Eeeeeh... I really don't understand such developers.
Is it just me who sees developing for Linux support in gaming such a way - you take the latest Vanilla Ubuntu LTS release (fresh install) and then you port your game/app/engine/whatever to work with that (including the necessary libraries with the packet so it would not f**k up the whole system and would be separate just for this application). Later on expanding your test rig with nvidia/ati/intel whatever graphics settings are missing and adapt the app.

I am no developer, but this seems logical and not such a big deal.
You might give me flack for putting vanilla Ubuntu up there and not Arch/Manjaro or Suse, etc. But the way I see it, Ubuntu and its derivatives are the most solid choice when it comes to developing gaming on linux. (you always have one base, backed up by Canonical, on which to build)

When it runs on Ubuntu, I am 100% sure that the community takes care of any issues that might arise with other OS' like Arch. (ok not dev issues but generally speaking)

If someone has any more experience with this topic, please, elaborate on it... is my way of thoughts generally correct or am I way off?

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Very helpful and good article. Kudos!

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A definite linux buy for me. I just love a good horror story, as long as the gameplay isn't one.
Yet I do hope that they will do something with the walking animations... it just looks so off breaking some immersion.

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If only they would release it... I'd buy the controller immediately.
As strange as it sounds, I have never gotten my Logitech Chillstream controller properly working in linux. (manjaro xfce, ubuntu, mint, kubuntu) It uses the same xbox drivers as the original xbox controller. Always there is either incorrect mapping (which can be forced to be replaced via cli) or the games have just freaked out and remapped the controller to hell, making it unusable. I just hope that when this hits the market, the linux support would be 1st class for the controller.

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Saw this yesterday, it is an Excellent addition to Steam platform.
The main selling point for me (regarding this feature) is the ability to check my friends playing something I'm not familiar with and when I like what I see, I'll buy the game myself. So I think this is an excellent addition to Steam.
Let's just hope Linux gets its love soon enough and we'll be checking on each others' failures in the near future. :D

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Pinging an old topic here, but can Mr. Adrian Chmielarz be pinged again to see if there has been any progress on the Linux port? :)
I'm looking into buying it but would like to buy it for linux and not use wine for it. :P

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Quoting: KallestofelesHi Liam,

Looks nice and sleek.
Just a thought... the only feature I'm missing there (or I'm just blind) is a way to filter and sort games by discount. It would be a killer feature to get the best deals without going through pages of info. :)

Nevermind that, I'm just dumb here. :D

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Hi Liam,

Looks nice and sleek.
Just a thought... the only feature I'm missing there (or I'm just blind) is a way to filter and sort games by discount. It would be a killer feature to get the best deals without going through pages of info. :)

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Aaah, a decent explanation is in order as this is more a topic of "why" than "how much".

Why I love GamingOnLinux?
I started following this site around half a year ago, at the time I was pushing myself towards flipping the table on Windows completely and going all-balls-out on Linux. As I switched over I found myself spending more and more time on reading articles about native ports and games, and as this site seemed to be most legit with very up-to-date information, I started visiting it a couple of times a day. Really, when it comes to getting good info on Linux games, GamingOnLinux is the place to be.
As I'm playing games under Linux as well, I thought that I'd give the community a shot as well, so I registered and started commenting on some of the articles. What truly amazed me at that point, was the community itself - frequent commentators and even the people who are writing the articles are so friendly. Even during the livestreams one can really connect with the staff of this great site and actually get a conversation going - it's simply amazing in my eyes and makes you feel as part of a community. (though it might be due to smaller livestream audience currently but the point remains the same - you guys are Awesome!)

Now, regarding Aspyr?
I have great respect against Aspyr as they put up excellent ports of Borderlands series. I would only wish that they would keep it up and start releasing their ports which have been already done for MAC on Linux as well. OpenGL is the same and they both come from the Unix family so it shouldn't be that hard... but it still takes resources. Anyways, thumbs up for them as they have my wallet's support, however there's not much else I could tell about them.

Key or no key, I know that someone will read this and know how awesome this community really is.:P

PS!
Samsai, make some English commentary happen on your channel! :D

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Exclusive content for Linux? I don't care how minor they are, I'm supporting this. //running around like a headless chicken

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Now, back to normality... it actually looks interesting for me. I'll look it up definitely. :)

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