You know since yesterday with our massive SteamOS news post that Torchlight II is now on Linux, but since the dust is settling we have had some time to check out the port, here’s how it runs.
My thoughts
I played through a fair bit of the first Torchlight and loved it, so I am extremely pleased to see Torchlight II on Linux. We don’t have many high quality Diablo-like RPG games on Linux, so this should help fill a big void.
I’m very happy to report, that we do actually have characters heads and faces this time around. For those that don’t know, the original port of Torchlight had a bug where characters heads disappeared.
I’ve been testing out Torchlight II for a little while now, and I’m pleased to say for me the port works really, really well. Take into account that I am on an Nvidia 970, but even with everything set to High I haven’t seen the game dip below 70FPS even when tons of action is going on.
I haven’t noticed any bugs myself yet, but I’ve seen a few Linux specific bugs on the Steam forum like this one, and it seems it’s an issue with AMD Catalyst drivers, and this one too, which also seems to be on AMD GPU’s.
I haven't yet had a chance to try anything other the single player, so I can't say if the co-op works or not.
You can see an unedited video of my game-play below, and you can see the FPS in the corner. Please note that recording does affect the performance, but not by a lot in this case:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtObxjJwmQg
Final Verdict: Buy it if you're on Nvidia, works fantastic for me. Everything seems smooth, and it’s fun to play. If you're on AMD you may want to wait until it's fixed up, or AMD release a new driver if it's driver related.
It’s also on sale, and it’s extremely cheap (£2.99!). Check out Torchlight II on Steam now.
About the game (Official)
The award-winning action RPG is back, bigger and better than ever! Torchlight II takes you back into the quirky, fast-paced world of bloodthirsty monsters, bountiful treasures, and sinister secrets - and, once again, the fate of the world is in your hands!
Torchlight II captures all the flavor and excitement of the original game - while expanding the world and adding the features players wanted most, including online and LAN co-op multiplayer. Torchlight II is fast, fun, and filled to the brim with action and loot. Adventure solo or online with your friends! Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
My thoughts
I played through a fair bit of the first Torchlight and loved it, so I am extremely pleased to see Torchlight II on Linux. We don’t have many high quality Diablo-like RPG games on Linux, so this should help fill a big void.
I’m very happy to report, that we do actually have characters heads and faces this time around. For those that don’t know, the original port of Torchlight had a bug where characters heads disappeared.
I’ve been testing out Torchlight II for a little while now, and I’m pleased to say for me the port works really, really well. Take into account that I am on an Nvidia 970, but even with everything set to High I haven’t seen the game dip below 70FPS even when tons of action is going on.
I haven’t noticed any bugs myself yet, but I’ve seen a few Linux specific bugs on the Steam forum like this one, and it seems it’s an issue with AMD Catalyst drivers, and this one too, which also seems to be on AMD GPU’s.
I haven't yet had a chance to try anything other the single player, so I can't say if the co-op works or not.
You can see an unedited video of my game-play below, and you can see the FPS in the corner. Please note that recording does affect the performance, but not by a lot in this case:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtObxjJwmQg
Final Verdict: Buy it if you're on Nvidia, works fantastic for me. Everything seems smooth, and it’s fun to play. If you're on AMD you may want to wait until it's fixed up, or AMD release a new driver if it's driver related.
It’s also on sale, and it’s extremely cheap (£2.99!). Check out Torchlight II on Steam now.
About the game (Official)
The award-winning action RPG is back, bigger and better than ever! Torchlight II takes you back into the quirky, fast-paced world of bloodthirsty monsters, bountiful treasures, and sinister secrets - and, once again, the fate of the world is in your hands!
Torchlight II captures all the flavor and excitement of the original game - while expanding the world and adding the features players wanted most, including online and LAN co-op multiplayer. Torchlight II is fast, fun, and filled to the brim with action and loot. Adventure solo or online with your friends! Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Works awesome with ati opensource driver.
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I have two SteamOS boxes, one using Nvidia (GTX 780) and the other one using an AMD HD 7970.
The game is working perfectly on both.
BTW: Nvidia's GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATION=1 actually lowers the perf in this case.
The game is working perfectly on both.
BTW: Nvidia's GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATION=1 actually lowers the perf in this case.
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No issue to report on 2 systems on Fedora 21. Daughters computer has a 750Ti FTW and mine has a 780 Ghz Edition.
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coryrj19951 Mar 5, 2015
It runs perfectly for me maxed out on my AMD GPU and CPU. ( R9 270x and 8350 4ghz 8 core. ) I use the Catalyst 14.12 drivers. I average around 60 fps with dips that go down to around 51 fps.
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Quoting: hidekinAwesome game :-) I was waiting for it for a long time :-)
You could also add in you article that the mods are working on linux , it's quite rare on linux to be the case :-)
Quite a number of mods actually *aren't* working for me. For example, Enhanced Retex causes the game to crash before the initial splash screen, and Additional Classes causes it to crash after the initial splash screen, but before the menu.
That said, I've got five or so installed and working, so many of them do work.
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That's some decent announcement...
* Cross-platform multiplayer is supported.
* Game saves are compatible across PC, Mac, and Linux platforms.
* Mods are supported."
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I like it so far. Wish I could walk with w,s,a,d instead of clicking tho :(
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Quoting: SkullyI like it so far. Wish I could walk with w,s,a,d instead of clicking tho :(
Yeah that bugs me too!
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Quoting: SkullyI like it so far. Wish I could walk with w,s,a,d instead of clicking tho :(
Haha yeah me too! :D However I eventually got used to use my left hand to cast the various spells instead - but it took some time for sure.
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