Eador. Masters of the Broken World Will Still Come To Linux

Eador. Masters of the Broken World is a sore spot for Linux gamers, a title that had Linux support stated on its greenlight page and even a blog post that stated it's now high priority and that they have a team of people dedicated to the port, delay after delay and we are still sadly waiting.

The blog post:

QuoteWe always get a lot of requests to port Eador. MotBW to Linux and Mac systems. And, of course, this is our intention as well. But initially we planned to make other versions only after the Windows release.  Recent Gabe Newell’s statements made us rethink our plans one more time. If this man puts Linux to such a high priority then we should pay our attention to this matter more closely already at this point.

We’re happy to announce that Snowbird Games starts working with a separate team in order to bring Linux and Mac versions of Eador. Master of the Broken World. We hope that the game will be released on all platforms simultaneously this spring.

Sadly it seems that silence then fell for a while until...

Then they stated this on their forum when users asked about it.

QuoteHi guys,

we are really sorry about the delay of Mac / Linux version. In fact, we were sure it's not really a problem for our engine to work on -nix platform. So the Linux port has been considered as a 2-weeks task, and then 1-month, and then 2-months, and then we had a release on Windows with a bugfixing marathon of death for several weeks, and still we need to make some improvements in the engine to make Mac and Linux support. We are so sorry - but hope it will be done till the end of July.

The end of July came and no release, again. So it's now the end of August and I decided to chase the developer up and they had this to say:

QuoteHi Liam,

Linux port is going to happen sooner or later. We'd really like to put it or during the autumn though.

We don't have much experience in porting, so that's why it's taking so long.

Dan.

So folks, don't get your hopes up on this one but it will hopefully surface eventually. Just sad when developers keep claiming it will be out and then keep delaying it. This is the problem with people who slap Linux support onto their titles without doing the research into porting their software over.

This is why I tell people NOT to buy titles until the Linux support hits, don't waste your money.

At least they aren't silent on the matter which is great, unlike some other developers, I am looking at you Mojang.

About
Eador is a universe made of countless shards of land drifting in the Great Nothing. Each of the shards is a little world unto itself, with geography and denizens of its own. The power over the shards is bitterly contested by Masters, the immortal beings mortals believe to be gods. Take the role of the mighty Master and shape the destiny of Eador! It is in your power to deliver the world from ultimate destruction – or to choke it with an iron fist of tyranny.

Eador: Masters of the Broken World is a turn-based fantasy strategy game, where the decisions you make affect the world even deeper than the battles you win.

Key Features

• Balanced fusion of grand strategy, turn-based tactics and RPG elements;
• Boundless roleplaying opportunities;
• Massive selection of stratagems and ways to wage war;
• An intriguing, non-linear story;
• An original fantasy world, living a life of its own.

Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.