Ready to face a challenge? Good! As the updated version of Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive is now on GOG.
As a reminder, the updated release from THQ Nordic doesn't just add Linux support. It also adds language support for French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian and English to the main game. It also adds in the lost demo level, with more limited language support.
As usual, the Linux release on GOG has gone through their internal testing (as they always do) and comes packaged with their handy MojoSetup-based installer.
- Based on the successful tactical combat mechanics from the Commandos series with an even more challenging difficulty level
- A great atmosphere straight out of classic Westerns with beautiful hand-drawn levels
- A wide variety of scenarios and an impressive number of ways to accomplish each assignment
GOG actually sent us a copy of it and I can confirm it does work really damn nicely. As someone who never got to play it originally, I am especially appreciative of the work THQ Nordic do to update old titles.
Find it on GOG here where it's also on sale for super cheap!
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Great, though I'm now playing Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun for the first time :)
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Whoooa. Great!
It's also on Steam for the very same low price.
Installing Linux version right now (Steam).
EDIT: Starts and seems to run fine.
Last edited by sub on 11 July 2018 at 8:03 pm UTC
It's also on Steam for the very same low price.
Installing Linux version right now (Steam).
EDIT: Starts and seems to run fine.
Last edited by sub on 11 July 2018 at 8:03 pm UTC
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PublicNuisance Jul 11, 2018
Awesome news. Going to pick it up once the sale is over. I picked it up for cheap on Steam, they desverve full price from me for the DRM free version.
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I also bought it, this game is greeeat! I played so much back then I could not believe the Linux version came out :D And it runs and works great! Even for full price it's well deserved :D
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So, to summarise:
It has been recently updated, July 2018, for better stability and performance on modern operating systems (e.g. Windows 10) compared to the old version.
The Linux version is also taking advantage of the updates and is available on GOG and Steam.
Both Steam and GOG are currently offering it at a very nice 80% discount. Kerr-ching!
Prior to this latest update, I've read a number of people's reviews (Windows users) stating that it worked badly on their system.
Question to self:
Do I buy it on Steam or GOG? Hehe.
EDIT: Got it on GOG.
Last edited by g000h on 12 July 2018 at 12:21 pm UTC
It has been recently updated, July 2018, for better stability and performance on modern operating systems (e.g. Windows 10) compared to the old version.
The Linux version is also taking advantage of the updates and is available on GOG and Steam.
Both Steam and GOG are currently offering it at a very nice 80% discount. Kerr-ching!
Prior to this latest update, I've read a number of people's reviews (Windows users) stating that it worked badly on their system.
Question to self:
Do I buy it on Steam or GOG? Hehe.
EDIT: Got it on GOG.
Last edited by g000h on 12 July 2018 at 12:21 pm UTC
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does anyone know how much it cost to make a linux version of this game?
im sure they wanna sell some copies, but how much can they make, when its now just 1€
or are they planning a 3rd title and use this as commercial
im sure they wanna sell some copies, but how much can they make, when its now just 1€
or are they planning a 3rd title and use this as commercial
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Good to see that the game is using XDG base directory specification. Saves go into
$HOME/.local/share/THQNordic/Desperados
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Same price on Steam and Gog? Buying it on Steam. I'm done with gog, I've been waiting for their galaxy client for way too long, I give up.
It's the most wanted feature on the user wishlist https://www.gog.com/wishlist/galaxy#order=recent for now a long time
It's the most wanted feature on the user wishlist https://www.gog.com/wishlist/galaxy#order=recent for now a long time
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It's the most wanted feature on the user wishlist https://www.gog.com/wishlist/galaxy#order=recent for now a long time
For sake of sorting:
https://www.gog.com/wishlist/galaxy#order=votes_total
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does anyone know how much it cost to make a linux version of this game?
im sure they wanna sell some copies, but how much can they make, when its now just 1€
or are they planning a 3rd title and use this as commercial
Probably more or less came included when they updated the game, i.e whoever made the update made the game cross platform as part of the update so there where no additional cost (or atleast it cannot be broken away from the cost of the update).
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Let's hope that we will see Titan Quest on Linux one day!
That one I already have and love to play it on Wine! It's one of those games like Vampire Masquerade Bloodlines that you can't miss and even if you don't like buying Windows games and play on Wine you will be missing out for no reason. Titan Quest on Linux damm that would be amazing. It runs really good on Wine too.
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I'm not familiar with this title but it's a steal at that price, so welcome to my library! I'm sure I can recompense Nordic with a future purchase.
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I'm not familiar with this title but it's a steal at that price, so welcome to my library! I'm sure I can recompense Nordic with a future purchase.
It was a very good game back then, and I would think it's a kind of game (and graphics) that ages well.
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Are there difficulty levels so I can play on easy?Nope. It has a nice learning curve tho. Just the DEMO is really hard.
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As a reminder, the updated release from THQ Nordic doesn't just add Linux support. It also adds language support for French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian and English to the main game. It also adds in the lost demo level, with more limited language support.
@Liam: That's not all. I dunno what the original used but the Linux build (and probably other systems as well) links to SDL2. I *assume* it used SDL and I gathered that it was tricky to get it to work on anything over WinXP.
SDL was released 1998.
Desperados was released 2001.
SDL2 was released 2013.
Even when this started out as SDL project porting it to SDL2 was probably quite a task for such an old game. Even to still have the source around is something other companies don't manage (Looking at you here, Interplay!). I remember that the switch from SDL to SDL2 was really something.
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Apart from maybe a handful of levels where you where getting crazy about the difficulty at a certain spot that was close to impossible, this game was rather easy too bruteforce. Just get to a corner, shoot till the level is clear. Thank John Cooper and a a few navigation issues of the enemies.
Setting was nice, story was nice, Graphics in the first part were nice back then.
No comment about the botched 3d attempt in the 2 other parts of the series ;)
Setting was nice, story was nice, Graphics in the first part were nice back then.
No comment about the botched 3d attempt in the 2 other parts of the series ;)
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