As well as "Compelling multi-layered story".

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Quoting: linuxcityDaedalic has been really good to linux

Took the words right out of my mouth! I haven't really played RTS's in years, but I'm intrigued by this one. I'd be happy to at least talk about it around me as a token of gratitude for that continued support.

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Aspyr's page now says this:

Update: Mac and Windows are now back in-sync. At this time we do not have an ETA for an update to put Linux back in-sync.

Balls :|

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Quoting: Luke_NukemI'm still pretty bitter over Carmageddon. Can't even play it through Proton.

I got it to work recently, no tweak needed. Still runs like ass, though, and drives even worse, so eh.

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Quoting: eldakingI think a positive example of crowdfunding Linux-wise is AI War 2. The game isn't finished yet (and, of course, it is late). But we have had Linux versions of the beta (and alpha, I think) for years already. The developer is also very open about the development (almost too much, but I like it).

Hand of Fate was a good one too, I don't remember if there was much of a beta but Linux was included at launch and they were responsive to bug reports. Armello also worked on day 1 and has continued to be supported as far as I'm aware (I haven't actually played it in ages, but everything looks in order). Even Slain, with its abysmal launch, worked on Linux and kept support through the relaunch.

Quoting: eldakingI still think crowdfunding is an interesting model. It worked great for the "local" RPG scene; it helps a lot the vibrant indie community and enables the translation of mid-size RPGs that didn't really work traditionally. But I have grown skeptical of it for the really big projects, with $100k+ goals, huge teams, bombastic campaigns with lots of stretch goals or exclusives, ridiculously polished version right at start and so on.

Yeah, I've taken part in a couple projects by Cool Mini Or Not and the experience is vastly different. It's really just a glorified pre-order full of exclusives and shiny things meant to line their pockets early so they don't have to take out a loan to pay for the print run. I'd rather just get the basic product everyone else gets at release, off the shelf of a local store, and not have to pay for insane shipping.

Funding small teams has been a lot more rewarding since you get the sense that you're actually helping them make something that couldn't have been made otherwise for actual lack of money. Many of them are also more interested in feedback and backer participation along the way, and thankful for it, especially those who didn't have an audience at all prior to coming to the platform.

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Quoting: SalvatosSomeone decides to make a new language that everyone could speak in common, and now there's just one more language that most people don't speak.

Well, that sounds like someone without any real knowledge of what Esperanto is meant to be, and is, actually.

Correct on both counts. Do you mean that it wasn't meant to be a common language, or that most people do speak it?

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Esperanto is basically the equivalent of the multiplication of standards [External Link] in technology. Someone decides to make a new language that everyone could speak in common, and now there's just one more language that most people don't speak.

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Quoting: tmtvl1) It seems like Larian is gonna switch from good old 2E AD&D to D&D 5. I kinda checked out after the MMO-ization of the system so I'm not sure, but I doubt 5 is backwards compatible with 2.

D&D 5 is a lot more similar to 3rd edition, and AD&D by extension, than 4th edition was with, well, anything D&D has ever been, really. Didn't Icewind Dale (maybe only the second one) already use third edition rules? It wouldn't be all that far from that, though they culled some stuff, added a couple mechanics and more or less refactored all the skills and feats to make them a little more bland.

It might even seem less boring in a video game than on tabletop since we're used to having more limited options there.

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Quoting: MohandevirNo hard drive failure in 15 years? Wow! Hardly believable.

I upgraded it once or twice, so it's not 15 years of continuous use for one drive, but none has ever failed me. In fact, the only component I've ever had to replace because of a defect has been a DVD drive. Even when my Ethernet cable somehow soldered itself to its port it kept working :D

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Quoting: liamdaweAlso, "unfair" about paying and not having any real access to the files, what's fair about it?
Google has issues? No game.
Your net has issues? No game.

This can be replaced by: "Motherboard failure ($$$), no games, HDD failure ($$), no games, GPU failure($$$$), no games, RAM failure($), no games... Want me to go on? It's all about managing the risks. Both point of view are valid.

None of these failures have happened to me in over 15 years, so it's such a tiny risk that I don't see a reason to even factor it into my game-purchasing decisions. Power or cable failures, on the other hand, happen several times a year, not to mention that sometimes I might want to play a game somewhere without Internet access.

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