I'm eagerly awaiting the day I can run KOTOR/KOTOR2 native. Here's to Dr. McCoy and Xoreos!

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Oh geez... best thriller story... Well, I did recently watch a movie called Maze Runner. It takes place in this almost alien maze. In the center is a meadow where people live. A few of those people go and run the maze trying to map it out and find the way out. I about crapped my pants when the Grievers showed up. ~shudders~

Favorite horror game so far is Amnesia, a Machine for Pigs. REALLY scary game, excellent ambiance, compelling story... I love it.

Thank you GoL for the news, and for the raffles. Congrats to the winners, whoever they may turn out to be,

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What's up with the Vader scream at 0:08?

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No audio on my end. :/ Cool that it runs though.

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You guys seriously just keep pumping out the Linux gaming news. Whether it's good, bad, ugly, or just plain odd, it's all there. I frequently visit all of the Linux news sites out there, but I always come back here. Always doing raffles, keeping people up to date, and making inquiries to make sure your data is correct... THAT is integrity. A few places around the web like to sensationalize their new or make drama or misguide people, but this place stays relatively calm, despite it all. Keep up the good work, and good luck to everyone in this raffle.

Cheerio!

Sincerely,
~Aaron Morris, Linux gaming enthusiast.

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Quoting: FinCoderI just downloaded 2033 redux. It doesnt launch on open source drivers (ati). Complains about opengl 4 support missing.

You can get around this by adding

'MESA_GL_VERSION_OVERRIDE=4.0 MESA_GLSL_VERSION_OVERRIDE=400 %command%'

to the launch options. On my end, the game will launch after doing this, but I get a black screen the whole time with the game audio and menus working. I'm trying to figure out how to get the visuals working. I have Intel Ivybridge graphics, Mesa 10.3.

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Somebody gifted it to me. Gonna start it up soon.

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Quoting: SXXYou should also mentioned that it's OpenGL 4 only and considering it's depend at least on GL_ARB_tessellation_shader likely won't work with open source drivers.

Unreal Engine 4 runs in the open source drivers, albeit without tessellation and a couple of not-so-needed effects. Essentially would end up looking almost the same as the original release, that is, if it does work. Sadly, I don't have the do$h for it right now, even with it being on sale, so I can't test that.

I think it's also worth noting that even if that's the case, it's the first time anyone can play 2033 on Linux.

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BL2 is running on my laptop at around 18-25FPS at max resolution (1366x768) with everything but AA and sunshafts enabled. Intel Ivybridge Graphics, latest 01.org drivers and 3.17.2 kernel. With recent discoveries by LunarG along with the work the Mesa team has been doing, we should be seeing at least a 57% increase in performance. This means I could get up to ~=43FPS if not more after all these changes are made stable and released.

If you don't believe me, take a look at the LunarG blog, get the average percentage from the kernel patch and add that to the Glassy Mesa percentage, and see for yourself.

Edit: I forgot to factor in kernel level enhancements, so there could be even more to gain than I thought. Fingers crossed, folks.

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You guys get a lot of the Linux news out before everyone else, and despite the fact that things get rocky once in a while, you always bounce back. Keep up the good work.

As for Aspyr, they are doing Linux gamers a huge service by running into the fray with good, solid ports, and of course excellent customer relations. They are constantly getting involved in discussions with the community, and are very respectful. Another added bonus point for them is the fact that they actually listen to constructive criticism.

Linux gamers... unite! Vive le revolution!

~Aaron Morris

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