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The developer of RPG 'Underworld Ascendant' finally clarifies their plans for the Linux version
4 May 2018 at 12:11 am UTC Likes: 2

Good, I'm a backer, but it wouldn't have been nice not to make it available for all Linux gamers.

System76 have announced a new Oryx Pro laptop model and it's a bit of a beast
3 May 2018 at 8:38 pm UTC Likes: 6

Indeed, no Optimus horrors please. Do they have some laptops with Ryzen + Vega?

DXVK, the Vulkan compatibility layer for Direct3D 11 and Wine has a fresh release reducing CPU overhead
2 May 2018 at 2:44 pm UTC

Quoting: MohandevirI've been able to install and make Steam's Witcher 3 start following cRaZy-bisCuiT's how-to, with Wine 3.7.

In fact I copied the game folder of my Windows install to my wine prefix. This said, it's really laggy and slow. Better than stock Wine but not really playable. It's far from the Windows version with the same hardware (i7-3770, GTX 960, Nvidia 396.18). Any clue what might be wrong?

Better use this thread for it.

RUINER for Linux had another update, fixing cutscene quality and further improving performance
2 May 2018 at 12:14 pm UTC

Quoting: CorbenHow many tracks does the Soundtrack from Steam/GoG have? If there are 15 tracks only, it looks like there is a different "version" of the OST on Spotify, with 24 tracks.

I'm not using Spotify (not DRM-free), so that's annoying that GOG soundtrack is limited to 15 tracks only. Why can't they release all tracks in all stores?

I'll ping developers about releasing it on Bandcamp.

RUINER for Linux had another update, fixing cutscene quality and further improving performance
2 May 2018 at 12:10 am UTC

Quoting: rkfgSo, for you the game viewport occupies the whole screen without black bars on top/bottom? 1920x1200 is not a very popular resolutions and when these issues happen it's hard to find confirmations.

I just checked - and indeed it has black bars on top and bottom during gameplay. Levels are usually so dark that I simply didn't notice it until you mentioned it :) But when loading, those red squares appear in the bottom right corner correctly. I'd consider it a bug.

The Witcher 3 didn't come to Linux likely as a result of the user-backlash from The Witcher 2
1 May 2018 at 11:41 pm UTC

Quoting: etonbearsIf that is the case, the management team would be in a strong position to do what they want. Keeping the share price strong and stable would be in their own interests as well, of course.

Then I'm not sure what problem they had with Linux release. Or was it expected to mess up their stock prices?

RUINER for Linux had another update, fixing cutscene quality and further improving performance
1 May 2018 at 3:23 pm UTC

Quoting: rkfgSo, for you the game viewport occupies the whole screen without black bars on top/bottom? 1920x1200 is not a very popular resolutions and when these issues happen it's hard to find confirmations.

I'll take a closer look later today and will post a screenshot.

RUINER for Linux had another update, fixing cutscene quality and further improving performance
1 May 2018 at 3:12 pm UTC

Quoting: rkfgDo you also have a non-redrawing bar at the bottom of the screen? After some fullscreen effects I have red lines there that just sit below the screen forever (until I restart the game, that is).

I didn't notice this issue. Feel free to add your comment here: https://www.gog.com/forum/ruiner/linux_version

The Witcher 3 didn't come to Linux likely as a result of the user-backlash from The Witcher 2
1 May 2018 at 3:02 pm UTC

I think this discussion is quite pointless, when CDPR have such abysmal communication and can't even explain to the community what the problem is and what can be improved to fix it. Such kind of distancing is not conductive for any dialog, and simply looks like stonewalling.