While there's a lot of good games available natively for Linux, one area we really are lacking in is games for a younger audience. Steam Play has helped a lot here!
There are games suitable for a family on Linux of course, the problem is most of them aren't really recognizable. We don't have some of the big names, which is true of Linux gaming overall but for kids games it's especially bad. On a whim, I decided to try out LEGO Jurassic World with my LEGO mad mini-me today and I came away incredibly impressed with it.
Linux gameplay clips:
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For me, the option of Steam Play is there to compliment native Linux ports and not to replace them. Since this is old (2015) and likely to never come to Linux officially, it fits in nicely for how I want to use Steam Play.
The Steam Controller and the Logitech F310 together worked great. We did have an issue where the second pad suddenly didn't work, a quick swap hot-swap later and it was fine again. You pick up a pad, plug it in and away you go—exactly how easy gaming should be.
The only other issue encountered was with it refusing to set 1080p as the screen resolution, strangely it always reverted back to 720p. I'm assuming this is Wine's multi-screen handling messing up, as it happens in others too. Many native Linux games have terrible multi-screen resolution handling, so I'm very used to the quirks. A quick fix is to edit the config file found here:
/SteamLibrary/steamapps/compatdata/352400/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/Application Data/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment/LEGO Jurassic World/pcconfig.txt
It's literally a 1 minute fix to edit the resolution numbers. A similar thing I end up doing for a lot of native games.
Not a Linux-specific issue: Some of the audio is quite low quality (true on all platforms for it), since it's cutting audio from a rather old film now for some scenes. It's noticeable but not too distracting.
Other than that, it's actually pretty amusing. I always love seeing how games translate from movies and the LEGO game series seem to do it quite well. There's something very therapeutic about smashing LEGO stuff apart and not having to deal with the aftermath. The nostalgia factor is high with this one, even with the famous "It’s a UNIX system! I know this!" quote.
More about it:
Following the epic storylines of Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park III, as well as the highly anticipated Jurassic World, LEGO Jurassic World™ is the first videogame where players will be able to relive and experience all four Jurassic films. Reimagined in LEGO form and told in TT Games’ signature classic LEGO humor, the thrilling adventure recreates unforgettable scenes and action sequences from the films, allowing fans to play through key moments and giving them the opportunity to fully explore the expansive grounds of Isla Nublar and Isla Sorna.
Features:
- Relive key moments from all four Jurassic films: An adventure 65 million years in the making - now in classic LEGO brick fun!
- Wreak havoc as LEGO dinosaurs: Choose from 20 dinosaurs, including the friendly Triceratops, deadly Raptor, vicious Compy and even the mighty T. rex.
- Customize your own dinosaur collection: Collect LEGO amber and experiment with DNA to create completely original dinosaurs, like the Dilophosaurus Rex.
- Populate and explore Isla Nublar and Isla Sorna: Put your unique dinosaur creations in to paddocks as you complete special Free Play missions.
- Play with family and friends with easy access drop-in, drop-out gameplay option.
You can find LEGO Jurassic World on Steam, it's 75% off in the Steam Winter Sale too so it's really cheap to try it out. For a bit of family fun and a test of Steam Play, it's worth a look.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Quoting: stormtuxI just installed "Lego: the Hobbit" thanks to the Humble Store and the game works fine except for a problem with the controllers. I have two steam controllers and I cannot use them together to play in split-screen coop.
I did the same started playing with my eldest child a couple of days ago. It is the only program I've run through proton (or wine).
We're using two Steam Controllers. To get them to work required starting both then the game, going into the controller options in the game menu, choosing "Change Device" from near the bottom, moving to player 2, mashing some buttons to make it show a gamepad, and telling it to accept the changes.
Quoting: anthWe're using two Steam Controllers. To get them to work required starting both then the game, going into the controller options in the game menu, choosing "Change Device" from near the bottom, moving to player 2, mashing some buttons to make it show a game-pad, and telling it to accept the changes.I do the same and the game seams to detect the second controller because it populates the right column. Still I cannot navigate the menu with the second controller and when i go back to the controller configuration the right column is back to empty.
Quoting: NaibYou need to make sure both controllers are on before you launch the game, then it is just a case of pressing the > to the right of the steam button
This worked, thank you! ^_^
Quoting: GuestUnfortunately I was not able to get LEGO Lord of the Rings to work with Proton ._. but had not much time to fiddle around with the prefix.It just needs DX9 via winetricks:
WINEPREFIX=~/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/compatdata/214510/pfx winetricks directx9(You might also need to set WINEARCH=win64, depending on the default for your distro.)
It seems to work fine, although I've only played the intro/tutorial. I'm still finishing off The Hobbit.
As I said the other day, I think the Lego games lost a lot of their charm when they started voicing the characters, but they're still a lot of fun, even as a bit of a guilty pleasure for us grown-ups. :) (Two free Lego games in as many weeks? Now I know it's Christmas.)
Quoting: pbI recommend trying out LEGO City Undercover. It worked since the initial release of proton but the sound was glitched (background effects were at full volume without the way to change it). Since proton 3.16-5 the sound is fixed and the game is perfectly playable, my kids are 65h in, with 95% completion. It crashes occasionally but judging by the reviews, it's typical to Windows as well, maybe even more so.
That is one good game right there. Have it on my Wii U since it came out and me and the kids have spent houndreds of hours playing it together and just messing around those years ago. The Lego version of GTA.
slaapliedje Dec 24, 2018
Quoting: Purple Library GuyBut what about all the hardcore children complaining that the frame rate is slower on Linux?!
And the "meeh fortnite" children...
I gave a computer to my 12 years old nephew (not a beast with a 660gtx, but it runs great on mint) who only had a smartphone. Not a single "thank you dear cool uncle !" : just a "meeeh Fortnite"...
slaapliedje Dec 26, 2018
Quoting: NarvarthHa, I've never even seen/played Fortnite, but then it seems like something I wouldn't like so meh Fortnite :PQuoting: Purple Library GuyBut what about all the hardcore children complaining that the frame rate is slower on Linux?!
And the "meeh fortnite" children...
I gave a computer to my 12 years old nephew (not a beast with a 660gtx, but it runs great on mint) who only had a smartphone. Not a single "thank you dear cool uncle !" : just a "meeeh Fortnite"...
Quoting: DuncQuoting: GuestUnfortunately I was not able to get LEGO Lord of the Rings to work with Proton ._. but had not much time to fiddle around with the prefix.It just needs DX9 via winetricks:
WINEPREFIX=~/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/compatdata/214510/pfx winetricks directx9
(You might also need to set WINEARCH=win64, depending on the default for your distro.)
It seems to work fine, although I've only played the intro/tutorial. I'm still finishing off The Hobbit.
As I said the other day, I think the Lego games lost a lot of their charm when they started voicing the characters, but they're still a lot of fun, even as a bit of a guilty pleasure for us grown-ups. :) (Two free Lego games in as many weeks? Now I know it's Christmas.)
This fixed the crash after the first credit screen for me - but on both computeres here (GTX970 & R9 380) it then gets stuck when starting / loading a game - just shows an almost black screen of a brazier with the ring in it.
Any tips for getting past that?
Quoting: GuppyAny tips for getting past that?Sorry. :( It worked perfectly for me with that fix. Weird that it fails the same way on both machines though, with different hardware. A distro issue, maybe?
Quoting: DuncQuoting: GuppyAny tips for getting past that?Sorry. :( It worked perfectly for me with that fix. Weird that it fails the same way on both machines though, with different hardware. A distro issue, maybe?
One is Linuxmint 19 ( Ubuntu 18.04 base iirc) the other Ubuntu 18.10
Weird thing is that according to https://www.protondb.com/app/214510 other people with similar gfx,driver and os are giving it gold/silver
Is there anyway to get proton to spit out some usefull debug info?
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