Dying Light Is Now Confirmed For Linux, Bring It On Techland

Only question that remains: Is it a native port? :)

edit: Ya, well I forgot... Chrome Engine 6 has native linux support, hasn't it? So, question answered. (+ I'm a moron for asking -.-)

Preordered. One can pre-download Linux binaries, so I'd say this is a worthy exception to the rule of not ordering before the Linux version is there and working.

Got very good hopes for this game, and dang, day one Linux release is worth supporting!

Bought it!

I may not be able to play it in a decent way until I upgrade my graphics next month (considering buying gtx960), but I really wanted to show my support for their Linux initiative.

I'll probably buy the game if it works flawless on AMD GPUs.

Quoting: subI'll probably buy the game if it works flawless on AMD GPUs.

You're honestly asking for the impossible in this current time frame. You should let AMD know your concerns regarding this game. Letting us know or the developers know, won't get better drivers out the window.

Quoting: Sabun

Quoting: subI'll probably buy the game if it works flawless on AMD GPUs.

You're honestly asking for the impossible in this current time frame. You should let AMD know your concerns regarding this game. Letting us know or the developers know, won't get better drivers out the window.

I'm using the open source drivers pretty much since I switched to my current distribution (archlinux). I've never faced a problem I couldn't solve given enough time. I can play most of my games just fine.

The closed source drivers have been another thing entirely, still I think that most information regarding AMD is outdated and many nvidia-"fanboys" spread misinformation and FUD, for whatever reason (I guess they are simply pissed).

Today the drivers are not as good as they could be, but AMD is making progress too. It's not like nvidia is without fault -.-

edit: of course it depends which version of OpenGL the game uses and needs. If it's greater than 3.3 you can't play with the open source drivers. A price I shall gladly pay. Until I can play it, I'll have a new graphicscard and the game will be much cheaper :)

I'm very happy that Techland is bringing Dying Light to Linux but it won't make me break my rules. I don't buy a game until six months after launch and I don't buy a game with DRM for more than $5.

QuoteThe closed source drivers have been another thing entirely, still I think that most information regarding AMD is outdated and many nvidia-"fanboys" spread misinformation and FUD, for whatever reason (I guess they are simply pissed).

I wish you would not refer to the proper comment on concern to AMD's graphics situation as FUD.

There have been users who have given up on trying Linux solely because of AMD's graphics driver situation. It is NOT a boon to us.

New users or unfamiliar users to Linux need to know that there is a very big caveat to using AMD graphics hardware in their systems. They will not be getting their bang for buck. This is not the fault of Linux, or the community. It is entirely on the shoulders of AMD.

Protect Linux before you would protect AMD.

In that regard, it is also entirely the fault of Nvidia for having such weak Open Source Nouvaeu drivers. Same goes to Intel.

In Dying Light's system specs, they state that a HD6870 is the minimum requirement. It seems to be a very high requirement game (I only have a HD5750). So any adventurous AMD user, please note the required card.

With all that said, I couldn't hold off. I've pre-ordered the game. I really hope it counts towards Linux, I made sure to buy it whilst running Ubuntu.

Quoting: Sabun

QuoteThe closed source drivers have been another thing entirely, still I think that most information regarding AMD is outdated and many nvidia-"fanboys" spread misinformation and FUD, for whatever reason (I guess they are simply pissed).

I wish you would not refer to the proper comment on concern to AMD's graphics situation as FUD.

I wish one could differentiate between "proper comment on the concern" and stupid bashing of the only real competitor of an otherwise monpolist.

Quoting: SabunThere have been users who have given up on trying Linux solely because of AMD's graphics driver situation. It is NOT a boon to us.

There have been users who gave up because NVIDIA as well (me, 3 years back), because the proprietary nonsense often broke my system (in fact always if a new update of the x-server or kernel came along. hence I had to wait, which is not the point of a rolling release distro)

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New users or unfamiliar users to Linux need to know that there is a very big caveat to using AMD graphics hardware in their systems. They will not be getting their bang for buck. This is not the fault of Linux, or the community. It is entirely on the shoulders of AMD.

Quoting: SabunProtect Linux before you would protect AMD.

I prefer to protect the open source idea instead of helping yet another quasi-monopolist to get a full monopoly and putting us in the very dire situation of either using proprietary technology or not being able to enjoy even the simplest games.

Quoting: SabunIn that regard, it is also entirely the fault of Nvidia for having such weak Open Source Nouvaeu drivers. Same goes to Intel.

Hence I openly encourage to try out the open source AMD drivers. As the poster before you will probably already have an AMD card it's nonsense to tell them "buy nvidia". In such a case it would even be better to switch to a Windows partition to enjoy one game, possibly not working well on certain hardware, than to buy another graphicscard and use proprietary drivers just to enjoy a game in an open source operating system.

(Which is really kind of ironic, don't you think? I mean, many users switch to Linux because it's open source and free (as in freedom) and all and then you use proprietary technology?)

Quoting: SabunIn Dying Light's system specs, they state that a HD6870 is the minimum requirement. It seems to be a very high requirement game (I only have a HD5750). So any adventurous AMD user, please note the required card.

With all that said, I couldn't hold off. I've pre-ordered the game. I really hope it counts towards Linux, I made sure to buy it whilst running Ubuntu.

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I simply think, that the concept of Closed Source drivers being marketed as the only way to enjoy gaming on Linux is completely wrong. Sure enough I can't play some games on Linux with my attitude towards open source drivers, but generally speaking they work really great. As I have 96 Games for Linux in Steam alone and only a few do not work (3/4 of those because of the lack of interest from the devs, 1/4 because the state of opengl implementation in the open source drivers) and the absolute majority works out of the box, I think it's pretty save to say you can enjoy gaming with an AMD card (and the open source drivers) on the open sourced kernel named Linux ;)

Many people immediately cry "Go nvidia, never buy amd" and that's something I can not understand. I have had nvidia and I've had amd (and voodoo's back in the days, and matrox ;)). I never was a fanboy of either (because what's the point anyway?) but the open source drivers for AMD are far better than those of nvidia (and I can compare) and AMD generally is more open.

The situation is somewhat like it was under Windows, where everybody complained about the bad AMD drivers years after they had improved heavily. Sure there is always stuff that can be improved, but spreading information people got a few years back in a fast-living market such as this, is bullshit!

Awesome :) Shame I'm completely broke atm. Might have to wait. Good chance to see gameplay footage and reviews I guess.