I remember I did get to play with this at one point and the WINE layer it used at the time was dreadful. Display settings ran badly and it was so obviously being ran through WINE that even someone who had never used the software before could figure it out.

If it has not improved since then I really do question Valve's decision to include it on Steam, given the higher entry barrier they enforce on developers I would hope that it would at least mean that they have a higher degree of quality control. Desura having it is one thing, they are inclusive, but if Steam wants to be taken seriously with its demands they have to be a little more circumspect in this respect.

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Quoting: 111qqqNVIDIA Starts Contributing to Open Source Drivers, Linus Torvalds Gives It a Thumbs Up
http://news.softpedia.com/news/NVIDIA-Starts-Contributing-to-Open-source-Drivers-Linus-Torvalds-Give-it-a-Thumbs-Up-423104.shtml [External Link]

Which is a step in the right direction, but still nowhere near the level of support offered by either AMD or Intel, nor is that likely to change anytime soon.

"We do not have any plan to work on user-space support. So do not uninstall that proprietary driver just yet." - Alexandre Courbot [External Link]

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It is already on the Humble Store for those who would wish to purchase it when the Linux version is released:
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/p/papersplease_storefront [External Link]

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Can one grab it anywhere other than Steam?

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Frozenbyte's games can be a pain to run library wise, but that has nothing do with them only supporting Ubuntu. In fact, Trine 2 is officially supported on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and OpenSUSE. I think you can save some of that anger for those who deserve it and concentrate on fixing your problem.

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Quoting: FutureSutureCool. As far as I am aware, this is the most demanding FOSS game out there. Hope to give it a go sometime.

Even when compared to Xonotic and Unvanquised?

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Well, I'll be damned, things may start moving:

Quoting: Quote from Lauri HyvärinenThis indeed is a mishap of ours and I'll ask our content team to update both Desura version of T2 and the HiB/other Humble services at earliest point. Sorry for the delay!

Good call FutureSuture. :)

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Wait, this only started being able to use Steam's online multiplayer features now? What was the point of it before then if EDuke32 already offered almost all of the same features and the whole reason anyone might want to play this was for the Steamworks integration?

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To be fair, I have tried to speak with them about their Desura issues and never received a response.

That being said, I have gotten way too much DRM free Linux native enjoyment from their game titles to condemn them too much for it.

I would still very much appreciate them looking into their Desura issues as well though.

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Is Frank Earl still involved with this? At one point he looked to be the next Ryan Gordon, but never seemed to get far beyond porting Caster unfortunately.

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