Great news FPS fans! Arma 3 will see an update on the Linux port to version 1.54 tomorrow! Not quite the current version, but it's a step closer and there's more good news.
There's two major things included in their update blog, which I will quote:
QuoteWe do however see good support on the port platforms, so we've decided to continue updating them this year.
That means enough people have been buying/playing it on Linux for them to think it's worth continuing to update it. That's amazing news and shows that our platform is strong enough for a game like Arma 3 to stay on it. Hopefully they will upgrade the port to official status this year.
The next bit I was hoping they would do:
QuoteWe can also say that BattlEye anti-cheat support should finally arrive to a future update of the ports.
We knew BattlEye came to Linux (and ARK now uses it), so I was hoping it would be officially supported in the Arma 3 Linux port, and so it will be! Why is this important? It means we will be able to play on BattlEye enabled servers (most of them use it).
I was really impressed with the performance of the Arma 3 Linux port, as Virtual Programming did a pretty damn good job with it.
If you're wondering what was added in the 1.54 update, well it's pretty massive. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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creeperlwd Mar 8, 2016
i got it for my birthday around a week ago and i am excited to play it.
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this is great news!!!!!
and this will make my gamelife feel good!!!!
and this will make my gamelife feel good!!!!
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Great news - I own whole Arma serie except this one (dont have enough money for it right now :| )
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If only they'd properly commit to supporting Linux. I don't want to buy this game while there's a chance they're just gonna pull the rug out from underneath it and drop Linux support.
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Quoting: WorMzyIf only they'd properly commit to supporting Linux. I don't want to buy this game while there's a chance they're just gonna pull the rug out from underneath it and drop Linux support.
I imagine considering how far they have gone with it now, even if they dropped Linux support it would have to remain as a playable branch opt-in on Steam.
This is a very positive sign that they are updating it, doing BattlEye and all later too.
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Mblackwell Mar 8, 2016
I've always thought this game looked neat and I played a bit of Operation Flashpoint way back when, but I haven't been buying games until it has the little SteamOS logo and I'm not gonna change that now!
But hopefully they'll soon have it fully supported.
But hopefully they'll soon have it fully supported.
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Quoting: TheBossWhat you're saying is in conflict with Samsai's motto:Quoting: WorMzyIf only they'd properly commit to supporting Linux. I don't want to buy this game while there's a chance they're just gonna pull the rug out from underneath it and drop Linux support.
I imagine considering how far they have gone with it now, even if they dropped Linux support it would have to remain as a playable branch opt-in on Steam.
This is a very positive sign that they are updating it, doing BattlEye and all later too.
Quoting: SamsaiMy motto is "DON'T BUY BEFORE IT'S OUT".Personally I agree with Samsai's more in this topic - I will consider paying for a game only if it is officially on Linux.
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Luke_Nukem Mar 8, 2016
Err, there is no Linux/SteamOS icon on the Steam page for it... I would never have known it was a Linux port if it weren't for this article.
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