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DiRT Showdown Released For Linux Thanks To Virtual Programming, Some Thoughts
17 Aug 2015 at 11:51 pm UTC Likes: 3
Quoting: mmstickIf we wanted to play non-native ports then we'd just use Wine with Gallium Nine, without all these silly bugs. Even that dreaded Witcher 2 port runs better in Wine that it does the 'non-native Linux port' from this developer.
So, just to be clear, you'd rather pay for the Windows version of a game and play it in a non-native wrapper (Wine) and have to fiddle around with it until you get it working right than pay for a version labeled as a Linux port that is also non-native but that is officially supported so that someone else has to fiddle around with it to get it to work and that can play through the Linux version of Steam?
DiRT Showdown Released For Linux Thanks To Virtual Programming, Some Thoughts
17 Aug 2015 at 9:15 pm UTC Likes: 1
If you have medium or low end hardware, make sure to disable global illumination and advanced lighting. They reduce FPS when enabled, but I can't even tell the visual difference (It's the same on Windows). On higher-end hardware, it still costs, but maybe not enough to bother you.
Motörhead Through The Ages, An Expansion For The RPG Victor Vran Announced
12 Aug 2015 at 9:36 pm UTC
For me, this is easily one of the best games I've played on Linux. Any expansions or additions to it are just icing on the cake at this point.
Shadow of Mordor Nvidia Benchmarks On Linux
6 Aug 2015 at 11:29 am UTC
Quoting: Samsai
Quoting: ungutknutFor everyone interested in Windows vs. Linux Benchmarks of this game (don't klick if you're not prepared for bad news):
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=mordor-win10-linux&num=1 [External Link]

Here's another test coming to the same result:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89G9qHrjS4A [External Link]

Seems SOM needs some heavy optimization work.
Those Phoronix benchmarks are completely wrong and that's one of the reasons why we ran our own benchmarks. You can see Liam's 970 beat a 980 Ti so whatever Larabel did was completely wrong. The Windows results might be accurate but Linux most definitely isn't. Take the Phoronix results with a boatload of salt.
Saying it's "completely wrong" almost implies they lied about it. More than likely, you and Liam must have some configuration settings that make the game run better. It would be helpful for all of us to know what those settings are (on your desktop, drivers and game). Perhaps you can help those of us who are getting numbers similar to Phoronix.
Shadow of Mordor Nvidia Benchmarks On Linux
6 Aug 2015 at 10:16 am UTC
The game is already able to get pretty high max framerate if you have powerful hardware. The problem is the minimum fps is considerably lower. It's shocking to the eyes if you're slashing orcs at 60 fps and suddenly dip down to 35. If you were already at 40 and dip down to 35, you might not notice as much. If you dip down to 18 or something like that, you're watching a slide show. What it needs is a more stable framerate. A solid 50, for example, would be smoother than fluctuating between 60 and 35, if that makes sense. I'm not advocating for a locked framerate at 30, just that consistency is as important as speed.
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Released For Linux, We Love You Feral Interactive
5 Aug 2015 at 12:41 am UTC
Quoting: ColoneilOk so I did some testings and found a spot in the game where theses slowdowns are always happening, this allowed me to check my hdd led which is not blinking at all during the slowdowns, it looks therefore that this is not an hard drive loading issue... I also took a video of the slowdowns which are occurring whatever the settings (slowest or very high) ... View video on youtube.com
Right, I don't think it's a hard drive issue. I ran the game on Windows for several months using the same hard drive that my Linux install is using. The game probably just needs some more optimization. Let's hope it's not that OpenGL is just inferior or something like that.
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Released For Linux, We Love You Feral Interactive
2 Aug 2015 at 6:32 pm UTC
Quoting: ColoneilAnyone else also getting framerate drops sometime? I have a GTX 960 on steamos and getting an average of 60fps on high settings in the benchmark but for some reason sometimes the games really slow down for a few seconds ...
I've tried to pinpoint a particular setting that might be causing it, but I can't find one. It also seems to happen randomly. You can do the same action twice and might not get the same fps drop.
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Released For Linux, We Love You Feral Interactive
2 Aug 2015 at 12:15 pm UTC
I already had the game on Windows. If I buy the GOTY upgrade on Linux, will it count as a Linux purchase?
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Released For Linux, We Love You Feral Interactive
1 Aug 2015 at 12:35 pm UTC
Quoting: berillionsNo problem for with an Intel I7 + GeForce 970M + 352.21 driver.
I have between 40-50 FPS with High settings.
What type of storage are you using? HDD or SSD?
DiRT Showdown Confirmed For Linux By Virtual Programming, Pre-orders Open Up
1 Aug 2015 at 12:34 pm UTC
Quoting: ProfessorKaos64What is with the recommended specs? An i7 for a 2012 game?
Keep in mind, there are several generations of i7s. It's an unfortunate naming system that Intel has. An i5 from 2013 might beat the 2012 i7. I've played the game on Windows and could crank up most settings on my i5 and GTX 660. With my GTX 970, I could crank them all up without dropping below 60 fps.