Quoting: shigutsoa game released in 2014 still in early access and with ~3000 steam sales...

hopefully when it gets Linux support it will get more players!

They've been testing their Linux version for that long too. I remember when they first announced it. I think Linux was always in their plans. For those who don't know, the original version, Dark Horizons Lore: Invasion [External Link], was on Linux too back in 2005. I used to enjoy it quite a bit.

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I've said this before, but it's worth saying again. People need to stop thinking of SteamOS as a competitor to Windows. I doubt that was ever Valve's intention. As someone above already mentioned, Steam Machines were an alternative to those people who were going to leave Windows anyway and switch to consoles. Valve is making a boatload of money from Windows gamers, and all they've done is add even more revenue from Mac and Linux game. For them it's a win-win situation.

Steam as a whole is their platform, not just SteamOS. They have multiple streams of revenue coming in. That's actually good for us because it means we'll still get games even if SteamOS isn't highly competitive because Valve doesn't depend on it to stay afloat.

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So, this is the publictesting branch in Steam? Is it safe to switch to that with current saves on the main branch?

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Steam has been suggesting this game to me for years. Maybe I'll check it out, depending on reviews.

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So, just to be clear, you're saying Half Life 3 confirmed? :)

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Quoting: ziabiceThe article is great, but leaves me with a big question: why WINE + Gallium Nine can sometimes archive same (or better) performance as Windows? It's simply not OpenGL, so there's no overhead?
This also can apply to Wine + CSMT for some OpenGL games.

How are we even defining "performance"? Are we talking maximum frames per second? minimum? average? compared to Windows? If a Windows version churns out 120 FPS and the Linux version gets 80, I'm fine with that. The problem is when the Linux version gets 100 but occasionally dips down to 40 (or even 30). Is that also part of OpenGL's limitations? Will Vulkan help at all with that?

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I'm waiting on the full game to be released, but I'm sure my kids and I will have fun with it.

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The game runs perfectly for most parts, but as the author mentioned, there are sections where the FPS really tanks. At first I thought it might be a specific setting, but changing the settings has no effect. Then, I thought it might be just graphically intense moments or areas, but I could be surrounded by five cars with explosions and the FPS might stay above 60. On the other hand, there is one place where I was literally staring at a dirty wall, and the FPS dropped to 35. No settings changes would fix it. What do you think would cause that? I'd happily sacrifice a graphical feature to fix it, but I suspect we don't have the option in settings. Is OpenGL just not up to par?

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Quoting: BTREEdit: Just saw the reddit statement. I don't know what they could possibly be researching at this stage. The OSX port will be using OpenGL so it's not an additional API issue. Besides which, they've had (presumably) several months to look at the game and code. The lack of clarity and wording makes me suspect it's simply a investment/returns for man hours issue. However well rationalized by them, I still feel like I'm being treated like a second class citizen.

Hold on a second now. The wording of their statement almost suggests they actually made a Linux port and it sucked, so 2K pulled the plug on it. Why else would they need to research and prove that their port can perform up to standards? Either that or the Mac port was not up to standards so 2K axed the Linux port.

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Quoting: KeyrockThis seems like one of the 8 billion survival games out there. Is that correct, or am I getting the wrong impression?

Yes, but this is one that actually made it out of early access. :D

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