inXile Entertainment have today officially released Wasteland 3 for Linux (and macOS), following on from their successful Fig campaign in 2016 and Windows release in August 2020.
Following on from the events in Wasteland 2 from 2014 (you don't need to play it), Wasteland 3 is a modern squad-based RPG with challenging tactical turn-based combat. This time it has a deep and reactive story full of twists, turns, and brutal ethical decisions. You get to create and customize a squad of up to six Rangers, plus you get a powerful customizable truck too which you can equip with some fun weapons.
From the brief release announcement, "We greatly appreciate your patience as we worked to bring the game to these OS’, and we’re happy to have it playable for you before the end of the year. We hope you enjoy exploring post-apocalyptic Colorado during your holiday break.".
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Currently, the co-op ability for both Linux and macOS is limited. For Linux there is no co-op on GOG at all as they depended on GOG Galaxy which GOG have still not ported to Linux, plus on Steam the co-op is only compatible between Linux and macOS together (Windows is by itself). The "Direct Connect" option is also not available but will be coming in an update in January.
You can buy Wasteland 3 from GOG, Steam or the Humble Store.
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Looks very promising, but those prices are a little too steep for me at the moment. I'll wait for some sales to start :-) On my wishlist, though!
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Schattenspiegel Dec 17, 2020
So we get a broken product again? I mean single player is cool and all but one of the mayor selling points here is Co-op, isn't it? So how about say 50% discount for mac and Linux till we get the full game?
Sorry inXile this is not even aimed specifically at you, but this kind of treatment is getting rather old.
I hope direct connect is the OS agnostic option? Then there would at least be some light in the distance.
Sorry inXile this is not even aimed specifically at you, but this kind of treatment is getting rather old.
I hope direct connect is the OS agnostic option? Then there would at least be some light in the distance.
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Italian translation + Linux support = instabuy on Fanatical which has a sale.
Out of curiosity I tried it under Proton: doesn't work because of the unsupported video codecs.
Out of curiosity I tried it under Proton: doesn't work because of the unsupported video codecs.
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Any word on Linux support for Wasteland Remastered?
I don't think that we will ever see one, the remaster was outsourced to Krome Studios who have zero Linux experience.
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slaapliedje Dec 17, 2020
Yeah, I think it's the same for the Bard's Tale remastered versions. They work fine through Proton though. Haven't tried Wasteland Remastered.Any word on Linux support for Wasteland Remastered?
I don't think that we will ever see one, the remaster was outsourced to Krome Studios who have zero Linux experience.
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Lovely. I very much enjoyed Wasteland 2 and will definitely buy this at some point.
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I'm thinking of getting it via gog, it's 33% discounted and i have the second game from that store as well. I doubt i'd use coop at all anyway.
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herrorange Dec 18, 2020
Sweet. I'm sure there's going to be a Christmas sale soon or something. It was already 50% off recently, so a little patience and we can support these guys. Enjoyed Wasteland 2 and was waiting for this one. Just in time for my new PC :)
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Sweet. I'm sure there's going to be a Christmas sale soon or something. It was already 50% off recently, so a little patience and we can support these guys. Enjoyed Wasteland 2 and was waiting for this one. Just in time for my new PC :)
The historical lowest it's been was 35% off. I'm hoping for 50% off over Xmas if we're lucky.
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Tempted to buy on gog for -33%, althoug 40 eur is still too steep. (we get screwed on the pricing in the EU)
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You realise it’s the EU screwing us, not anyone else?
The price in Europe includes VAT, prices in the US don’t. There’s no VAT on digital purchases in the US. There is VAT on physical ones, but prices are always quoted without it and it’s added at payment time only if the company you’re buying from has business presence in the state you’re in.
Plus, their tax is something like 7%, depending on state, not 15%+ like in Europe.
The price in Europe includes VAT, prices in the US don’t. There’s no VAT on digital purchases in the US. There is VAT on physical ones, but prices are always quoted without it and it’s added at payment time only if the company you’re buying from has business presence in the state you’re in.
Plus, their tax is something like 7%, depending on state, not 15%+ like in Europe.
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You realise it’s the EU screwing us, not anyone else?
I call it taxes, not screwing. They're doing thing for us with the money. But I don't think this is the place to discuss this.
The price in Europe includes VAT, prices in the US don’t. There’s no VAT on digital purchases in the US. There is VAT on physical ones, but prices are always quoted without it and it’s added at payment time only if the company you’re buying from has business presence in the state you’re in.
At least in Germany, law protects us from such behaviour. Suddenly showing VAT later in the order process is illegal (for private customers), so we're always shown full price from the beginning.
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You realise it’s the EU screwing us, not anyone else?
I call it taxes, not screwing. They're doing thing for us with the money. But I don't think this is the place to discuss this.
The price in Europe includes VAT, prices in the US don’t. There’s no VAT on digital purchases in the US. There is VAT on physical ones, but prices are always quoted without it and it’s added at payment time only if the company you’re buying from has business presence in the state you’re in.
At least in Germany, law protects us from such behaviour. Suddenly showing VAT later in the order process is illegal (for private customers), so we're always shown full price from the beginning.
dvd said we were getting screwed on prices, that’s what my reply was referring to.
As for the rest of what you’ve written, I don’t know what you’re trying to say? It’s probably illegal everywhere in the eu.
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You realise it’s the EU screwing us, not anyone else?
I call it taxes, not screwing. They're doing thing for us with the money. But I don't think this is the place to discuss this.
The price in Europe includes VAT, prices in the US don’t. There’s no VAT on digital purchases in the US. There is VAT on physical ones, but prices are always quoted without it and it’s added at payment time only if the company you’re buying from has business presence in the state you’re in.
At least in Germany, law protects us from such behaviour. Suddenly showing VAT later in the order process is illegal (for private customers), so we're always shown full price from the beginning.
I do and it's not the taxes. It's the wonderful 'digital single market' or whatever it's called. Back before this AAA game prices on release were around what 15-20 eur cost now (kind of like the price of the game if you buy it in russia atm), and now we are paying 60 euros. It was basically a vehicle to get things to cost the same in the poorer countries as they do in the wealthier ones.
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As for the rest of what you’ve written, I don’t know what you’re trying to say? It’s probably illegal everywhere in the eu.
I was naming Germany because I actually don't know about the rest of the EU (and didn't want someone to come up with, "no, it's not like that in my EU member country!" :) ). This, having to state price with VAT from the beginning, might be something ruled by national law.
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Uh oh. Wasteland 3 is finally released for Linux PC?
I’ll be in my bunk.
I’ll be in my bunk.
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I do and it's not the taxes.
The whole rest of your post was reffering to taxes, so I assumed the first sentence would, too.
It's the wonderful 'digital single market' or whatever it's called. Back before this AAA game prices on release were around what 15-20 eur cost now (kind of like the price of the game if you buy it in russia atm), and now we are paying 60 euros.
I can't say for other courties, but if I compare the prices of games in the eighties with those today, taking into account inflation, games are actually cheaper (here) than they used to be. (Would actually be interesting if I find my Wasteland I bill. :D )
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