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Planetary Annihilation: TITANS updated and still alive, adds new free commanders and more
25 Jun 2017 at 8:08 pm UTC

Quoting: JOndra91
Quoting: N30N
Quoting: JOndra91Well, thing is that on Optimus enabled systems it's different.
Luckily I've the hardware to test such a setup. When I find the time I'll try replicate and see if I can find a fix.
That would be awesome if you could come up with something. I didn't have a chance to try a different hardware. But issue has been already reported here Linux/Fedora25 black menu screen [External Link].
That post is rather hidden away, so I've started a fresh thread with my test results [External Link]. ;)

Planetary Annihilation: TITANS updated and still alive, adds new free commanders and more
22 Jun 2017 at 7:48 pm UTC

Quoting: JOndra91Well, thing is that on Optimus enabled systems it's different.
Luckily I've the hardware to test such a setup. When I find the time I'll try replicate and see if I can find a fix.

Quoting: JOndra91CoherentUI is the biggest mistake that PA suffers from. Software like that shouldn't exist.
That's a bit harsh. It's actually a great interface library, particularly for mod-ability. Linux support hasn't been perfect though, that's for sure. :(

Planetary Annihilation: TITANS updated and still alive, adds new free commanders and more
22 Jun 2017 at 4:14 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: liamdaweAnyone still playing it? Or do you have major issues with it?
Of course! This is my main go to game on any playform. Love it! <3 :D

I can often be found on the community discord [External Link] and would be happy to try help those of you having issues get it working. I wish you guys would be vocal on the forums to make the devs aware of such issues.

Quoting: IvoLimmenYou had to start it several times and hope that the GUI started without much distortions.
I've not heard of this one before, what graphics are you using? Does toggling fullscreen help? Alt+Enter is the hotkey.

Quoting: JOndra91I can't play on updated system, because --software-ui now gives me black menu and I can't do anything.
Without --software-ui, game is too dark on Intel HD and doesn't render properly on Nvidia.
You shouldn't be using --software-ui with Nvidia, It's known not to work and shouldn't be required. Again does toggling fullscreen help with the black screen issue?

Overload, the excellent Early Access six-degree-of-freedom shooter updated again recently, looking amazing
7 Jun 2017 at 2:00 pm UTC

Quoting: liamdaweFew developers are able to pull off a Descent-like six-degree-of-freedom shooter, but the Overload team easily have the most promising available.
Was Sublevel Zero [External Link] so easily forgotten?

The developers of Mantis Burn Racing are open to bringing the game to Linux, if there’s enough interest
11 May 2017 at 4:42 pm UTC

Quoting: BTREStill, seems to have been for the best so all's well that ends well or something :P
:S: :dizzy:

Rocket League releases its 1.34 patch, adding more goodies
11 May 2017 at 4:31 pm UTC

How long are we Linux users expected to say in the beta limbo (is a little AA to much to ask for)? :(

Wednesday Madness, a quick look at some good Linux gaming deals
12 Apr 2017 at 6:41 pm UTC Likes: 1

I can't recommend Planetary Annihilation: TITANS enough. You'll often be able to find me in the (discord) PA Community Centre [External Link]. ;)

The Signal From Tölva, the new open-world FPS from Big Robot may still come to Linux
12 Apr 2017 at 6:13 pm UTC

Shame there's no multiplayer/coop. Still I'd check it out when/if it gets ported. :)

Mad Max meets Vulkan in a new fully public beta for Linux, benchmarks and OpenGL vs Vulkan comparisons
31 Mar 2017 at 4:21 pm UTC

Hardware:
  • GPU: GTX TitanX

  • CPU: i7-4790K


Game settings:
<permutation>
<value name="width">1920</value>
<value name="height">1200</value>
<value name="vsync">0</value>
<value name="fidelity-description"></value>
<value name="anistropic-filtering">3</value>
<value name="geometric-detail">1</value>
<value name="shadow-resolution">1</value>
<value name="num-shadow-lights">2</value>
<value name="texture-detail">1</value>
<value name="decals">1</value>
<value name="motion-blur">0</value>
<value name="soft-particles">1</value>
<value name="ssao">1</value>
<value name="point-light-specular">2</value>
<value name="anti-aliasing">1</value>
<value name="terrain-parallax">1</value>
<value name="fog-particle-upsampling">1</value>
<value name="dof-quality">1</value>
<value name="volumetric-lighting-quality">1</value>
<value name="heat-haze">1</value>
<value name="bloom">1</value>
<value name="landscape-debris">1</value>
</permutation>


OpenGL results:
<permutation>
<value name="benchmark-name">Camp - Hollow Point</value>
</permutation>
<result>
<value name="avg_fps">56.056522</value>
<value name="min_fps">36.256844</value>
<value name="max_fps">93.370682</value>
</result>

<permutation>
<value name="benchmark-name">Stronghold - Tyrant&apos;s Lash</value>
</permutation>
<result>
<value name="avg_fps">50.995613</value>
<value name="min_fps">25.488096</value>
<value name="max_fps">68.273369</value>
</result>

<permutation>
<value name="benchmark-name">Cutscene - Hope, Glory, and Dog is Dead</value>
</permutation>
<result>
<value name="avg_fps">74.672729</value>
<value name="min_fps">7.164556</value>
<value name="max_fps">382.555450</value>
</result>

<permutation>
<value name="benchmark-name">Cutscene - Landmover</value>
</permutation>
<result>
<value name="avg_fps">87.745949</value>
<value name="min_fps">7.699474</value>
<value name="max_fps">4587.155762</value>
</result>


Vulkan results:
<permutation>
<value name="benchmark-name">Camp - Hollow Point</value>
</permutation>
<result>
<value name="avg_fps">129.930542</value>
<value name="min_fps">120.758362</value>
<value name="max_fps">141.203049</value>
</result>

<permutation>
<value name="benchmark-name">Stronghold - Tyrant&apos;s Lash</value>
</permutation>
<result>
<value name="avg_fps">78.486877</value>
<value name="min_fps">55.654495</value>
<value name="max_fps">81.726051</value>
</result>

<permutation>
<value name="benchmark-name">Cutscene - Hope, Glory, and Dog is Dead</value>
</permutation>
<result>
<value name="avg_fps">126.061798</value>
<value name="min_fps">15.963222</value>
<value name="max_fps">153.704269</value>
</result>

<permutation>
<value name="benchmark-name">Cutscene - Landmover</value>
</permutation>
<result>
<value name="avg_fps">145.007584</value>
<value name="min_fps">12.531799</value>
<value name="max_fps">4424.778809</value>
</result>