Dean Hall the creator of DayZ originally mentioned on reddit his interest in getting a Linux version, and he was also caught on video mentioning it at PAX.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DjdtfQhmmw&feature=youtu.be&t=6m28s
That sounds pretty likely to me as he seems quite interested in it personally. It remains to be seen if the switch to OpenGL and Linux port will come out anytime soon, but this is another very encouraging sign.
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DayZ is a gritty, authentic, open-world survival horror hybrid-MMO game, in which players follow a single goal: to survive in the harsh post-apocalyptic landscape as long as they can. Players can experience powerful events and emotions arising from the ever-evolving emergent gameplay. There are no superficial tips, waypoints, built in tutorials or help given to players. Every decision matters, there are no save games, no extra lives, every mistake can be lethal. If you fail, you lose everything and you need to play again from the beginning with nothing but your wits, and your two hands. Fight the hostile environment, where every other player can be friend or foe and nothing can be taken for granted. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DjdtfQhmmw&feature=youtu.be&t=6m28s
QuoteAnd also OpenGL, let's get a Linux port going that would be awesome
That sounds pretty likely to me as he seems quite interested in it personally. It remains to be seen if the switch to OpenGL and Linux port will come out anytime soon, but this is another very encouraging sign.
Official About
DayZ is a gritty, authentic, open-world survival horror hybrid-MMO game, in which players follow a single goal: to survive in the harsh post-apocalyptic landscape as long as they can. Players can experience powerful events and emotions arising from the ever-evolving emergent gameplay. There are no superficial tips, waypoints, built in tutorials or help given to players. Every decision matters, there are no save games, no extra lives, every mistake can be lethal. If you fail, you lose everything and you need to play again from the beginning with nothing but your wits, and your two hands. Fight the hostile environment, where every other player can be friend or foe and nothing can be taken for granted. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Quoting: oldrocker99Who needs a porous, vulnerable, slow, balky, annoying Windows installation at all?
Once in a while I think of some old game what I want to play. Eg. Vietcong, game from 2003 still doest not work in Wine. I did not play it for some time but this game is little bit nostalgic for me. But you are right, time is changing and I am leaving Windows for too long! And for really nostalgic and old games we have great DOSbox. I do not buy new games (even do not take free Steam keys), which are not on Linux, because I just do not want dual-boot anymore.
Quoting: EKRboiNow back to topic. I don't own DayZ, but I would be all over a linux port!!I don't own DayZ Standalone too, but I own Arma 2 (awesome game), so I play DayZ mod sometimes. But IF DayZ SA come to Linux, I will definitely buy it and leave Windows.
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Quoting: lavei like how they push linux but the idea of steam within gnu/linux is perverting the actual idea of free software.
I could not care less if my games are Free Software or not. Games are games. They aren't my office software or photo editing software that I base a business on. They're games. I play them for fun, for a temporary diversion. If I never see the code, my life will be no worse for it. There's just no reason that I can think of that I need access to the source of games. Would I complain if I had it? no. Do I require it in order to enjoy myself? no more than I require all the source files from a movie or music album when I partake of those.
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Quoting: sevI could not care less if my games are Free Software or not. Games are games. They aren't my office software or photo editing software that I base a business on. They're games. I play them for fun, for a temporary diversion. If I never see the code, my life will be no worse for it. There's just no reason that I can think of that I need access to the source of games. Would I complain if I had it? no. Do I require it in order to enjoy myself? no more than I require all the source files from a movie or music album when I partake of those.
neither would i. and if you would have read more carefully, you would have realised that this is not about open source games. it is about drm free vs steam distribution of games and thus the question if people should even let go of the most basic freedoms of software (software that doesnt require you to use 3rd party software that will hinder you sharing, selling or gifting and potentionally breaks the software when the 3rd party software goes offline at some point).
whatever =) this is my last post about this topic here
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