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Quoting: NarvarthThese people just forget that DRM-free games on GOG are also DRM-free on Steam...

Nope. You forget that nothing is DRM-free on Steam.

What? That's not true. Plenty of DRM-free games on Steam [1 [External Link],2 [External Link]]. Unless you're being all Stallman-like and saying "goddamit, I want to use a web page to download my game... not a client". If you are, then <sigh>. You're entitled to your opinion, but you'll never convince me that you're on the right path. Remember - I don't want the hassle of "web download, make executable, run dubious executable, never gets updated". I want that client, to take the pain away. Then, I'm only doing that shit ONCE. Even Itch realise this. Only GOG don't get it.

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...back on topic, I'm really enjoying this game. The play styles between the core four characters is pretty extreme, but it does feel a bit grindy at the moment. The problem with that grind is that all you fight in the first three levels of the mines is grubs and bugs. Then you get murdered by the mine boss and you start again.

I'm four hours in and all I've done is those three levels, then murdered. It's a bit samey.

Of course, part of the problem is that I've tried all four characters to at least level 2, which means that I'm never quite levelling up one character to be powerful enough to take the boss, but still.

And you need that grind anyway, to unlock all of the town features which allow your character to upgrade beyond the first tier.

So yeah, great game, probably needs multiplayer to be properly fun and a bit grindy in solo mode. I'm gonna keep playing for a bit longer though - there's a "just one more shot" addictive quality to the game that keeps bringing me back for more, even if it does end a rock monster murdering me repeatedly.

[Well, literally after posting this comment, I picked up my controller and "had one more game". Beat the stone boss! Yaay! The game becomes much more interesting after this, with early mines levels filling with grubs/bugs and that resulted in my Warlock zooming up another level. Plus, there are portals to challenge levels. Not sure if I can start in the new "Dungeon" level though, seems like I have to grind though the mines each time and beat the stone boss again <sigh>. Maybe I'll just have one more go...]

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Quoting: KimyrielleYes, they are good at their core competency - getting good old games to run on newer machines. I buy games from them for that reason, too. But make no mistake, GOG is NOT a Linux friendly company, and they really don't deserve that fanboyism displayed by some here. When I doubt, I give my money to companies that actually support us...

Well, I think the "fanboyism" is really about DRM-free, and that's fine. Those guys tend to be fairly open between GOG, HB, and Itch. Although these days, HB seems to be mainly a steam-key reseller! At least they still offer downloads for a lot of their bundles, but you have to do your research on their store to make sure you're buying a downloadable, DRM-Free game, or a DRM-Free game via Steam. There really shouldn't be a distinction, but for some people, there is.

I'll stick to Steam though. They're definitely the biggest wrench in the toolbox when it comes to disrupting Microsoft's practices.

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I'd love to buy this. Hopefully all these betas will eventually give VP a process by which they can "go gold" and offer official support. I wouldn't even mind if that meant a lag on release. I just want the steamos logo on there and I'll put some money down.

Jaycee, can you clarify if VP are picking up money for the unofficial Linux sales already, even without the logo? I might pull the trigger on the next release if so.

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Quoting: Avehicle7887Those damn spiders are murdering me, have been trying to single line them into a corridor but they are quite smart, I really need to time their attacks.

You'll need to make extensive use of freeze-time to deal with later fights, particularly with multiple enemies. I find area-based attacks like Acid Nozzle or Zapper deals with the spiders very effectively. Although it helps that I'm using the special crowbar that deals extra damage to them (and that I'm a blunt-weapon specialist in a Tech Rig!)

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Working perfectly here. The fights are very challenging in my Tech Rig. Game has been fault free so far. I wonder what's causing those issues?

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Ubuntu: Precise, reliable, elegant: the lightsaber of operating systems.

I love this.

Absolutely amazing to hear a story about a cool game being made on Linux, via Godot. Insta-buy when available.

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Cracks me up to hear that "a few thousand" players is "dead". That's five times more than both Tanneberg and Verdun put together! Similar figures, to, say Street Fighter 5 or Tekken 7, both of which are still considered the top of their genre.

Someone recently suggested that Insurgency was also "dead". It averages about 2500 players. Sure, that's a tenth of the numbers playing something like Paladins, but hardly "dead".

These games are only dead if you compare them to PUBG, DOTA2, Football Manager or CS:GO.

(Fun Fact: Borderlands 2 still has about 7500 players daily, compared to the later Presequel which tends to peak at around a thousand! More too than Killing Floor 2, which is an actual multiplayer game, as opposed to a game where you can join a friend as you play...)

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Quoting: GeneralStaalJust bought it and installed. Game starts fine but the UI doesn't react to mouse clicks for me.

Already tried LC_ALL=C $command%, no dice.

Kernel: 4.15.3-1-ARCH x86_64
Desktop: Gnome 3.26.2
Distro: Arch Linux
GPU: Radeon RX 570 Series /w MESA radeon/amdgpu.

Maybe it's the Unity fullscreen bug? No idea if this game uses Unity...

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This looks superb. Like a Hammerwatch take on Hero Siege. If only I hadn't just bought Vaporum...!

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