I have been waiting for Insurgency to come to Linux for over two years, and I'm glad to see the developers start to really make a push for us.
You can only play with people also playing the beta (not many), so you may want to hold off unless you plan to test it and report bugs.
My limited experience so far has been pretty good, in-game it performs very well on the highest settings and seems to be silky smooth. I have seen others have problems with black screens and other issues, so your mileage will vary right now.
The developers are asking for feedback on their forum post here.
About the game
Take to the streets for intense close quarters combat, where a team's survival depends upon securing crucial strongholds and destroying enemy supply in this multiplayer and cooperative Source Engine based experience. The follow-up game to the award-winning Source mod, Insurgency is highly competitive and unforgivingly lethal, striking a balance between one-life gameplay and prolonged action.
The game is now available to buy on Steam, and download it, but you must opt into the beta. It's a 4.4GB download, so it's not exactly a very long download either.
I am very, very pleased to see them begin to deliver! I love more tactical FPS games, as I'm not a big fan of super fast paced FPS games, and I imagine I'm not alone. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Linas 22 Oct 2015
When the map are loaded, I can see nothing (all is black) except the hud and the names of the teammates. If I push Esc I see the map.
I have seen people suggesting you set your locales to C on Steam:
LANG=C %command%
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leillo1975 22 Oct 2015
When the map are loaded, I can see nothing (all is black) except the hud and the names of the teammates. If I push Esc I see the map.
I have seen people suggesting you set your locales to C on Steam:
LANG=C %command%
I don't understand where I put this settings
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adolson 22 Oct 2015
When the map are loaded, I can see nothing (all is black) except the hud and the names of the teammates. If I push Esc I see the map.
I have seen people suggesting you set your locales to C on Steam:
LANG=C %command%
I don't understand where I put this settings
Launch Options
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Furious 22 Oct 2015
I'm actually the opposite-- I don't like "realistic" or "tactical" shooters at all, so I'm guessing this wouldn't be right for me. I would rather play intense twitch shooters where you're a bullet sponge unless you get snipe headshots or dead-on shotgun or rocket launcher hits. I hate dying from one bullet, health that doesn't recover, and similar stupid crap. I've never found any kind of replacement for Gears of War on Linux. I wait patiently for such a thing to exist.UnrealTournament.com ...I'm just gonna leave it here...
I will say that it's great that we're getting more shooters at all, though.
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ElectricPrism 23 Oct 2015
Monies will be spent. Fun will be had.
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ElectricPrism 23 Oct 2015
I'm actually the opposite-- I don't like "realistic" or "tactical" shooters at all, ... I've never found any kind of replacement for Gears of War on Linux. I wait patiently for such a thing to exist.
The closest thing in existence is Storm United which is like Halo for Linux, not sure if it's your cup of tea - but well worth a look.
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sigz 23 Oct 2015
There was a patch today, it completely fixed black screen for me.
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leillo1975 23 Oct 2015
When the map are loaded, I can see nothing (all is black) except the hud and the names of the teammates. If I push Esc I see the map.
I have seen people suggesting you set your locales to C on Steam:
LANG=C %command%
I don't understand where I put this settings
Launch Options
It works like a charm!!!!!!
Thanks a lot
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evergreen 23 Oct 2015
I'm sooooo happy!!!!!
Last edited by evergreen on 23 Oct 2015 at 3:09 pm UTC
Last edited by evergreen on 23 Oct 2015 at 3:09 pm UTC
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niarbeht 23 Oct 2015
I think this is the part where I start flailing my arms wildly in the air. Arma 3 is on Linux. Insurgency is on Linux. CS:GO is on Linux. AAPG is coming to Linux. WHAT MAD WORLD IS THIS?
Last edited by niarbeht on 23 Oct 2015 at 10:20 pm UTC
Last edited by niarbeht on 23 Oct 2015 at 10:20 pm UTC
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I just read on a forum that this game is a lot like Socom II.... I am foaming at the mouth now. Socom II was my crack as a teenager. I spent so much time glued to a recliner playing Socom II on an old 32" tv and loved every damn minute. If they can make this game work well enough on a Steam Controller to the point that it's not a handicap I think that there will be a permanent indent in my couch from where I sit.
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Xpander 25 Oct 2015
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