Quoting: ShmerlHrm, why exactly do you need it even to run at anything higher than 100fps? It's way more than your eye can perceive already.

Not that I run games beyond 60fps, It's just that the requirements for this game are petty compared to today's systems and I was surprised to see that a 980ti is doing only 100fps at 1920x1080, Had it been 4K would be amazing no contest there.

As a comparison though, I take a look at this video of Witcher 2 on a 780, which is a much more intensive game and yet it runs close to 100 fps too.

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Looks good but there's something not clicking for me: A game released in 2007 and runs at only 100 fps on a 980ti? Sorry if I sound like a party pooper, but I'm not impressed. I'd really like to see an fps comparison with the Windows version.

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Glad this is coming out earlier than I expected, played it for a while with Wine. Very fun game worth your every penny.

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Glad the dev is still improving this game Linux-wise. With RPG's being first, Roguelikes are my 2nd most favorite type of games. Will pick this up when I can spare the money. Thanks for the news Liam.

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Has anyone tried to run Divinity Original Sin with the new Mesa drivers? I have a laptop with an i3 CPU that would most likely handle the game now that OpenGL 4.x is supported (The CPU in question is an i3-5005u btw).

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I'm not much for statistics however I've seen a small rise in Linux popularity outside the online world, the locals where I work tend to bring laptops with Linux and their request is never about removing it but rather for technical reasons, on another occasion a client would ask me to install Ubuntu for him.

While Ubuntu has been trying to bring Linux to the desktop, it seems in the past 2 years or so that it finally got the attention it deserves. Ironically we also have to "thank" Microsoft for the push, while it's still a small percentage they indirectly pushed many people towards Linux - I guess I should count myself for this one since I refused to see beyond Win7 ever since Win8 landed.

In my theory, I think in a couple of years time Linux might become on par with Mac in gaming popularity due to how easily accessible it is compared to Mac.

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Quoting: dubigrasuIs this the same Swiftshader from Transgaming?

Hmm I think it is, according to a line from their github page:

QuoteThe SwiftShader libraries act as drop-in replacements for graphics drivers.

On Windows, most applications can be made to use SwiftShader's DLLs by placing them in the same folder as the executable. On Linux, the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable or -rpath linker option can be used to direct applications to search for shared libraries in the indicated directory first.

Seems to describe the Transgaming SwiftShader perfectly. I used it quite a few times (when I used Windows) just for testing but the huge logo didn't give a good experience, felt like playing a tech demo. If this thing comes to Linux I might be interested in testing this.

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Not an Ubuntu user, but if I had to make an estimate I'd say 32bit should have been dropped after the Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. AFAIK every CPU manufactured from 2008 onwards has always been 64bit. Also I have no idea why some Linux games to this day still come only in 32bit.

I repair computers on a daily basis and frankly, I forgot the last the time I installed a PC with a 32bit OS be it Windows or Linux, even if it came with 2GB of ram.

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Kinda ironic isn't it? Linux is actually more personal than Windows or Mac.

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I think it's about time Devs started ditching OpenGL. I'm interested in this game since it's also on GOG, here's hoping they won't lock it to Steam.

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