The day has arrived, not only do we have a new DLC for Dying Light, but the Linux performance patch I previewed for you has also been released! To quote a film I saw recently “what a lovely day!”.
The new DLC is “Dying Light: The Bozak Horde” which is something we also posted about recently, but now it’s actually here and has day-1 Linux support.
I’ve been pleased by Techland’s progress, and their communication is getting slightly better. Dying Light didn't have the best release, but unlike some developers they have actually kept pushing at it!
I did a review of Dying Light on Linux, and I still stand by it. The gameplay is great, but the ending was terrible.
Patch 1.0.6 changelog below, but weirdly it doesn't mention performance fixes for Linux. I tested it to double check and the Linux performance fixes are in there, and the AA setting has returned! I've poked my Techland contact to get the patch notes sorted properly, odd that we aren't even mentioned when it's a huge change for us.
Update: They added the Linux notes in after I emailed them.
The developer mentioned to me that AMD's Linux GPU drivers aren't great for Dying Light on Linux, but they will continue to look for optimizations they can do themselves.
QuoteFeatures:
· Parkour Fever - ten parkour challenges with online leaderboards
· Revamped Quarantine Zones
· Additional national outfits + community designed t-shirt
· Gold-tier fantasy weapons
· Three new trophies
· Various balance changes:
o Weapons adjustments
o Loot chests adjustments
o Gold-tier weapons drop rate increase
o Shops prices and selection adjustments
o Crafting adjustments
· Support for The Bozak Horde DLC
Be the Zombie:
· Entirely new progression system – three stages of mutation with additional, unique skills
· Various balance tweaks
· Spit not sticking to opponents fixed
· Ground pound bug fixed
· Flare damage to hives normalized
Fixes:
· Unlocking achievements issues fixed
· Various stability improvements, including co-op
· Weapon duplication exploit fixed
Linux specific:
- improved OpenGL performance,
- fixed SSAO,
- fixed antialiasing,
- fixed lip-sync issues,
- fixed zombie motion blur,
- some postprocess issues fixed
About Dying Light + DLC (Official)
The Bozak Horde
It’s time for you to go on the offensive! Enter the Stadium, the most famous landmark in Harran, and delve straight into the carnage. Go alone or join forces with other survivors to test your combat know-how against relentless hordes of the Infected. Unlock new skills and become the champion of Harran’s stadium.
Dying Light
Dying Light is a first-person, action survival game set in a vast open world. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious epidemic, scavenging for supplies and crafting weapons to help defeat the hordes of flesh-hungry enemies the plague has created. At night, beware the Infected as they grow in strength and even more lethal nocturnal predators leave their nests to feed on their prey.
Check out Dying Light on Steam, and The Bozak Horde. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Quoting: GuestQuoting: dubigrasuFor those willing to get some performance back and get rid of some of those pesky effects I would recommend to use the Dying Light ManagerBig thanks! I’ll try removing the chromatic crap ASAP. Does your "out.zip" change anything else than blur and chromatic?
Not sure if the chromatic aberration is really removed actually, you need to test it.
You'll find in the zip a screenshot of the settings I used.
BTW, I can make some specific settings if you want, and upload them.
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Quoting: GuestEdit: worth noting that when I started the game the menu background was black, and then the game itself was black too (I could only see the HUD) until I fell from a bridge and then I could see the world.
I have seen this few times before using DLM, more exactly when I disabled Film Grain (or whatever is called).
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Before the patch I was avg around 60fps (mostly because I had v-sync, with v-sync disabled I got higher.) After the patch I now get an avg of 5fps and the font is all messed up, so yeah I'm not happy and I'm just about done messing with Dying Light.
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Quoting: GuestQuoting: UnshraBefore the patch I was avg around 60fps (mostly because I had v-sync, with v-sync disabled I got higher.) After the patch I now get an avg of 5fps and the font is all messed up, so yeah I'm not happy and I'm just about done messing with Dying Light.
I think you need to do a file verify or reinstall.
It was a fresh install and the ldd was good; I try to do that with every test as you never know with Linux.
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Quoting: GuestI've got it working now, if you haven't finished the game you can try this one:Quoting: dubigrasuNot sure if the chromatic aberration is really removed actually, you need to test it.Ah, I see, thanks. Unfortunately chromatic crap is still here :-(.
You'll find in the zip a screenshots of the settings I used.
But I didn’t see blur while running, though.
http://www.uploadmb.com/dw.php?id=1433551317
I must say that the game (in my opinion) looks so much better without chromatic aberration.
Also, that green tint that the game had is removed, making it look a bit more natural.
I'm sure that is not what developers intended but hey, what were they thinking with that chromatic aberration anyway? Is just silly...
Some screenshots:
View video on youtube.com
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