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PayPalWhile not available for Linux, No Man's Sky can be run through Steam Play and it appears Hello Games continue to keep an eye on it.
In a recent article, I highlighted the fact that the developer put in a fix for SteamVR on Linux even though the game is not supported there. Not only that, NVIDIA (certain generations anyway) needed a fix applied to get it working properly.
Here we are less than a month later and it appears that manual fix for NVIDIA is no longer needed. Not just that, their latest experimental update released yesterday notes that it fixed "a Linux driver issue.". If you wish to try it, use the password "3xperimental" on the Beta tab of the games properties on Steam.
After my testing, I can confirm at least for me the game seems to work quite a bit better. I've actually been able to stick a few settings one notch higher with the game looking better and still performing well above 60FPS the majority of the time.
Very interesting. While they're not the first developer to tweak and fix for Steam Play, they are the biggest I've seen so far keep an eye on it and actively seem to try and make it better for us. This pleases me. Support is the biggest and most important factor, regardless of how you play games on Linux you're paying just like anyone else.
If you plan to pick up a copy for Steam Play, it's on Humble Store and Steam.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Quoting: NanobangI'm actually worried that if I buy No Man's Sky I'll never play anything else ever again. Their improving the Linux performance isn't helping. :PI thought that about a lot of games. The reality is that after some time you switch to one of the other games and then switch back. I've already done 172 hours on no man's sky, ever since I've heard that it worked on proton. But then I needed to switch back to fortresscraft, and now I am playing oxygen not included, waiting for my new video card to arrive so I can play No man's sky again, add another 100 hours or so...
Actually I am postponing certain games so I can play them on my Smach Z.
Fakeman_Pretendname Sep 13, 2019
I'm tempted to try the experimental update and see if it improves performance further - but I also noted:
QuoteFixed an issue that caused incorrect unit costs to be used when purchasing Exosuit slot upgrades.
So I might go and upgrade my backpack slots a bit more whilst they're accidentally free...
I know they are working hard to clear up some bad karma from the release with all these free updates, but I'd gladly drop more $$$ on a full-fledged expansion.
wvstolzing Sep 13, 2019
Avehicle7887 Sep 13, 2019
ertuqueque Sep 16, 2019
Maybe is not what I really expect from a developer, but I guess is a fair compromise in some cases. Kudos to them.
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