It's the end of another busy week for Linux gaming, for many people the weekend is filled full of games.
For me, I shall be likely diving into some more Total War: THREE KINGDOMS. It's not perfect but it's by far the nicest Total War game I've tried in a very long time. Feral Interactive have done some incredible work on the optimisations for the Linux version that I remain very impressed.
I shall also be booting up my old friend Polychromatic, as I desperately try to beat the score of our contributor Samsai. Such a maddeningly streamlined twin-stick shooter, it's frustratingly good at killing me when I feel like I'm finally doing well.
So dear readers, what play button are you clicking on across this weekend and what do you think about it?
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Rimworld. The most recent update came out Thursday and it decreases load times drastically for games with mods. I went from 800 sec to 180 sec on my old laptop.
I just lost half my colonists in a raid, so it'll be interesting to see if I can rebuild before winter.
I just lost half my colonists in a raid, so it'll be interesting to see if I can rebuild before winter.
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I've started playing Fallout: New Vegas using Steam Play. I've had some hangs on loading, which is a drag, but otherwise works well. Looks better than it did on my X360, which is the last time I played it, I think.
I'm also down to play some Borderlands GOTY with my Bro-in-law. I'd like to play some of the Enhanced version, but my B' in law says (get this) it's too unstable for him on Windows 10. XD
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I'm also down to play some Borderlands GOTY with my Bro-in-law. I'd like to play some of the Enhanced version, but my B' in law says (get this) it's too unstable for him on Windows 10. XD
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Probably going to continue playing Lufia II via Mednafen, as well as finally making some more progress in CrossCode (damn that fire temple anyway).
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Just finished RAGE 2, so some chillout coming: SWINE HD Remaster (also with steamplay) and Age of Wonders 3 it is :)
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So, here's what I'm doing this weekend and have been the past week:
Native:
* Always and forever - Rocket League
* Insurgency - Absolutely gripping MP, love it, but it's SO hard though and the players online so good, I rage quit every few months
* The Marble Game that recently went native (don't remember the full name now)
* Half Life 2 (believe it or not, never played it. Actually not loving it so far. It feels as old as it is. Maybe we *don't* want a HL3?)
* Interstellar Marines - Great after the updates
* X11 flight sim
Proton:
* Always and forever 2 - Angels Fall First
* Battlefield Bad Company 2: People told me it has better control balance than any of the recent Battlefields and isn't quite as runny and gunny, and I agree. Someone started a Linux user server too. Great fun.
* Some new user mods for 2005 Star Wars Battlefront II
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Native:
* Always and forever - Rocket League
* Insurgency - Absolutely gripping MP, love it, but it's SO hard though and the players online so good, I rage quit every few months
* The Marble Game that recently went native (don't remember the full name now)
* Half Life 2 (believe it or not, never played it. Actually not loving it so far. It feels as old as it is. Maybe we *don't* want a HL3?)
* Interstellar Marines - Great after the updates
* X11 flight sim
Proton:
* Always and forever 2 - Angels Fall First
* Battlefield Bad Company 2: People told me it has better control balance than any of the recent Battlefields and isn't quite as runny and gunny, and I agree. Someone started a Linux user server too. Great fun.
* Some new user mods for 2005 Star Wars Battlefront II
Quoting: GuestPlaying the amazing new Amiga shmup "Reshoot R" under FS-UAE under Ubuntu !Whoa, full stop. New Amiga games are a thing? Must try!
http://reshootr.richard-loewenstein.de/
(released this week :-)
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For me, it is the opposite. I play mostly during the week and rarely on the weekend.
This week I played a lot of Total War: Three Kingdoms and the new patch for Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne with Vulkan.
This week I played a lot of Total War: Three Kingdoms and the new patch for Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne with Vulkan.
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Playing Europa Universalis IV like always and trying Cultist Simulator
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I've gone back to Dirt Rally - still love it. It's a great homage to rallying, with all the cars you would want in it.
I play sort of hardcore mode - locked to cockpit view, no HUD stuff, manual gears (albeit with a controller...). It's just you and your co-driver, and it's a real rush. When you hit your stride there's nothing quite like it.
Great port by Feral too. I play on old-ish hardware and it's smooth.
I play sort of hardcore mode - locked to cockpit view, no HUD stuff, manual gears (albeit with a controller...). It's just you and your co-driver, and it's a real rush. When you hit your stride there's nothing quite like it.
Great port by Feral too. I play on old-ish hardware and it's smooth.
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Playing Tales of Vesperia Definitive Edition on Steam Play. Recommended.
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Started up Dying Light again recently and hopefully will be able to finish The Following expansion this time. I think the last time I played my brother and I were near the end in co-op and my hard drive hadn't crashed yet :P
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