I agree. Although they have said that the actual Linux usage numbers are such that it does not make support a given, they have no reason not to since it's easy to support. I suppose they also may have a few professional customers using it on Linux.

The new fog/haze rendering looks great. That is something that has been really bad.

Screenshots here on facebook [External Link].

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It doesn't technically say that X-Plane 11 will support Linux. It has no reason not to though, but the whole question of support has been surprisingly absent.

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Quoting: RedfaceWhat is missing is a way for developers to add DRM free as feature so it is listed together with Single-Player, Multi-Player etc.

Isn't that as simple as not linking to the steam api library? That'll mean no steam goodies like achievements though, so I doubt there'd be much support for it.

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Quoting: Alm888

Quoting: EhvisI don't think you quite understand what you're saying here. With the exception of OpenGL only stuff, EVERYTHING is a port with some sort of wrapping. Even Unreal Engine and Unity. As proven by the lower performance. Having an optimal solution would require a full blown rewrite, which is never going to happen for the Linux+Mac market share.

Objection!

If we look onto this game [External Link] we will see that apart from the obvious OS difference its system requirements are identical. This alone proofs that Unity3D is not "port" or "wrapper". It's "*.dll"-s are managed bytecode and not wrapped Windows PE executables. But if it so not enougth to convince you than we can look into any Unity3D log file located in ~/.config/unity3d/<company_name>/<game_name>/Player.log

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Benchmark it. You'll see lower framerates on OpenGL. That's down one thing: DX11 came first and got the best optimisation, then came OpenGL layer that was suboptimal. You can call in anything you want, but the net effect is the same.

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Quoting: Alm888This number inflation by "porters" will do no good. The only hope is direct personal work with (mostly indie) developers via Kickstarter or otherwise to persuade them in releasing day-1 versions and not "ports". And this will be way harder.

I don't think you quite understand what you're saying here. With the exception of OpenGL only stuff, EVERYTHING is a port with some sort of wrapping. Even Unreal Engine and Unity. As proven by the lower performance. Having an optimal solution would require a full blown rewrite, which is never going to happen for the Linux+Mac market share. Unless the Windows market share starts dropping drastically. But DX12/Vulkan will solve the problem way before that. For new stuff anyway.

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At prices like this, it's not the question whether it's worth the money, but whether it's worth your time. I'll take that as a big fat no.

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That steam thread sounds like a more reliable source than something said by a random dev in a random stream.

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Quoting: KimyrielleHonestly? I find it disrespectful to make promises that you don't keep down the road.

Unfortunately, that appears to be a much more general problem than just Linux releases.

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Personally, I'm not too bothered by all this. At the end of the day, it's rather simple. Either a game comes out on Linux, or it doesn't. Until a definitive release date is given, I take note, but don't consider it to have much value. No hype, no expectation, no nothing. If it never comes, I'll just play something else.

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Quoting: Guppy

Quoting: mcphailDoes it count as a Linux sale for Feral?

This.

Humble does take note of the platform. In fact, it draws a graph for how much each platform contributed. Whether that translates to a proper cut for Feral is something only they can answer. It'd be pretty strange if it didn't though.

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