This is a bit troublesome, the developers of Ticket to Ride have decided to abandon Linux support with no announcement.
They have removed the SteamOS icon from their Steam store page, but they haven't removed the game from your collections. The problem is that a few people have completely lost access to the game and it doesn't seem like the developer has made any attempts to fix this.
A concerned user posted in the Steam forum back in February noting they could no longer play their purchased game and the only developer reply was this:
QuoteWe have no plans to update the app with new expansions on Linux. But you should still be able to play on Linux. Otherwise please contact our support : https://asmodee.helpshift.com/a/ticket-to-ride/
No apologies offered, no simple explanation as to why and no further replies to help the users who have lost access.
More users have noticed this now too and people aren't happy it has vanished from their game library. To be fair, it sounds like they have misconfigured their Steam content depots for the game for the users who have lost access, but still, to not have it fixed in well over a month with no reply but the one list above is not good behaviour.
Another problem here is that it still lists Linux support on the Humble Store, even though they clearly plan to never support it.
This is not good, the developer Days of Wonder is one to stay away from with attitudes like this, unless they have a sudden turn-around and start properly communicating.
As expected, their reviews are being hit due to dropping Linux support with most on the actual Steam store now showing as negative due to this.
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Quoting: finaldestQuoting: constQuoting: finaldestJust checked in my library and its no longer showing under Linux. Cannot install the game.
I may just (for the very first time) request a steam refund.
As stated above: Just today, I was able to install and play this game through steam.
Please, don't let us be a community to flame and point fingers before clarifying. Give those guys a chance to fix things and politly inform them that you have issues if you have issues.
It was clearly not their plan to delete the game from every linux users library. They just decided to not add new dlc for us. All other problems did probably happen by accident, so give them a chance to fix it while staying the good guys that ported their game long before gaming on linux got close to 1% user base.
After doing some further investigation it appears that I would face an uphill struggle to get a refund as I brought this particular game in October 2012. This was before I moved to the linux platform so I am not sure if linux/steam os was supported at this time.
I have tried setting the game to download the linux beta but this did not work. I may have a linux download of the game on another hard drive but will need to investigate.
I am open to developer/valve offering a solution to this problem though but my patience is running thin as I have been unable to play this for sometime now.
I'm not sure you need to switch to the beta, anyway. For me it was a simple "press install" today and I'm sure I never opted for a beta for this game. Something's hit and miss here.
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Quoting: constQuoting: rafebelmontI understand if they don't want (or don't have the resources) to put more DLC to Linux users. But why drop support entirely?
I don't think they actually want to drop support for the platform entirely. If you read the reply from the developer, you will find that he only mentions no plans for new dlc.
If enough people hint them that the base-game works for some and not for others, they might be willing to do something.
If we start a real flamewar on them they might just block.
Remember these people were really early in the linux game, we definitely owe them some respect for that.
If you look at the game page,you can see they removed SteamOS icon and they removed system reqs for Linux-SteamOS.Only Win and Mac is available.
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thelimeydragon Mar 28, 2017
It's very simple. The Linux depot is missing (removed) from SubID: 14791, which seems to be the package you get/have if you bought directly from Steam. All the other packages still have the Linux depot meaning it's still installable/downloadable if you got it via humble sale, etc.
It actually got removed 3 months ago: https://steamdb.info/sub/14791/history/
Other subs here: https://steamdb.info/app/108200/subs/
It probably got removed in error. The dev probably just wanted to remove the support icon but in doing so removed the game from Linux user's game list (the ones who bought it directly form steam). However I assume it still shows up in the All Games list. So they havn't removed the rights to have the game, just the ability to download it/play it.
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It actually got removed 3 months ago: https://steamdb.info/sub/14791/history/
Other subs here: https://steamdb.info/app/108200/subs/
It probably got removed in error. The dev probably just wanted to remove the support icon but in doing so removed the game from Linux user's game list (the ones who bought it directly form steam). However I assume it still shows up in the All Games list. So they havn't removed the rights to have the game, just the ability to download it/play it.
Last edited by thelimeydragon on 28 March 2017 at 4:53 pm UTC
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ProfessorKaos64 Mar 28, 2017
Fortunately,I can make a good bet someone on Tabletop Simulator's workshop has a mod for this already or will have one.
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Quoting: ProfessorKaos64Fortunately,I can make a good bet someone on Tabletop Simulator's workshop has a mod for this already or will have one.
Well I can't play Tabletop Simulator with my mom, as she neither has a pc with enough horsepower nor will enjoy the interface.
I argue this while I still can play Ticket to Ride both on Linux and my tablet, but just as a reminder - Tabletop Simulator is not for everyone.
I'm actually working on a little Unity2D implementation of an online-multiplayer table, that will let you create and import basically every card/boardgame (that's not physics based) but will hopefully have a cleaner interface and should work on mobile and desktop all the same. No 3D/physics, as I consider those unnecessary for this type of games. Basic online cardgaming already works, but I'll take my time to properly finish it.
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thelimeydragon Mar 28, 2017
Quoting: ProfessorKaos64Fortunately,I can make a good bet someone on Tabletop Simulator's workshop has a mod for this already or will have one.
Mods for it exist but they will never exist on the workshop long as the game gets taken down by DoW for copyright infringement all the time. You have to ask around for people to send you the save.
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Quoting: thelimeydragonQuoting: ProfessorKaos64Fortunately,I can make a good bet someone on Tabletop Simulator's workshop has a mod for this already or will have one.
Mods for it exist but they will never exist on the workshop long as the game gets taken down by DoW for copyright infringement all the time. You have to ask around for people to send you the save.
If there's enough community support, that's where you get the "open" version of games that use the original game assets. Obviously that's a ton of dev time and effort, but it's turned out some amazing games.
I really wish they would reconsider on TTR; I was wanting to play this since I played the original back in HS? College? great board game...
Edit: Wrote 'bash' instead of 'back' .. all work no play :)
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Motionshot Mar 29, 2017
Or maybe you could dig a little deeper into what people actually want before posting stuff like this? Because what bothers most people is not so much the fact that they may have made a mistake which led to the disappearance of the game from users' libraries, it's the fact they DON'T communicate at all. They don't respond on Steam and even worse: they don't respond to users' emails sent to their support staff.
I agree with you that a flamewar is not the solution, but I'm pretty sure you can agree with me as well that they should at least respond to emails sent to their support staff, 'cause making a mistake is one thing, but not communicating at all is inexcusable. (even a "we're working on it" answer would be better than keeping silent)
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I agree with you that a flamewar is not the solution, but I'm pretty sure you can agree with me as well that they should at least respond to emails sent to their support staff, 'cause making a mistake is one thing, but not communicating at all is inexcusable. (even a "we're working on it" answer would be better than keeping silent)
Quoting: constQuoting: finaldestJust checked in my library and its no longer showing under Linux. Cannot install the game.
I may just (for the very first time) request a steam refund.
As stated above: Just today, I was abled to install and play this game through steam.
Please, don't let us be a community to flame and point fingers before clarifying. Give those guys a chance to fix things and politly inform them that you have issues if you have issues.
It was clearly not their plan to delete the game from every linux users library. They just decided to not add new dlc for us. All other problems did probably happen by accident, so give them a chance to fix it while staying the good guys that ported their game long before gaming on linux got close to 1% user base.
Last edited by Motionshot on 29 March 2017 at 9:40 am UTC
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Quoting: constI'm actually working on a little Unity2D implementation of an online-multiplayer table, that will let you create and import basically every card/boardgame (that's not physics based) but will hopefully have a cleaner interface and should work on mobile and desktop all the same. No 3D/physics, as I consider those unnecessary for this type of games. Basic online cardgaming already works, but I'll take my time to properly finish it.
As an alternative to Tabletop Simulator, there is always the VASSAL engine, which sounds very similar to what you are working on. The interface isn't always super clean but that depends more on the design of the board game module.
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