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XCOM 2 patch now live for Linux & SteamOS

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XCOM 2 has been fixed up quite a bit in this first patch now available for Linux & SteamOS. I've tested it myself, and it's a far nicer experience now.

It's going to be tough to beat XCOM 2 for my top spot in games released this year!

It has all the fixes from the Windows hotfix and then some:
QuoteMac/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


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edddeduck_feral Feb 29, 2016
Quoting: TheRiddickForever AMD gets the middle finger yet again.. I wonder if AMD enjoys EVERYONE outright ignoring them as a company under Linux!.

If you're using AMD although we don't have official support (yet) I'd suggest running the latest Mesa 11.2 drivers. ;-)

Quoting: Lordpkappa
Quoting: WorMzyNow when I start the game, it tells me that my GeForce GTX 970 isn't supported.

EDIT: possibly because I'm using the 361.28 driver, but the FAQ explicitly states that higher version drivers should work.

Same here with Gtx 970.

As per the message it is your 361 drivers are not supported not the card. This is due to performance issues caused by a problem with these drivers which Nvidia are aware of and are investigating.
poisond Feb 29, 2016
Quoting: Renzatic GearOh, and the red sparkly tint in the shadows is still around.
Give this a try: go to nvidia settings and lower AA to 2x ...
I have those red dots with a lot of games depending on the antialisasing settings.
zeb Mar 3, 2016
Quoting: Renzatic GearThe stuttering is GONE, but missions seem to be capped at 30 FPS. It never goes above it, never goes below, save for the occasional I-Can't-Believe-I'm-Mentioning-This dip to 29.5 or so.

Are you sure that in Options->Video, Enable v-sync is unchecked? By default it is checked and this was leading to the same issue. Unchecking it solved it.
rek2 Mar 6, 2016
awesome!
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