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2Dark released without a Linux version despite promising it during crowdfunding
14 Mar 2017 at 10:53 am UTC Likes: 2
14 Mar 2017 at 10:53 am UTC Likes: 2
I think it must be clear that a linux version is not a feature of the game. A linux version is essential for the one paying for it, else he cannot play it. In other words: lacking the linux version in my opinion is not a partial delivery, but actually no delivery at all.
I think kickstarter probably now has contracts that prevent projects from having delivered nothing at all.
I think kickstarter probably now has contracts that prevent projects from having delivered nothing at all.
What have you been playing recently and what do you think about it?
10 Mar 2017 at 3:22 pm UTC Likes: 1
10 Mar 2017 at 3:22 pm UTC Likes: 1
dead island until I discovered that:
dead island definitive edition was the same
ARK: survival evolved
Fortresscraft evolved
Mad Max
Saints Row 3
ARK and fortresscraft are endless games of course, as the goal of the game is to play it as long as possible.
Dead Island is a very nice openworld game, works perfect on linux, graphics are awesome.
There are of course much more games on my shelf that I intend to play...
dead island definitive edition was the same
ARK: survival evolved
Fortresscraft evolved
Mad Max
Saints Row 3
ARK and fortresscraft are endless games of course, as the goal of the game is to play it as long as possible.
Dead Island is a very nice openworld game, works perfect on linux, graphics are awesome.
There are of course much more games on my shelf that I intend to play...
A look at how much RAM you might need as a Linux gamer
6 Mar 2017 at 12:25 pm UTC
6 Mar 2017 at 12:25 pm UTC
In the FortressCraft Evolved forum, a linux guy was asking about why fortresscraft demanded 400MB/s throughput on his SSD. While he did not notice any slow downs he was wondering about that.
Turns out he had no swap partition. So after adding the swap his SSD almost went silent.
So even if you are on SSD, always, *always* use a swap partition. The swap is used to swap out not frequently used anonymous allocated memory. Every bash you start, any program linked to gcc will start out initializing memory it will never use.
In his case, his anonymous memory usage (i.e. the memory used by the game) made the kernel continously page in the static game data at a rate of 400MB. Adding swap made it possible to swap out a large part of the almost static allocation of unused memory.
Turns out he had no swap partition. So after adding the swap his SSD almost went silent.
So even if you are on SSD, always, *always* use a swap partition. The swap is used to swap out not frequently used anonymous allocated memory. Every bash you start, any program linked to gcc will start out initializing memory it will never use.
In his case, his anonymous memory usage (i.e. the memory used by the game) made the kernel continously page in the static game data at a rate of 400MB. Adding swap made it possible to swap out a large part of the almost static allocation of unused memory.
A look at how much RAM you might need as a Linux gamer
6 Mar 2017 at 12:18 pm UTC
Anyway: it's funny to see chromium eat 1GB of ram while midori eats 90MB for the same crap. And I mean chromium when it was build on webkit, now it is build on blink it still uses 1GB though.
6 Mar 2017 at 12:18 pm UTC
Quoting: STiATAnd browsers on modern sites today easily eat up a gig of RAM.That's exactly what steam (big picture) is, hence liams 1GB :-).
Anyway: it's funny to see chromium eat 1GB of ram while midori eats 90MB for the same crap. And I mean chromium when it was build on webkit, now it is build on blink it still uses 1GB though.
Steel Division: Normandy 44 RTS announced by Paradox & Eugen Systems (UPDATED)
3 Mar 2017 at 2:38 pm UTC
3 Mar 2017 at 2:38 pm UTC
Quoting: KimyriellePersonally I am getting a tad jaded of the WWII setting (how often did we kick Hitler's behind in video games again?), but it -does- look like it's going to be a good game.What? Did I always play on the wrong side?
Torment: Tides of Numenera, early port report and thoughts
3 Mar 2017 at 2:22 pm UTC
In all other games I regularly have to walk to the tv to read the tiny letters.
This is great.
3 Mar 2017 at 2:22 pm UTC
What pleases me is that it actually has a text-size setting. For a text-heavy game, this is a must for me. Too many games put in tiny text and don't allow you to adjust it, so it's another feature that's fantastic to see built-in.Exactly. As I need a bit larger when playing this on the TV.
In all other games I regularly have to walk to the tv to read the tiny letters.
This is great.
The Linux GOTY award is now over, here are the results!
27 Feb 2017 at 7:26 pm UTC
I don't know when I can sleep when V17 comes out with yet another nice base optimisation equipment....
27 Feb 2017 at 7:26 pm UTC
Quoting: scaineI think I submitted FortressCraft Evolved? Not for Best Audio though - I think it was the "Best Update" category. You can only vote on what was submitted, so if you (or someone else) didn't stick Devil Daggers in the right category, it couldn't get votes. I think? Pretty sure that's how it worked.I was pretty surprised at the updates on FCE, and that guy keeps on updating the base game...
I think Liam ran two or three articles asking for submissions.
I don't know when I can sleep when V17 comes out with yet another nice base optimisation equipment....
Editorial: Steam Machines are not dead, plus a video from The Linux Gamer
27 Feb 2017 at 3:16 pm UTC
27 Feb 2017 at 3:16 pm UTC
The only steam machines available in the Netherlands are the alienware and the zotac.
All others need to be imported, and the only other vendor was a french one of which I can't decode the language.
The alienware is dirty cheap as a cheap linux low-noise desktop. To be clear: In order to run steamos it needs to be linux compatible, so an alienware steam machine is a pretty decent and cheap choice if you need a working desktop.
If you need more horsepower the only choice here is the zotac, which performs quite well as my gaming rig, freeing up my intel pc for video transcoding. (My real desktop is an odroid XU4....).
So to me they are not really dead.
All others need to be imported, and the only other vendor was a french one of which I can't decode the language.
The alienware is dirty cheap as a cheap linux low-noise desktop. To be clear: In order to run steamos it needs to be linux compatible, so an alienware steam machine is a pretty decent and cheap choice if you need a working desktop.
If you need more horsepower the only choice here is the zotac, which performs quite well as my gaming rig, freeing up my intel pc for video transcoding. (My real desktop is an odroid XU4....).
So to me they are not really dead.
The Linux GOTY award is now over, here are the results!
24 Feb 2017 at 3:01 pm UTC
Yes it is a contest, and any top will always be a popularity contest. And I feel guilty about not submitting mine. So yes, I do not agree with the list, but I did not even try to vote or even submit fortresscraft evolved.
24 Feb 2017 at 3:01 pm UTC
Quoting: Guestthis is a popularity contest and a shit form of analysis. I've played most of the games in the audio category, and none of them have SHIT on Devil Daggers for audio. you're comparing the second greatest game ever made to cinematic garbage.But did you submit Devil Daggers into this contest?
Yes it is a contest, and any top will always be a popularity contest. And I feel guilty about not submitting mine. So yes, I do not agree with the list, but I did not even try to vote or even submit fortresscraft evolved.
Brian Fargo confirms Torment: Tides of Numenera will launch for Linux day-1
15 Feb 2017 at 6:23 pm UTC
15 Feb 2017 at 6:23 pm UTC
Quoting: EikeWhere am I supposed to take all the time to play Tides of Numenera, Wasteland 3, Divnity Original Sin 2, Bard's Tale IV and Pillars of Eternity 2?!?What? DOS2 on linux?