INSURGENCY a team-based realistic FPS has popped up on Steam's Early Access with a promise of Linux support in the future! Hell yeah!
About the Game
INSURGENCY is a first-person team-based shooter for up to 32 players designed for Windows® PC and Mac OS X (and in the future, Linux), using Valve’s Source Engine. INSURGENCY is based on the popular total conversion for Half-Life 2 – Insurgency: Modern Infantry Combat – that saw more than a million free downloads and was awarded the ModDB “Player’s Choice Mod of the Year” in 2007. It is a highly intense, realistic experience. This means no cross-hairs, realistic weapon damage, and careful maneuvering.
Key Features
Teaser Trailer:
This is the type of FPS I have been saying Linux needed and it's on it's way, I have added it to my wish-list that's for sure!
Although one thing bugs me, please developers PLEASE stop saying "PC", you mean Windows. PC = Personal Computer which covers nearly everything nowadays. My phone is a PC for example.
I have reached out to the developers for comments on when the Linux release will happen, details when I have it folks.
UPDATE from the developers:
So folks after CS:GO is out on Linux they can work on this title, so let's keep waiting and hoping for that to be released. Source is my topic on their forum.
Thanks to Yulike from the Linux_Gaming reddit for pointing it out and exciting me. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
About the Game
INSURGENCY is a first-person team-based shooter for up to 32 players designed for Windows® PC and Mac OS X (and in the future, Linux), using Valve’s Source Engine. INSURGENCY is based on the popular total conversion for Half-Life 2 – Insurgency: Modern Infantry Combat – that saw more than a million free downloads and was awarded the ModDB “Player’s Choice Mod of the Year” in 2007. It is a highly intense, realistic experience. This means no cross-hairs, realistic weapon damage, and careful maneuvering.
Key Features
- Experience intense 32 player online action with a focus on teamwork
- Rack up supply for your team and customize the game’s arsenal to your unique play style
- Several multiplayer game types and game modes including the intense online co-op experience “Insurgent Hunt” and a “Realism” mode crafted by the community
- Multiple environments that span several unique settings and play styles
- Three unique player classes that affect movement and gameplay on the battlefield
- Highly immersive audio with 3D VOIP to coordinate with and track other players
- Help the development team prototype new maps and game modes
- Create custom maps and content using the Insurgency SDK
- Playable on both PC and Mac OSX and supports multiplayer cross-compatibility
- Dedicated Server Support for PC and Linux
Teaser Trailer:
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Although one thing bugs me, please developers PLEASE stop saying "PC", you mean Windows. PC = Personal Computer which covers nearly everything nowadays. My phone is a PC for example.
I have reached out to the developers for comments on when the Linux release will happen, details when I have it folks.
UPDATE from the developers:
QuoteWe are waiting for Valve to release CSGO on Linux before we will get the code we need to get started on this.
So folks after CS:GO is out on Linux they can work on this title, so let's keep waiting and hoping for that to be released. Source is my topic on their forum.
Thanks to Yulike from the Linux_Gaming reddit for pointing it out and exciting me. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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FutureSuture Apr 25, 2013
And this is really coming to Linux? Looks pretty good! Graphics look nice and the gameplay intriguing. I hope it's not much like Counter-Strike: Source for I just cannot wrap my head around that game.
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If Valve was serious about Linux, they should tell Devs that in order to use their Engine, all platforms should be supported from day one since the Engine is native now. And I agree, PC covers pretty much everything and Platforms should be mentioned by name.
Sometimes I wish I had the money for a small Game making company. AAA Linux titles would be our top priority, we wouldn't leave any platform out, but Linux would be tops. Oh well, I can dream. =p
Sometimes I wish I had the money for a small Game making company. AAA Linux titles would be our top priority, we wouldn't leave any platform out, but Linux would be tops. Oh well, I can dream. =p
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If Valve was serious about Linux, they should tell Devs that in order to use their Engine, all platforms should be supported from day one since the Engine is native now. And I agree, PC covers pretty much everything and Platforms should be mentioned by name.Beyond id Software in the 90s, I think Valve's investment in Linux is beyond proportion. The problem is that they do not release newer versions of their engine to third-party developers.
Sometimes I wish I had the money for a small Game making company. AAA Linux titles would be our top priority, we wouldn't leave any platform out, but Linux would be tops. Oh well, I can dream. =p
Also, the reason people say 'PC' instead of 'Windows' is historical; the term comes from PC-compatible though the GNU project naturally, and very hypocritically, has it on its enormous list of words to avoid - while at the same time calling keyboard shortcuts in their software by things like 'Meta' only because LISP Machines had them (they were never a standard or anything).
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Looks cool...Linux needs different shooters beside old stuff (Castle Wolfenstein) and the third variation of a "futuristic shooter" (Xonotic, Q3A, OpenArena, Red Eclipse, etc).
For most peoples PC is not bound to the OS used but to the technology beneath.
I could also say please avoid the term "Linux" because this is just the kernel. GNU Linux would be the correct term. But since for most people "Linux" means the OS, we mostly use Linux as word.
I guess you get the picture !
Regards,
Holger
Although one thing bugs me, please developers PLEASE stop saying "PC", you mean Windows. PC = Personal Computer which covers nearly everything nowadays. My phone is a PC for example.Well, a PC is a common term. No matter what you consider a PC. In most western countries a PC simply means a standard computer based on x86 / x64 CPUs with the usual hardware (PCIe hardware, SATA HDD, etc). This makes a PC different from all those other computers available such as low-power Android systems, Tablets, etc.
For most peoples PC is not bound to the OS used but to the technology beneath.
I could also say please avoid the term "Linux" because this is just the kernel. GNU Linux would be the correct term. But since for most people "Linux" means the OS, we mostly use Linux as word.
I guess you get the picture !
Regards,
Holger
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Holger I'm not sure what you are getting at. You are saying PC is a common term...so am I.
The developers (and a lot of others) are saying PC = Windows which it does not.
The developers (and a lot of others) are saying PC = Windows which it does not.
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True, it's not just Linux. It's not just GNU and Linux either. Why stop at calling it "GNU/Linux"? Why not call it "KDE/Qt/GTK/GNOME/X11/GNU/Linux"? I think that I understand why Ubuntu dropped "Linux" entirely from their name and advertising materials.
Of course, I'm looking forward to more exciting games for my Linux-based PC, including Insurgency.
Of course, I'm looking forward to more exciting games for my Linux-based PC, including Insurgency.
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The reason I say 'Linux' instead of GNU/Linux is precisely due to what TC said. Also, Holger, the GNU project specifically says you should not call it 'GNU Linux' because the Linux kernel is not a GNU project - the equivalent is GNU HURD. That's why the put a forward slash or plus sign between them.
Anyway, I pointed out why PC is used in this way. It indeed doesn't necessarily mean Windows, but at the same time, Microsoft Windows is the only modern consumer-oriented operating system that is (IBM) PC-compatible. I still think they should say 'Windows' instead of 'PC', but to say that Windows is not 'PC' (just a shorthand for PC-compatible) is just wrong, in the same way that Linux as a 'PC' is right (it isn't, as Linux is POSIX-, not PC-compatible).
Anyway, I pointed out why PC is used in this way. It indeed doesn't necessarily mean Windows, but at the same time, Microsoft Windows is the only modern consumer-oriented operating system that is (IBM) PC-compatible. I still think they should say 'Windows' instead of 'PC', but to say that Windows is not 'PC' (just a shorthand for PC-compatible) is just wrong, in the same way that Linux as a 'PC' is right (it isn't, as Linux is POSIX-, not PC-compatible).
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Beyond all that, I think we should all stop being pedants and speak about the damn game. :) I for one am very happy this is coming to Linux as I love FPS games, especially the quasi-realistic type (sims never did it for me). :D
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Hm, seems I really have misunderstood you. I guess this is mainly because you made an example that your phone is also a PC which is to some extent correct but does not match the common term.
I guess many developer have the problem that they usually target a specific platform and for gaming console the platform implies the operating system (e.g. XBox360, PS3). For the PC this is different but honestly I understand their implication: The majority of PCs today (still) runs Microsoft operating systems. Funny enough Macs today are technically PCs but are mentioned as "Mac" :)
I guess many developer have the problem that they usually target a specific platform and for gaming console the platform implies the operating system (e.g. XBox360, PS3). For the PC this is different but honestly I understand their implication: The majority of PCs today (still) runs Microsoft operating systems. Funny enough Macs today are technically PCs but are mentioned as "Mac" :)
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BTW you can join me in showing Linux support here: http://steamcommunity.com/app/222880/discussions/0/828937420143124641/
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The biggest problem is that Linux users cannot even get along with each other even when they same the same thing, want the same thing, struggling towards the same goal.
It is also the biggest advantage that everyone can fix it the way they want, so they do not really need to get along, for the most parts.
XKCD covered it pretty good in 3 frames.
http://xkcd.com/927/
It is also the biggest advantage that everyone can fix it the way they want, so they do not really need to get along, for the most parts.
XKCD covered it pretty good in 3 frames.
http://xkcd.com/927/
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The biggest problem is that Linux users cannot even get along with each other even when they same the same thing, want the same thing, struggling towards the same goal.
It is also the biggest advantage that everyone can fix it the way they want, so they do not really need to get along, for the most parts.
XKCD covered it pretty good in 3 frames.
http://xkcd.com/927/
I haven't seen that from anyone apart from Canonical and Gnome devs, those guys have a serious NIH syndrome. Rest of the guys can usually get along with each other pretty nicely.
And BTW, may I ask how this is relevant to this article?
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