I think people need to tone down some of the hate that is being thrown about though. He is not being as unreasonable as some people are making out. Read his reddit post:
http://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/17x0sh/john_carmack_asks_why_wine_isnt_good_enough/c89sfto [External Link]

That is not to say that I agree with his WINE comments, but I think some of the bile that is making it's rounds around the net is uncalled for. Especially since people need to take into account this comment here:

However, I don’t think that a good business case can be made for officially supporting Linux for mainstream games today, and Zenimax doesn’t have any policy of “unofficial binaries” like Id used to have. I have argued for their value (mostly in the context of experimental Windows features, but Linux would also benefit), but my forceful internal pushes have been for the continuation of Id Software’s open source code releases, which I feel have broader benefits than unsupported Linux binaries.

And he is actually exactly right about the fact that the source code releases are more important - I would rather have access to a games source code be made available than a single port to a single platform any day. Especially since in doing so it decouples the games from Steamworks or any other potential forms of DRM. I am still waiting for the day I can play Rage natively on my machine without the Steamworks requirement, like what is possible with Doom3: BFG already. This idea I support fully

I do not support the idea of WINE as a primarily means for gaming however. I do use it and recognize it's value, but I am also well aware it's shortfalls. The sound is not working for me at the moment, and for the longest time doing anything with it (like launching FirstClass so I could send off my school assignments) would bork my sound server (it has now thankfully settled down somewhat and simply does not work without borking anything else). And there are so many other technical and practical reasons why his proposal is a bad idea, from increased overheard, worse support, and of course the message it sends out.

TTimo said it well. :)

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Seems a bit like Shadowgrounds Survivor as an FPS at the moment. Which is still cool.

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So I finally got the new version downloaded and it is pretty much what I expected - most of the annoying gameplay bugs and issues are fixed but there are still performance problems. Pretty much like what I had with the test patch, actually.

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If the problem persists try reporting it on the icculus.org bugtracker: https://bugzilla.icculus.org/describecomponents.cgi?product=Psychonauts [External Link]

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That Meat Circus was annoying in the original Xbox version though. :P

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Which drivers are you using and where? I never got any crashes, just performance problems and glitches, and that was with the version released in August. Diamond HD4670 with the R600g drivers.

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It should be noted that HIB5 owners also have a new version up for download as of January 7. No idea if it fixes all of the performance problems, but most of the in-game and graphical glitches should be fixed. Will need to download it to give you guys more info.

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It can be a bitch keeping a Wiki up and still making it open to everybody. I have the Recent Changes page for some of mine permanently open from my browser just so I can keep an eye on things. ><

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This makes it more in-line with LGP's prices. Wondering when we will get more from either of them out on Desura?

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