Meanwhile I grabbed the previous August Monthly Bundle and got...

The Escapists 2 (early unlock)

Kona (didn't have it already)
Sudden Strike 4 (didn't have it already)

plus other non-Linux stuff (mostly unclaimed) such as Pathological Classic, The Surge, Forged Battalion.

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Currently, 76% off on GreenManGaming. Hmmm, maybe worth a punt.

Anyone finding it broken or problematic on Linux?

EDIT: And now back up to full price again :/

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Whoop - I have just spotted - the newly Linux-ported Turok is 75% off on Steam.

Think I am just about to purchase ;) EDIT: Bought it. Played for about 1 hour. Good game. Decent port.

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Anyone get a spare Dirt Rally key - I'm interested, and have plenty of other keys to swap it for.

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A few more I spotted:

Crypt of the Necrodancer at 80% off on Humble store

Bomber Crew at 60% off on Humble store

Merlin vs Zombies at 81% off on Steam EDIT: Bought this one, played for 45 minutes. Reasonable game, similar style to Angry Birds, certainly worth it at this low cost.

Looking forward to the 7 Days To Die update.

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This very thread has done a good job of demonstrating to me just how toxic members of the Linux gaming community are.

Here's a few points:

- Most of the complainants neither bought nor played the game, and have no investment in it whatsoever. (So why comment? Answer: Because you're a troll.)
- Game developers do not like bad publicity, and if the Linux community is going to be toxic about their port or delayed build, then they might as well not have a Linux port. Better to have a perfect Windows release and Console release than even put any effort into Linux (which is what many of the AAA Studios do).
- Why not express anger about companies like Bethesda and Rockstar who never brought ANY of their titles to Linux? (That's right: Have a good old moan at the company which did bother bringing the game to Linux, and has been doing okay with updates.)
- So what if head of Facepunch makes some digs at Linux and Linux community. He makes digs at everything. It should be a case of "Water off a duck's back", i.e. It's nothing, and it shouldn't bother you.
- Rust game has been working fine on Linux (at least as good as the Windows version) ever since it went Final Release. And it was working pretty good before that, on Linux, too.

It's all okay though, because you can spend your money buying Windows games and then play them on WINE, making the Linux community look even smaller than it is.

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Quoting: dubigrasu

Quoting: g000hI've got plenty more to play if Rust does stop working on Linux, but I'm happy to keep going with it, if it does stay active.

But I take it you don't play on the GOL server? Don't remember seeing you there recently...

Yes, I've moved on. I did have a long stint on the GOL Rust server, particularly when I was less familiar with the game. It is a good server for starting out, i.e. less hostile than some of the others. It is also a good server for camaraderie, chatting while playing, and practising building skills. But I tend to prefer the threat and survival aspect of other servers, i.e. not being familiar with the other players. At some point, I might be back on the GOL one.

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Well, I've been playing Rust, prior to the recent Support controversy. And playing more Rust, after reading most of the GOL comments about the controversy.

Feel like sharing some of my game events...

I'm a solo player, playing it from a survivalist view-point. During play, anything could happen, you could turn around a corner and come face to face with a bear, a player with much better weapons than you, you could open 100 crates and not get an item you desperately need. Or you could open one crate and get just what you needed. As a solo-ist, the game is extra hard if you run into other players, particularly a group of co-op players who can potentially all gang up on you.

My previous Rust game, I'd got to the point where I'd placed two hidden bases at different points on the play map. I'd stocked up each base, so in the scenario that one would be attacked I'd still have a decent set of equipment in the other base. An event happened which bothered me: I'd entered the Oxum Gas Station, gone around looting it, and then climbed down the ladder into the little cave section. I spotted a player in the cave, and a crate with a stone in it. The other guy was wearing basic clothes and no weapon, and didn't attack me or behave hostile to me. I was kitted up. So, I left them in peace down in the cave. A bit later I was stood at the recycler, recycling all the items to get useful components. I was alert, but not being really careful about my characters well-being. BAMM! Shotgun to the back of my head. Dead on the floor. Who did it? The weakling from down in the cave, had snuck up and taken his chances. Mean-spirited opportunist. From that point in the game onwards, I have been even more careful in my play, checking the area before using recyclers. Taking cover and being weaponised while recycling (or other activity where you are not fully focussed on what is around you). Haven't been caught out again. And I didn't lose much anyway, seeing as I am regularly unloading back at base.

Then, in the last 5 hours of play. Oh, what a shame - There has been a partial server wipe. My character wakes up where my base had been located. Same map, both bases gone, still got my blueprints, and my character has no equipment whatsoever. This is a pretty bad situation. I couldn't even chop trees for wood, to build tools. So, off I go scavenging. One of the very first things I find is a metal pickaxe in a roadside crate. Oh, how good is my fortune today! Anyway, things continue to go reasonably well. I'm looting, I'm recycling, I'm getting decent equipment. Built my first reasonable base in 2 hours of play (Stone walls, metal doors, code locks.) Then, in my next gaming session, I found a great place to hide a second base, and I've gone through missions of moving items from base to base, building the new base, and getting myself into a decent standing (i.e. Sufficient food, supplies, weapons, and so on).

I like the survivalist nature of the game, trying to hide bases so that they won't become targets. Trying to build bases efficiently and to maximise their defence against attackers. Scavenging while avoiding being attacked. Trying to be ready for any eventuality and the unexpected interactions of other human players (and AI-controlled enemies too).

I've got plenty more to play if Rust does stop working on Linux, but I'm happy to keep going with it, if it does stay active.

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Not arguing, just sharing my own current Point Of View:

I've played 250+ hours of Rust on Linux, and I've found it very enjoyable. I have just played another 2 hours of it. Although performance might not be great for some people, I do find it acceptable for me, and I'm playing it at 4K resolution, ultra. Also noting that the game is cross-platform, so I've been playing it on the same servers as Windows gamers and I appreciate this too.

A number of months back, I did have problems with Rust related to the Anti Cheat service (It would not run for me on my system.) Also, months ago the performance was worse than it is now. Noting that back then it was still Early Access, and now it is a full release. (Minimal problems for me, following full release.)

Based on the latest news, twitter feeds, and so on - It would appear to me that the Rust game is losing official Linux support, and the SteamOS icon has disappeared from the Steam purchase page. However, the game is still available to play under Linux, but it is a little unclear how that status will be in the future. My impression is that Rust developers will try to make sure it continues working on Linux and they might even return things back if they solve the development issues.

The communication of the dropping of Linux support was not well handled. This has upset some Linux gamers. Pulling support on a product that was released for Linux is also upsetting to Linux gamers who paid money for the game with support. Some Linux gamers are upset about the public-facing comments from Facepunch company representatives.

I feel I've had great value for money, playing Rust. I'm mildly confident that the game will continue to work fine on Linux, into the future, and it will have Linux updates and fixes. (There might be a period of Linux game breakage though.)

I feel that being nice and respectful to developers is more likely to keep them working on Linux games. Developers are humans with feelings. If they receive insults, death threats or criticisms from Linux gamers then that can tarnish the Linux platform from their viewpoint. It doesn't really matter how valid the criticism is, it is going to aggravate the developer reading it and turn them away from our platform.

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And not to forget all the great, recent games not released in 2018, but which have had major updates during 2018. I'm thinking of:

Hollow Knight
Rust
Enter The Gungeon
Oxygen Not Included
The Long Dark
Rocket League
Slime Rancher
Albion Online
Factorio
Darkest Dungeon
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
Ballistic Overkill
..
hehe

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