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Chivalry: Medieval Warfare To Begin Linux Port Testing

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Hi everyone, we'd like to get your help in testing Chivalry for Linux and Mac OS X.

Everyone who owns Chivalry should now have access to the Linux and OS X versions. Currently you will need to switch to a Beta branch to access this, the "linuxtesting" branch (for both OS X and Linux).

To access the port testing beta from the Desktop Steam client, right-click on Chivalry in the library, click Properties, click on the BETAS tab, and choose linuxtesting from the drop-down.

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From Big Picture, open up Chivalry's page in the Library, move left to "Links & More", and down to "Select Beta..."; open this, choose "Ports testing (Linux+Mac)" from the drop-down, and choose OK.




If you can't see the branch, you may need to restart Steam first.

The Linux and Mac OS X builds should run without any additional dependencies required so long as you have Steam installed. Steam should include all the necessary libraries.

Performance on Linux should be roughly what it is on Windows for the same hardware, with potentially up to a 10% difference or so. OS X should be similar. Performance differences are going to come from differences between UE's renderers, and between OpenGL drivers.

We don't have much in the way of Mac hardware, so any performance reports we can get would be helpful, especially if you can compare performance to the game running natively in Windows, but even if not. Comparisons on Linux would also be really helpful.

Please post any bug reports, performance reports, or other feedback to:
Linux: http://forums.tornbanner.com/showthread.php/22792-Linux-Performance-amp-Bug-Reports
Mac OS X: http://forums.tornbanner.com/showthread.php/22793-Mac-OS-Performance-amp-Bug-Reports

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SirBubbles Jan 14, 2015
The game runs pretty well for me, a nice 50+ fps, a vast improvement over wine. However I'm not seeing any mod/workshop integration, would like to know if there's going to be support for that anytime soon? I've got the black knight mod installed the hard way by copy/pasting files, but would like official support.
StianTheDark Jan 14, 2015
Quoting: ricki42
Quoting: Aryvandaar
Quoting: marcelomendesI would ask the same. If we buy and install only the beta/test-build, will it count as Linux or Windows sale?

I think steam registers which platform you play the game on most, as the one that counts.

But does it properly register a platform that is not officially supported? I know there are rumors of Linux sales showing up for games that don't have Linux versions simply because someone bought the game on Linux, but I couldn't find anything to actually confirm those rumors.

Steam's charts doesn't care about what platform is supported, it just reports what OS you play the game on. If you somehow set Wine to display as a Linux distro, Steam would register playing AC: 4 as Linux ;)
mao_dze_dun Jan 14, 2015
Nope, not buying another FPS for Linux until AMD and the devs get their **** together. I've learned my lesson with Borderlands 2 and Dead Island (not that I haven't played the on Windows - it's the principle that matters :D). A chop fest on a 290x - what a joke.
hidekin Jan 14, 2015
i got this bug

except of that it's running well with some framerates drop sometimes.
OZSeaford Jan 14, 2015
That is not a bug that is the Banner Saga Mod! :P

Genuinely happy about this, am clocking on nearly 300 hours on this game...

Have installed it overnight, will test tonight...
hidekin Jan 14, 2015
Quoting: OZSeafordThat is not a bug that is the Banner Saga Mod! :P

Genuinely happy about this, am clocking on nearly 300 hours on this game...

Have installed it overnight, will test tonight...

Thank you to let me know :-) it could be a bug :P
Belarrius Jan 14, 2015
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The launch of this game on Linux is a much needed break in what seems to have become an endless stream of broken Kickstarter promises, never-ending "soon-to-be-released" assurances, and deathly silent developers. It reduces my cynicism about Linux gaming. It makes me less jaded.

It's almost ridiculous how much I needed a game like this to be released, but I needed it.
Brian [Linux] Jan 14, 2015
Great news. Looks like this and Verdun will by my go to FPS. Thank you devs!
zimplex1 Jan 14, 2015
Yeah there are a few graphical bugs and the server list doesn't like refreshing even when pressing the button. The only major issues I've had is that my connection to servers freeze up (doesn't happen on Windows and it happened on multiple servers) and sometimes (though it's rare) all the players will disappear and will blink in and out of existence.

On a side note: If you need an fps counter hit your tilde key ( ` ) and type "stat fps" or join the steam client beta for the steam fps counter.
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