Quoting: liamdawe

Quoting: killyouGuys, to be honest this is it. We already had the best out of the "linux gaming" movement, now it's loosing momentum. There will be some more games but it will not get any better than it is right now. It might get worse though. We will not exit the artificial life support phase unless something happens on the Microsoft - Valve front.

I think you're being incredibly pessimistic. Nothing about Linux gaming is losing momentum. SteamOS is not the start and end of Linux gaming. I've found the experience of Linux gaming to get better year on year.

Do you find that there is more to report on year over year? If it is increasing or decreasing are we looking at a linear change or a curve? I suspect many of us are caught up counting volume of big name releases without paying much attention to the growth of development framework or even attention returning to old projects.

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Hopefully this doesn't mean that Intel have given up on developing their own IGP.

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Neat, Lua is one of my languages! I'm guessing only the game logic is Lua while the engine uses something else entirely?

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Quoting: gojulA bit scared about Vulkan, as Debian only features driver 375.82. Anyway bought the game from Feral Store as their other ports were awesome.

384.9 appears to be on the way. [External Link]

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I miss Roller Coaster Tycoon and really want to pick this up but I have to adhere to my strict no early access principle.

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Quoting: LinasSuperTuxKart is really has become a quality game. Not that I didn't like it before, but it is still impressive to see how far they have come.

The only problem now is that there is a wide disparity between the visual quality of race tracks versus the new ones that are being added. That and the the hub world look like a reference sample from Dark Basic or something.

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Quoting: EikeHow would you be using the free(d) space under your desktop?

The space would go towards nothing. I am normally a minimalist for sure. Such things as integrated audio from the monitor to avoid a bulky 2.1 stereo with a spider web of cables to route. And it's all much easier to clean :D

Quoting: Hamish

Spoiler, click me

So am I letting the side down then by having a more than five year old rig that uses a ton of second hand parts?

Isn't one of the strengths of Linux that we can make it work on all kinds of hardware?

Not at all since freedom > power IMO. In fact, I recycle electronics on the side so I understand the allure of withered technology. It would be especially fulfilling to use something older with Coreboot support.

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Quoting: EikeSo, you would downgrade without it? :huh:

Not sure. I certainly can get by on a lot less. And I can't be the only one who doesn't completely enjoy dedicating so much space to a monolithic wind tunnel box gaming PC.

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Participating in this survey has a ratcheting effect on my choice in hardware. I feel as though I can never migrate to anything less powerful than what I have because it would harm the overall "score" of Linux gamer computer strength.

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Quoting: AnxiousInfusionThanks boys for reminding me that I have a vestigial Humble lol IGN now account left to delete. And remember, you can't spell ignorant without IGN. ™

Seriously, guys/gals, do you really want it to become self-fulfilling prophecy?

Don't worry about it, buddy, as I'm pretty sure I don't represent the majority of Linux game buyers. I am the kind of person that abandons patronizing certain venues simply because they play ads. Not so Humble anymore will do just fine w/out me.

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