Aspyr Media sent out a tweet today for Linux gamers stating that Civilization VI [Steam] for Linux is still possible.
This is a good sign, but we still don't have much information as to what exactly is going on. Originally the game was confirmed by the publisher to me directly, and a tweet from the official Civilization confirmed a Linux version. Then recently Aspyr Media said it was a possibility.
This new tweet doesn't offer anything new, but the fact that they are still talking about it should be taken as a good sign.
Wanted to address a section of our fans that may feel left out recently. Dear Linux users, we haven't forgotten you! CivVI is still possible
— Aspyr Media (@AspyrMedia) October 24, 2016
A developer from Aspyr Media also said this on Reddit when asked what stage it was at:
QuoteWe are still in a research state at this point. Bottom line, we need to prove to ourselves and our partners that a Linux version can perform to our standards. What I can say in ernest is, we are actively pursuing that viability standard.
I really hope Aspyr Media manage to pull through for us! Whatever the issues they are facing may be, let's hope we get such a massively popular title.
The game has currently over 100K people playing, and it's constantly sat in the top five most played games on Steam right now. To miss out on this, would be a tragedy for us.
Thanks for pointing out the tweet to me Gary.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Anyway, Aspyr is being a bit weird on this one. The idea that it would be fine on mac, but not clear on whether a "quality port" can be made on Linux is ludicrous. If it can be done on Mac's OpenGL, then it can definitely be done on Linux. If they needed Metal, then Vulkan would most certainly be up to the task. The only thing that could possibly stop it is an economic reason. So personally, I read this as a bit of nonsense to hide the fact that they're simply not as far as they needed to be and delayed work on Linux. Which I get, but it would have been nice if they just said so.
QuoteDear {company} , I haven't forgotten you! Me buying your game is still possible.Well, it's a possibility at least. Tough not a strong one.
Last edited by tripy on 26 October 2016 at 3:03 pm UTC
Mountain Man Oct 26, 2016
Quoting: ShugyoushaCiv V was ported by Aspyr and for me it works much better than Feral's ports of the XCOMs. I heard that the graphics of Civ V are worse on the Linux version compared to the Windows one but I never noticed.I've heard that XCOM performs worse in Linux than it does in Windows, but I get rock-solid framerates playing in Linux, so it doesn't seem to be a practical difference. However, there is evidence that XCOM 2 actually runs better in Linux than it does in Windows.
View video on youtube.com
This is probably because Feral was brought on board early in development instead of being handled a pile of Windows code at the end.
I haven't noticed any graphical differences between the Windows and Linux version of Civ V, but it has been years since I played it in Windows.
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