I'd be curios if they ever add a dungeon in the Ocean biome.
Also mods working on Linux would be even better , Tremor and Thorium have a tone of content and are compatible with each other (or they were when I tried them)

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Reminds me of good ol' Gta2 , when you were going round the city doing a mission in a mob district where the mob hated you and every other person on the street was shooting at your car.
Man , fun old memories :)

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Would be cool to contribute.
I am subscribed to quite a few linux feeds so maybe I could aggregate something useful for your site ?
What is the procedure to contribute ?

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I still suggest Lisa.
And as Kels mentioned Oxen Free is another good one.

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Quoting: Larian

Quoting: razing32If people keep playing on Winblows and Android , they endanger nothing. (pricks)

I don't know... to peel Minecraft away from Linux would require that they kill the Java dependency. A way to do that would be to rewrite the code in some other language that doesn't support our OS (such as C#). The only problem with this is they'd be setting the community on fire when they did so. All the mods and various bolt-on enhancements would just stop working, and that would essentially kill the game that they paid Notch so much money for. I believe that community is what keeps Minecraft relevant. That community following, or rather the lack of it, is also why other clones of it aren't as successful.

Of course, this isn't all sunshine and roses. Minecraft will go away one day. I don't know when, but I do believe I know how. Eventually the ROI on maintaining the game will dwindle to the point that it is no longer reasonable or profitable to maintain it. Interest will wane, and new subscribers won't be able to keep the game afloat financially. On that day, whoever owns the Minecraft IP will either try to sell it off or just pull the plug. Long live Minecraft.

TL;DR - I don't think they're crazy enough to mess with Minecraft in a way that hurts Linux users because it would hurt everyone else too. At least not while the IP is still so lucrative.

That was a well thought out response. Guess my point was rushed so allow me to try and rectify a bit.
I feel that Microsoft with their store and their nature is leaning more towards monopoly.
I'm not sure what the demographics look like , but I have a feeling a lot of the people playing would just go with it , especially kids.
Your argument for the mods is indeed interesting as I have not properly considered them and that anything that makes the game unplayable on Linux and breaks Java also breaks all the mods the community loves, so it could be the saving grace that keeps MS from pulling the plug on it remaining multi platform.
I have no doubt it would go away , but if people can still buy it and host private servers/add mods , it has a lot of lifespan even if official support wanes. And there are many games that get community patches and love and this one would definitely be a strong candidate.

Quoting: HoriGuys, stop the conspiracy theories. Minecraft for Linux isn't going anywhere.

No conspiracy theory as I despise those.
Just some healthy cynicism when it comes to MS and everything they touch.

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This thing makes me curios. I don;t like roguelikes , but this one may be worth a go.

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Quoting: lvlark

Quoting: razing32What field ?
You peaked my curiosity :)

I'm a tutor for pupils at high school level. Sometimes one-on-one, sometimes in (relatively) small groups. My fields are physics and math. Sometimes chemistry, though for pupils at the IB level I have the luxury to pass that on to a more capable colleague.

I also help younger pupils (from age 12), but then subjects are more of a mixed bag. That part is also more about pedagogy than working with exam-level-pupils.

That's cool actually.
Math , physics and IT were my favorite subjects when i was in high-school. Sucked at chemistry though , but I blame that on a teacher who simply did not give a shit and sold us marked up manuals we barely used.

Not sure how IB levels worked , but seems to be a US thing.
In my country used to work (not sure now) like this :
7-11 First 4 years - primary school
11-14 Second 4 years - secondary school / gymnasium
14-18 High school - 4 years
18-21/22 Bachelor
+2 for Master's Degree
+X for Doctorate (no clue since i stopped caring at Bachelor level)

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Quoting: Guest

Quoting: AnxiousInfusionI don't think it is a matter of if, but a matter of when.

I don't think Microsoft are stupid enough to endanger their second biggest IP any time soon.

Depends how many Linux users they have.
If people keep playing on Winblows and Android , they endanger nothing. (pricks)

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Quoting: lvlark

Quoting: razing32

Quoting: lvlarkHmm, might have to get this one. My attempts at a Japan playthrough have always stopped soon due to it feeling... lackluster? But not until summer - must not get distracted from work for the coming 2-3 months.

Student doing finals ? :)

No, teaching for finals.

What field ?
You peaked my curiosity :)

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I already own Septerra Core on GOG so may give her another spin if they wrapped it in a special Wine layer.
Think it worked fine with regular wine till one particular boss where it decided to crash on me.

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