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How it usually works is we have this dedicated GOTY Page, you pick a category and then search for a game in the box at the top to nominate it in that category. You can nominate as many as you wish, as long as they fit within the category.
Once enough time has passed we will then lock down nominations, clear up any in the wrong place and open it for voting in around a week or two.
FAQ:
- What if I don't find what I want? There's links to submit the game/software directly to us below the search box in each category.
- Do Proton/Steam Play or Google Stadia games count? No, the whole point of this is to appreciate those putting time and effort into supporting Linux as a desktop platform. That's not up for discussion, sorry and comments arguing it will be removed.
- When will nominations close and voting start? February 1st.
- Why is this for 2019 - it's 2020? We run ours when 2019 is actually over, to allow all games to be in for a chance to win a category. It makes it fair.
- x released in 2018 for Windows and 2019 for Linux, does it count? Yes, go by the Linux release date. If in doubt, use the search to see if we have an article on it.
See the GOTY Awards Page here.
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Ahh!Surprise ;)
I thought about asking if we're not doing these this time. :)
I had to get a lot of upgrades in, as the GOTY was made in haste for the first time we did it and it was falling apart a bit. Now it's much smoother.
Last edited by Liam Dawe on 22 Jan 2020 at 12:48 pm UTC
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IMHO Shadow Of Mordor should be added to best update received in 2019, for their Vulkan Support.
You can add stuff yourself!
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Someone did, and it has been accepted into it.IMHO Shadow Of Mordor should be added to best update received in 2019, for their Vulkan Support.
You can add stuff yourself!
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Liam ... Battletech Heavy Metal DLC is missing in the dropdown list.
BTW, where is this data taken from?
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Liam ... Battletech Heavy Metal DLC is missing in the dropdown list.So submit it, the link is right there below the field.
BTW, where is this data taken from?Our own database.
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@Liam: Please add Unciv from yairn210 to major FOSS game in 2019
Unciv link to github
civilization5 (with lesser graphics but FOSS and full rules)!
Mozilla Public License 2.0
Definitely the best FOSS game and surprise for 2019 for me! Me and my son of 14 are playing it since ~3 weeks. I'm thinking about proposing better graphics ('cause it's its only current weakness)
Thanks for your work again ;)
Unciv link to github
civilization5 (with lesser graphics but FOSS and full rules)!
Mozilla Public License 2.0
Definitely the best FOSS game and surprise for 2019 for me! Me and my son of 14 are playing it since ~3 weeks. I'm thinking about proposing better graphics ('cause it's its only current weakness)
Thanks for your work again ;)
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Our own database.Can we look into this database? It would be handy to browse all games released in 2019. It is hard to keep track (too many games) :)
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https://www.gamingonlinux.com/itemdb.php it's a heavy W.I.P as more bits are rolled out to it, plus there's some duplicates, things not yet tagged correctly and so on.Our own database.Can we look into this database? It would be handy to browse all games released in 2019. It is hard to keep track (too many games) :)
I'll have a monthly update out soon in the Forum to explain more on it.
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Well, life as a GOL contributing editor just got fun. Logged in to 16 notifications just there! :)
All great suggestions though, so the GoTY page is really shaping up. And someone's suggestion just reminded me of A Short Hike, so if it's not already added, I guess I'm about to add to that admin workload!
[Edit: It was already there. Strong work, people!]
Last edited by scaine on 22 Jan 2020 at 6:53 pm UTC
All great suggestions though, so the GoTY page is really shaping up. And someone's suggestion just reminded me of A Short Hike, so if it's not already added, I guess I'm about to add to that admin workload!
[Edit: It was already there. Strong work, people!]
Last edited by scaine on 22 Jan 2020 at 6:53 pm UTC
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…Thank you! After some polish this database will definitely come in handy.
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Just a reminder folks, if a category has a year on it to read the description. We're getting a number of people seemingly blindly nominating anything possible. If it's a 2019 category, a game from 2013 is not eligible.
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Can we add tags too? I missed IF aka interactive fiction (especially since there is a storytelling category)
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Can we add tags too? I missed IF aka interactive fiction (especially since there is a storytelling category)Can you rephrase that? I don't understand the question.
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Para-Gliding 22 Jan 2020
concerning Unciv, GOL database says it doesn't support linux...
but https://github.com/yairm210/Unciv/tree/master/desktop/linuxFilesForJar
dat works
but https://github.com/yairm210/Unciv/tree/master/desktop/linuxFilesForJar
dat works
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concerning Unciv, GOL database says it doesn't support linux...Just someone missed a checkbox, fixed.
but https://github.com/yairm210/Unciv/tree/master/desktop/linuxFilesForJar
dat works
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Two possible improvement for the pages:
* Have a "go to next caategory" button on the category pages.
* It is absolutely mandatory that "Absolute favourite game for Linux" comes last, not first! :p
* Have a "go to next caategory" button on the category pages.
* It is absolutely mandatory that "Absolute favourite game for Linux" comes last, not first! :p
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One more thing, I'm unclear about
"What is your favourite game that has seen support for a long time on Linux?"
Does the "support for a long time" mean something like continual updates,
or is it just about the all-time favorite on Linux?
"What is your favourite game that has seen support for a long time on Linux?"
Does the "support for a long time" mean something like continual updates,
or is it just about the all-time favorite on Linux?
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One more thing, I'm unclear aboutHave adjusted the description.
"What is your favourite game that has seen support for a long time on Linux?"
Does the "support for a long time" mean something like continual updates,
or is it just about the all-time favorite on Linux?
Two possible improvement for the pages:Will think on those.
* Have a "go to next caategory" button on the category pages.
* It is absolutely mandatory that "Absolute favourite game for Linux" comes last, not first! :p
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Sure :) There is no way to add tags (at least I don't see one). Since one of the category is "best storytelling", I thought it may make sense to have some related tags, for example IF, interactive fiction.Can we add tags too? I missed IF aka interactive fiction (especially since there is a storytelling category)Can you rephrase that? I don't understand the question.
Edit: I see there is a genre "text adventure", this covers the use-case as well, I guess.
Last edited by riidom on 24 Jan 2020 at 5:52 pm UTC
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