Doh, 10GB download. I guess there must be some maps built in the client. Community built maps download needs an Epic user account login.

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Quoting: eldersnakeVulkan performance for me with a 380X (Mesa 17-git, AMDGPU) is a bit of an odd one. FPS is higher and more consistent than OpenGL (60-55 most of the time with Vsync, as opposed to anywhere from 45 to 50) but it *feels* like there's more frame lag when fighting enemies and when dust is on screen etc.

My impression of Vulkan gaming is that it is better at using multiple CPU cores than OpenGL, so for instance an AMD FX 8 core processor will benefit from Vulkan because of better core utilisation. However, Vulkan games can falter due to the CPU not being quick enough (e.g. 2 cores running at 100% utilisation).

Might be worth running "psensor" application in the background, and seeing if your cores are overheating / maxing out, when you play. A bigger CPU fan can help if your CPU is overheating and then throttling down its performance.

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Just been checking out the Humble Store, and I'm seeing more discounted games on there that appeal to me than the Steam store. Wonder if it is anything to do with the way Humble format their content. I'm certainly keen on Humble's Top Discounts [External Link] sorting.

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Well, I'm still not buying either until they:

- Drop to 75% discount or more.
- Release for Linux (yes, I know this is very low chance) and then I'd buy at full price.

Good that WINE offers so much potential for Windows-only games working on Linux. Keep up the hard work, WINE devs ;)

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Quoting: Zephar[center]the Final Beta for Stasis has been released and it seems to work really well. [/center]

http://steamcommunity.com/gid/103582791439229011/announcements/detail/1333478037128571860

Like it, but looking to GOG release (hopefully).

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Quoting: GuestThe folks at Back2Gaming made a guess based on historical data
https://www.back2gaming.com/news/feral-interactive-teasing-new-linux-game/ [External Link]

I think they've got some good guesses there:

Rise of the Tomb Raider
NieR Automata
Bayonetta
Middle Earth: Shadow of War

Personally, I'm happy with all of those, myself.

From all the comments so far, and my own thoughts on it, my feeling is that it is most likely to be:

Rise of the Tomb Raider

Of course, it could still be any number of other possibilities.

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I've generally had very positive experiences with Linux and gamepads (well Xbox 360 gamepad and Xbox 360 gamepad clones). Launching Rocket League for the first time, and all the buttons and sticks were mapped correctly, without needing to configure anything.

I'd be tempted to blame the games (or the specific distro) if gamepads are working badly.

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Reminds me, I need to fire up my full copy of Hitman and see if my system is reasonable for 4K play. (I sold my GTX 1070 and bought a GTX 1080 TI.) On the 'old' card, I could happily play some stuff in 4K, but Hitman was one which gave me problems and I dropped down to FHD to play it.

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Any idea how much Croteam gain from sales of the game? Seeing as Crackshell are the primary developers on it.

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Well, I bought the base game. I can get the DLC at a later date. Various people are suggesting the DLC is better for advanced players, than for people just starting off.

Now I've played the base game for about 3 hours. It is somewhat unforgiving and brutal, and I can see why typical gamers wouldn't find it especially appealing. (Death by Random Number Generator, heh.)

I like the core game, how it plays. It is well put together, a polished experience. But, my own little take on it is this (and based on the fact that I'm a big fan of unforgiving game FTL) : I'd like to start each game completely fresh, with a new set of characters, and take them on a 'perma-death' journey through the RPG adventure, gaining experience, gaining items over the course of the adventure. Maybe when you've got so far through each playthrough you've managed to unlock different (previously inaccessible) bits of the map, or you have access to different characters (with different skills) and need to use different strategies (based on new character classes).

With Darkest Dungeon, you are playing a long, long drawn-out campaign where each playthrough you are slowly grinding equipment and access to buildings in town, and upgrading those things, as well as upgrading your crew of heroes. So, playthrough 1 you are at a distinct disadvantage to playthrough 100.

It's certainly okay, how they have it now. But my preference would be more how I've described. A little more FTL-like, where each campaign starts fresh. (Assuming you have unlocked things (characters, maps, etc) in your FTL-like Darkest Dungeon, then you could try fresh play-throughs with those choices instead.)

Basically, Darkest Dungeon is a bit more grindy than I'd like it to be.

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