Heads up Vulkan fans, The Talos Principle beta has been updated to include the Vulkan build for Linux gamers to test out.
They also have a new OpenGL fix in:
Nice to see major games testing open drivers!
See their forum post about it here.
I haven't been able to run any tests yet as the Nvidia Beta driver with Vulkan borked my PC earlier during install, so I'm not brave enough to try that again. It didn't launch on SteamOS either (likely due to the above quoted bit).
It's probably going to be weeks before Nvidia release a stable driver update with Vulkan in it, so I will be holding off on my main PC until they do.
Feel free to share your results in the comments. You can grab the Nvidia Beta driver with Vulkan here (355.00.27), but be warned, it could break your Linux install.
QuoteOn Linux, it may be necessary to switch to Vulkan via +gfx_strAPI "VLK" command line parameter, as dynamic switching via menus may cause issues. Also, it is recommended to delete Talos.ini file from UserData folder prior to starting the game with Vulkan for the first time on Linux. The path should look something like this:
/home/[user]/Steam/userdata/[userid]/257510/local/Talos.ini
They also have a new OpenGL fix in:
Quote- Fixed shader issues with open source OpenGL drivers on Linux.
Nice to see major games testing open drivers!
See their forum post about it here.
I haven't been able to run any tests yet as the Nvidia Beta driver with Vulkan borked my PC earlier during install, so I'm not brave enough to try that again. It didn't launch on SteamOS either (likely due to the above quoted bit).
It's probably going to be weeks before Nvidia release a stable driver update with Vulkan in it, so I will be holding off on my main PC until they do.
Feel free to share your results in the comments. You can grab the Nvidia Beta driver with Vulkan here (355.00.27), but be warned, it could break your Linux install.
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What nvidia driver was it that had vulkan support again? 355?
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Quoting: BeamboomWhat nvidia driver was it that had vulkan support again? 355?
355.00.27
https://developer.nvidia.com/vulkan-driver
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55 FPS on Vulkan
71 FPS on OpenGL
i7-3770, GTX970 4GB, 16GB 4x4 DDR3 1600Mhz.
71 FPS on OpenGL
i7-3770, GTX970 4GB, 16GB 4x4 DDR3 1600Mhz.
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Quoting: KryukoItaliaunixcom55 FPS on Vulkan
71 FPS on OpenGL
i7-3770, GTX970 4GB, 16GB 4x4 DDR3 1600Mhz.
What's wrong?
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Quoting: leillo1975Quoting: KryukoItaliaunixcom55 FPS on Vulkan
71 FPS on OpenGL
i7-3770, GTX970 4GB, 16GB 4x4 DDR3 1600Mhz.
What's wrong?
On Windows you get more FPS on Vulkan than OpenGL (10-12 FPS).
That's just strange. Nothing wrong.
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I expected more fps in Vulkan
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Quoting: GuestVulkan PPA for Ubuntu 14.04 and 16.04 https://launchpad.net/~canonical-x/+archive/ubuntu/vulkanThe most actual released version is 15.10 :(
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Quoting: leillo1975I expected more fps in Vulkan
That's the point. On Linux we all have ~20 more FPS on OpenGL than Vulkan.
But maybe OpenGL on Windows is garbage.
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Tried in SteamOS, and just crash at startup even after fallowing the steps provided by public beta post.
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Quoting: GuestVulkan PPA for Ubuntu 14.04 and 16.04 https://launchpad.net/~canonical-x/+archive/ubuntu/vulkanA build for the LTS and the still yet unreleased new LTS but no build for the current 15.10. Sad panda. :(
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