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Dying Light is now confirmed for Linux thanks to the announcement from the developers on the Steam store itself. The Linux icons show up on the store pages, and the game even has a steam coming soon banner on the home-page. Time to get seriously excited.
Yet another same-day release for Linux here folks, let's hope there's a lot of that this year!
We reported on Linux appearing in the SteamDB entry for it only recently, but it looks as solid as it can get now.
The developers put up an official announcement:
From Steam
Available: 27 January
This game will unlock in approximately 2 days and 13 hours
It can't come soon enough!
Still, we never usually suggest pre-ordering, ever. We have had too many issues in the past to sour the experience. However, if you wish too then look for Dying Light on Steam.
I am seriously considering breaking my own rule of not pre-ordering since the developers have announced it properly themselves now, and I would like to support their efforts (and grab the pre-order item just for kicks). Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Dying Light is now confirmed for Linux thanks to the announcement from the developers on the Steam store itself. The Linux icons show up on the store pages, and the game even has a steam coming soon banner on the home-page. Time to get seriously excited.
Yet another same-day release for Linux here folks, let's hope there's a lot of that this year!
We reported on Linux appearing in the SteamDB entry for it only recently, but it looks as solid as it can get now.
The developers put up an official announcement:
QuoteDying Light is coming soon to SteamOS/Linux and Windows! Pre-Purchase Now to receive the exclusive "Punk Queen" in-game weapon and start your pre-load now so you're ready to play right at launch!
Dying Light is an action survival game presented in first-person perspective. The game is set in a vast and dangerous open world. During the day, you roam an urban environment devastated by a mysterious epidemic, scavenging for supplies and crafting weapons to help you defeat the hordes of mindless, flesh-hungry enemies the plague has created. At night, the hunter becomes the prey as the infected grow in strength and aggression - but even more lethal are the nocturnal, inhuman predators that leave their hives to feed. You will need to make use of all your skills and any available means to survive till dawn.
From Steam
Available: 27 January
This game will unlock in approximately 2 days and 13 hours
It can't come soon enough!
Still, we never usually suggest pre-ordering, ever. We have had too many issues in the past to sour the experience. However, if you wish too then look for Dying Light on Steam.
I am seriously considering breaking my own rule of not pre-ordering since the developers have announced it properly themselves now, and I would like to support their efforts (and grab the pre-order item just for kicks). Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Bought it, cant wait I hope its released on the 27th -- I got burnt by metro redux (it took so long until it was available on Linux).
The game looks great I have to say, if it run well I will get the expansion pack as well, just to encourage them to port more games to Linux.
Thank you Techland for porting, Really appreciate it !
The game looks great I have to say, if it run well I will get the expansion pack as well, just to encourage them to port more games to Linux.
Thank you Techland for porting, Really appreciate it !
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Quoting: linuxslackerat $72 US or $97 US with season pass in Australia i wont be forking out for this. would like to buy it but with the "Australia" tax its just too much(even without its quite a pricy game) hopefully one day game makers wont rip people off for where they live
$72 AUD is about £38. It's £39.99 in the Steam store in the UK. Sooooo... not sure where you're coming from there.
In fact, while it doesn't include AUD, the Steam DB page notes that the game is in fact cheaper everywhere outside of the U.S. by a small margin.
https://steamdb.info/app/239140/
Maybe I'm not understanding your reference to the Australian tax. Do you have to pay something extra in addition to the $72AUD base price?
[EDIT, or are you saying the converted price is roughly $72 US dollars?? That would be a crazy mark up though!]
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Quoting: scaine[EDIT, or are you saying the converted price is roughly $72 US dollars?? That would be a crazy mark up though!]
Yes, gaming is an extremely costly hobby in Australia.
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/11/why-do-videogames-cost-so-much/
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1cjeez/eli5_why_do_video_games_cost_so_much_in_australia/
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Just a note, the nvidia vs amd argument is stupid and boring, save it for the forum.
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Also, if the release time on Steam is correct I will be able to Stream it just after release :)
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Quoting: liamdaweJust a note, the nvidia vs amd argument is stupid and boring, save it for the forum.Will do, my apologies.
By the way, Liam and any others who have pre-loaded Dying Light, is it 2.8GB for you as well? Isn't the base game supposed to be 10GB upwards? In fact, the requirements put it at 40GB. Kind of odd.
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PublicNuisance Jan 25, 2015
[quote=Sered]
I wish one could differentiate between "proper comment on the concern" and stupid bashing of the only real competitor of an otherwise monpolist.
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)
All I can do is state my limited experience on Linux. I have never once had any issue with AMD drivers installing. I have had huge issues with Nvidia. My new GTX 980 won't even work with Linux. I have done fresh installs with Ubuntu and Mint and both crash after install of the OS let alone the driver. My old Radeon 7950 never gave me any issues at all. I didn't even have to use the terminal to install the AMD driver, with Nvidia not only did I have to but many times it made my OS unusable.
Quoting: SabunQuoteThe 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)
Quoting: SabunNew 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!
All I can do is state my limited experience on Linux. I have never once had any issue with AMD drivers installing. I have had huge issues with Nvidia. My new GTX 980 won't even work with Linux. I have done fresh installs with Ubuntu and Mint and both crash after install of the OS let alone the driver. My old Radeon 7950 never gave me any issues at all. I didn't even have to use the terminal to install the AMD driver, with Nvidia not only did I have to but many times it made my OS unusable.
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Guys, can it with the whose company is better talk, further completely off topic comments arguing against nvidia/amd will be removed.
This is supposed to be happy news for us getting a major game release.
Behave yourselves.
The forum exists for the very reason of all other chat, use it.
This is supposed to be happy news for us getting a major game release.
Behave yourselves.
The forum exists for the very reason of all other chat, use it.
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linuxslacker Jan 25, 2015
[quote=scaine]
steam lists their prices in USD on the client in Australia so that's $72 USD. there's plenty of other examples borderlands TPS is ~$60 USD and on steam AUS its ~$70 USD civilization beyond earth is currently ~$50 USD on steam AUS its ~$90 USD lucky for the last 2 there's places(aspyrs store) you can get it for the US price and the keys are not restricted haven't seen any for this game yet unfortunately
Dying Light Store Page:
http://imgur.com/EIo2o3d
Civ BE store page:
http://imgur.com/QD8tyL3
and the australia tax isnt a tax its just the word we use to describe the big extra wads of cash the developers squeeze out of us for being aussie.
its mostly AAA titles and console titles that still do this haven't seen many indies do regional pricing would be nice if steamDB showed the australian price too would be nice to see the prices without logging into steam
Quoting: linuxslacker...
[EDIT, or are you saying the converted price is roughly $72 US dollars?? That would be a crazy mark up though!]
steam lists their prices in USD on the client in Australia so that's $72 USD. there's plenty of other examples borderlands TPS is ~$60 USD and on steam AUS its ~$70 USD civilization beyond earth is currently ~$50 USD on steam AUS its ~$90 USD lucky for the last 2 there's places(aspyrs store) you can get it for the US price and the keys are not restricted haven't seen any for this game yet unfortunately
Dying Light Store Page:
http://imgur.com/EIo2o3d
Civ BE store page:
http://imgur.com/QD8tyL3
and the australia tax isnt a tax its just the word we use to describe the big extra wads of cash the developers squeeze out of us for being aussie.
its mostly AAA titles and console titles that still do this haven't seen many indies do regional pricing would be nice if steamDB showed the australian price too would be nice to see the prices without logging into steam
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