I have two 4GB DIMMs and two free slots at the moment. Hardware isn't my expertise - any good advice for when I decide to upgrade? If I add a second pair does the brand/size/speed matter?

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This sounds excellent! Poor public transit options (interchange stations especially) is the one thing that Cities:Skylines is noticeably lacking.

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Very excited!

I'm a bit curious as to why the minimum requirements wants an extra 2GB RAM when compared to the Windows version.

It's not a problem, I'm just intrigued by technical details...

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I also backed it on KS, though haven't played very much yet.

I love the concept and flexibility, but the clunky interface is what's holding me back at the moment. There's a lot of power, but a steep learning curve when compared with, say, Robocraft.

Still have high hopes for the game though!

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Wait... so if I draw a red 'x' on a piece of paper, turn it 45 degrees and pin it to my corkboard, will my cubicle be in violation of the Geneva Conventions?

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Quoting: GuestThanks for the info.
I have an NVDIA GTX870 in my laptop.
And was all excited about Vulcan.
But I guess I will have no benefit from it then?

If I'm understanding this right, there would be no benefit in immediately updating Mesa on your computer, but benefits will 'trickle down' as NVidia will no doubt make use of the newer Mesa when they update their drivers down the road.

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Thanks - that's cleared up a lot. I had recognized that more developers using Vulkan means better games on Linux!

If you however are an AMD or Intel user you want to keep your Mesa as up to date as possible.

I'm assuming by this you mean Intel onboard graphics. I'm running an Intel processor with an external NVidia card (and binary driver). Installing my own Mesa drivers still wouldn't help me, right?

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Could someone explain (or link) to this relative newbie what Vulkan/Mesa is about? I've tried Wikipedia / researching it myself, but I'm still pretty confused.

I run Linux Mint 18.x (with Cinnamon), and have found the Nvidia proprietary drivers to be most stable. Is Mesa supposed to be an alternative to that, or work alongside it? Is it part of the 'nouveau' free driver option or something else entirely?

Basically - is this something I should be keeping up to date with as a consumer, or is it for the game devs?

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