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Latest Comments by razing32
Hardcore retro-futuristic adventure game Far-Out looks awesome, coming to Linux
12 Nov 2017 at 10:00 am UTC Likes: 1

is that the developer has said there's no save feature
So do you just keep this game running in the background perpetually ??
Guess it's designed to be pid -1

What are you playing this weekend?
11 Nov 2017 at 3:09 pm UTC

Quoting: dweezil-n0xadCurrently I play 2 point & click adventures:
A Tale of Two Kingdoms Linux beta
Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth
Both are great. ATOTK reminds me of the King's Quest series, Pillars of the Earth has beautiful artwork.
I played a little bit Of ATOK waaaaay back in the day
I didn;t even know it was on Steam or had a Linux beta for that matter
Can you opt in to the beta or do you need a code ?

What are you playing this weekend?
11 Nov 2017 at 7:49 am UTC

Going to stick to Observer and Hero Siege
If time permits might try out the original Halo in wine
May also be trying some wine in myself :P

Like cats? Cattails is a 2D RPG with light survival elements where you're a feral cat
11 Nov 2017 at 12:03 am UTC Likes: 4

Whelp , I'm officially on my way to becoming a crazy cat lady

Starblast, a frantic online arcade space shooter is now out with Linux support
9 Nov 2017 at 11:57 am UTC

Hmm .How are the ships obtained ?
Do you just level up as you play ? Or is it like War Thunder (World of tanks etc) where you have to grind for new vehicles ?

Corpse Party, a story-driven adventure and horror game can now be played on Linux
7 Nov 2017 at 5:32 am UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: ShmerlGOG release is again missing.
There's a whole list dedicated to that it seems :
https://www.gog.com/mix/games_that_have_native_linux_portselsewhere [External Link]
:(

Steam for Linux entered Beta five years ago today
6 Nov 2017 at 7:06 pm UTC

Quoting: Mountain Man
Quoting: Kimyrielle
Quoting: Mountain ManMy question is, is there enough momentum in the Linux gaming market for developers to continue supporting Linux in the event that Valve gets bored and kills off their grand experiment? That's my primary concern at the moment, that we're almost entirely dependent on Valve and Steam for the majority of our games, and if Valve goes away then we're going to be right back where we were five-years ago with a niche market that only a handful of independent developers even bother to support.
I guess the critical moment was when all major engine creators added Linux support to their products that make it (comparatively) easy to publish cross-platform. There is barely any reason NOT to support Linux these daysz

Let's be honest, as a game developer/publisher, Valve has been a non-factor for a while now, so if they chose to stop porting games to Linux, really, who'd notice? And Steam Machines never picked up any steam to begin with. Linux gaming has grown without them just nicely.

No, their great contribution is and was porting the Steam client to Linux in the first place, opening a mainstream publishing channel for developers on Linux for the first time ever. That deed is done and time won't get rolled back on that. The biggest help we're getting from Valve these days is them getting involved in improving Linux drivers and components for gaming. Which should hopefully drive down Linux related support costs and performance issues, which is the LAST sound reason larger studios still have not to publish on Linux.
There was never really a technical hurdle to supporting Linux. We've had OpenGL for years, and id Software's ports and Epic's experiment with Unreal Tournament 2004 proved a long time ago that Linux was more than capable of running AAA games. The real problem was, and still is, market share, and I'm a little concerned that if Valve ever expressed any lack of confidence in the Linux platform that a lot of developers would simply walk away.
Knock as hard as you can on the biggest piece of wood you can find.... NOW !
:'(

Vendetta - Curse of Raven's Cry is to get a new patch, but not for Linux
6 Nov 2017 at 7:05 pm UTC

I kinda feel bummed out. I liked the Risen series from Pirahna Bites and this seemed something in the same vein