Patch notes:
QuoteGeneral fix:
- fixed an eye tracking issue which occurred when the user used custom OS DPI settings and non-native resolution
Linux fixes:
- zombie voice chat lure issue fixed
- co-op connection issues fixed
Fantastic to see it finally fixed, but wow that took a long time. It had been broken since release, that's over two years it took!
Even with the rather poor ending of the initial campaign (I've yet to finish The Following), it's still a game I do highly recommend. It's fun, the Parkour feels good and the choice of weapons is awesome too.
Easily one of the best zombie games on Linux, yeah it has issues here and there, but so do a great many ports. Maybe this is a sign of Techland paying a little more attention to Linux again. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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I'm redownloading it as I write. Will try to join random players and check if it works. Four of us were able to play and successfully finish both the main campaign and The Following though it required a special connection order, Linux player first, the Windows ones (two others) after him. Otherwise the Linux player was disconnected right after connecting. Another Linux player couldn't connect at all, no matter what we tried, so that's one hell of an elusive bug. Too bad we're likely not going to replay it again any time soon.
The game itself is great in almost all aspects, it's a unique zombie-parkour game with some great and alive characters including those from side quests. Like Tolga and Fatim, though they're kinda love/hate guys, we adored them. Also, bad guys here are so damn charismatic. Zombie shooters are often considered blood&gore games with poor, almost non-existent story and bland characters. I can say for sure DL has better story and characters than many other games. And for a zombie-game it's top notch, go get it.
The game itself is great in almost all aspects, it's a unique zombie-parkour game with some great and alive characters including those from side quests. Like Tolga and Fatim, though they're kinda love/hate guys, we adored them. Also, bad guys here are so damn charismatic. Zombie shooters are often considered blood&gore games with poor, almost non-existent story and bland characters. I can say for sure DL has better story and characters than many other games. And for a zombie-game it's top notch, go get it.
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Finally :D
It"s nice to see Techland still working on Dying Light.
Probably one of the best game on Linux.
It"s nice to see Techland still working on Dying Light.
Probably one of the best game on Linux.
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metro2033fanboy Apr 20, 2017
198 hours on STEAM so far...and yet didnt tried nor I do care about Co-op on Dying Light of even on any games! haha...
Just dont feel like it...If I want a MP experience I would go to CS GO and alikes!
goVEGAN
Just dont feel like it...If I want a MP experience I would go to CS GO and alikes!
goVEGAN
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I would really like to see Vulkan support with this game to be honest. I love this game and love the story line to it. I love the fact that they are working on this game just hope to see Vulkan support down the road.
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Yep, seems to be working. I was able to join a random player via Quick Join just fine.
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Does it even work with mesa? Last time I installed it, it didn't even launch
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2 weeks ago i was on a LAN party and we played all the following, and i was playing on linux without any kind of problem.
Well i had a problem with microphone, it was all time saying "your microphone is too loud it will call the zombies" and my microphone was unplugged and muted.
Well i had a problem with microphone, it was all time saying "your microphone is too loud it will call the zombies" and my microphone was unplugged and muted.
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Does it even work with mesa? Last time I installed it, it didn't even launch
It does launch but renders a black screen (intro video music playing and so on, just black screen). It's a pity. It's probably the only game I miss from the time I used fglrx just after I bought my old HD7870.
Sadly, I can't play this game right now with mesa (not going to bother installing amdgpu-pro).
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Does it even work with mesa? Last time I installed it, it didn't even launch
It does launch but renders a black screen (intro video music playing and so on, just black screen). It's a pity. It's probably the only game I miss from the time I used fglrx just after I bought my old HD7870.
Sadly, I can't play this game right now with mesa (not going to bother installing amdgpu-pro).
Yeah, now that I think about it, not launching was an earlier issue. Last time I installed it was like you say. Anyway, I'm pretty happy with how most games work with mesa, so I'm not bothering with amdgpu-pro either, at least for now.
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elbuglione Apr 20, 2017
At last!
Now I going to buy then.
Cheers!
Now I going to buy then.
Cheers!
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elbuglione Apr 20, 2017
2 weeks ago i was on a LAN party and we played all the following, and i was playing on linux without any kind of problem.
Well i had a problem with microphone, it was all time saying "your microphone is too loud it will call the zombies" and my microphone was unplugged and muted.
the issue was Linux+Linux Co-op.
Linux+Windows Co-op works fine.
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Mountain Man Apr 20, 2017
When you only have a couple of interns working part-time on your Linux port, it can take awhile to get things done.
That said, those guys have done a hell of a job on this port.
That said, those guys have done a hell of a job on this port.
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Finally :D
It"s nice to see Techland still working on Dying Light.
Probably one of the best game on Linux.
Hear, hear!!! HEAR, HEAR!!!!
Very, very big fan of Dying Light, myself. 130+ hours and thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. Haven't started The Following expansion yet - Looking forward to that.
Fell "in love" with the game mechanics. The parkour, jumping and climbing is done soooo well. The combat ..... soooo well. The environments.... they look gorgeous. The zombies ..... soooo realistic.
The story and cut-scenes could do with a little bit of work, but no game is 100% perfect.
On top of all that, I'm running it at 4K, no problem. Visually I feel that games such as Hitman and Mad Max aren't quite up to Dying Light's heights (i.e. they are not as visually stunning) yet they require a better system than mine to run well at 4K. (Also noting that I run Doom at 4K, at a very nice framerate, but Windows + Vulkan.)
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Kuduzkehpan Apr 20, 2017
finallly.
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ProfessorKaos64 Apr 20, 2017
2 weeks ago i was on a LAN party and we played all the following, and i was playing on linux without any kind of problem.Same here I stopped playing once that issue came up
Well i had a problem with microphone, it was all time saying "your microphone is too loud it will call the zombies" and my microphone was unplugged and muted.
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I thought this game was super buggy and crashy...? That's why I took it off my wish list long ago. But now I see multiple people playing more than 100 hours?! What?
Hmm, is it not possible to buy the older version on Steam that's cheaper? Enhanced edition is $60. That's... hard to swallow when I have other games I'm not bored with.
Hmm, is it not possible to buy the older version on Steam that's cheaper? Enhanced edition is $60. That's... hard to swallow when I have other games I'm not bored with.
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Hope they can also fix the coop issue of Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition.
There we often can't join each other properly, we see the login request, but then immediately that the player left again. Mostly when more than one Linux gamer wants to join.
There we often can't join each other properly, we see the login request, but then immediately that the player left again. Mostly when more than one Linux gamer wants to join.
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I completely regret buying this game 2 years ago when I had Nvidia hardware. They have not yet added Mesa compatibility and it seems that they have no intention of doing so
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