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The Linux version of Civilization VI should get cross-platform online play in the next few weeks
20 July 2018 at 9:43 pm UTC Likes: 2
Quoting: KristianOkay, so you are talking specific issues with particular games? I mean I get that crossplatform-play presents challenges, but the wording "practically impossible" made me think it was almost unheard of and a major breakthrough by Aspyr.

It is a major breakthrough. Ports rarely have cross-platform multiplayer unless the port was planned for the beginning. Lots of games have cross-platform multiplayer, but very few (third party) ports do, because they're often done after the original was released, so the original game has been designed with no thought as to how other platforms might perform. I think Anza explains it pretty well.
The Linux version of Civilization VI should get cross-platform online play in the next few weeks
20 July 2018 at 7:53 pm UTC Likes: 4
Wow, that's pretty huge, isn't it? Cross-platform play has been an issue with ports for...ever. I was led to understand that it's basically impossible (for a ported title). I wonder how they overcame it?
Beam Team Games have now actually announced Stranded Deep for Linux, currently experimental
20 July 2018 at 7:02 pm UTC Likes: 3
Quotedue to the nature of Linux and the many distros

Le sigh. At least they go on to say that it works well in Ubuntu 18.04. That's all you need to support, devs. Literally everything else is a Brucie-bonus.

Think I'll pick this up while I wait for 7D2D Alpha 17 to drop.
NVIDIA pushed out two new Linux drivers recently with 396.45 and 390.77
20 July 2018 at 6:59 pm UTC
I'm using 390.77 and it didn't fix a weird bug with Ubuntu 16.04 that causes the lightdm/password entry page to "freeze". Except, it isn't frozen - you can still type your password and it works, it just doesn't show any input when you're typing, no cursor, no asterix, nothing. Type your password, hit enter, and you're in. Really odd.

Doesn't do this on 384.130 either.

I think I'll give 396.45 a shot - there was a reason I was avoiding it, but honestly can't remember what that reason was...!
Clone Hero is a Guitar Hero clone built with Unity that has a Linux version, it's free too
20 July 2018 at 6:54 pm UTC
Just found this:
https://performous.org/

Last update on the web page was 2016, but the github repo gets regular commits. Looks pretty cool, actually.
BulletRage, a completely over the top twin-stick shooter will release with Linux support later this year
20 July 2018 at 5:35 pm UTC Likes: 2
That looks absolutely insane! Very fond of this kind of game and 1-4 player co-op is just superb news. Will be wishlisting this for a purchase on release, methinks.
Stack Gun Heroes gives you a gun that can be modded during combat, superpowers and lots of explosions
19 July 2018 at 11:49 am UTC Likes: 3
Looks superb. The stacking interface is a bit daunting, so hopefully they'll have some kind of learning curve/tutorial to ease in new players.
Clone Hero is a Guitar Hero clone built with Unity that has a Linux version, it's free too
19 July 2018 at 11:41 am UTC
Quoting: GuestLiam : check this out too : http://gusentertainment.org/trackerhero/

GamingOnAmiga.com. Considering the Amiga/ST days were prior to PS2, that means this game was written for an Amiga emulator after the original Guitar Hero launched??
Clone Hero is a Guitar Hero clone built with Unity that has a Linux version, it's free too
18 July 2018 at 5:22 pm UTC Likes: 2
That video was utter, utter nonsense. There's no way anyone can play this at that kind of speed and nail 100% solos like that. Or if you could, you should be full of regret for a wasted life... :)
Regular Human Basketball will have you shooting hoops from your giant mechanical death machine
18 July 2018 at 10:03 am UTC
Looks like Love in a Dangerous Spacetime, only more frustrating... I'm sure it'll be a blast with a few mates, but as a single-player experience, probably rage-inducing!
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