This is awesome to see. XCOM 2 has beaten the all time peak player counter of some pretty high profiles games in only a few days. I took a look at a few noteworthy entries on SteamDB to compare them.
XCOM 2's all time peak is: 133,022
Let's compare that to Civilization V: 80,658
Or ARK Survival Evolved: 84,961
It even beats out Valve's own free to play title Team Fortress 2: 104,323
That's pretty impressive, but why I am talking about it? It's on Linux, let that sink in a moment. We have what could be one of the most popular games for the entire year if the player count doesn't drop too far, and it came on Day 1 thanks to Feral Interactive. Nice.
I've already put eight hours into it, and apart from the bugs and performance issues I am loving it. I will have a full review done in about a week once I've put enough time into it. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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I have further news: it is now working on my "non-working" machine using a brand new user account! So that means the issue is not system wide, but related to some user specific setting. I am quite puzzled, because I had initally reinstalled Steam entirely on my non-working user account and it did not solve the issue. So that means the problem is with another file. It is also a relief, because diagnosing it should be a lot simpler. I will let other users having the same issue know, and see if they see the same thing, and if they can help figure out the cause.
Last edited by zeb on 10 February 2016 at 3:27 pm UTC
Last edited by zeb on 10 February 2016 at 3:27 pm UTC
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Finally user Brix cracked the problem on Steam forums:
unset LC_ALL
It has been confirmed for many users. How come does this interfere with 3D rendering?
unset LC_ALL
It has been confirmed for many users. How come does this interfere with 3D rendering?
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Finally user Brix cracked the problem on Steam forums:
unset LC_ALL
It has been confirmed for many users. How come does this interfere with 3D rendering?
Is it connected with locales that have commas between floats (like "3,14" instead of "3.14" )?
Because that might make a whole bunch of different problems, including 3D rendering.
Last edited by Eike on 11 February 2016 at 11:13 am UTC
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Is it connected with locales that have commas between floats (like "3,14" instead of "3.14" )?
Because that might make a whole bunch of different problems, including 3D rendering.
Yes, it seems very likely. But this only applies when LC_ALL is set. Other LC_ do not pose a problem, even if set to a non-English locale.
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Yes, it seems very likely. But this only applies when LC_ALL is set. Other LC_ do not pose a problem, even if set to a non-English locale.
Does setting LC_ALL to C solve it as well?
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Does setting LC_ALL to C solve it as well?
Yes, that works for me. C is a default. It probably fails for any language where the decimal point is a comma (as it is in French, for instance.)
However, it is now recommended to never set LC_ALL, other than for testing purpose (according to the Arch wiki and a Feral developer.)
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edddeduck_feral Feb 15, 2016
Does setting LC_ALL to C solve it as well?
Yes, that works for me. C is a default. It probably fails for any language where the decimal point is a comma (as it is in French, for instance.)
However, it is now recommended to never set LC_ALL, other than for testing purpose (according to the Arch wiki and a Feral developer.)
Yep, we're also looking into checking for this badly set flag as part of the launch checks for the next patch so even if yu have a badly set flag it won't effect the game.
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edddeduck_feral Feb 26, 2016
We’re happy to report that the 1.0.1 hot fix update for XCOM 2 (Mac/Linux) is now available. This update will automatically install when starting the Steam client. If it doesn’t automatically, restart Steam. This update includes all the fixes contained in the Windows hotfix released last week. Details of all the fixes are listed below.
Mac/Linux Fixes
* Player is unable to progress to scan in the Geoscape after completing the Resistance Communications research via Tutorial - This will fix previously affected saves.
* Unable to load saves with a Chryssalid Cocoon – This will fix the issue, and for previously affected saves.
* Using the preview voice button for a modded voice pack will no longer crash the game when in the armoury.
* Improvements to frame rate and in level hitching.
* Fixed issues with Mods not enabling on some machines
* Improved “Refresh” button behaviour in modding panel
* Fixed issue with Shen’s leg flickering
* Fixed issue when switching from Japanese to other languages.
* Various minor improvements.
Linux Specific Fixes
* Fixed rare corruption caused by LC_ALL flag in users .bashrc file
* Fixed discoloured pink/blue smoke on some Nvidia hardware
* Updated warnings for users using unsupported Nvidia drivers
* Fixed Red Lights above units in level on some Nvidia hardware
* Fixed conflict between depth of field and bloom on some Nvidia hardware
* Fixed crash on launch when VPN or other virtual networks are enabled.
* Fixed Fountains out of game area not correctly fogged
We will continue our patch support over the coming months with additional fixes and performance updates. If you have any issues or questions with the Mac/Linux hotfix please contact our support team via email [email protected] or go to our website http://support.feralinteractive.com
Mac/Linux Fixes
* Player is unable to progress to scan in the Geoscape after completing the Resistance Communications research via Tutorial - This will fix previously affected saves.
* Unable to load saves with a Chryssalid Cocoon – This will fix the issue, and for previously affected saves.
* Using the preview voice button for a modded voice pack will no longer crash the game when in the armoury.
* Improvements to frame rate and in level hitching.
* Fixed issues with Mods not enabling on some machines
* Improved “Refresh” button behaviour in modding panel
* Fixed issue with Shen’s leg flickering
* Fixed issue when switching from Japanese to other languages.
* Various minor improvements.
Linux Specific Fixes
* Fixed rare corruption caused by LC_ALL flag in users .bashrc file
* Fixed discoloured pink/blue smoke on some Nvidia hardware
* Updated warnings for users using unsupported Nvidia drivers
* Fixed Red Lights above units in level on some Nvidia hardware
* Fixed conflict between depth of field and bloom on some Nvidia hardware
* Fixed crash on launch when VPN or other virtual networks are enabled.
* Fixed Fountains out of game area not correctly fogged
We will continue our patch support over the coming months with additional fixes and performance updates. If you have any issues or questions with the Mac/Linux hotfix please contact our support team via email [email protected] or go to our website http://support.feralinteractive.com
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