They gave an update: https://steamcommunity.com/app/449960/discussions/0/357285398694738336/?tscn=1541439466#c2805074491028324108 [External Link]

We run in pretty much all kinds of issues. On some distros/hardware configs sound was crackling. We have had issues with game losing focus, resolutions going haywire when the window was minimized, on some hardware configs dungeons would be generated incorrectly, and, last but not least, on Linux our OpenGL renderer was at least 30% slower than it's DirectX implementation (weird since the same code flies on Mac). These are not all issues we ran into and we tested it on very limited number of hardware/software combinations.

We ran limited tests on players and even with a small group every player had at least some issues that took us from day to three days of work to fix. And even within that small group some players tried running the game on unsupported distros and were unhappy that we really don't support their distros or reported issues like they were happening on Ubuntu even though it was Arch ;-)

We spent far more time on Linux port than on Mac port. Shelving it was a very difficult decision for us because we do believe in Linux gaming and for the last month we felt that we were "almost there". However, our regular development was getting seriously hampered by Linux port efforts and it was time to make a tough choice.

Proton is not perfect but it's working well with Book of Demons. Actually, our native port was much slower than the game played in Proton (as I mentioned we had performance issues with OpenGL renderer). By "official support" for Proton we mean that if issues specific to Proton occur we will work on fixing them, not just write them off to "well it's a weird emulator on Linux we don't support that". The main issue here is that Book of Demons works in Proton and releasing the native port would disable Proton for BoD. So people playing the game now on Linux wouldn't be able to do so anymore if the native port had any issues on their machines.

Last but not least, we are shelving the Linux port, not outright killing it. This doesn't mean we won't do it after the launch. We really sacrificed a lot of time on that port and we too would love to see it happen. Especially if Proton turns out to be more problematic than it seems. However, the port can't happen this year, we simply don't have resources for that with early access exit around the corner.

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Quoting: sr_ls_boyAt the end of the video it says the game needs the doom2.wad to play.

Yeah, Freedoom as mentioned in the article.

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Quoting: EhvisCalling this a "Total conversion for Doom 2" is a bit silly. There is not a single thing in this game that can be rendered by the original Doom 2 engine.

Yeah, I think developers need to work out a new way to describe such things. What would you suggest exactly?

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Quoting: mao_dze_dunOk, I have to ask - obviously you reject Wine out of principle. Does that mean you don't use Proton either?

Personally, I don't reject Wine. My own thoughts on Wine have changed and evolved over the years. I think it's an impressive and important project for Linux. I've used it a few times, I even wrote about such a thing before. On top of that, if I did reject it, I wouldn't use it to let me kid play Overwatch ;)

Also, I wrote my own thoughts on Steam Play before on this very site, I like it. Used it recently to play Earthfall (a Windows only title) with a few people from our Discord. The main part I don't like about Vanilla Wine: not counting for Linux, Steam Play/Proton changes that since we do.

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Quoting: GuestThe cake is a lie

Don't do this to me.

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Quoting: drmothThat response leaves me satisfied and very content. Now, where's my wallet again?

Yeah, that kind of response was an example of how to perfectly handle such a situation even if there's a delay.

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For existing subs there has been plenty better for sure. For new subs though with the Trove it's still good with how many titles that has.

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Quoting: liamdaweThey only have a Windows icon though, as I've been told by numerous developers before keys can be per-platform. So they get a sale, you can play it on Linux, but it would be a Windows sale. I'm always wary of such deals, although it depends how much you care about counting for Linux.

Few months ago I asked a few developers about their games sold in Bundlestars/Fantical, where there was a steam key but without Linux icon.

I asked if this counts as sales for Linux.

For example, a developer from Shadowrun Returns - told me that it did not matter, just buy and enjoy.

They told me that every key sold is not assigned to the platform, but to the publisher. So it not matter. There are no Windows only or Linux only keys. There are Publisher only keys. This matter only if game have many publishers like Feral games.

Also asked if they know that Im buy it on Linux and play on Linux. They told me that - they see at steamworks how many players playing on windows, mac and linux. They dont need to sell seperate keys per platform (because this keys not exist).
So these things do not matter to them. Sorry for language, im not native speaker.

Ah yes, that's it. I was mixing up developers and publishers. So many things to remember, so little time eh. Also, if that is the case, then a developer or two hasn't been entirely truthful with me or they didn't quite understand what they were talking about.

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Quoting: Salvatos

Quoting: LiamYou get to see a leaderboard when you finish each sector, instead of it having a leaderboard for each level which Steam apparently wouldn't allow.

Can you clarify what a sector is and why Steam wouldn't allow it? Thanks :)

Woops. It's a set of levels and Steam wouldn't allow 90 leaderboards.

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Quoting: trawzEdit: found another sale for a Steam copy. It's going for €3,49 along with the original Mount and Blade & Mount and Blade: With Fire and Sword on https://www.greenmangaming.com/games/mount-blade-triple-pack-pc/ [External Link]

They only have a Windows icon though, as I've been told by numerous developers before keys can be per-platform. So they get a sale, you can play it on Linux, but it would be a Windows sale. I'm always wary of such deals, although it depends how much you care about counting for Linux.

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