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A developer of Mount & Blade: Warband has confirmed the port on their Steam forum and confirmed it will be a native port too. This is after the hints from SteamDB pointing towards it being possibly.

QuoteIt'll be a native port for Linux and Mac. Warband only but we'll try to include Napoleon DLC too. Open beta will be next week and full release will be July, if all goes well.

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In a land torn asunder by incessant warfare, it is time to assemble your own band of hardened warriors and enter the fray. Lead your men into battle, expand your realm, and claim the ultimate prize: the throne of Calradia!

Mount & Blade: Warband is the eagerly anticipated stand alone expansion pack for the game that brought medieval battlefields to life with its realistic mounted combat and detailed fighting system.

So, that makes Taleworlds Entertainment a new tux friendly developer.

Check it out on Steam, but we always recommend waiting for the Linux version to buy it. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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wolfyrion Jun 21, 2014
poor wallet.... another 9 days left... :'(
(deep breaths....relax....)
Hyeron Jun 21, 2014
Yup. Plus, we couldn't even take advantage of the flash sale, as I don't think it would have shown we exist. Gah.
Sabun Jun 21, 2014
Yup. Plus, we couldn't even take advantage of the flash sale, as I don't think it would have shown we exist. Gah.

I'm curious, what do you mean? Is it that everyone would rush onto it regardless of platform, that we (Linux) would be miniscule in number?

Or that it wouldn't register purchases done for that platform, and would just count it as an ambigous sale?

I have a whole different reason to enjoy the summer sales this time around. So many Linux titles on sale, with additions of new triple A titles! :D
Hyeron Jun 21, 2014
The latter. We're not exactly the largest population around on Steam, so every sale identified as GNU/Linux counts. :)
pb Jun 21, 2014
I'm pretty sure Steam knows it if you make the purchase through the Linux client or through a browser on Linux. They will also know when you play the game on Linux. So the stats should be alright. The problem is when one developer makes the original game and another one makes the port, as was the case with Civ V and well explained by Aspyr in the forums.
FutureSuture Jun 21, 2014
I'm pretty sure Steam knows it if you make the purchase through the Linux client or through a browser on Linux. They will also know when you play the game on Linux. So the stats should be alright. The problem is when one developer makes the original game and another one makes the port, as was the case with Civ V and well explained by Aspyr in the forums.
Nope. According to icculus, what is counted is what platform you play the game the most on in the first week after purchase. Buying a game that does not yet have a Linux client therefore doesn't register as a sale for Linux and doesn't make sense anyway since you cannot play the game.
Sabun Jun 21, 2014
We're not exactly the largest population around on Steam, so every sale identified as GNU/Linux counts. :)

Indeed, I'm really glad we have two new porting houses in the picture (Aspyr and Feral). I hope they continue to do Linux ports, my money will keep going to them as much as I can give :)
GoCorinthians Jun 21, 2014
Heard always good critics about M&T..porting done certainly going to put its name on my steam!
gemini Jun 22, 2014
Will definitely get this one. Hard to resist buying it now as it is 66% off though..
Guest Jun 22, 2014
Looks like it’s a good game:
http://www.gamespot.com/mount-and-blade-warband/reviews/

It is; played many hours of this via Wine (which works really well actually).
inlinuxdude Jun 22, 2014
After reading all the reviews on this game, I'm psyched! As soon as it shows a linux version, I'm getting this bad boy!
Maquis196 Jun 23, 2014
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I wonder if we buy it now on special we'll certainly count as a "windows install" even though bought on Linux client, but long term surely they'd have metrics to see who bought it via Linux client and playing it on Linux.

I agree its best to buy a game when theres a Linux version out so we know they've actually done the work and not conned us, but damn... there is afterall a sale on :D.

Otoh, good to support these guys with maximum revenue, but I don't know about you lot but I'm struggling to keep up with the number of Linux games on our platform now, up to about 185 now and they keep coming which is both :) and :( (for wallet + time reasons).
GoCorinthians Jun 23, 2014
Looks like it’s a good game:
http://www.gamespot.com/mount-and-blade-warband/reviews/
"looks good"? Well I can say that its at same level of Witcher, Elder Scroll...
Areso Jun 23, 2014
I wonder if we buy it now on special we'll certainly count as a "windows install" even though bought on Linux client, but long term surely they'd have metrics to see who bought it via Linux client and playing it on Linux.

I agree its best to buy a game when theres a Linux version out so we know they've actually done the work and not conned us, but damn... there is afterall a sale on :D.

Otoh, good to support these guys with maximum revenue, but I don't know about you lot but I'm struggling to keep up with the number of Linux games on our platform now, up to about 185 now and they keep coming which is both :) and :( (for wallet + time reasons).
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I bought it as Gift on Linux machine with 80% off flash sale.
I'll redeem it when linux version will be available.
Maquis196 Jun 23, 2014
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I wonder if we buy it now on special we'll certainly count as a "windows install" even though bought on Linux client, but long term surely they'd have metrics to see who bought it via Linux client and playing it on Linux.

I agree its best to buy a game when theres a Linux version out so we know they've actually done the work and not conned us, but damn... there is afterall a sale on :D.

Otoh, good to support these guys with maximum revenue, but I don't know about you lot but I'm struggling to keep up with the number of Linux games on our platform now, up to about 185 now and they keep coming which is both :) and :( (for wallet + time reasons).
I bought it as Gift on Linux machine with 80% off flash sale.
I'll redeem it when linux version will be available.
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You clever bas......

Love it :).
MayeulC Jun 23, 2014
Wow, that was clever. Noted =D
STiAT Jun 23, 2014
I played it on windows once. I was too dumb for the training missions, so I didn't want to continue :D.
oldrocker99 Jun 24, 2014
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Bought it some time last year on sale for Windows, so, as far as Steam is concerned, I own it. I'll be looking for the Linux version. It is a good game. No, it's not Witcher 2, X-COM or CIV V, but it's a good game nonetheless.
Sslaxx Jun 24, 2014
Can't be as horrible a port as Witcher 2!
oldrocker99 Jun 24, 2014
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You want to see a lousy port, look at Eador:Masters of the Broken World, which shipped with a plain wine wrapper. It doesn't run at all for many, and, for those for which it does run, graphical glitches galore. Witcher 2 is a joy to play in comparison.
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