Ethan Lee is at it again, the hit indie platformer FEZ has released the big 1.2 update that ditches MonoGame for FNA.
Ethan told me directly that he worked on it himself along with Renaud the main FEZ programmer.
In addition to now using FNA it also now uses SDL to drop the need for OpenTK, switch audio library for better CPU performance, uses SDL2 for gamepads, smoother rendering for different refresh rates, no more letterboxing or pillarboxing and more.
Also interesting is that OpenGL calls are now done on a single thread to avoid driver-specific issues and crashes during loading. Another one for Linux is that they added PS4 light bar support for us.
See the release announcement here. Ethan also did his own post about it on G+.
The update for FEZ is now live on Steam. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
0 Likes
Some you may have missed, popular articles from the last month:
The comments on this article are closed.
All posts need to follow our rules. For users logged in: please hit the Report Flag icon on any post that breaks the rules or contains illegal / harmful content. Guest readers can email us for any issues.
Duck Hunt-Pr0 19 Aug 2016
Love this game!
That's nice. I have it in my library but haven't played it yet.I suggest you get on it. I doubt it will disappoint :)
1 Likes, Who?
lucifertdark 19 Aug 2016
I originally bought Fez back when I had an Xbox360 & as soon as it appeared on Steam I grabbed it again, it's a brilliant 2d platformer that's 3d at the same time. :D
0 Likes
I tried this game and it was boring, yet people always keep saying than its a great game
0 Likes
rustybroomhandle 19 Aug 2016
I tried this game and it was boring, yet people always keep saying than its a great game
Because different people have different tastes. Words like "good", "bad", "boring", "badass" are completely subjective. There's nothing wrong with liking or disliking something that others have an opposite opinion of.
5 Likes, Who?
Somebody know what Ryan C. Gordon (icculus) is doing lately? The guy was THE Linux porter some years ago but I did not see his work anymore.
2 Likes, Who?
lucifertdark 19 Aug 2016
If Ethan is looking this way, THANKS MATE! :D
0 Likes
Cool thing, but I've no respect for Phil Fish after his opinion about streaming content.
Anyone not following, here's an article about it:
Fez Creator Phil Fish: YouTubers Should Pay Game Devs "Huge Portion" of Revenue
I know he is not the one porting it, but still, I suppose he gets revenue somewhere along the line.
Last edited by grenadecx on 19 Aug 2016 at 5:53 pm UTC
Anyone not following, here's an article about it:
Fez Creator Phil Fish: YouTubers Should Pay Game Devs "Huge Portion" of Revenue
I know he is not the one porting it, but still, I suppose he gets revenue somewhere along the line.
Last edited by grenadecx on 19 Aug 2016 at 5:53 pm UTC
2 Likes, Who?
Avehicle7887 19 Aug 2016
Hopefully they'll also release the update for the DRM-Free version on Humble Bundle, otherwise I won't be able to enjoy this update at all.
0 Likes
3 Likes, Who?
no_information_here 19 Aug 2016
If Ethan is looking this way, THANKS MATE! :DYes, indeed. Ethan Lee is the man.
This was an awesome game. I can sympathize that the stresses of being a public personality are harsh and I wish Phil Fish all the best in whatever he does next.
0 Likes
Somebody know what Ryan C. Gordon (icculus) is doing lately? The guy was THE Linux porter some years ago but I did not see his work anymore.I was wondering this myself lately. Would be nice to know what he is doing nowadays.
Maybe Liam can reach out to him on Twitter.
1 Likes, Who?
Somebody know what Ryan C. Gordon (icculus) is doing lately? The guy was THE Linux porter some years ago but I did not see his work anymore.
I was wondering this myself lately. Would be nice to know what he is doing nowadays.He's currently dealing with his QA team to improve SDL.
Maybe Liam can reach out to him on Twitter.
0 Likes
Hopefully they'll also release the update for the DRM-Free version on Humble Bundle, otherwise I won't be able to enjoy this update at all.
Same hope here (so far it's not updated). As I understand FNA is not tied to steam (?), so there should be some hope, even more as it's also on GOG :)
https://twitter.com/renaudbedard/status/767080954573783044
. @flibitijibibo and I just sent Windows, OS X and Linux builds to GOG and Humble for FEZ 1.12. Coming live in the near future!
0 Likes
Avehicle7887 21 Aug 2016
Hopefully they'll also release the update for the DRM-Free version on Humble Bundle, otherwise I won't be able to enjoy this update at all.
Same hope here (so far it's not updated). As I understand FNA is not tied to steam (?), so there should be some hope, even more as it's also on GOG :)
https://twitter.com/renaudbedard/status/767080954573783044
. @flibitijibibo and I just sent Windows, OS X and Linux builds to GOG and Humble for FEZ 1.12. Coming live in the near future!
That's awesome news, so finally Fez will get the Linux version on GOG. Keep em coming!
0 Likes
Cool thing, but I've no respect for Phil Fish after his opinion about streaming content.
Anyone not following, here's an article about it:
Fez Creator Phil Fish: YouTubers Should Pay Game Devs "Huge Portion" of Revenue
I know he is not the one porting it, but still, I suppose he gets revenue somewhere along the line.
Meh, as long as doesn't go around dmca-ing videos I couldn't care less...
0 Likes
Just a small thing, the version number is 1.12 instead of 1.2 ;)
I'm impressed how much effort Renauld and Ethan still put in this game. It has been around for quite some time, also on Linux. Nice to see their passion about this.
I'm impressed how much effort Renauld and Ethan still put in this game. It has been around for quite some time, also on Linux. Nice to see their passion about this.
0 Likes
lucifertdark 22 Aug 2016
It now works better on Linux than it did on the Xbox360, I'm happy. :D
0 Likes
Cool thing, but I've no respect for Phil Fish after his opinion about streaming content.
Anyone not following, here's an article about it:
Fez Creator Phil Fish: YouTubers Should Pay Game Devs "Huge Portion" of Revenue
I know he is not the one porting it, but still, I suppose he gets revenue somewhere along the line.
Meh, as long as doesn't go around dmca-ing videos I couldn't care less...
If you think about it, it is actually interesting that people are allowed to put a game front to back on youtube or twitch without the consent of the creator. I'd imagine most would have no problem with it due to the exposure that it creates. But maybe form some primarily story driven games this would not be so good.
Actually, the allowed part is an assumption. I don't recall this ever having been tested. If this is actually challenged in court and ruled in favor of the creators, it could require youtubers and streamers to request approval.
0 Likes
Patreon
PayPal
See more from me