It's a good game, although it doesn't perform well under Linux (probably because of Unity). Actually, I've heard some say it's not exactly stellar on Windows either.

The mechanics of co-op would be interesting in a real-time strategy like this.

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That thing maxes out at 64 GB of RAM. :O You can even opt for the 1TB SSD. If money were no object, I'd be all over it. But alas, my money is a very very small object. I'll stick to my Chromebook for portability and my desktop for gaming.

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I have no solution for any of this, and I don't even play Dota. But my limited experience with Vulkan has shown me that it runs much more smoothly, without hitches like I tend to get with OpenGL. In this case, I'm referring to the Talos Principle. I'm guessing it takes stress off the CPU and relies more on the GPU. I have a GTX 970 but a pretty old i5 CPU. The less stress on my CPU, the better (at least until I can upgrade).

Maybe, even though you're seeing slightly lower FPS, it might still be smoother performance and better use of the GPU. I'm totally speculating, but just wondering.

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I'm actually more surprised Nvidia's Linux drivers already suppirt their 1080 card.

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Hmm. I'm a bit confused. DD1 works better for me than some of the more recent ports to Linux, like the Saints Row games. What exactly is broken about it?

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Isn't DD2 coming to Linux? Why bother fixing the old one now? The last time I played it, I was able to get it working fine with a little fiddling with the controls.

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Valve is definitely playing the long game. It's nice to see manufacturers that share its long-term vision. I wonder if part of that is because Dell is now privately owned and not at the mercy of greedy shareholders.

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Wow, it's been in Early Access since 2013.

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Quoting: apocalyptech

Quoting: Stupendous ManTrying not to be negative, but what's with the recent trend in game titles? Hitman, Tomb Raider, Doom etc, these games are years old! Why can't they just call them Hitman/Tomb Raider/Doom N+1? I'm old enough to remember when the originals were released, maybe that's why I get so easily confused!

But seriously, what is the reason for this? Don't they expect us to be able to count above 2 or 3?

Yeah, it's pretty ludicrous. I think it's generally done when the developers/publishers/whoever feel as though they're 'rebooting' a franchise rather than putting out a brand new sequel. Still reasonably obnoxious, though. Has this been happening in movie franchises too? I seem to think so, but I'm pretty unplugged from that area of popular culture, so I may be imagining it.

Edit: I'm fond of the word "ludicrous" today, apparently! :)

It's still not as ludicrous as the name "Xbox One". :D

Anyway, this will be a welcome addition to Linux, assuming it's ported well. I second the hope of an earlier poster that this one gets ported straight to Vulkan. In fact, all future Linux games should be. Vulkan is already super stable on The Talos Principle (for me anyway).

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It looks like a cuter version of Reassembly.

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