So, we do know that Star Citizen will come to Linux thanks to CryEngine being on Linux. I have just found a video of the Star Citizen team getting ready for PAX and an interesting operating system is in the background.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDKlAg0t2VQ&t=0m37s
Seems like the Linux support won't be too far off if they are already using Linux, hello there Ubuntu Unity! No surprise they are using Ubuntu since it is what Steam supports and is generally developers go-to Linux distribution.
I imagine when this comes out there will be a lot of "Sorry what's eve online?...I need to get back to Star Citizen...".
Exciting times we live in being a Linux gamer, there is just no end to the news that we can share with you. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDKlAg0t2VQ&t=0m37s
Seems like the Linux support won't be too far off if they are already using Linux, hello there Ubuntu Unity! No surprise they are using Ubuntu since it is what Steam supports and is generally developers go-to Linux distribution.
I imagine when this comes out there will be a lot of "Sorry what's eve online?...I need to get back to Star Citizen...".
Exciting times we live in being a Linux gamer, there is just no end to the news that we can share with you. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Hey dont forget the great Vendetta-Online, it has also a native Linux client. :D
Ok it is not a realy good game.
Ok it is not a realy good game.
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Hey dont forget the great Vendetta-Online, it has also a native Linux client. :D
Ok it is not a realy good game.
Could never, ever get into vendetta. I like my space combat ( used to work on one ) so it needs to be great cause 90% of the fun for me is the combat.
OT: Ubuntu is a great distro for coding actually, be nice if he used it for development as well as testing.
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where do you see ubuntu ? i only see windows there
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I think I see it at 0:38...
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Lordpkappa Apr 15, 2014
I think I see it at 0:38...
Wow and it's one of the more visualy complex title.
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I wonder if they made sure it was visible on purpose? It almost felt like a nod to us Linux gamers :)
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I'm trying to recognize the icons on the video, the second from the bottom seems Code::Blocks, anyone recognize the V (second from top) and A (last) icons?
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I'm trying to recognize the icons on the video, the second from the bottom seems Code::Blocks, anyone recognize the V (second from top) and A (last) icons?i'm pretty sure i saw the A on my ubuntu when i still had it,maybe the app manager or the ppa-manager or something like that, it's defenitly something that comes with ubuntu preinstalled, no idea about the V-icon though
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Tha "A" is for the app manager, have no idea about the V...
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No surprise they are using Ubuntu since it is what Steam supports and is generally developers go-to Linux distribution.
I don't know why they were using Ubuntu.
But I don't think it is for what you said.
Remember that Valve took Debian as the base of Steam Os. Not Ubuntu.
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The steam client is on Ubuntu and according to the last question http://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamuniverse/discussions/1/648814395741989999/ devs were told to build for Ubuntu (on the Steam Runtime), which apparently would work on any distro as long as it's got Steam Runtime installed (and the Steam client is officially supported on Ubuntu 12.04).
So it's perfectly normal to build and test on Ubuntu. I just take issue with the DE =P KDE user myself. Of course, I've said this in the RSI forum's Linux thread =) So go subscribe on that thread if you're a fellow citizen! xD
So it's perfectly normal to build and test on Ubuntu. I just take issue with the DE =P KDE user myself. Of course, I've said this in the RSI forum's Linux thread =) So go subscribe on that thread if you're a fellow citizen! xD
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The developer with Ubuntu on his machine is Paul Reindell, CIG's lead engine programmer. For the Star Citizen community, this wasn't that big of a surprise - CIG had previously stated that "The Cloud Imperium team includes many Linux and Macintosh fans" on the old kickstarter page.
I can't follow the assumption that this tells us anything as to when we will see a Linux client but as Chris Roberts mentioned on the panel at PAX, all their game servers run on Linux already and it all comes down to the engine's rendering pipeline. Mr. Reindell joined the CIG team after previously working for CryTek.
I can't follow the assumption that this tells us anything as to when we will see a Linux client but as Chris Roberts mentioned on the panel at PAX, all their game servers run on Linux already and it all comes down to the engine's rendering pipeline. Mr. Reindell joined the CIG team after previously working for CryTek.
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haa but this is just code::block ! it's not cryengine on linux
othing interesting there
othing interesting there
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