I simply can't get enough of building games, so when I found Voxel Tycoon [Official Site] I was a little bit in love. Turns out it is coming to Linux!
You will be sorting out transport, building factories and mining in an infinite world, so you never run out of space. It also has terraforming, so you can dig down and deep or raise a mountain—your choice. It sounds like it will be quite exciting if you like OpenTTD, Factorio and the likes.
Check out the trailer:
Direct Link
The initial release will only be for Windows, but I spoke to the developer on Twitter about Linux support and they said this:
Sometime after the first alpha release, we will properly test and rollout Mac OS and Linux versions if there will no blocking issues.
Keep a close eye on this one, looks so fun!
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Hopefully someday someone delivers.
Quoting: niarbehtHopefully someday someone delivers.Same same. I doubt this is it :(
stretch611 Jan 29, 2018
While this is only a quick demo and it made no difference in this specific case, I fear that someone that fails to grasp the concept of having signals fit a train length inside them, is not going be creating any rail simulation that will have the kind of depth of mechanics that I crave.
I hope that they surprise me, but I doubt it will happen.
EDIT: grammar
Last edited by stretch611 on 29 January 2018 at 1:26 pm UTC
Then again, when I write it down like this I guess this isn't actually something that is easy to do. And the market for such a game is probably not that big so no one has attempted to make such a game.
I'll have a look at Voxel Tycoon but I am not holding my breath.
lucifertdark Jan 30, 2018
It has some technical flaws (like some graphical glitches on Linux), but the fun far outweight these flaws.
One thing that I particularly like (out of the mere simulation of course), is the voice of the narrator. You remember the old fashion pictures of CEOs in Transport Tycoon? Well it feels the same, but with sound (a good ol' Texas accent and a passion for capitalism :D )
Edit: like that guy
Last edited by Creak on 31 January 2018 at 12:36 am UTC
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