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Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake Released For Linux On Steam
By drmoth, 4 July 2014 at 11:17 am UTC
I'm so poised to get it. It looks like a lot of fun.
PCGamingWiki Looks At XCOM and Civ V Linux Ports
By edddeduck_feral, 4 July 2014 at 10:36 am UTC
Quoting: Bestia
Quoting: edddeduckferalThe person reporting this is running on an unsupported card, based on our testing the norm on supported hardware is very similar, we have a Nvidia 650 here in the office with higher performance (by a few frames) than Windows. Older unsupported cards it seems can sometimes hit driver bottlenecks, due to all the different Window Managers and driver combinations that are possible on Linux it's hard to get a general baseline as some Window managers or overrides in the Nvidia settings utility can affect game performance quite dramatically.

However we are monitoring what people have been reporting to see if anything serious or a pattern appears.
He uses GTX 660 which is much more powerful than your GTX 650 and it is a card that should be supported.

Also there are definitely more people that report a big performance difference when compared to what they get on Windows. Just look at the comments in that post on linux_gaming subreddit:

http://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/29kyxg/pc_report_xcom_enemy_unknown_on_linux_43_drop_in/

Most people running the game on Linux didn't make comparison with Windows so they couldn't tell if there is any difference in performance. I also didn't make such comparison because I don't have Windows and i don't use it at all since 2008.

We have never said there aren't few people with the odd performance issue that much is certain however most people get decent performance and are very happy with the game, the outliers do seem to usually be running on systems that other people with the same setup get decent performance so it's not clear what the cause of the larger drops for some people is.

I am not denying that Windows can be faster than Linux although with the latest patch (in beta)the performance delta on most cards is usually isn't noticeable at all.
PCGamingWiki Looks At XCOM and Civ V Linux Ports
By Bestia, 4 July 2014 at 10:28 am UTC
Quoting: edddeduckferalThe person reporting this is running on an unsupported card, based on our testing the norm on supported hardware is very similar, we have a Nvidia 650 here in the office with higher performance (by a few frames) than Windows. Older unsupported cards it seems can sometimes hit driver bottlenecks, due to all the different Window Managers and driver combinations that are possible on Linux it's hard to get a general baseline as some Window managers or overrides in the Nvidia settings utility can affect game performance quite dramatically.

However we are monitoring what people have been reporting to see if anything serious or a pattern appears.

He uses GTX 660 which is much more powerful than your GTX 650 and it is a card that should be supported.

Also there are definitely more people that report a big performance difference when compared to what they get on Windows. Just look at the comments in that post on linux_gaming subreddit:

http://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/29kyxg/pc_report_xcom_enemy_unknown_on_linux_43_drop_in/

Most people running the game on Linux didn't make comparison with Windows so they couldn't tell if there is any difference in performance. I also didn't make such comparison because I don't have Windows and i don't use it at all since 2008.
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition For Linux Is Still Planned
By pb, 4 July 2014 at 9:54 am UTC
About time! Is BG2:EE planned for Linux as well?
Steam Hardware Survey For June 2014, Linux Is On The Rise
By LinuxGamesTV, 4 July 2014 at 9:51 am UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: oldrocker99+1 for a survey. I've seen people complaining about certain games, which run fine for me, not running for them (and they've got a GTX780, and I have a 650ti).

+1
PCGamingWiki Looks At XCOM and Civ V Linux Ports
By edddeduck_feral, 4 July 2014 at 9:42 am UTC
Quoting: Cheeseness
Quoting: BestiaWell I would say that it is norm. Just today someone posted this on Steam forums:
Two people doesn't make it the norm.

So far as I can tell, more people are not having problems than those that are. That doesn't mean that things are perfect (though it is great to see Feral being responsive to people who do have problems) - I only highlight it because focusing on edge cases to judge the port on isn't a good idea.

We have thousands of Linux XCOM players, given the small number of comments on performance I think any major issues are definitely edge cases usually caused by setup. That's not to say they don't exist but people tend to post when things go wrong more than they do when things go right :)

That all said the quest for performance is always never ending as people always want more frames and higher resolutions :)
PCGamingWiki Looks At XCOM and Civ V Linux Ports
By Cheeseness, 4 July 2014 at 9:39 am UTC
Quoting: BestiaWell I would say that it is norm. Just today someone posted this on Steam forums:

Two people doesn't make it the norm.

So far as I can tell, there are a lot more people are not having problems than there are those that are. That doesn't mean that things are perfect (though it is great to see Feral being responsive to people who do have problems) - I only highlight it because focusing on edge cases to judge the port on isn't a good idea.
PCGamingWiki Looks At XCOM and Civ V Linux Ports
By edddeduck_feral, 4 July 2014 at 9:27 am UTC
*I think they are on a 500 series Nvidia however I might be wrong as I have spoken to so many people recently :)

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PCGamingWiki Looks At XCOM and Civ V Linux Ports
By edddeduck_feral, 4 July 2014 at 9:26 am UTC
Quoting: Bestia
Quoting: CheesenessOthers have highlighted that this could be an edge case rather than the norm, but even if it wasn't, 43fps is still more than playable, and it's better to view that as being "room for improvement" that we can use to positively encourage further development rather than being unacceptable or a poor job.

I don't know what kind of existing Linux experience Feral Interactive had or brought onboard for the project, but as a first port from the studio, it's pretty positive IMO.
Well I would say that it is norm. Just today someone posted this on Steam forums:

QuoteJust tried the game on windows on the same hardware (i5-3570, gtx660), got ~110 fps at the place where I usually get ~35 on linux.

UPD: nVidia 340.17, linux 3.15.3
That doesn't mean that I consider the port as poor or unacceptable. The port is good, very good but it sure could use some performance boost.

Also the Feral developers are very active and helpful everywhere that I look.

They have a fix in beta patch for crashing after the end of the mission when you are using VPN or ppp0 or other interface which doesn't have MAC address. It only took them two weeks since the first people reported the issue on Steam forums.

The person reporting this is running on an unsupported card, based on our testing the norm on supported hardware is very similar, we have a Nvidia 650 here in the office with higher performance (by a few frames) than Windows. Older unsupported cards it seems can sometimes hit driver bottlenecks, due to all the different Window Managers and driver combinations that are possible on Linux it's hard to get a general baseline as some Window managers or overrides in the Nvidia settings utility can affect game performance quite dramatically.

However we are monitoring what people have been reporting to see if anything serious or a pattern appears.
PCGamingWiki Looks At XCOM and Civ V Linux Ports
By Bestia, 4 July 2014 at 9:20 am UTC
Quoting: CheesenessOthers have highlighted that this could be an edge case rather than the norm, but even if it wasn't, 43fps is still more than playable, and it's better to view that as being "room for improvement" that we can use to positively encourage further development rather than being unacceptable or a poor job.

I don't know what kind of existing Linux experience Feral Interactive had or brought onboard for the project, but as a first port from the studio, it's pretty positive IMO.

Well I would say that it is norm. Just today someone posted this on Steam forums:

QuoteJust tried the game on windows on the same hardware (i5-3570, gtx660), got ~110 fps at the place where I usually get ~35 on linux.

UPD: nVidia 340.17, linux 3.15.3

That doesn't mean that I consider the port as poor or unacceptable. The port is good, very good but it sure could use some performance boost.

Also the Feral developers are very active and helpful everywhere that I look.

They have a fix in beta patch for crashing after the end of the mission when you are using VPN or ppp0 or other interface which doesn't have MAC address. It only took them two weeks since the first people reported the issue on Steam forums.
Steam Hardware Survey For June 2014, Linux Is On The Rise
By Areso, 4 July 2014 at 9:01 am UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: wolfyrion...
Lets say they release Serious Sam 4 or Half-Life 3(cough) --- the game is crashing and freezing in windows but is performing amazing in Linux. Windows Users are frustrated from Valve.....
Valve responds about crashing & freezes on windows "Get a real OS switch to Linux"
You made my day!
Sadly, this is real only in parallel universe (yet).
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition For Linux Is Still Planned
By leillo1975, 4 July 2014 at 8:43 am UTC
I think I will mourn for joy
Steam Hardware Survey For June 2014, Linux Is On The Rise
By Xseba360, 4 July 2014 at 7:14 am UTC
Haven't received a survey for a long long time. Pressed 'No, Thanks' yesterday :D Why? I decided to play Assetto Corsa on windows. Such luck :D
Game Develop Game Creation Kit Becomes Open Source
By tesfabpel, 4 July 2014 at 7:02 am UTC Likes: 1
I've created a stupid package for ArchLinux (game-develop-deb).
You can try it via AUR...
Anyway I'm almost a noob in packaging, so some things may not work or be buggy...
Steam Hardware Survey For June 2014, Linux Is On The Rise
By Beamboom, 4 July 2014 at 6:16 am UTC
"Linux users typically shy away from any form of DRM, so you can bet there is a large bunch of Linux users who just simply refuse to use Steam."
I don't see how this is of any relevance to anything since the topic here is Linux share of Steam users.
To put it this way; There's plenty of Windows users out there who don't use Steam too - but that's just as irrelevant.
Steam Hardware Survey For June 2014, Linux Is On The Rise
By wolfyrion, 4 July 2014 at 6:12 am UTC Likes: 1
Windows 7 64 bit
49.41%
-1.12%

Windows 8.1 64 bit
16.19%
+0.85%

People dont even bother to switch to another OS for the sake of another OS.
Actually what most people doing is using their OS as a launcher.

I have a friend that is fanatic with Battlefied 4 he has 2 icons only on his desktop Firefox and BF4 nothing else is installed.
People are going to switch to Linux if and only one AAA Game is performing better than Windows and is a must have game at that time. Call it Battlefield 6 , CoD6, Fifa 2017 etc.

I predict a sabotage from Valve :P

Lets say they release Serious Sam 4 or Half-Life 3(cough) --- the game is crashing and freezing in windows but is performing amazing in Linux. Windows Users are frustrated from Valve.....
Valve responds about crashing & freezes on windows "Get a real OS switch to Linux"
Steam Hardware Survey For June 2014, Linux Is On The Rise
By Areso, 4 July 2014 at 2:17 am UTC
There are no significant increase yet, even CS:GO will not improve situation in numbers... There are should be hardware pushing with Ubuntu/Debian preinstalled, only then may be...
PCGamingWiki Looks At XCOM and Civ V Linux Ports
By Cheeseness, 3 July 2014 at 10:23 pm UTC
Quoting: BestiaOne guy posted screenshots comparing Windows (124 fps) and Linux (43 fps).

Others have highlighted that this could be an edge case rather than the norm, but even if it wasn't, 43fps is still more than playable, and it's better to view that as being "room for improvement" that we can use to positively encourage further development rather than being unacceptable or a poor job.

I don't know what kind of existing Linux experience Feral Interactive had or brought onboard for the project, but as a first port from the studio, it's pretty positive IMO.
Steam Hardware Survey For June 2014, Linux Is On The Rise
By Manjaro_J, 3 July 2014 at 9:48 pm UTC
I have gotten the Hardware survey 6 or 7 times now using Manjaro. In that time I also got it 2 or 3 times on the Windows side of one of my laptops. I think you are more likely to get the survey consistently if you always take it on whatever OS you are currently using.
Dino D-Day Source Engine Powered Nazi & Dinosaurs Game Will Come To Linux
By GoCorinthians, 3 July 2014 at 7:48 pm UTC
Good news!
Dino D-Day Source Engine Powered Nazi & Dinosaurs Game Will Come To Linux
By lave, 3 July 2014 at 7:30 pm UTC
id usually not do this but.. stay away from this one. its rubbish.
you may think when you see this "nazi dinosaurs vs the allies" oh
that sounds like some fun...
its a little partygag that has very poor gameplay. imagine left4dead versus
and natural selection stripped down to the bare minimums, awkyard collision,
mouse input, poor maps in like their early alpha stages and you got this game.

as a free sourcemod this would be an "ok" download just to experience steering
a dinosaur for once (not satisfying tho cuz badly done). but paying money, let
alone 20€? nope, not worth it at all.
on another note i find it kinda questionable that the nazis are all cool here
and everyone wants to be them while the allies are boring as f***
A Look At June's Indie Box With Escape Goat 2
By nullzero, 3 July 2014 at 7:30 pm UTC
Quoting: sakurazukahttp://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/45622295.jpg

At least to Europe.

Yep, I'm in Europe too (Portugal) and its a bit pricey :S .

But in June's indie box it was tagged in the shipping post office box that it costed 15$, while in the subscription we add 13$ for international shipping so maybe they are cutting they profits to make up the international users.

Also the promo codes work on the full price, (S/W included), so the early Reddit's 20% off got me a good deal. So far there was also a June 10% and a E3 15% off codes.

I had to stop my subscription 'till I have the financial security with a new job, but I'm sure loving the last games :D
Sword of the Stars:The Pit Gold Edition Arrives For Linux This Month
By pb, 3 July 2014 at 6:54 pm UTC
Quoting: edgleyBeen waiting for this for some time; good news :)

Same here. Already bought the game because, say what you will (about buying games early), I like that thrill when I see Linux game counter go +1 and I scroll through the list to find out which one is the newcomer! I just saved the DLC for later. ;-)
Steam Hardware Survey For June 2014, Linux Is On The Rise
By oldrocker99, 3 July 2014 at 6:04 pm UTC Likes: 2
+1 for a survey. I've seen people complaining about certain games, which run fine for me, not running for them (and they've got a GTX780, and I have a 650ti).
Sword of the Stars:The Pit Gold Edition Arrives For Linux This Month
By , 3 July 2014 at 4:56 pm UTC Likes: 1
Been waiting for this for some time; good news :)
Mountain Is A Game That Isn't Quite A Game
By OZSeaford, 3 July 2014 at 3:56 pm UTC
Quoting: Segata SanshiroDoes anyone know a hack to make this into a screensaver? Would be kind of like having digital sea monkeys.

That! Having this as a screensaver would be great, but it may be a little taxing on the resources of the computer. CPU use is c.10-20% at least for this.

So far, I have this running at work where I have two monitors on the monitor that I do not use. It is a nice thing to have on the side, not too distracting, but still animate.

I think of it as a "mineral & organic" tamagochi.

Calling it a game is farfetched I admit, but it is a nice experiment.
Steam Hardware Survey For June 2014, Linux Is On The Rise
By Hamish, 3 July 2014 at 3:32 pm UTC Likes: 3
Quoting: BraqoonWho really uses non Proprietary drivers for gaming. I know there are games that are not 3D, but c'mon.

One of the Editors of this very website, including for a wide assortment of 3D titles, and I am far from being alone on this. To me, the choice of drivers is at least as important a statistic as whether or not someone is dual booting (which I do not do) or uses WINE (which I only do for old titles).

Still, the main reason I am posting here is to throw my support behind the idea of a GOL survey - it does not need to be monthly if that is too much work, but even a yearly GOL Linux Choice Awards like I recall Linux Journal doing back in the day would be interesting, if tiered more for gaming.
Mountain Is A Game That Isn't Quite A Game
By HadBabits, 3 July 2014 at 3:31 pm UTC
As much as "that's not a game" often fills me with vitriol (often used as a lazy way to discredit a game one doesn't like), here I think that's actually a legitimate observation. For me, the fundamental difference between games and film is interaction and a sense of agency. If you control nothing than I'd say this is more of a simulation instead of a simulation game.
Dino D-Day Source Engine Powered Nazi & Dinosaurs Game Will Come To Linux
By octoowl42, 3 July 2014 at 3:06 pm UTC
Unfortunately it's one of the more disappointingly bad games I've played in a while. Maybe the update will change it but most people whom I know have played it got bored quickly after the inital novelty. Real shame is only the Nazi's have access to dinosaurs making each side unbalanced. They added one dino to the allies side but he is next to useless.
Steam Hardware Survey For June 2014, Linux Is On The Rise
By Braqoon, 3 July 2014 at 3:00 pm UTC Likes: 1
Is that really that important to get all that ? keep it simple like eg.

Distro, use wine ? dualboot ?

Who really uses non Proprietary drivers for gaming. I know there are games that are not 3D, but c'mon.
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