Quoting: chuzzle44If I'm not mistaken, Carmack had little to do with ID's open-source or linux support. I believe there was a couple of other people who pushed for it.

You are mistaken, at least when it comes to the source code releases. Linux was an area he dabbled in, but was never all that enthused with, with most of the Linux work being done by Timothée Besset and others, but he does deserve all of the credit for releasing the legacy game code, even pushing for it to continue under Zenimax while he let unofficial Linux binaries get squashed under the heavy boot of corporate policy.

You can read Masters of Doom if you do not believe me about his good intentions regarding source code.

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I was worried that when Carmack left id companies would just stop releasing source code, but within the past year we have had the Serious Sam and Postal code releases, and now we actually have Wolfire going further by releasing their legacy game assets. Onward and upwards.

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So basically if someone wants to get a start making Linux device drivers, with the distinct possibility that they might be offered a job somewhere down the line, they should get involved with Stefan's FOSS project.

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The NWN port was at the time and still consists of a few unsupported binaries that were made to use the data from a Windows copy of the game. It was never commercially released and Bioware has not put out a single game with Linux support in the decade and a half since.

I do not see how GOG.com would be expected to change that.

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FreedoomRL?

All the replacement graphics he would need are there.

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Quoting: PublicNuisanceThe games that do come to GOG for Linux are usually top notch. Installers run great and very few issues from me. I've bought Linux games from Humble Store and Itch that were more work to get going. While GOG doesn't do as much as they could for Linux the work they do is of good quality.

Indeed. GOG.com could do more for Linux, but so could Steam, or basically any other distributor. Most of the complaints come down to Galaxy not being on Linux, when it is not even out of Beta on Windows yet, and sour grapes over The Witcher III, which really is beside the point.

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Just picked up Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition. Quite convenient, considering that I am well on my way through Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut after having already completed the main Dead Man's Switch campaign in Shadowrun Returns last week.

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So is there any further word on this?

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Quoting: Linas

Quoting: HamishGreat. Now they need the Linux version of Penumbra so I do not need to depend on my old Desura copy.

It is available DRM-free from the Humble Store. http://www.penumbragame.com/buy.php [External Link]

Check again Linas. They just sell a Steam key:
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/penumbra-collection [External Link]

Which is part of the reason I do not like buying from Humble anymore. Regardless, it is ridiculous to have Penumbra be the only one of their games on there without a Linux version.

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Great. Now they need the Linux version of Penumbra so I do not need to depend on my old Desura copy.

I am looking at you Frictional... :><:

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