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As usual thanks to SteamDB it looks like Arma 3 could be heading to Linux. Arma 3 is a massive military sandbox from Bohemia Interactive and I am sure it will excite a lot of people.
This is by no means confirmed, remember content from SteamDB can always be an accident, or simple internal tests, but it's still exciting. I have personally emailed Bohemia Interactive for comments, and I will be sure to update you if they say anything to us.
On the SteamDB history for Arma 3 is this:
About the game (Official)
Experience true combat gameplay in a massive military sandbox. Deploying a wide variety of single- and multiplayer content, over 20 vehicles and 40 weapons, and limitless opportunities for content creation, this is the PC’s premier military game. Authentic, diverse, open - Arma 3 sends you to war.
This looks like an awesome shooter, with a full campaign and online multiplayer. How could we not be excited? Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
As usual thanks to SteamDB it looks like Arma 3 could be heading to Linux. Arma 3 is a massive military sandbox from Bohemia Interactive and I am sure it will excite a lot of people.
This is by no means confirmed, remember content from SteamDB can always be an accident, or simple internal tests, but it's still exciting. I have personally emailed Bohemia Interactive for comments, and I will be sure to update you if they say anything to us.
On the SteamDB history for Arma 3 is this:
QuoteChanged Depots
107411/config/oslist: windows
249504/config/oslist: windows
249505/config/oslist: linux
249505/name: Arma 3 Tools Experiment DATA - LINUX
249506/config/oslist: macos
249506/name: Arma 3 Tools Experiment DATA - MAC
249507/config/oslist: linux
249507/name: Arma 3 Tools Experiment VP - BIN - LINUX
249508/config/oslist: macos
249508/name: Arma 3 Tools Experiment VP - BIN - MAC
About the game (Official)
Experience true combat gameplay in a massive military sandbox. Deploying a wide variety of single- and multiplayer content, over 20 vehicles and 40 weapons, and limitless opportunities for content creation, this is the PC’s premier military game. Authentic, diverse, open - Arma 3 sends you to war.
This looks like an awesome shooter, with a full campaign and online multiplayer. How could we not be excited? Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Avehicle7887 Apr 22, 2015
That VP suggests a possible Virtual Programming eON port, this is getting interesting. I wonder how performance will fare with such a game in multiplayer.
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This is the only game (and trying out Kingdom Come alpha) for which I restart to Win, so I'm all for it. But I highly doubt they will make Linux version. They invested heavily into their DX11 based renderer and AFAIK removed OpenGL backend they once had in A2. Maybe if Valve is pushing them Vulcan way...
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Linux needs a good multiplayer FPS like this. I would prefer battlefield myself, but Arma would work too.
IF it is a VP eon "port" then they wouldn't need an OGL renderer. Eon is like a wrapper, it would translate DX11 -> OGL on the fly. That is how Bioshock: Infinite was done.
BUT, The inclusion of a data repo would be a bit odd for a VP port wouldn't it? They normally share the windows data and only have a Linux depot for the eon binary.
Quoting: aaannzThis is the only game (and trying out Kingdom Come alpha) for which I restart to Win, so I'm all for it. But I highly doubt they will make Linux version. They invested heavily into their DX11 based renderer and AFAIK removed OpenGL backend they once had in A2. Maybe if Valve is pushing them Vulcan way...
IF it is a VP eon "port" then they wouldn't need an OGL renderer. Eon is like a wrapper, it would translate DX11 -> OGL on the fly. That is how Bioshock: Infinite was done.
BUT, The inclusion of a data repo would be a bit odd for a VP port wouldn't it? They normally share the windows data and only have a Linux depot for the eon binary.
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Quoting: EKRboiBUT, The inclusion of a data repo would be a bit odd for a VP port wouldn't it? They normally share the windows data and only have a Linux depot for the eon binary.
That's how it works yes, so I doubt it is a VP port.
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Might "Tools" mean something bad? Like, it's only about a server or something?
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Quoting: EikeMight "Tools" mean something bad? Like, it's only about a server or something?That's what I'm thinking as well. Which it would make since since arma is built around its multiplayer/modding community.
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CookieMonsterZA Apr 22, 2015
ArmA 3 Linux Server files have been available for a while now via SteamCMD, but the "Tools" part still lets me wonder about this. :/
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