The Pirate: Plague of the Dead [Steam], from developer Home Net Games, looks like it will have a Linux version at launch.
To get the elephant in the room out of the way first, this will be a free to play title with micro-transactions. I'm always really iffy about these sorts of games but their previous game, The Pirate: Caribbean Hunt was exactly the same and is reviewed positively overall. That's a good sign that they might at least know what they're doing.
Feature-wise it sounds pretty packed full of goodies. It will offer a full campaign, an open-world sandbox like experience, a day and night cycle, a weather system along with all the usual features like trading, ship upgrades and so on.
Thanks for the tip HardPenguin!
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hardpenguin Sep 29, 2017
Their previous game from the series was actually pretty fun - microtransactions are all optional as you can play the game completely in singleplayer. So until we get other naval titles, this one should provide some quality entertainment :)
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qptain Nemo Sep 29, 2017
Their previous game seemed rather boring to me, but hey, don't look a gift seahorse in the mouth, eh?
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Quotethis will be a free to play title with micro-transactionsThanks, done with it.
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I'm a bit iffy on the whole Single-Player microtransactions.
I get the business model in Multi-Player , makes sense there.
I get the business model in Multi-Player , makes sense there.
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Quoting: STiATQuotethis will be a free to play title with micro-transactionsThanks, done with it.
Quoting: razing32I'm a bit iffy on the whole Single-Player microtransactions.Did you ever play Knights of Pen and Paper (av. on Linux and Android)?
I get the business model in Multi-Player , makes sense there.
Fun SP game, paid, still has microtransactions. But hey, I don't know anyone who use them!
P.S.: don't get me wrong, I don't approve microtransactions in SP games, especially in paid ones.
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Quoting: AresoQuoting: STiATQuotethis will be a free to play title with micro-transactionsThanks, done with it.Quoting: razing32I'm a bit iffy on the whole Single-Player microtransactions.Did you ever play Knights of Pen and Paper (av. on Linux and Android)?
I get the business model in Multi-Player , makes sense there.
Fun SP game, paid, still has microtransactions. But hey, I don't know anyone who use them!
P.S.: don't get me wrong, I don't approve microtransactions in SP games, especially in paid ones.
Haven't tried it , though i do have some of the games on Steam/GOG from the Pen and Paper series.
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