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I tend to agree, Sabun. My experience with the still yet to be ported Skullgirls has put me off "when-it's-done" stretch goals.

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This looks like a quality gamebook adventure. I shall be getting.

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If You want wine to go faster forward,

report wine issues here
http://bugs.winehq.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Wine

But you should have up to date wine (no crossover or playonlinux version) and debug. "wine program-name.exe >> debug.log 2>&1" creates basic debug file.

But it would be more important to test bugs with recent wines and report with debugs.

Take this list for an example

http://bugs.winehq.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&limit=0&list_id=146298&order=bug_status%2Cpriority%2Cassigned_to%2Cbug_id&query_format=advanced

Even reporting games back wine database would help.

Here is a link to search box your favorite games:

http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&sTitle=Browse%20Applications&sOrderBy=appName&bAscending=true

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DRM can't be good for business, if it's a fair business. DRM is used for nefarious purposes however, so in that sense it's "good" for crooks. I.e. DRM has nothing to do with piracy. So far it seems there can be several reasons why DRM is used:

1. Clueless / stupid execs, who think that DRM prevents lost sales (i.e. reduces piracy). These can be compared to Lysenkoists, who insisted that plants can be "trained" to grow in the cold climate.

2. Crooked execs who excuse their incompetence with DRM (i.e. if sales are low, instead of admitting that they created a garbage product they blame it on pirates and say that they aren't idling about it and put DRM in place).

3. Crooked execs who want to control technology progress by poisoning it with DRM.

4. Crooked execs who want to spy on users (DRM often simply equals spyware - it never improves privacy, on the contrary).

To summarize, it's either crooked or clueless, but DRM is never good for fair business.

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When someone opens bug in wine db, it gets unique id number. There are lot of bugs that has no activity for years and if someone tries the game and it works it becomes marked as fixed and will be added into new wine changelog as marked fixed even the work behind bugfix might be several versions earlier.

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Isn't having Linux as a stretch goal part of the consensus that it's a no-no? Not even a mention of who they'd like to port the game. They probably haven't even thought about it that far. I'd figure with titles like 7 Days to Die, Contagion, Divinity, everyone would be more careful now. If they are sidelining Linux in the beginning, it is very likely they'll continue to do so for the foreseeable future.

If you don't mind paying for something you might get in 2 years time after Windows users have it, then go ahead. Just remember, don't be sad if you never get anything for your money.

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I don't get it ...
If they are getting someone to port their game from MMF to C++ ... why they will deliver the MMF Version to windows user ?
Why not make the new version for windows too c++ ?
This would also reduce further maintainance costs. But maybe i'm stupid and didn't got it ?!

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Quoting: OrkultusI just....cant get into these games. I dont know what it is.

It's the lovin :P

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Someday they will have as many click-to-install games as say, Ubuntu does :)

But in seriousness, Valve has probably brought games to Linux that would not have come to us otherwise. For that I am grateful.

Vastly more important, it has brought developers to the knowledge that they can earn a living from Linux games too. Steam has possibly been more effective in this matter than the Humble Bundle (in my experience, I've corresponded with developers doing Linux versions on Steam that have never heard of the HB or didn't realise the HB was cross platform). For that I am even more grateful.

What Valve hasn't done, is attracted _Linux_ businesses. Valve still requires games on Steam to have a Windows version. Thus, they are forced to support the competitor that is most able to annihilate them. Not, Linux, Microsoft cannot annihilate Linux. But some individual companies that use businesses models based around Linux do not want to get involved in Microsoft in that arena. In fairness, they already compete in the business arena so adding gaming would be like adding another front to a war they are _just_ managing to fight currently.

The fact that Gabe Newell is such an influential force in convincing game developers to develop for Linux almost makes me forget that he was such an influential force in convincing game developers to develop for Windows and convincing Microsoft to get more involved in gaming. Dr. Frankenstein is fighting the monster he help raise and yet he continues to ensure it gets feed.

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Well, at least there are 9 more games on Steam for Linux than I own. However, I doubt the majority of the 395 games I have on Steam will ever converge to Linux natively. However I'm sure there will be a max of 8 games that won't work in Wine. I have Ghosts and I know that doesn't work.

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It should be a given we want games. We have always wanted games but noone ever listened until valve stepped up....why would that change now? The fact we have to reach out to these people and pretty much beg them is asinine.

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I just....cant get into these games. I dont know what it is.

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Yay! Now if only Stanley Parable could join the pack :D

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Dude...Expensive??? Look at Faeverse.....THAT IS EXPENSIVE. It is pretty much the same style of "match three", without the city, and the invasions...This game is 100x better than that, and its only 10. NOT 30. This was a well spent purchase. I cant stop playing it. I enjoy this game alot.

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Would love to see Borderlands ported to Linux, as long as they don't just wrap in Wine.

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I absolutely love 2D Castlevania games (I wish so badly that 2D Castlevania games would come to Linux) so this game suits me perfectly. I just hope it's a good one! It certainly looks gorgeous to me and doesn't seem to mind using colours which is always a good thing.

Nevertheless, what I would like even more is if games like these started to use sharp, detailed 2D art instead of pixelated 2D art. A 2D Castlevania game with a massive budget allowing for the former would make me buy it for myself and friends like a crazy person!

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Quoting: FutureSutureHow many of you actually contacted Gearbox in some manner to let the folks there know you're interested instead of just commenting here? If you haven't contacted Gearbox yet, then do so!

Soon as I reddit, I tweeted them. He wanted volume and Ibexpect we should do just that.

Quoting: scaineInteresting though - here's a massive software house, who publish on Steam, who typically launch their Windows games with Mac compatibility and yet Steam Machines were announced last year, while the Linux client for Steam has been around even longer, over a year.

And the President of this massive, Steam-based software house only now is going to raise it internally?

That's... unbelievable.

Yeah, like valve randomly starts supporting linux. They saw a userbase and its taking a long time for others to see it too. Its a little worrying.

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FIRST: Thank you all for the kind words. I am so glad you're all enjoying the game so much. Thanks for helping to spread the word.

SECOND: I am going to risk sounding whiny. I hope I don't. Please forgive me in advance.

Quoting: GuestSeems fun, but it’s a bit expensive.

$9.99 is expensive? How do you folks expect us game developers to stay in business? We have a team of 8 full time staff and a number of part timers, and the game took 9 months to complete. And we will continue to support it with more development over the next few months. That's expensive!

Steam sales and iTunes have created a really warped perception of what a video game should cost. I mean sure, if we were in some heavily promoted Steam sale with 50,000+ guaranteed sales, then we could drop the cost no problem.

But the odds of us ever being included in one of those sales is very small. The vast majority of games never get that kind of promotion.

THIRD: We are so happy to be part of the Linux Gaming community. This is a great site and I am so thankful someone from here encouraged me early to have Linux support on our last game, Dungeon of Elements.

THANK YOU!!! :)

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This looks amazing. Backed it :)

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Quoting: FutureSutureHow many of you actually contacted Gearbox in some manner to let the folks there know you're interested instead of just commenting here? If you haven't contacted Gearbox yet, then do so!

Liam's referred to this post in his reply to Randy Pitchford. Besides, Randy's agreed to raise it internally already, so the Reddit thread itself was enough.

But you're right. It can't hurt to have your voice heard directly.

Interesting though - here's a massive software house, who publish on Steam, who typically launch their Windows games with Mac compatibility and yet Steam Machines were announced last year, while the Linux client for Steam has been around even longer, over a year.

And the President of this massive, Steam-based software house only now is going to raise it internally?

That's... unbelievable.

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Quoting: IvancilloI know that many people like Steam, but I would be happy if publishers didn't have that "possibility" (meaning G.E.M.).

Well yes, which is why I do not use Steam, but it is still important to make the distinction. Not all the features that Steam provides are DRM, or are dependant on it.

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Silly Square Enix. Guess I won't be buying any of its games in the foreseeable future!

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Quoting: HamishIt is important to remember that Steam itself is not DRM and a lot of the features people like from it do not necessarily need to tie the game itself to Steam. Steamworks is the component which ties a game to Steam, not the Steam client software itself, and even most of Steamworks could be kept separate from the binary in a perfect world.

That is in theory. But in practice, if publishers have the possibility to tie with Steam's DRM (I think it's called G.E.M.), they'll tie. Mostly AAA+ games/game publishers.

Except for some honorable ones that break the rule.

I know that many people like Steam, but I would be happy if publishers didn't have that "possibility" (meaning G.E.M.).

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How many of you actually contacted Gearbox in some manner to let the folks there know you're interested instead of just commenting here? If you haven't contacted Gearbox yet, then do so!

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I have it in my playonlinux list but I want it native because switching between windows steam client and linux steam client sucks

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well there's also "Borderlands pre-sequel" being launched soon.

http://www.pcgamer.com/2014/04/09/borderlands-the-pre-sequel-qa-randy-pitchford-on-why-this-isnt-borderlands-3-and-how-he-loves-to-play-on-pc/2/


View video on youtube.com

So hopefully we can get linux support for that one and also BL2.

and since these games support MAC from the start, why not linux too.

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Quoting: SirKnightThis e been looks very good! I have been looking for a game like fallout/avernum that runs nativly on linux for years! (oh btw FutureSuture great picture, the os i use).

Thank you very much! I deem it the best distro to use for gaming considering how easy Manjaro makes it for one to install/update/switch graphics drivers and kernels. Good stuff, although for Balrum you really do not need anything that fancy.

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nice!

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"dead years" is kinda like I am legend movie, cool.

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Graywalkers, Lumo and Popup Dungeons all look pretty intriguing.

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