You thought Feral Interactive had done enough Linux ports this year? Wrong. Total War: WARHAMMER [Steam, Feral Site] now has a release date for Linux!
It releases on Tuesday 22nd of November, so not long to wait at all! It's another title from Feral to come to Linux first, as the Mac version has seen a delay.
I will hopefully have an overview of the Linux version ready for release day, stay tuned!
About the game
The Old World echoes to the clamour of ceaseless battle. The only constant is WAR!
A fantasy strategy game of legendary proportions, Total War: WARHAMMER combines an addictive turn-based campaign of epic empire-building with explosive, colossal, real-time battles, all set in the vivid and incredible world of Warhammer Fantasy Battles.
Command four wholly different races: the Empire, the Dwarfs, the Vampire Counts and the Greenskins, each with their own unique characters, battlefield units and play style.
Lead your forces to war as one of eight Legendary Lords from the Warhammer Fantasy Battles World, arming them with fabled weapons, armour and deadly battle magic; hard-won in individual quest chains.
For the first time in a Total War game, harness storms of magical power to aid you in battle and take to the skies with flying creatures, from ferocious dragons and wyverns to gigantic griffons.
Are you looking forward to it? Will you be picking up a copy? Let me everyone know, comment away! Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Im looking forward to this one, I enjoyed previous TW games and one in the Warhammer Universe look amazing. However my only reservation is they have yet to announce if it will support cross platform multiplayer with windows (Which is a must really).
Also when TW:warhammer was announced, you could get the Chaos Warriors pack for free as a bonus for pre-ordering / if you bought within a week of release. Haven’t heard anything about if that offer will be made to Linux buyers as well.
Also when TW:warhammer was announced, you could get the Chaos Warriors pack for free as a bonus for pre-ordering / if you bought within a week of release. Haven’t heard anything about if that offer will be made to Linux buyers as well.
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Quoting: cdnr1any news if its going to support vulkan ?
Pretty sure we can say it wont; Feral said their first Vulkan games wouldnt be until at least early 2017. (This was from their Deus Ex stream.)
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this is the only total war game that i care about, cause of warhammer fantasy setting :)
anyway i still hope for Dirt Rally :( where is it?
anyway i still hope for Dirt Rally :( where is it?
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I didn't think we'd see the day that a Total War game comes to Linux before the MAC. This blog post from Aspyr seems to sum up the situation well though: https://blog.aspyr.com/2016/11/01/state-mac-gaming/
Anyway I'm getting this for sure - I've been drooling over it long enough.
Anyway I'm getting this for sure - I've been drooling over it long enough.
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Sgt.Romeo9 Nov 15, 2016
I have to say the pace at which Feral Interactive is porting these games with most being dual ports (Linux & MacOS) is very impressive. I really hope they keep this pace and that they continue to get third party developers and publishers who want their games ported so that they can keep this pace. Well done Feral!
That being said I wonder what exactly Aspyr is up to? I mean other than Civ VI which is Mac only, the last game they did that was a dual port was Layers of fear and that some time ago.
That being said I wonder what exactly Aspyr is up to? I mean other than Civ VI which is Mac only, the last game they did that was a dual port was Layers of fear and that some time ago.
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kellerkindt Nov 15, 2016
Instant buy for me - although, without being able to play cross-platform wide would mean one friend less to play with - for everyone undecided yet:
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Quoting: FredOI didn't think we'd see the day that a Total War game comes to Linux before the MAC. This blog post from Aspyr seems to sum up the situation well though: https://blog.aspyr.com/2016/11/01/state-mac-gaming/
Anyway I'm getting this for sure - I've been drooling over it long enough.
Haha what are the odds I was reading the exact same post just now and even thought of adding it to my comment :)
I have to say recently I've been more upset with Apple and Mac than what I am with Microsoft and Windows. Vulkan had a real shot of being the hands down graphics API of choice for all games fullstop. With DX12 being Win10 only and Vulkan being cross-platform across all systems including Windows up to XP, Vulkan could have been the one reason we saw a lot more PC game releases (Linux, Win, Mac).
However with Apple choosing to block Vulkan and have this Metal crap on their systems, they have effectively created this wonderful divide, again leaving us all back at square one. So devs are going to do the following: Vulkan or DX12 for Windows? Lets go with DX12 besides we don't really wanna support Android and Linux isn't really a deciding factor. Besides if we decide to go with a Mac version aswell we have to use Metal so there really isn't any need for Vulkan. And thanks to Apple that is where it ends. No Linux version once again.
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Another good title on approach from Feral :) I'm also hoping for dirt rally. On the windows version of the early access, there was some gnu/linux terms in the contract. Was it planned from the beginning? If it is the case it would be a good port idea, because game runs great on windows and a 20% perf drop would not be much of a deal. And we would have one of the best rally game ever made on linux. ^^
For vulkan we have to wait a bit more I think. They talk about implenting in during 2017, it may be only the second half of 2017. I don't mind whenever it is, I know feral will make good use of it once they are ready.
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For vulkan we have to wait a bit more I think. They talk about implenting in during 2017, it may be only the second half of 2017. I don't mind whenever it is, I know feral will make good use of it once they are ready.
Last edited by Jahimself on 15 November 2016 at 12:53 pm UTC
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We can expect some lull after Total War is released. It's Spacious Skies and the infamous Depth Charge on the radar and then nothing.
So, I might be actually able to complete all recent Feral titles before the next wave comes :)
BTW, Warhammer Fantasy (2nd ed) is the only roleplaying game I still play - I absolutely love the setting. I played Warhammer Online till the day they shut down servers. An awesome and underrated setting.
So, I might be actually able to complete all recent Feral titles before the next wave comes :)
BTW, Warhammer Fantasy (2nd ed) is the only roleplaying game I still play - I absolutely love the setting. I played Warhammer Online till the day they shut down servers. An awesome and underrated setting.
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Feral is porting games a helluva lot faster than I can afford to buy them...
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Mountain Man Nov 15, 2016
Hopefully this will be a "Game of the Year" type of bundle since looking at the Total Warhammer store page on Steam, it looks like the developer carved out a lot of key features to sell as DLC (seriously, there is a DLC to add blood and gore effects back into the game! Can you believe that?).
Otherwise, this is one to add to my wishlist and then wait for a good price on the "complete" edition.
Otherwise, this is one to add to my wishlist and then wait for a good price on the "complete" edition.
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Quoting: Mountain ManHopefully this will be a "Game of the Year" type of bundle since looking at the Total Warhammer store page on Steam, it looks like the developer carved out a lot of key features to sell as DLC (seriously, there is a DLC to add blood and gore effects back into the game! Can you believe that?).
Otherwise, this is one to add to my wishlist and then wait for a good price on the "complete" edition.
Yeah, a Warhammer Fantasy game, of all settings, with Chaos and blood&gore as DLC. WTF?
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Lordpkappa Nov 15, 2016
Wow 1 week and another triple A title to put in my wish list. But Deus Ex comes first, after Dawn Of War 2 and all the expansion...
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Quoting: SgtRomeo9You are right, their Metal API is meaningless and divisive. Not only this, but their strategy when it comes to hardware is to blame as well.Quoting: FredOI didn't think we'd see the day that a Total War game comes to Linux before the MAC. This blog post from Aspyr seems to sum up the situation well though: https://blog.aspyr.com/2016/11/01/state-mac-gaming/
Anyway I'm getting this for sure - I've been drooling over it long enough.
Haha what are the odds I was reading the exact same post just now and even thought of adding it to my comment :)
I have to say recently I've been more upset with Apple and Mac than what I am with Microsoft and Windows. Vulkan had a real shot of being the hands down graphics API of choice for all games fullstop. With DX12 being Win10 only and Vulkan being cross-platform across all systems including Windows up to XP, Vulkan could have been the one reason we saw a lot more PC game releases (Linux, Win, Mac).
However with Apple choosing to block Vulkan and have this Metal crap on their systems, they have effectively created this wonderful divide, again leaving us all back at square one. So devs are going to do the following: Vulkan or DX12 for Windows? Lets go with DX12 besides we don't really wanna support Android and Linux isn't really a deciding factor. Besides if we decide to go with a Mac version aswell we have to use Metal so there really isn't any need for Vulkan. And thanks to Apple that is where it ends. No Linux version once again.
When you look at all these AAA games ported by Feral, you can't help but think that Linux gaming is still tightly tied to Mac gaming. I don't think a company like Feral could keep that pace if they only had Linux as a target platform.
The fact that Apple can't keep pace due to their illogical hardware choices is a danger for the whole porting industry. They have lame iMacs and pro graphics MacPro workstations, but nothing in-between. That's one of the many reasons why I left them years ago.
On another hand, gamers who want to avoid Microsoft could possibly consider switching to Linux more often if Apple isn't an alternative anymore, but that's only speculation.
nVidia's recent GTX 1050 Ti could possibly change the whole situation...
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Quoting: omer666When you look at all these AAA games ported by Feral, you can't help but think that Linux gaming is still tightly tied to Mac gaming. I don't think a company like Feral could keep that pace if they only had Linux as a target platform.
You know I would be very interested in a rough breakdown in how Port sales are split between Mac and Linux for the like of Feral, Aspyr and VP, even more so on a game to game basis as it would be illuminating to see what % sales Linux gets of 'Demanding' AAA titles compared to Mac. Is it 50/50 or does Mac still have a lead due to the historical larger install base.
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Quoting: ajgpHave a look at that article from some incredible website:Quoting: omer666When you look at all these AAA games ported by Feral, you can't help but think that Linux gaming is still tightly tied to Mac gaming. I don't think a company like Feral could keep that pace if they only had Linux as a target platform.
You know I would be very interested in a rough breakdown in how Port sales are split between Mac and Linux for the like of Feral, Aspyr and VP, even more so on a game to game basis as it would be illuminating to see what % sales Linux gets of 'Demanding' AAA titles compared to Mac. Is it 50/50 or does Mac still have a lead due to the historical larger install base.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/sales-statistics-for-linux-games-from-different-developers-part-4.5253
It's getting old but I think it's still relevant.
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Quoting: omer666Have a look at that article from some incredible website:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/sales-statistics-for-linux-games-from-different-developers-part-4.5253
It's getting old but I think it's still relevant.
Thanks, I probably read those when it was posted, but good stuff. However its all for less demanding games where even an integrated GPU can handle the work. I am curious specifically about the demanding games that the porting houses are bringing to us as they stretch the limits of a MAC's hardware much more given that they cant just upgrade the CPU / GPU etc on a whim like Linux/Windows users.
But thats all for another article perhaps, here is about how much I want TW:Warhammer :)
Last edited by Cmdr_Iras on 15 November 2016 at 4:53 pm UTC
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Quoting: omer666Quoting: ajgpHave a look at that article from some incredible website:Quoting: omer666When you look at all these AAA games ported by Feral, you can't help but think that Linux gaming is still tightly tied to Mac gaming. I don't think a company like Feral could keep that pace if they only had Linux as a target platform.
You know I would be very interested in a rough breakdown in how Port sales are split between Mac and Linux for the like of Feral, Aspyr and VP, even more so on a game to game basis as it would be illuminating to see what % sales Linux gets of 'Demanding' AAA titles compared to Mac. Is it 50/50 or does Mac still have a lead due to the historical larger install base.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/sales-statistics-for-linux-games-from-different-developers-part-4.5253
It's getting old but I think it's still relevant.
So Aspyr just released Jade Empire for Android, but no Linux?
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