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The Talos Principle now has a Linux beta build available with Vulkan
20 Feb 2016 at 12:49 am UTC

[quote=webcreature]
Quoting: dubigrasuOpenGL: 91.4
Vulkan: 84.2

10-15 FPS difference for me too. But calm down.
I'm calm :)
I'm actually very glad to see already a game using Vulkan.

The Talos Principle now has a Linux beta build available with Vulkan
20 Feb 2016 at 12:18 am UTC

Vulkan:
Duration: 184.7 seconds (15544 frames)
Average: 84.2 FPS (88.6 w/o extremes)
Extremes: 783.7 max, 28.2 min
Sections: AI=5%, physics=1%, sound=1%, scene=49%, shadows=13%, misc=31%
Highs: 2475 in 8.5 seconds (291.7 FPS)
Lows: 2352 in 55.3 seconds (42.5 FPS)
30-60 FPS: 19%
> 60 FPS: 81%

OpenGL:
Duration: 184.5 seconds (16869 frames)
Average: 91.4 FPS (96.6 w/o extremes)
Extremes: 880.3 max, 35.3 min
Sections: AI=5%, physics=1%, sound=1%, scene=77%, shadows=12%, misc=4%
Highs: 1441 in 9.3 seconds (155.3 FPS)
Lows: 2251 in 38.8 seconds (58.0 FPS)
30-60 FPS: 6%
> 60 FPS: 94%

View video on youtube.com

Dying Light patch released
18 Feb 2016 at 6:06 pm UTC Likes: 7

Quoting: GuestThank you for reminding me NOT to get this game
Don't do that, apart from the bugs that we get sometimes this is an awesome game.
You're loosing a good game.

Dying Light patch released
18 Feb 2016 at 5:36 pm UTC Likes: 1

Hm, still working here...

Thoughts on first-person exploration game ESSENCE prototype, Linux crowdfunding roundup
17 Feb 2016 at 10:06 pm UTC

I don't know...I played the demo for a bit, but I couldn't shook that "Unity Engine" feeling, from the graphics to the clumsy controls.
It certainly has something to show and still in an early stage, so there's hope.

Dying Light hotfix released, should fix major texture issue on Linux, no co-op fixes yet
13 Feb 2016 at 8:06 am UTC

Quoting: GuestThat's because now it's not a bug, but a feature!
My bad man, my bad.

Dying Light hotfix released, should fix major texture issue on Linux, no co-op fixes yet
13 Feb 2016 at 7:59 am UTC

Well, not sure what was fixed about the low textures "bug".
Before this new patch I had no low textures whatsoever, not one.
Is only now that I'm starting to see them, and a lot of them.

BattlEye anti-cheat now supports Linux, already live in ARK: Survival Evolved
11 Feb 2016 at 1:19 pm UTC

Quoting: Xpandermissing true sky, tesselation and ground clutter - those features are missing from linux version

and yeah its the reason it runs better, you can achieve same graphical detail on windows when you add
-sm4 to the launch options
Gotcha Xpander, good info.
I guess is a good test case for a benchmark. Not sure if ARK has a running demorec feature.