Victor Vran Updated With Free Casual & Hardcore Modes, Free DLC & More

I finished the main campaign a while ago, really enjoyed it. I've been meaning to get back to the game since I think I missed some locations.
I've mostly played as vigilante with shotgun and sword build around critical hits, but I might try changing that up to give that new weapon a spin. Looking forward to trying this out!

Hm. I need to get this game.

Another game also available on GOG but without the native Linux-version. Just like "Age of Wonders 3" and I call the developers for this game just liars because they used the arrogance to say it would be very difficult for them releasing a DRM-free game for Linux because of the Steam-framework. Want to laugh? Just the same comments came from the "Victor Vran"-team. :(

Quoting: GuestAny word about GOG's Linux version?

I hope they remember that this was also planned but it seems they have forgotten about GOG for now?


Last edited by throgh on 17 September 2015 at 7:59 pm UTC

Quoting: throghAnother game also available on GOG but without the native Linux-version. Just like "Age of Wonders 3" and I call the developers for this game just liars because they used the arrogance to say it would be very difficult for them releasing a DRM-free game for Linux because of the Steam-framework. Want to laugh? Just the same comments came from the "Victor Vran"-team. :(

I thought the Age of Wonders 3 devs said the reason was that patching was too difficult on GOG?
From aow.triumph.net forums

QuoteWe’re sorry, but GoG currently just carries the Windows version.
When Galaxy hits this might change.
The issue is managing all the builds with updates in a DRM free environment.

which I actually think is a weaker excuse than for Victor Vran, but it's difficult for me to judge.

Anyway, I don't think calling them liars and arrogant is particularly productive. Putting the Linux version on GOG will require extra work, maybe not a lot, but someone has to do it, and I doubt they have anyone who has done this before.
I'm disappointed as well that the GOG Linux version is still not up, but it's been only about a month, while for Age of Wonders 3 it's been almost half a year. And name-calling certainly isn't going to make the game appear faster.

Quoting: ricki42Anyway, I don't think calling them liars and arrogant is particularly productive. Putting the Linux version on GOG will require extra work, maybe not a lot, but someone has to do it, and I doubt they have anyone who has done this before.
I'm disappointed as well that the GOG Linux version is still not up, but it's been only about a month, while for Age of Wonders 3 it's been almost half a year. And name-calling certainly isn't going to make the game appear faster.

I called Triumph that way, not Haemimont Games. The problem is that there are more games with native Linux-versions on Steam or another DRM-platform and GOG has nothing but the Windows-version, the Metro-series for example or Dungeons 2 as the last example. And the developers from Triumph said that they would perhabs release a DRM-free version when Galaxy starts. Now Galaxy is available, but where is that version? This is frustrating, treated like something nobody really wants. It is arrogant because in fact also the DRM-free build for Windows needs a little bit of work and in fact it is a cheap lie!


Last edited by throgh on 18 September 2015 at 12:56 am UTC

It's a really fun game and runs great in Linux, proving that Linux games don't need to lag behind their Windows counterparts.

I don't know if it has the nearly limitless replay value of Diablo 3 (which I play using Wine), but I've really enjoyed it so far. I'll definitely support the game and the developers in the future.

Hmmm... And I really don't get the anti-Steam hate I'm seeing here. If it wasn't for Valve and Steam for Linux, we'd still be dual-booting Windows in order to enjoy our hobby instead of being able to delete our Windows partitions while still having enough high-quality commercial games to keep us entertained for years.


Last edited by Mountain Man on 18 September 2015 at 7:16 pm UTC

Quoting: Mountain ManHmmm... And I really don't get the anti-Steam hate I'm seeing here. If it wasn't for Valve and Steam for Linux, we'd still be dual-booting Windows in order to enjoy our hobby instead of being able to delete our Windows partitions while still having enough high-quality commercial games to keep us entertained for years.

The movement up to Linux is not just based on Valve or their platform Steam. Yes, they've done their part on that but the credits just don't go to them because the platform Linux itself got everything on its own and Valve just used most of the libraries and combined them. There are also enough other helpers like Wine making games under Linux possible. In fact Steam is just another proprietary package to be installed. It is kind of funny that some people - nobody exactly in this discussion - have problems with the driver blobs of NVidia on the one hand and on the other hand they praise Steam as their final solution but both of them are NOT open or even transparent.

Just to be honest: With the view on Windows 10 I'd have even deleted my partition now and have no more newer games possible. :) I'm not thankful for Steam, because the whole platform is just another whole kind of DRM-mechanism. And I don't need some client which takes over my software-packages for updates I want myself to decide to either using an update or not at a time.


Last edited by throgh on 18 September 2015 at 10:21 pm UTC

It's silly to deny that Valve and Steam for Linux have had a huge impact on Linux gaming. If not for Valve's efforts, we'd almost certainly be where we were two or three years ago with the occasional indie release or Humble Bundle. There's no way at all we'd be getting the kind of AAA games we're getting now.

Indeed, without Steam, we'd be crying in our beers about Desura going belly up, with no hope in sight, and hoping that the next Humble bundle wouldn't be all Windows games. Personally, I have no problem with Steam's checking (on some games. not all) to see if you actually bought the game.

Victor Vran, which, to my eyes, is closer to Diablo III than anything else I've seen, is showering us with additional content, improved gameplay, and new options. They're being very, very good to us.

If it weren't for Steam, I'd still be dual-booting. And, in a free world, who needs Windows or Gates?


Last edited by oldrocker99 on 19 September 2015 at 3:09 pm UTC

Quoting: oldrocker99Personally, I have no problem with Steam's checking (on some games. not all) to see if you actually bought the game.

There are other problems with DRM, but that's a whole another discussion. Anyway, the problem I have with Steam and others of its kin is the idea of games as a service. I use Steam daily, but I feel much better buying an actual copy of a game from the likes of GOG rather than the mere right to play it (and some extra social crap I don't want). That said, Valve has done a lot of good for us Linux Gamers, and to a (significantly) lesser extent for the larger Linux desktop community as a whole.