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Unepic RPG game will head to Linux!

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Daniel was just an average guy. He was a great videogame player, a big fan of sci-fi movies, and a novice RPG player. In the midst of an RPG, he was teleported to a castle. At first, Daniel believed that he was having a massive hallucination. Eager to keep playing within the RPG to create his own adventure, he decides to go along for the ride until his delirium comes to an end.

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Features:
  • RPG 2D platform game
  • 200 rooms to explore
  • 7 bosses to kill
  • 70 spells to learn
  • 100 different weapons
  • More than 2000 lines of clever dialogue and pop-culture references
  • Full RPG character sheet, including upgradeable skills
  • Quests
  • Potions, Scrolls, Rings, Magical weapons and artifacts
  • Pets
  • Achievements
  • Statistics, including a worldwide leaderboard
  • Multiple endings and difficulty settings
  • Interactive Castle Map, which can be written on and altered
  • ...and hidden treasures galore!

Looks like it could be quite a lot of fun, will be looking forward to giving this one a good go!

The developer confirmed via the official forum that it is coming:
QuoteI am planning to do a native version for Mac and Linux.


You can donate towards a Linux version on this page as well. Apparently that gives you a key to the Windows version for now.
QuoteMenu Kentucky Fried Penguin!
A friend is going to port the game to Linux. No more Wine will be needed.
Althought he is doing it for free, any donation will be welcome!

A find it odd it doesn't state on that page you get a key if you donate. I have reached out to the developer to ask what's up with that.

Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/233980/
Official Site: http://www.unepicgame.com/en/autor.html Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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10 comments

Kristian Jun 14, 2013
Damn, now I regret buying it on GOG :(:(:(
Liam Dawe Jun 14, 2013
A dish this hint out to all Linux users: Do not buy any newer games on gog.com leave them for really old titles that have no chance of a port.
Hyeron Jun 15, 2013
Welp, the only problem is... "A friend" of theirs has been "going to port" the game to Linux (as stated on their page and in this article) for AGES now (IIRC over a year). So I wouldn't hold my breath until I see actual proof.

(don't get me wrong, I'd love to see it happen. I just DON'T see it happening any time soon or late)

FINAL EDIT: Close enough. August the 3rd, 2012 according to the Wayback Machine.
s_d Jun 15, 2013
Yep.  GoG.com is not our friend, unfortunately.  Not yet, anyway.  It's simply the best (and often, only) way to buy Good Old Games... but less so, Good Not-So-Old Indies :P

I like their attitude, and would welcome them as another Linux game distributor, should they ever bother to listen to all of the folks voting for Linux support on their wishlist!

Anyway, Unepic looks like a pretty cool, and very weird, Castlevania-ish RPG w/roguelike elements.  I've heard it's pretty funny, too, but that the humour is "quirky" (or something?).
hardpenguin Jun 15, 2013
Welp, the only problem is... "A friend" of theirs has been "going to port" the game to Linux (as stated on their page and in this article) for AGES now (IIRC over a year). So I wouldn't hold my breath until I see actual proof.

(don't get me wrong, I'd love to see it happen. I just DON'T see it happening any time soon or late)

FINAL EDIT: Close enough. August the 3rd, 2012 according to the Wayback Machine.
Hmm, I thought it was much more. In November 2012 I exchanged few emails with Fran (Unepic developer) about the Linux port. It was like:



2012/11/30 ***ME, HARDPENGUIN***
Hello there.

Some time passed since information that Unepic is gonna be ported to Linux got spread. That info is still present in Unepic website. So... How is the works progress? Is Unepic on Linux gonna happen anytime soon?


Best regards,
HardPenguin

30.11.2012 15:43, Francisco tellez de meneses wrote:


Hello,

You are right, I have to update news about Linux.
I the guy that was supposed to port the game did not port it due to lack of time. I have recently contacted another one who could do it, but it asking some money. Since the game did not sell enought, I can't afford this cost but today Steam will say who are the next 10 games to be selected, Unepic is #9 in GreenLIght. If Unepic is selected I will be capable to deal with him and have the game ported.

I must publish this. Will do next monday.

So the facts are: he still cares about porting Unepic and did not change his mind about that. From what we see, Greenlight was the priority and perhaps since the game got it the port will come in next weeks after the game will be released - and not only as Steam Early Access, but full featured version. However, the game won't go outside Early Access until they will finish multiplayer mode (currently in beta).

We are really looking forward for Linux release!
hardpenguin Jun 15, 2013
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Anyway, Unepic looks like a pretty cool, and very weird, Castlevania-ish RPG w/roguelike elements.  I've heard it's pretty funny, too, but that the humour is "quirky" (or something?).
I recommend it heartily to anyone. I finished the demo version on Wine (works great!) and absolutely loved it!
Sam Jun 15, 2013
Just as an aside for the gog purchasers.  You can get a steam key from the unepic site http://www.unepicgame.com/en/myzone.php .  You can get your serial number on your gog games page.  Assuming that once it get ported it will be available on steam.  I know its a round about way,  but until gog lets us get the linux binaries somehow its something.
OZSeaford Jun 17, 2013
Good, I held out buying it on GOG. GOG is going to lose a lot of sale by refusing to include the linux binaries. I still support GOG for their really old games.
Unepic is really a promising title.
Kamil Jun 17, 2013
You can donate towards a Linux version on this page as well. Apparently that gives you a key to the Windows version for now.
A find it odd it doesn't state on that page you get a key if you donate.

How much money do you need to donate to receive a key? It would be a nice benefit. Is there some threshold you need to reach?
htedrom Jun 20, 2013
the game is excellent; it runs great on wine, but I'm excited for it to get native.
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