You know, I saw the writing on the wall for the Linux port cancellation ever since they switched to Unreal Engine. Many developers, especially the larger studios, are very fickle when it comes to promises of Linux support, so much so that unless a game is open source, I wouldn't trust them to support Linux.

There won't be much backlash over a cancelled Linux port. How much of the money in this Kickstarter campaign comes from Linux people? Probably about 7% or less. With that kind of number, it's easy to throw Linux people under the bus, especially when Linux gamers can run a lot of Windows games easily through WINE/Proton.

I expect this will be the norm until Linux gets to about 20% or 30% market share.

However, if Nightdive had pissed off >=60% of the backers, things would definitely change. For example, after all the backlash Sony received for trying to force PSN account linking in Helldivers 2, they gave up on it, even though Helldivers 2 is still unavailable to purchase in all the countries that were locked out of purchases when Sony first pulled this enshittification BS on their users.

If you're still livid about this, it may be worth trying to ask for a refund. I've never backed any Kickstarter campaigns myself, so I can't tell you how well this will work.

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Quoting: Penglinginstead of 3-point as the original hardware did, which typically makes these games look "off"

And this is what it looks like [External Link].

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The Seven Deadly Sinners of the Game Industry

Greed: EA
Wrath: Nintendo
Sloth: Bethesda
Pride/Hubris: Rockstar Games
Lust: Epic Games
Gluttony: Microsoft
Envy: ???

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Did you know Perimeter is open source [External Link] under the GPLv3?

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In my opinion, when a developer does not want to offer support for a particular video game of theirs any more, they should release the source code if possible, especially if the game is a hit.

If the game is a hit, I believe releasing its source code basically guarantees it will live on as long as it has a dedicated cult following.

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Quoting: jordicomaNow they just host they own repository https://git.suyu.dev/suyu/suyu [External Link]

And the DMCA button (lower right corner) is a Rick roll! :smile:

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Quoting: Purple Library GuyWith Godot you can depend on their Linux support being just as good as their support for any other platform, maybe better.

I believe that's largely because Godot is Free, Open Source software. Linux people are more inclined towards FOSS software and contributing to FOSS projects, and so Linux gets higher priority from the core Godot developers because of this feedback loop between Linux-based contributors and developers.

I also think Unity3D and Unreal Engine developers prioritize Windows and consoles because that's where most of the revenue comes from, and so Windows and consoles are more important to the aforementioned engines' core developers.

Quoting: Purple Library GuyPhase 3: Eventually as Linux share rises, native Linux gets targeted as a platform again because it's big and important now.

I'm not so sure that will happen. I know market share is the #1 complaint most developers have about Linux, but if developers can just export a Windows build, and expect it to run perfectly on Linux under Proton, why would developers go to the trouble of trying to offer a native Linux port? In other words, if it's not broken, there's no need to fix it. And not going to the trouble of offering a native Linux port saves time and money that could be better spent on other things.

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I'm glad to see the Godot engine becoming more popular by the month. You can look in the "Software & Game Development [External Link]" category on Twitch.tv, and at any given time, you may see a few developers working on their games with the Godot engine.

Although Unity3D is still by far the most popular game engine in 2024 so far [External Link], Unity Technologies certainly seem to have shot themselves in the foot with their runtime fee announcement, and now they are laying off people by the thousands [External Link].

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There is already clear-cut solid evidence of plaigiarism [External Link] on the part of Pocketpair.

But since they made so much money from Palworld, one would hope they would use it to hire on a few more artists so that the Pokemon ripoff designs can be replaced with less infringing designs and models.

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Ooooh, interesting!

Good thing I still have Unreal Gold, Unreal 2, and Unreal Tournament on my GOG.com account. Seeing this makes me wonder if it will ever be possible to play Rune [External Link] on this engine.

And speaking of Rune, the developers announced a new game in the series [External Link] years ago, but it seems like nothing has come of it.

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