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Dead Island Zombie Game Now Available On Linux For Some (updated)

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Update: It should now be playable for all, and it is a native port.
Update 2: Virtual Programming have confirmed to GamingOnLinux in an email they did not do the port, so to settle this, it is not using eON.

We honestly have no idea who has done this port, as GamingOnLinux spoke to Techland previously who confirmed they are not doing the port and told us to speak to Deep Silver who never answer our emails or tweets.

Original Article
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZqrG1bdGtg
Dead Island is the latest zombie game to grace Linux with its presence and helps build up our backlog of games.

About
Terror. Violence. Madness. Bedlam. A holiday paradise gone mad. A tropical island turns into total chaos after a mysterious zombie outbreak. Cut off from the rest of the world, the player’s only chance to survive is to fight to the death and find a way to escape from the island.

Dead Island combines first-person action with a heavy focus on melee combat, character development and customization of a vast array of weapons. All of these gameplay features are presented in a dark story inspired by classic zombie movies with a gritty and engrossing campaign that can be played with up to four players in co-op mode.

It seems it is not available for everyone just yet, so you may get a missing executable error:
QuoteFor most wondering why they still get missing executable: it is waiting for Techland to include the Linux files in all the various packages they have sold over the years.
If you bought https://store.steampowered.com/sub/14664/ or https://store.steampowered.com/sub/15205/ you can download it.

Thanks, johndrinkwater on reddit.

It is currently on sale too, so it's possibly it was supposed to be sorted ready for the sale.



Editor Note: We do advise holding off until the official announcement to avoid waiting and to be sure you count as a Linux sale. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Tags: Action, RPG, Steam, Zombies
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lucifertdark Oct 25, 2014
I must be one of the lucky ones as it runs beautifully on my machine, I tried it in Windows on the same hardware recently & it was like pulling teeth. Nvidia Geforce 9800 GT with the 331.38 proprietary drivers.
Crazy Penguin Oct 25, 2014
Quoting: ZeitgeistYou are allowed to own a copy of dead island in Germany but buying is prohibited. So one can travel to UK buy it and travel back to Germany.

You are also allowed to buy it in Germany as an adult. But it is not easy to find a shop/store as they are not allowed to advertise the game, which includes listing the game in an Online Store like Steam.
Xpander Oct 25, 2014
works great but default FoV is nasty as hell.. i get motion sick pretty fast
also whats up with the huge blooooooom....

View video on youtube.com

FoV can be changed from Data0.pak -> Data/Skills/default_levels.xml

<prop n="CameraDefaultFOV" v="62.5/>

thats the default crap...no wonder why it makes me sick!

now by doing this editing...im not sure if i can get VAC banned by this.
vulture Oct 25, 2014
the only flaw this game has for me is... it launched after borderlands. bought it anyway, but it will take a while to get to it ;)

i guess 2K wont really mind my choice, lol
DamonLinuxPL Oct 25, 2014
From what you know "it is native"? Can anybody explain?
N30N Oct 25, 2014
@German users, just use a VPN to order your copy. The well respected AirVPN (I use them myself) starts at just €1 and then there's the newly launched FrootVPN which is free.
lucifertdark Oct 25, 2014
I've just added a couple of mods & they work perfectly as well. :D
Zeitgeist Oct 25, 2014
Quoting: N30N@German users, just use a VPN to order your copy. The well respected AirVPN (I use them myself) starts at just €1 and then there's the newly launched FrootVPN which is free.

Thank you so much, you really helped me out here. You can get amazon ec2 access for 12 month free.
  • sudo apt-get install tinyproxy

  • tunnel ssh

  • Add proxy to firefox

  • Buy it from the Steam Store
  • masteredu Oct 25, 2014
    Quoting: BeamboomOh God, I am sorry for bringing up the piracy debate here. There's no reason to argument against it - they will refuse to accept reason no matter how it is explained.

    It's just sad to see it in the Linux community. Somehow I like to think we are better than that. I'll prefer to keep living with that illusion.


    HOW ELSE SHOULD I GET IT?!

    EDIT: Ok some people responded, but still I dont really trust the gifting system..
    WorMzy Oct 25, 2014
    The game plays really well, and it's some good, silly fun.

    The only problem I have with it is the auto-equip. If you hold the pick-up key fore more than 0.1 (!!) seconds, whatever you're trying to pick up becomes your active item, and your currently active item is either dropped, or put into your inventory.

    Fortunately there's a fix, but it means editing files in a .pak (zip file), which means they'll likely be overridden if there's an update and/or you verify cache integrity. Boo.
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