I have been seeing people get blown away by Linux package management for as long as I have been using it.

There is no doubt that Linux has come a long way in the last ten years, and I am glad to see that people like Jason are recognizing this and enjoying it, but I can't help but feel that it often does not get enough credit for what is has been doing well for decades.

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Quoting: CyrilI don't see explanations from them, that's why I ask it. The Linux/OS X versions works in Steam, but they have "bizarre problems" for a GOG release... I hope I'm wrong.

Well, I am just speculating here, but I have seen other Linux and Mac versions kept off of GOG.com because they did not meet their very stringent QA standards, such as was the case with Metro: Last Light Redux:

Quoting: Tomek Nalewajk from GOGWe encountered a number of technical issues while preparing our DRM-free Linux and Mac OS X versions and made the call to hold back the releases until we can be confident in the quality of our product. While we are trying to fix the problems, we cannot make any promises if and when the DRM-free versions will be ready.

https://news.softpedia.com/news/Deep-Silver-Refuses-to-Provide-Linux-DRM-free-Builds-to-GOG-com-for-Metro-Last-Light-Redux-481335.shtml [External Link]

Now obviously that particular issue has yet to be resolved, so we shall see if RWS is more determined or has more luck than Deep Silver did, assuming of course that they are experiencing similar issues.

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Quoting: Rich-RWS, July 19, 2018We had planned on having Mac and Linux ports done for this release, but we ran into some really bizarre problems in trying to get them to run, that we haven't sorted out yet. So we had to push those plans back for a while. Unfortunately, I can't give you an ETA on when we might get them done. :(

Source: https://www.gog.com/forum/postal_series/linux_version_of_postal_2_and_paradise_lost [External Link]

That does not read to me as being the same as saying that they don't want to do it, just that they ran into some unforeseen issues. Unless there are some other comments from the developers you can point me to?

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Just going to quickly point out that all Humble Store is offering here is a Steam key, which is sort of odd, since DRM free versions of the game do exist from other storefronts.

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Quoting: slaapliedjeSorry for the bit off-topic, but I started the new Prey game last week. So far I liked the plot of the original better. Did the port of that get finished?

I do have an article on the original Prey:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/playing-prey-on-linux-in-2018.11118

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Quoting: tofuheadbaldurs gate 2 enhanced edition.. it's been awhile since i played this last so time to try it again on my tablet. so far enjoying a lot. summer for me seems to be time for rpgs

In my case the winter and the early spring is best as I did find a lot of value in going through the Baldur's Gate games while I was waiting on cows to calve or when the weather outside was too poor to do any real work.

In the summer I am too busy which is why my party is stuck just having left the Underdark at the moment. :|

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Quoting: itarantoCan you explain why you needed image_roundDown "0" ?

I am not an expert on the various settings; I was mostly working back from other guides. If you can find no value to using that particular setting then feel free to go without it. You probably know more about this than I do.

Quoting: itarantoAlso, the game crashes on exit every time, does anyone know how to fix this?

I have never had that problem, but I would suggest removing the bundled libgcc_s.so.1 and libstdc++.so.6 libraries just to see if forcing the game to use your own system libraries resolves the issue.

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So just got an update for Postal 2 on GOG.com; it is still Windows only though. Paradise Lost was also just added to GOG.com today, but again, still Windows only for the moment. The changelog for Postal 2 mentions that the "Mac version will be updated as soon as possible" with no mention of Linux, although seeing as how Linux would be an entirely new platform for the game on GOG.com that is not in of itself surprising.

Progress finally seems to have been made, is what I am saying.

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I have never actually played an Egosoft game, but I was really impressed with how they stepped up to continue supporting their titles on Linux after LGP gave up the ghost. Great to see that is something they wish to continue.

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Well, I just made the fastest purchase in the west. :whistle:

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