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So it seems Tripwire the creators of Killing Floor and Red Orchestra will be porting the rest of their games to Linux as well as having their new unannounced title support us from the get-go.
Speaking to PCGamer they said:
So FPS fans it seems like you will have plenty to choose from soon enough, this will also be another Unreal Engine 3 game that will support Linux.
I hope other developers take a note of this as well:
I am glad to see more developers publicly say it is worthwhile.
About Red Orchestra 2
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad, the leading tactical multiplayer WWII shooter on the PC, will take the award winning Red Orchestra franchise into the next generation of gaming. Cutting edge graphics and audio built using the Unreal Engine 3, inventive features and streamlined realism will deliver an unrivalled tactical shooter experience.
Heroes of Stalingrad will focus on the Battle of Stalingrad and the surrounding operations, both German and Russian, from July 1942 to February 1943. The game allows the player to experience one of the most brutal battles in all of human history. Delivering unrivalled accuracy and attention to detail, along with gritty, vicious combat in multiplayer and single-player modes the game will feature everything from quick, brutal firefights to more intricate and challenging tactical modes.
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The game does look fantastic, I have a few friends who play it so it will be nice to be able to play with them natively!
Thanks for pointing it out DerRidda Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Speaking to PCGamer they said:
QuoteGibson: We actually just learned about SteamOS a few days before the rest of the world and we haven’t gotten our hands on it just yet. Fortunately Valve gave us a heads up a while back that adding Linux and Big Picture support would “be a pretty good idea going forward.” So we started working on Linux and Big Picture support soon after that. We’ve now got three of our four games released on Linux and one of those games with Big Picture mode support. That has put us in a really good position to take advantage of SteamOS when it is released since it is essentially Linux + Big Picture + Awesome Performance Optimizations + Other Cool Stuff. We’ll be working on setting up the rest of our recent titles with SteamOS support in the not too distant future. We also plan on releasing our next unannounced title with SteamOS support right out of the box.
So FPS fans it seems like you will have plenty to choose from soon enough, this will also be another Unreal Engine 3 game that will support Linux.
I hope other developers take a note of this as well:
QuoteWhat we’ve seen in the past since Steam has come to Mac and Linux that about 10 percent of our game sales are now on those platforms. That extra 10 percent in sales was definitely worth putting our games on those platforms.
I am glad to see more developers publicly say it is worthwhile.
About Red Orchestra 2
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad, the leading tactical multiplayer WWII shooter on the PC, will take the award winning Red Orchestra franchise into the next generation of gaming. Cutting edge graphics and audio built using the Unreal Engine 3, inventive features and streamlined realism will deliver an unrivalled tactical shooter experience.
Heroes of Stalingrad will focus on the Battle of Stalingrad and the surrounding operations, both German and Russian, from July 1942 to February 1943. The game allows the player to experience one of the most brutal battles in all of human history. Delivering unrivalled accuracy and attention to detail, along with gritty, vicious combat in multiplayer and single-player modes the game will feature everything from quick, brutal firefights to more intricate and challenging tactical modes.
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Thanks for pointing it out DerRidda Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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commodore256 Oct 1, 2013
Quoting: Quote from scaineNah, it's not ridiculous, Samsai, it's based on valid concerns over DRM, that's all.Here's how I worry about DRM in case it bothers me, I say "Fuck off, I already payed you" and crack the game I payed for and if I find it on GOG or a humble bundle, I buy it again drm-free.
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They are being released on Linux, period. So this is good news. I will be waiting to purchase!
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about DRM, in my opinion...YES i would def take DRM free software / games over non DRM anyday, but if its not an option, and i am able to play a game natively on my fav OS..im all about that as well.
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There port of KF is horrific (nvidia texture bugs and low fps)
I'm worried.
I'm worried.
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Quoting: Quote from QydfacThere port of KF is horrific (nvidia texture bugs and low fps)
I'm worried.
Their port wasn't theirs, technically. I believe it was ported after the fact by Icculus? Not sure that you should be worried about more support for linux rather than none at all. I'll take AAA games with a few texture errors over no AAA games, myself.
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philip550c Oct 6, 2013
Quoting: Quote from QydfacThere port of KF is horrific (nvidia texture bugs and low fps)Im with you on this one. I love playing killing floor but the nvidia texture bug is really bad, some levels are almost unplayable because of it. Id really like them to fix this. Id rather they fix this bug than make new games.
I'm worried.
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Quoting: Quote from QydfacThere port of KF is horrific (nvidia texture bugs and low fps)
I'm worried.
I don't suffer from any of these issues (Gtx 680). Can you please show me?
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philip550c Oct 7, 2013
Quoting: Quote from n30p1r4t3Quoting: Quote from QydfacThere port of KF is horrific (nvidia texture bugs and low fps)
I'm worried.
I don't suffer from any of these issues (Gtx 680). Can you please show me?
Are you sure, have you seen how its supposed to look? I have 3 different nvidia computers with different cards and they all suffer from the corruptions only in Linux. Essentially the flashlight is useless, it creates a square of broken textures that obstructs the view making dark levels impossible to play. Also the map where you start out outside with the broken cars, there are no textures everything is grey, there are no floors in most inside maps, just grey. Invisible monsters look like they are made of mercury like the silver surfer. Sometimes the knife is invisible. Glass doesnt always work. The sight on the crossbow is black and doesnt work at all, making the weapon useless. There are many threads about the problem and icculus said he was working on it since last November but the problem remains. The game is barely playable because of it, really wish they would fix it. I could show you more but I think that’s enough.
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Quoting: Quote from philip550cQuoting: Quote from n30p1r4t3Quoting: Quote from QydfacThere port of KF is horrific (nvidia texture bugs and low fps)
I'm worried.
I don't suffer from any of these issues (Gtx 680). Can you please show me?
Are you sure, have you seen how its supposed to look? I have 3 different nvidia computers with different cards and they all suffer from the corruptions only in Linux. Essentially the flashlight is useless, it creates a square of broken textures that obstructs the view making dark levels impossible to play. Also the map where you start out outside with the broken cars, there are no textures everything is grey, there are no floors in most inside maps, just grey. Invisible monsters look like they are made of mercury like the silver surfer. Sometimes the knife is invisible. Glass doesnt always work. The sight on the crossbow is black and doesnt work at all, making the weapon useless. There are many threads about the problem and icculus said he was working on it since last November but the problem remains. The game is barely playable because of it, really wish they would fix it. I could show you more but I think that’s enough.
I've played on Windows and Linux (not extensively). I will reinstall tonight if I have time, and will post my findings.
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I've played about 230 hours of KF now, about 40 of those on Ubuntu 12.04 64 bit with a GTX670. I was getting all those bugs initially. I played a bit over the weekend and nearly all of them are resolved... kind of. I say kind of because for 6 waves, everything was perfect. Then something glitched during wave 7... like a v-sync hiccup, and suddenly some of the textures were missing again.
The only level it bothers me though is West London, where most of the ground textures are missing. Office is missing ground texture too, but only in the car park, so you rarely see it (the car park is a death trap best avoided, at least on Hard/Nightmare modes). A few pipes lose their texture. And are you still getting the crossbow texture error? That was fixed months ago, I thought.
With the exception of the crossbow scope, it's hardly making the game unplayable though. A distraction at worst.
And I'll say it again, it seems odd to pour derision on a developer's attempts to release for your platform because an ancient, badly ported game doesn't work too well on your system. I find that attitude incredibly frustrating. Now imagine if I was the said developer. Frustrating AND demotivating.
The only level it bothers me though is West London, where most of the ground textures are missing. Office is missing ground texture too, but only in the car park, so you rarely see it (the car park is a death trap best avoided, at least on Hard/Nightmare modes). A few pipes lose their texture. And are you still getting the crossbow texture error? That was fixed months ago, I thought.
With the exception of the crossbow scope, it's hardly making the game unplayable though. A distraction at worst.
And I'll say it again, it seems odd to pour derision on a developer's attempts to release for your platform because an ancient, badly ported game doesn't work too well on your system. I find that attitude incredibly frustrating. Now imagine if I was the said developer. Frustrating AND demotivating.
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