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Sunday Linux Gaming Wrap-up
22 Oct 2017 at 7:39 pm UTC
22 Oct 2017 at 7:39 pm UTC
Quoting: ShmerlEven Linux solely didn't work out for him :DGNOME Shell with a customized layout is now Ubuntu's official desktop environment. I've been on it since release and it's very stable, but I did install the normal GNOME Shell session to customize it as I like.Antergos with KDE didn't work out for you?
Sunday Linux Gaming Wrap-up
22 Oct 2017 at 11:14 am UTC
22 Oct 2017 at 11:14 am UTC
Quoting: rustybroomhandleRe Feral:One Return is f1 2017
I think "O VAIN... etc" is Total War: Rome 2
and "ONE RETURN TO" is either Shadow of Wardor or Rise of Tom Braider
Open your wallets, there's some great Linux games on sale right now
19 Oct 2017 at 8:31 pm UTC Likes: 1
19 Oct 2017 at 8:31 pm UTC Likes: 1
Dirt Rally , i'm coming to you baby
JASEM, an 'insanely hard' twin-stick shooter could see Linux support, needs testers
18 Oct 2017 at 11:09 pm UTC
You're just exaggerating "being grateful to devs" approach. Of course we are greatful but eventually we're gonna pay for a product and because of that we will expect support for it. How can a dev maintain support without even bothering to test it himself?
Let's say he provided a succesful build for testers at this time. When something changes from our system's end or drivers end and that breaks the game ; how can he fix this? Or is he even bother to fix it at first place?
When you decided to release a product on Ios , you should test it first.
When you decided to release a product on Windows , on Android , on MacOS , on Linux ; you should test it first.
I don't know what is so hard to grasp here too.
18 Oct 2017 at 11:09 pm UTC
Quoting: liamdaweI don't really get what's hard to grasp here, but okay.See , that is your problem Liam.
Being good at one thing (making a game on Windows, that might work on multiple OS), does not make someone good (or make something easy) at something else (Linux).
Quoting: Leopardam i wrong to expect from a dev to be able of installing Windows or Linux?Yes, you're wrong to just assume everyone should know how to do something.
You're just exaggerating "being grateful to devs" approach. Of course we are greatful but eventually we're gonna pay for a product and because of that we will expect support for it. How can a dev maintain support without even bothering to test it himself?
Let's say he provided a succesful build for testers at this time. When something changes from our system's end or drivers end and that breaks the game ; how can he fix this? Or is he even bother to fix it at first place?
When you decided to release a product on Ios , you should test it first.
When you decided to release a product on Windows , on Android , on MacOS , on Linux ; you should test it first.
I don't know what is so hard to grasp here too.
JASEM, an 'insanely hard' twin-stick shooter could see Linux support, needs testers
18 Oct 2017 at 10:36 pm UTC
I mean , c'mon... We are talking about a game dev (?) , am i wrong to expect from a dev to be able of installing Windows or Linux?
How can they're fixing bugs then or creating games?
It must be way more complicated than installing an OS.
18 Oct 2017 at 10:36 pm UTC
Quoting: liamdaweI got your point but this assumption of yours is pretty much relevant for "basic , home users " which buying pre loaded computers.Quoting: LeopardThis is my point, to us installing Linux is easy. You have to imagine how people feel who've never looked into it, a large majority of Windows users/developers have likely never even installed Windows.Quoting: liamdaweKeep in mind that not all developers are some kind of uber geek, Linux is completely fresh territory for some people.But there is no need to be an uber geek to get a Linux distro ; if you are installing an Ubuntu based distro or even SteamOS. Pretty simple , GUI stuff. Just like Windows.
I don't want them install pure Arch or Gentoo anyway.
I'm not an uber geek too btw.
People need to step outside the box and understand not everyone is as comfortable as us with new things, especially if say they only have one computer they use for developing their livelihood that they don't want to mess up.
I mean , c'mon... We are talking about a game dev (?) , am i wrong to expect from a dev to be able of installing Windows or Linux?
How can they're fixing bugs then or creating games?
It must be way more complicated than installing an OS.
JASEM, an 'insanely hard' twin-stick shooter could see Linux support, needs testers
18 Oct 2017 at 10:16 pm UTC
I don't want them install pure Arch or Gentoo anyway.
I'm not an uber geek too btw.
18 Oct 2017 at 10:16 pm UTC
Quoting: liamdaweKeep in mind that not all developers are some kind of uber geek, Linux is completely fresh territory for some people.But there is no need to be an uber geek to get a Linux distro ; if you are installing an Ubuntu based distro or even SteamOS. Pretty simple , GUI stuff. Just like Windows.
I don't want them install pure Arch or Gentoo anyway.
I'm not an uber geek too btw.
JASEM, an 'insanely hard' twin-stick shooter could see Linux support, needs testers
18 Oct 2017 at 9:24 pm UTC
18 Oct 2017 at 9:24 pm UTC
Didn't find the way to test it...
Is it that hard just installing a Linux distro for at least self testing?
Probably he just hit that "export" button and called it a day.
Is it that hard just installing a Linux distro for at least self testing?
Probably he just hit that "export" button and called it a day.
Amazon Lumberyard game engine is no longer going to support Linux, not enough demand
13 Oct 2017 at 11:44 am UTC Likes: 3
Apple did their own campaign about this ; " We are Mac , they are pc's. "
And when this term came out , they were referring Windows.
13 Oct 2017 at 11:44 am UTC Likes: 3
Quoting: AryvandaarIt doesn't support PC if it only supports Windows on the PC HARDWARE PLATFORM. When are these developers going to get it into their head that PC is a hardware platform, not the OS!? It's not that hard. I'd imagine that people who work in these jobs should have the ability to understand this tiny thing.It's highly related with Apple.
Apple did their own campaign about this ; " We are Mac , they are pc's. "
And when this term came out , they were referring Windows.
GOG are offering you a copy of Torchlight II if you own it from Steam or Runic directly
12 Oct 2017 at 7:59 pm UTC
Why are we paying for products in the first place?
Because by supporting platforms , developers or publishers are guarentee a certain level of compability and performance.
Just because of that ; i'm waiting for Everspace to get official support. I just want to get a solid performance natively and if it is not i want to refund.
You can't do that with buying a product which not supports your system , OS ; because this software is not designed to run on your device in the first place.
If i was excusing that for piracy , i would be pirating supported sofwares too. Which i'm not.
I just don't want to use Windows but there are some apps i want to use designed for Windows first place.
For example ; if one wants to pirate everything then he/she can go with fully Windows versions by using Windows or Wine.
There is nothing stopping them.
Linux is a heaven when you compare piracy to Windows area , there are so few people pirating Linux versions at all.
We want to support devs who supports us , but i can't do that by also buying not supported items too. In this case , i would support Windows ecosystem only for not expecting support and most importantly telling devs " There is no need for Linux support , i'm buying it anyway. "
From my POV , that is disrespectful for devs who cares about supporting and releasing a Linux version of their product.
Also a note ; i'm not a Drm free freak. I'm just buying games from Steam.
12 Oct 2017 at 7:59 pm UTC
Quoting: Doc AngeloIf it is not supported , why not?Quoting: LeopardI do piracy. But how and which products that i use cracked versions? Not Linux supported ones. I think paying for a product that not support Linux is abysmal to my usage case. I try to run them via Wine , sometime with success , sometimes not.What if somebody is using OpenBSD? Would that be a good reason to not pay for games - but still play them - if they don't support OpenBSD?
Why are we paying for products in the first place?
Because by supporting platforms , developers or publishers are guarentee a certain level of compability and performance.
Just because of that ; i'm waiting for Everspace to get official support. I just want to get a solid performance natively and if it is not i want to refund.
You can't do that with buying a product which not supports your system , OS ; because this software is not designed to run on your device in the first place.
If i was excusing that for piracy , i would be pirating supported sofwares too. Which i'm not.
I just don't want to use Windows but there are some apps i want to use designed for Windows first place.
For example ; if one wants to pirate everything then he/she can go with fully Windows versions by using Windows or Wine.
There is nothing stopping them.
Linux is a heaven when you compare piracy to Windows area , there are so few people pirating Linux versions at all.
We want to support devs who supports us , but i can't do that by also buying not supported items too. In this case , i would support Windows ecosystem only for not expecting support and most importantly telling devs " There is no need for Linux support , i'm buying it anyway. "
From my POV , that is disrespectful for devs who cares about supporting and releasing a Linux version of their product.
Also a note ; i'm not a Drm free freak. I'm just buying games from Steam.
Amazon Lumberyard game engine is no longer going to support Linux, not enough demand
12 Oct 2017 at 7:00 pm UTC Likes: 2
12 Oct 2017 at 7:00 pm UTC Likes: 2
Afaik , Star Citizen team is customized the Lumberyard engine for their own use. So you can say they forked it for their own use long ago , Lumberyard without Linux support won't be an issue for them i guess.
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