Overload, the fantastic six-degree-of-freedom shooter from the creators of Descent is due to officially release May 31st with full Linux support. We're big fans of it here, having covered it many times in both articles and video.
Check out their release date trailer:
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The full release will feature:
- Single-player story campaign with 15+ FULL-SIZE atmospheric levels
- 12+ Challenge Mode levels with tons of replayability
- Multiplayer! This was originally planned as an add-on, but will now be available with the full release.
- Upgradeable player ship and 16 weapons with multiple upgrade options
- 20+ terrifying robot types and 3 massive bosses
- Story by the writer of FREESPACE 2
- Epic soundtrack by Dan Wentz (DESCENT 2), Allister Brimble (DESCENT 1 REDBOOK), and Jerry Berlongieri (DESCENT 3)
You can grab the current Early Access version on Steam right now to see what the fuss is about before the full release. It will also be on GOG at release.
I had no idea the writer of Freespace 2 was involved at all, I actually hold Freespace 2 up as one of the best space shooters ever made so now I'm incredibly excited to see what they have in store for us. Even in the current Early Access build, everything feels like it just fits together so nicely. It's rare for me to truly like a game as much as this.
QuoteIt will also be on GOG at release.
Great! Fingers crossed!
Quoting: CyrilQuoteIt will also be on GOG at release.
Great! Fingers crossed!
Me too. I backed it based on the promise of a GOG release. So far, they've done a great job of being DRM-free. Backers have received DRM-free builds throughout, so I'm pretty confident, so long as GOG doesn't do something silly and say no.
Right now I'm using keyboard and mouse, but according to their own forums their support for input devices is excellent! It's even possible to hook up two joysticks at once to control your
Last edited by Gobo on 23 April 2018 at 5:53 pm UTC
"A free custom Level Editor will be released sometime after launch."
Quoting: melkemind"A free custom Level Editor will be released sometime after launch."
Yes, but I suppose we won't be able to build 4D levels in Unity like we were able to do in Devil. I loved plugging cubes in ways to disorient people with impossible geometry.
Quoting: GuestSeriously? I loved playing Descent 2 with a borrowed Microsoft Sidewinder joystick, oh so many years ago. I would be very interested to try Overload with two sticks, even if my wife would divorce me for buying them.
I just dusted off my Logitech Flightstick and fired up the early access build of Overload. Both controllers were identified without me having to hop through any hoops. They both get reported on top of the controller config screen and you can assign all options freely among both controllers. Overload even displays the correct name of the button or axis and in the case of the Xbox controller even the correct icons.
I just finished the training mission with the Xbox controller in my left hand and the flightstick in the right :D
Screenshot of my test config on Steam
Last edited by Gobo on 24 April 2018 at 3:34 pm UTC
https://playoverload.com/playable-teaser/
It's available via steam and also as DRM-free download directly from that site, with full Linux support.
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