crashing, not to mention the -"meh"- speed of the OS even when on a SSD.

Unity on Linux would really be the logical next iteration as Linux has a much greater die-hard developer base than Mac or Windows.

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Road Rash 2015.

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Yeah I'll probably buy 2 or 3 for my mates and me. Valve has to show me that it can be equally as good as the Xbox 360 controller though so I can obsolete it from the top of my tower where it resides.

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I forgot about X, I got X3 but lately I have a hankering for gorgeous Linux Games like X Rebirth appears to be from the Trailers on Steam.

So I wishlisted it, I seem to be getting into a habbit of buying ~$20-40 games lately, the future of PC Gaming is good! :)

Wishlisted, maybe will buy next check.

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Quoting: sigzTerrain and global shadows are really missing, game just look downgraded comparing windows version...

According to beta testers the number of bug fixes that were resolved 48 hours prior to launch was astounding. I assume that the developers likely had to disable problematic code to stop the hemorrhaging error count, I mean they certainly had their pants down with it since launch took 24 hours longer than their estimate ETA.

I hypothesize that those optimizations will creep back in with a couple weeks.

Quoting: adolson^ Motion blur is the first thing I turn off, in any game. It's annoying as hell.

This. Motion blur impacts the gaming experience negatively. This futuristic gaming age isn't my world.

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I noticed the same discontinuity - I think they probably optimize for Epic settings first.

I set all my settings on Epic and it outperforms high greatly.

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Quoting: Leerdeck

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Quoting: liamdawePersonally I don't see it as an attack, and it frustrates me when people see criticism as an attack.

I agree, but Linux users are pretty hyper-sensitive to criticism of the platform too.

I am a Linux user and I have a laundry list of things I could say about the platform coming in a from a relatively new-ish user's perspective and no, I don't want to get into this :)

In all seriousness, though, not all Linux users are hyper-sensitive, I think it's just a small outlier that are such :)

I 100% agree with that.
I think it is the same everywhere regardless if it's religion, politic, sports or games ;) There are always some people who are feeling offended by general critic at things they like.

I have to chime in on this, because that original statement is a over generalization and too generic to be always true.
"Linux users are pretty hyper-sensitive to criticism"

I've been a Linux user for nearly a decade and I often publish constructive criticism. Sometimes another Linux user will misunderstand my intent and think I'm being "ungrateful" or "negative".

What Linux users need to understand is that the composite group as a whole includes people from ages of 10 to age 70 scattered across every country in the world that speak hundreds of different languages - It's not uncommon for contributors in FOSS to speak english as a second language so it's no wonder they wont understand localized jests and jives, and from their POV they may often confuse your intent because of the cultural barrier, language barrier, and age barrier.

So next time a Linux user trips over something you said, consider that they may have simply not understood the intent of your post. If they call you ungrateful - consider that in their culture it's among the most haneous of crimes to receive free and not sing appreciation (I'm looking at you Asia.) If they think you're being negative - maybe they don't understand the difference a debate/constructive criticism and a argument because they're still a teenager and lack the social intelligence because they spend too much time plugged into the virtual world at their computers.

Then there are those guys that have nothing to do but sit at their computer and argue all day with Internet Strangers, I avoid those people like the black plague because I consider what Mark Twain said to be true:
“Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.” ― Mark Twain

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Quoting: hardpenguinBut hey, they do not own you a thing. So stop acting like you are entitled to any kind of treatment and if you don't like something, just do not buy it.

That was gold :).

Although Commentor OP is clearly radical or troll - I agree that we should buy as we please. And you know what? I've been buying and playing games even in the $20-30 range just because the Arch Linux people of my house are glad to see native games that are well crafted.

The fate of the future is sealed, Linux is a beast that is made to outlive any Corporation, Company or Group because of its openness. Windows & Mac on the other hand require lockin to their ecosystem. If you don't trust them or like the decisions they're making? Tough. Linux on the other hand requires that a governing organization listen to their users as the OS is largely not owned by any specific group - users have a bigger say to get a middleground between the "tough luck" and "total disordered dysfunctional democracy ". Valve are the gate keepers of this new Steamy world, but their power doesn't allow them to make radical and unethical choices with no consequence.

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This reminds me of G-NOME by 7th Level. I sure do miss the gritt and badassness of those older games. A Golden Age of Indie Game Development was the 90s.

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I get 35 - 40 FPS on Epic on my GTX 970 - on High I get 20 - 30.

I noticed that particle effects play a big part in the dips to 10FPS suchas the particle effects from your arm implant on the Inventory Screen, and the Particle Fountains in the distance.

I started a thread numbering bugs on Linux to help the developers get things squared away :)
http://steamcommunity.com/app/346110/discussions/0/523890681405297150/ [External Link]

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