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GOL Cast: Building My Empire In Civilization V
By , 12 June 2014 at 4:31 pm UTC
Quoting: leillo1975" I've only really had some graphical glitches with the terrain when a save is loaded"

This glitches are in Windows version too. I think that this issue is normal

I agree, the terrain would sometimes load too slowly on Windows as well, where you could see textures being loaded while a map section was already visible on screen.
Virtual Programming Are Working To Improve The Witcher 2 On Linux
By oldrocker99, 12 June 2014 at 4:24 pm UTC
The CIV V port took, according to the devs, a LOOOONG time and a lot of work. I have no idea how long VP worked on their wrapper, but at least they are trying to make the customers happy.

As I've mentioned already, look at Eador:Masters Of The Broken World, which was foisted on us with a plain wine wrapper, not even tuned for the game. After pages of complaints about said wine wrapper, there has not been a peep from the devs. And none are expected, either.

And, Liam, thanks for the website, your level head, and all the other things you do for the Linux gaming community!
GOL Cast: Building My Empire In Civilization V
By Samsai, 12 June 2014 at 4:09 pm UTC
Quoting: MayeulC
Quoting: Mikeanychance of a GOL multiplayer?
My last game took me 5 hours (I didn't want a military victory, and the DLCs were not installed yet), on the smallest map, with the fastest speed. And the difficulty was not high.
I once did a game on the biggest map... it took me nearly 6 months!
But I never played multiplayer in CIV V (only CIV II), it may be different?
Sounds about right. That game I showed you on the video took me a total of 10 hours to complete. I could have gone a bit more aggressive and finished it in possibly 7-8 hours, but I wanted the nukes and eventually went for the science victory instead of domination.
GOL Cast: Building My Empire In Civilization V
By MayeulC, 12 June 2014 at 4:06 pm UTC
Quoting: Mikeany chance of a GOL multiplayer?
My last game took me 5 hours (I didn't want a military victory, and the DLCs were not installed yet), on the smallest map, with the fastest speed. And the difficulty was not high.
I once did a game on the biggest map... it took me nearly 6 months!
But I never played multiplayer in CIV V (only CIV II), it may be different?
Magicite RPG Platformer Exits Early Acces, Now Released In Full For Linux
By , 12 June 2014 at 3:41 pm UTC
i love this game but would wish it would stay in early acces ass it could be so much more.
Enigmatis: The Mists of Ravenwood Adventure Game Released On Steam For Linux
By , 12 June 2014 at 2:52 pm UTC
Quoting: AnonymousIt's really annoying when I see "adventure game" and get my hopes up.... only to find out it's a hidden object game. To call these games casual would be an understatement, the puzzle elements are barely there and it's mostly just a clickfest.
Did you consider playing first and commenting later?

Actually there are WAY less hidden object searches in this game than mini-games and for the vast majority of time you will do the core p'n'c gameplay involving collectin and using inventory items. You will also do 12 evidence deductions which is a gameplay element leading through the story. And it is the story that is most important here. How can you question the word "adventure" in the category then?

By the way, good casual adventures are usually much better than core p'n'cs with incomparably better graphics and gameplay fluency. This one is a great example.

Next time please do play first and then comment because you might not be aware how horribly wrong your initial presumptions may be.
GOL Cast: Building My Empire In Civilization V
By , 12 June 2014 at 2:02 pm UTC
any chancw of a GOL muktiplayer?
GOL Cast: Building My Empire In Civilization V
By bryanquigley, 12 June 2014 at 1:46 pm UTC
Quoting: leillo1975This glitches are in Windows version too. I think that this issue is normal
Indeed, I've definitely seen it in the Windows version too.

The siege unit you brought I believe could have attacked but you needed to set it up first.
GOL Cast: Building My Empire In Civilization V
By leillo1975, 12 June 2014 at 1:21 pm UTC
" I've only really had some graphical glitches with the terrain when a save is loaded"

This glitches are in Windows version too. I think that this issue is normal
GOL Cast: Building My Empire In Civilization V
By , 12 June 2014 at 1:15 pm UTC
Looks good. Too bad it's on Steam only.
GOL Cast: Building My Empire In Civilization V
By Daifuku, 12 June 2014 at 12:52 pm UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: HadBabitsKeep in mind that the devs mentioned the OS X and Linux port can't max out graphics as they do in Windows.
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GOL Cast: Building My Empire In Civilization V
By HadBabits, 12 June 2014 at 12:34 pm UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: KelsIf anything, I find the performance is actually better under Linux than it was under Windows 7. I'm pretty impressed with how it came out, other than a minor difficulty in setting my resolution (which mysteriously fixed itself somehow).

Keep in mind that the devs mentioned the OS X and Linux port can't max out graphics as they do in Windows.
Darkwood Survival Horror Game Delayed, Linux Will Now Get Day 1 Support
By HadBabits, 12 June 2014 at 12:15 pm UTC
I've been looking forward to this game, though I'll probably wait for the full release :)
GOL Cast: Building My Empire In Civilization V
By , 12 June 2014 at 12:04 pm UTC
The difference between CivV and Witcher 2 shows exactly why the porting method matters and wrappers and bottles should be avoided unless absolutely necessary (which is practically never; only if source code is "lost").
GOL Cast: Building My Empire In Civilization V
By MayeulC, 12 June 2014 at 11:12 am UTC
Quoting: DaifukuLinux full screen games still have isues when alt tabbing though.
It must depends on your DE. I had no issues at all (Arch, KDE)
GOL Cast: Building My Empire In Civilization V
By , 12 June 2014 at 11:11 am UTC
Quoting: DaifukuLinux full screen games still have isues when alt tabbing though.

I think it is Linux glitch I hope will be resolved when distributions will start using Wayland ore Mir.
GOL Cast: Building My Empire In Civilization V
By Daifuku, 12 June 2014 at 11:05 am UTC
Linux full screen games still have isues when alt tabbing though.
GOL Cast: Building My Empire In Civilization V
By Daifuku, 12 June 2014 at 11:03 am UTC
The game runs very nice, I didnt even notice I forgot to activate the nvidia 740 chip of my laptop.
GOL Cast: Building My Empire In Civilization V
By Nezchan, 12 June 2014 at 10:34 am UTC Likes: 1
If anything, I find the performance is actually better under Linux than it was under Windows 7. I'm pretty impressed with how it came out, other than a minor difficulty in setting my resolution (which mysteriously fixed itself somehow).
Pixel Boy And The Ever Expanding Dungeon Video & Thoughts, Plus A Free Key Give-away
By Liam Dawe, 12 June 2014 at 9:53 am UTC
The winner has been sent their key!
GOL Cast: Building My Empire In Civilization V
By Samsai, 12 June 2014 at 9:33 am UTC
Quoting: xuwangThanks for the review! Glad to hear it is working well. Did you report the minor graphical glitches? Even though minor, they seemed very interested in fixing any bugs.
I'll try to replicate the bug while I play more of Civ 5 this week. If I can find a way to make it happen repeatedly and nobody else reports it I will open a ticket for it on Aspyr's website.
GOL Cast: Building My Empire In Civilization V
By xuwang, 12 June 2014 at 9:20 am UTC
Thanks for the review! Glad to hear it is working well. Did you report the minor graphical glitches? Even though minor, they seemed very interested in fixing any bugs.
Civilization V Strategy Game Launches Natively On SteamOS Linux
By MrTennessee17, 11 June 2014 at 11:59 pm UTC
No updates today I see and I can conclude only one thing...everyone is playing Civ V! :D
Civilization V Strategy Game Launches Natively On SteamOS Linux
By STiAT, 11 June 2014 at 10:27 pm UTC
Okay, that's definitely the first turn based game I consider playable :p. Interesting game, though, diplomancy I don't seem to understand properl - or rather, I don't see the real benefit to annexing the territory.
Games On AMD FOSS Drivers 2
By , 11 June 2014 at 10:11 pm UTC
I didn't ever had any problem with proprietary AMD drivers... I don't know what are you talking about.
Games On AMD FOSS Drivers 2
By Hamish, 11 June 2014 at 9:37 pm UTC
Quoting: CFWhitmanI think that loggfreak's point was that the anonymous poster actually said "prop drivers," and, while it is understandable that you would read that as 'proper drivers,' he thinks the poster meant 'proprietary drivers.' Personally, my initial tendency was to read it as 'proper,' but then I thought twice, and it's quite possible that loggfreak's impression is accurate.

Okay, that may be true. Maybe I am being that aloof. :|

Another lesson in the folly of abbreviation.
Alienware's Steam Machine Fully Announced, They Aren't Using SteamOS
By Metallinatus, 11 June 2014 at 9:19 pm UTC
Quoting: A dissatisfied anonymThis surely is gonna be the least profitable thing they will ever release... because of windows on it -.- This is not even a Steam Machine anymore... more like a windows contraption full of lies ;_;

You just made me realize how great that is!
Now when they release their first Steam Machine it won't be their least profitable system ever as they predicted :D
Alienware's Steam Machine Fully Announced, They Aren't Using SteamOS
By , 11 June 2014 at 9:12 pm UTC
God damn alienware. They should go back to f****ng Mars, where they came from... and take their piece of s***ty hardware with them. They were right. This surely is gonna be the least profitable thing they will ever release... because of windows on it -.- This is not even a Steam Machine anymore... more like a windows contraption full of lies ;_;
Games On AMD FOSS Drivers 2
By CFWhitman, 11 June 2014 at 8:32 pm UTC
My general experience says that Catalyst drivers stink for 2D acceleration, and thus generally for video playback. Once the open source drivers attain reasonable performance for 3D, I tend to switch to them because the overall experience is better, even if some games don't play quite as well (a few games may actually work better with the open source drivers because of bugs in Catalyst, but Catalyst drivers have fewer bugs than they used to).

You can get reasonable video playback with the Catalyst drivers by using a media player which supports OpenGL output and using that. Otherwise you will tend to get tearing.
Games On AMD FOSS Drivers 2
By CFWhitman, 11 June 2014 at 8:25 pm UTC
Quoting: HamishI knew which driver he was referring to specifically, I was asking for his definition of what constitutes "proper drivers" as that was the point I was debating. I am not that aloof.

I think that loggfreak's point was that the anonymous poster actually said "prop drivers," and, while it is understandable that you would read that as 'proper drivers,' he thinks the poster meant 'proprietary drivers.' Personally, my initial tendency was to read it as 'proper,' but then I thought twice, and it's quite possible that loggfreak's impression is accurate.
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