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The 1.0 patch notes are pretty long but the gist of it is full controller support, an offline mode, new cinematics, various graphical improvements, the Item Factions system, new skills and absolutely loads more.
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“I want to sincerely thank all of our fans from the bottom of our hearts,” said Judd Cobler, Founder and CEO of Eleventh Hour Games, and Game Director for Last Epoch. “We are a team formed from the ARPG community, and to be able to make it this far with Last Epoch and share this creation with you is a dream come true. We cannot wait for you to experience the full release and the awesome plans we have for the future.”
Last Epoch has Native Linux support and it does work on Steam Deck, although Valve note it as Unsupported on Steam Deck that rating was from May 2022 so they need to update it. There are some issues in the default OpenGL version though like the map being blank, which you can get around simply with "-force-vulkan" as a launch option in Steam. Go into the Properties and put that in the Launch Options text box.
I also had no sound by default on Kubuntu which was solved using the same method as War Thunder using this Steam launch option:
FMOD_ALSA_DEVICE=pulse %command% -force-vulkan
Check out the 1.0 patch video if you're a previous player:
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So far it's proven to be popular with it hitting a peak player count on Steam of over 150,000 players which has clearly beaten Diablo 4 and it's closing in on Path of Exile's all-time Steam record quickly. It currently has a Very Positive overall user rating on Steam too, although the recent reviews are only Mostly Positive which seems to be due to server issues so it will probably bounce-back once they're fully sorted.
Available to buy on Steam.
Let me know how you're getting on with it in the comments.
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I absolutely adore Last Epoch. I've played it to the endgame several times throughout its EA, and now I'm excited to try some new classes, and do the SSF gameplay mode with offline access. This game hits a really nice balance in between the boring simplicity of Diablo and the absurd complexity of POE. For any fans of the genre, this is a must-buy.
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I dunno. I bought it, I am playing it, it is fun but... I am still returning to D4.
Graphic of LE is sorta childish, comics like. The story so far is "meh".
Gameplay good though...
Graphic of LE is sorta childish, comics like. The story so far is "meh".
Gameplay good though...
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mZSq7Fq3qs Feb 22
Time to reinstall. I played it recently but I had some strange performance issues. FPS dropped around 30 on my PC sometimes, and just stayed there. I had much more solid performance on steam deck.
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ExpandingMan Feb 22
I'm pretty happy with this game at 1.0. I want to show particular appreciation for the dedicated offline mode, it's glorious. Screw you blizzard.
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I'm pretty happy with this game at 1.0. I want to show particular appreciation for the dedicated offline mode, it's glorious. Screw you blizzard.
how did you get full offline mode to work? I've been trying this morning, but every time I try to play, when I click "enter game" it just dumps me back to the main menu.
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For me on the main menu there's a clear button to go into offline play.I'm pretty happy with this game at 1.0. I want to show particular appreciation for the dedicated offline mode, it's glorious. Screw you blizzard.
how did you get full offline mode to work? I've been trying this morning, but every time I try to play, when I click "enter game" it just dumps me back to the main menu.
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Great news, they finally fixed the character section! Characters aren't transparent anymore!
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For me on the main menu there's a clear button to go into offline play.I'm pretty happy with this game at 1.0. I want to show particular appreciation for the dedicated offline mode, it's glorious. Screw you blizzard.
how did you get full offline mode to work? I've been trying this morning, but every time I try to play, when I click "enter game" it just dumps me back to the main menu.
Yeah, I guess the game just needs more time and patches. I have that button too, but it doesn't do anything. Every time I press play, it just dumps me back to the main menu. Tried a potential fix from the steam discussions, didn't work, and tried a full uninstall / reinstall, also didn't work. I'll just give it more time. Been waiting years! A few more days won't hurt.
Also doesn't help that the "offline" modes are super confusing. There's an online-offline, and then an offline-offline.
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ExpandingMan Feb 22
I haven't experienced any bugs or technical issues at all on 1.0, though I'm forcing it to use the windows version. I haven't tried the linux version on 1.0 yet, but historically it had been incredibly buggy. (I already had it installed and set to proton experimental, so I didn't change anything.)
It felt like a case of a game nominally having native linux support but the developer not actually being prepared to support it. Might try out native linux later to see if things have improved more recently.
It felt like a case of a game nominally having native linux support but the developer not actually being prepared to support it. Might try out native linux later to see if things have improved more recently.
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For me on the main menu there's a clear button to go into offline play.
I also have a clear Offline button ingame on the main menu screen, however, there should be a menu inside Steam Properties window, to go Offline. If you Force Proton, it is there. If you go native, it is not.
Also, without -force-vulkan, the map has no background, and it’s almost game breaking as the minimap is so usefull IMO, plus the main map to teleport everywhere.
With -force-vulkan, map is fixed, but the skill passive icons have no background.
Still playable, but annoying to see Linux version is half baked again (before, the character creation screen was broken, with no textures).
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Weren't you using Fedora?
No issues with the native Linux version so far and yes, I am enjoying it :).
You have the Offline option in Steam ? I don’t, only if i switch and force Proton.
Or you have the Offline on the main screen once ingame ? Then it’s different from Windows offline option access.
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The offline modes are extremely confusing, here's my understanding of the 3 different game modes the game currently has:
1) online-online - this is basically the same as any normal online game mode. You can do a global chat, team up with friends, trade, join the merchant guild, etc... Must be connected to good internet and select a good game server with low ping (doesn't exist right now, all servers are on fire due to player demand)
2) online-offline - extremely confusing mode by the devs. If you are in the main menu, and see a server selection with ping, and a "submit bug report" button on the bottom left, you will also see a "play offline" button on this screen. THIS IS NOT OFFLINE. You are still connected to game servers, you can still chat in the global chat, you must still have a solid internet connection, BUT you cannot join up with other players in-game, and you cannot join the merchant guild, stuff like that. In my opinion, the devs just need to totally remove this entire gameplay mode. I *think* the only reason this exists is so that "offline" players can do globat chat. Ask questions, get advice on builds, help on crafting, stuff like that. The confusion of these modes isn't worth that IMO.
3) offline-offline - this is ONLY accessible by launching the game from the steam "play game" button and then via the popup there choosing "fully offline" or by going into the game preferences, and choosing this "fully offline" mode from the drop down menu for launch options. This does not connect to any servers, there is no chat, no internet requirement, nothing at all. This is the normal offline mode everyone expects, but most don't even know exists. You will know you are in this mode if there is no server listing, and no "submit bug report" button on the main menu.
Originally, post the 1.0 launch, my game was bugged and I could not get option 3 from above to work. With the help of the steam community, I found the glitch was the steam cloud saves. I disabled that and cleared all local game files and it works wonderfully.
They are doing super fast updates to the game now, so those modes above could change in the future (I hope they do) ... but at least for now that's how I understand them to work.
Last edited by Jarmer on 23 February 2024 at 6:51 pm UTC
1) online-online - this is basically the same as any normal online game mode. You can do a global chat, team up with friends, trade, join the merchant guild, etc... Must be connected to good internet and select a good game server with low ping (doesn't exist right now, all servers are on fire due to player demand)
2) online-offline - extremely confusing mode by the devs. If you are in the main menu, and see a server selection with ping, and a "submit bug report" button on the bottom left, you will also see a "play offline" button on this screen. THIS IS NOT OFFLINE. You are still connected to game servers, you can still chat in the global chat, you must still have a solid internet connection, BUT you cannot join up with other players in-game, and you cannot join the merchant guild, stuff like that. In my opinion, the devs just need to totally remove this entire gameplay mode. I *think* the only reason this exists is so that "offline" players can do globat chat. Ask questions, get advice on builds, help on crafting, stuff like that. The confusion of these modes isn't worth that IMO.
3) offline-offline - this is ONLY accessible by launching the game from the steam "play game" button and then via the popup there choosing "fully offline" or by going into the game preferences, and choosing this "fully offline" mode from the drop down menu for launch options. This does not connect to any servers, there is no chat, no internet requirement, nothing at all. This is the normal offline mode everyone expects, but most don't even know exists. You will know you are in this mode if there is no server listing, and no "submit bug report" button on the main menu.
Originally, post the 1.0 launch, my game was bugged and I could not get option 3 from above to work. With the help of the steam community, I found the glitch was the steam cloud saves. I disabled that and cleared all local game files and it works wonderfully.
They are doing super fast updates to the game now, so those modes above could change in the future (I hope they do) ... but at least for now that's how I understand them to work.
Last edited by Jarmer on 23 February 2024 at 6:51 pm UTC
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Please be aware that this game is an absolute mess on the Steamdeck currently and you will not be able to have a good experience (any experience really). The Controller Support isn't really there yet and the game crashes quite often and will sometimes even lock up the deck. The 'Unsupported' tag is absolutely warranted.
I have bought this game back in 2018 so what is one year more for me, but if you're on a Deck and considering to buy it now, it suggest you wait for the first sale after Valve have given it its stamp of approval.
I have bought this game back in 2018 so what is one year more for me, but if you're on a Deck and considering to buy it now, it suggest you wait for the first sale after Valve have given it its stamp of approval.
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ripper81358 Feb 25
This game is a bad joke on linux regardless of the fact that it has been released as Version 1.0 now. At least on an AMD GPU (RX 6700 XT with MESA 24.0.1) at 1080p it is unplayable. Minimap and Overlaymap are broken. Performance is horrible with stuttering regardless of the overall qualitysettings. UI effects like loading indicator on the loadingscreen are absent.
I know the game works better on Nvidia GPU'S but the steamstorepage mentions support for AMD GPU'S. I wonder if this game was tested on AMD GPU's at all before release. Perhaps they tested it with the proprietary OpenGL Driver. However with MESA Drivers this is not enjoyable right now.
Last edited by ripper81358 on 25 February 2024 at 1:07 pm UTC
I know the game works better on Nvidia GPU'S but the steamstorepage mentions support for AMD GPU'S. I wonder if this game was tested on AMD GPU's at all before release. Perhaps they tested it with the proprietary OpenGL Driver. However with MESA Drivers this is not enjoyable right now.
Last edited by ripper81358 on 25 February 2024 at 1:07 pm UTC
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Still buggy as hell in offline mode... does loose items, crafting materials, gold on every game exit.
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