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Iratus: Lord of the Dead, a dark challenging turn-based RPG is coming to Linux
4 Jul 2018 at 12:19 pm UTC

Looks interesting. About PC : It's a trademark. We should say Desktop. You can't blame people for using PC about Windumb. But you can blame them when they are using PC as a generic name like "of course Windows, what else ?" Of course "GNU/Linux" you idiot ...
Thanks for the news ?

OpenGL to be deprecated in the next macOS release, could mean interesting things for Linux gaming
4 Jun 2018 at 9:40 pm UTC Likes: 11

Apple and Microsoft are insane. They want to think about their platforms as gaming consoles. When you port a graphical application on PS4, you have 2 APIs : 1 high level and one low level specifically made to optimize the rendering for a specific hardware. Here, they don't have this excuse. The hardware is never the same, so you need some kind of "adaptable" APIs. Vulkan is the logical, pragmatic solution.
They are trying to steal as much freedom as they can, imprisoning their users / developers to squeeze out as much cash flood as possible for themselves and only them *mwahahaha*... in the multi-platform era : They are insane and dangerous !
I hope Atari VCS will be a success (near 10000 donators ! ^^ ). I really do !

You can now pre-order the SMACH Z gaming handheld
27 Apr 2018 at 3:22 pm UTC

Did anyone compared V1605B with TX1 or TX2 ?

They both accept Linux kernel and Vulkan. Not the same CPU architecture but I'm wondering if it is really this great... especially to play AAA in 1080p.

Star Renegades, a tactical rogue-lite RPG from the Halcyon 6 developer announced, will support Linux
13 Mar 2018 at 6:39 pm UTC

begins with "You DIED". At least Dark Souls Waits for a second lol. :'(
Looks grdeat ! :P

The Linux-powered Ataribox pre-order launch has been 'officially paused'
14 Dec 2017 at 3:17 pm UTC

Maybe they just want some more time to finish cute a gnome extension ? Or worse, they have a driver problem (AMD...) ? Or they just want a stronger hardware to play modern games. We don't know anything about the chip / board they are building on... *sob* Let's wait :-(

ARK: Survival Evolved is currently broken on Linux, water apparently fixed and ARK: Aberration released
13 Dec 2017 at 5:52 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: johndoe86x
Quoting: PsychojauHi everyone. May I share another point of view with you ?

I'm working on an UE4 project. Since I've updated to 4.18.1 (I will try with last patch 18.2 but don't have big hopes), I can't even load the Editor with Vulkan (crash) or calculate the Lightmass (swarm agent crashed). okay, that's not perfect either on Windows where you can have nice BSODs when making the lightmass....
The real problem is the bad Linux support from Epic.
Do you know that we can't even use the launcher to download / compile some plugins for the editor under Gnu/Linux ? Oh, and if, as an example, you want to buy some trees or dungeon walls to an artist on the marketplace : too bad ! You can browser with your regular browser but not download ! You need the launcher !
I don't care about compiling (even if it's time consuming) but f**k ! They say they support Linux but it's not entirely true !

I understand your frustration but maybe Ark devs are not the culprit here... (or maybe they are, I don't know of course)

Thanks GamingOnLinux ;-)
If they had been known for consistently improving their performance, squashing bugs, and listening to community feedback while in early access, then you could have a point.

Instead, they released a non-free DLC pack while still in early access, doubled the price when they left early access, and don't even have a platform that runs even remotely well.
I'm using a stable release lol don't worry I'm not crazy. If they are using this version THEY are indeed in huge trouble. But I can understand... updating your engine adds new problems. Even if Epic always try to maintain some compatibility. I really hope Epic will "finish" Vulkan support so everyone can update their project.

ARK: Survival Evolved is currently broken on Linux, water apparently fixed and ARK: Aberration released
13 Dec 2017 at 1:22 pm UTC Likes: 3

Hi everyone. May I share another point of view with you ?

I'm working on an UE4 project. Since I've updated to 4.18.1 (I will try with last patch 18.2 but don't have big hopes), I can't even load the Editor with Vulkan (crash) or calculate the Lightmass (swarm agent crashed). okay, that's not perfect either on Windows where you can have nice BSODs when making the lightmass....
The real problem is the bad Linux support from Epic.
Do you know that we can't even use the launcher to download / compile some plugins for the editor under Gnu/Linux ? Oh, and if, as an example, you want to buy some trees or dungeon walls to an artist on the marketplace : too bad ! You can browser with your regular browser but not download ! You need the launcher !
I don't care about compiling (even if it's time consuming) but f**k ! They say they support Linux but it's not entirely true !

I understand your frustration but maybe Ark devs are not the culprit here... (or maybe they are, I don't know of course)

Thanks GamingOnLinux ;-)

A new Steam Client Beta fixes Linux desktop and menu shortcuts, adds pre-compiled GPU shaders for Vulkan
8 Nov 2017 at 12:29 pm UTC Likes: 3

The screenshot bug is really anoying. Fortunately, we have build-in screenshot softwares on our Distributions !

openage, the open source game engine for Age of Empires II and more games is advancing
19 Oct 2017 at 6:35 am UTC

Nice ! It would be a good idea to zoom out a few and add some outlines on assets, but this is great work ! Thanks guys !

P.S : Liam, you wrote Done 2000 instead of Dune 2000 :-p

The developers of 'Colony Survival' are looking for Linux testers of their voxel RTS
7 Jun 2017 at 2:24 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: razing32So basically , The Settlers : Minecraft edition ?
Or do they offer anything innovative ?
Same question here. The trailer is telling us "same thing dudes !" lol