Quoting: ColomboYou can have fun with CKII for a while, but currently you really need to have at least several DLCs. But I haven't played CK for a while, so maybe it is different from Stellaris and EU, where without DLCs, it is quite bland. Stellaris is currently quite bland, I would wait till they release Cherryh update, maybe it will finally be better? But some changes are really stupid.

As for PoE, I would say no. PoE sucks. It is not very RPGish. You don't have freedom. Everything is locked down.

I'd heartily disagree, which just goes to show we all have different tastes!

I found PoE gave a lot more freedom than the old games like BG or IWD. I have the expansions but haven't played those yet. The base game had enough to keep me going for ages and I enjoyed working through many of the side quests and approaching problems in different ways. Maybe I was lucky, but I felt I could play my character the way I wanted.

As for CKII, even the base game is more than sufficient for a ton of fun. I really like the Old Gods DLC (which is bundled in the deal, I think) because I can play on my own turf as the Kingdom of Strathclyde, which had been subsumed by the starting date of the base game. There are a couple of DLCs which genuinely enhance the game but none are essential.

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Quoting: RedfaceWow, that is nice. I already have Stellaris, so I will buy tier 2 for Magicka 2, Crusader Kings II and Pillars of Eternity, 3 games I have been interested in for some time.

You're in for a treat. CKII and PoE are 2 of the best games available for Linux. I've lost hundreds of hours to them. What a bargain!

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I loved To the Moon, and had a lump in my throat by the end.

I played Finding Paradise through in one sitting last night, and sobbed like a child for the final hour.

Beautiful, beautiful game in my opinion. If you hated To the Moon, you're not going to like this as it follows the formula to the letter. If you enjoyed the first title, the current story may affect you more or less than the previous one depending on how much it resonates with your own life. I would give it my strongest recommendation.

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Now I know how I'll be spending my weekend.

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If anyone has the time to test my snap [External Link] of gzdoom with WolfenDoom: Blade of Agony, it would be much appreciated.

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Quoting: wvstolzingThey seem to be focused almost exclusively on BG1&2, and IWD1. It's been a while since I last played around with GemRB; but the status of support for PST seems to have stayed the same. It says 'roughly completable' [External Link], but a lot of UI elements didn't work at all, making it 'roughly playable' at best.

It seems like most of the work they are doing for game compatibility these days is for PST. They're very reliant on people playing through the games on their engine and reporting bugs, though, and I suppose the BG and IWD games have a larger player cohort for testing. I'd encourage anyone very familiar with the original games to try them in gemrb and report discrepancies to the developers.

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I picked up F1 2017 on Steam for 27 quid. I wasn't going to buy it at full price because I didn't know if it would run on my terrible hardware. But, beyond a segfault if the Steam overlay appears, it is giving me a constant 30fps on 720p/low settings. I accept that'd be too ugly for most people's tastes, but it has made me a very happy boy. Well done Feral!

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I'd echo the previous sentiments, Liam. It would be well worthwhile playing To the Moon (and the small expansions) before embarking on a new chapter. It is one of those games I hesitate to recommend; I adore it but I wouldn't expect everyone to feel the same way. The gameplay (and even the interaction) is minimal. But I found the story heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time, and not many games can flutter my ventricles.

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Quoting: Mountain ManI've had Neverwinter Nights installed on my system for over a decade. I remember the installation process for Linux was a bit convoluted requiring you to manually copy some files from the CD, but it always ran well. I haven't played the game in years, though. I wonder if it will still run on my current distro? Now I'm curious.

Yep. I followed some links on GOG [External Link] and got it working on Ubuntu 16.04 a few weeks ago.

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Heh. I'll buy this, even if I'll just be watching an F1 sideshow montage on my terrible machine. Maybe one day I'll be able to run it in all its glory! Thanks for bringing it to Linux.

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