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Gearbox Looking At Customer Interest For A Linux Version Of Borderlands
By , 19 April 2014 at 9:12 am UTC Likes: 1
With GNU/Linux being the most stable platform on Earth, most reliable and robust, is there a reason not to make a native client?
Gearbox Looking At Customer Interest For A Linux Version Of Borderlands
By GoCorinthians, 19 April 2014 at 9:10 am UTC
I didnt buy until noq just waiting some of ports rumored outthere to linux. Bords is in linux wishlist.
Gearbox Looking At Customer Interest For A Linux Version Of Borderlands
By MayeulC, 19 April 2014 at 9:06 am UTC Likes: 1
It would be cool if borderlands supported some kind of split screen, since "steamOS" is designed with consoles in mind. But the port first needs to happen. Let's show them our interest!
Gearbox Looking At Customer Interest For A Linux Version Of Borderlands
By Half-Shot, 19 April 2014 at 8:50 am UTC
Quoting: Anonymous
Quoting: Half-Shot
  • Unreal 3 is easy to port (call Icculus if you need to)

    • unreal 3 never had linux port and unlike 4 it doesn't include source access like 4 does. so, yes... this might be a problem. would probably be more feasible to port it to UE4 (depends how backward compatible is, i have no clue)

    while UE4 on linux you can track status here
    https://wiki.unrealengine.com/Building_On_Linux

    editor is not yet working

    one thing is sure, i'd buy linux version of b2 on day one

    I made the judgement is that we now have (at least) 2 games ported on the engine and from what I've heard its getting a lot easier to do it. But yes, I would probably attempt to port it to UE4 if possible as well. However I think the engines are built like Valves engines so that despite them being called the same thing, the jump is too great.

    However all this doesn't rule out any future Gearbox titles now that UE4 is there.
    DRM Boosts Profits & It's Here To Stay
    By , 19 April 2014 at 8:32 am UTC
    I don't mind some forms of DRM, like steam. If it was a choice between steam as it is and downloading each title from the publishers with no DRM, I would take the former, just for the convenience of having all my titles in one place.
    That said I have passed up some really good specials on greenmangaming / gamers gate / getgamesgo etc because they had all kinds of other strange DRM.

    I believe that Square enix did see a boost to profits. but there are other facts they need to take into account, including the re-emergence of PC gaming.
    DRM Boosts Profits & It's Here To Stay
    By Danny, 19 April 2014 at 8:30 am UTC
    Steam I can tolerate because it's a DRM that actually gives something to me - cloud save, installing my stuff as many times as I effin' want, screenshot upload, a bit of proof of reviews and really good prices.

    Everything else can piss off, I'll crack and pirate it if I want to.
    Most times there's nothing worth buying that has DRM other than steam though.
    Gearbox Looking At Customer Interest For A Linux Version Of Borderlands
    By Deformal, 19 April 2014 at 8:19 am UTC
    Children of Liberty, A Historical Cartoony Stealth-platformer Released On Steam Early Access
    By Apopas, 19 April 2014 at 8:18 am UTC
    The game seems interesting but this trailer is very bad.
    Gearbox Looking At Customer Interest For A Linux Version Of Borderlands
    By , 19 April 2014 at 8:16 am UTC Likes: 1
    I now only buy games which support Linux now but prior to this I have both Borderlands. If more are coming, I'd only be getting them if they do support Linux.
    Gearbox Looking At Customer Interest For A Linux Version Of Borderlands
    By MayeulC, 19 April 2014 at 8:15 am UTC
    Yes! We need this.
    There was already a petition for this, but it hasn't encountered the expected success (not enough promoted, I think)

    It would be great to be able to play borderlands2 on my Linux rig. I am a bit afraid of performance issues, though : B1&2 were very smooth on windows, but I don't expect anything stellar from the R600 driver (yet).
    Gearbox Looking At Customer Interest For A Linux Version Of Borderlands
    By , 19 April 2014 at 8:09 am UTC
    Quoting: Half-Shot
  • Unreal 3 is easy to port (call Icculus if you need to)


    • unreal 3 never had linux port and unlike 4 it doesn't include source access like 4 does. so, yes... this might be a problem. would probably be more feasible to port it to UE4 (depends how backward compatible is, i have no clue)

    while UE4 on linux you can track status here
    https://wiki.unrealengine.com/Building_On_Linux

    editor is not yet working

    one thing is sure, i'd buy linux version of b2 on day one
    Gearbox Looking At Customer Interest For A Linux Version Of Borderlands
    By lordfragger, 19 April 2014 at 8:03 am UTC
    I think they will find enough interest if they request some numbers from valve on users running borderlands through wine (which works just about perfectly btw).
    Gearbox Looking At Customer Interest For A Linux Version Of Borderlands
    By Liam Dawe, 19 April 2014 at 8:03 am UTC
    Quoting: PankakeShould we make a petition?

    No. Petitions are pretty much useless.
    Gearbox Looking At Customer Interest For A Linux Version Of Borderlands
    By , 19 April 2014 at 8:02 am UTC
    Should we make a petition?
    The Wine Development Release 1.7.17 Is Now Available
    By lordfragger, 19 April 2014 at 7:59 am UTC
    Quoting: AnonymousYou are awesome with your wine lol xD You seem to manage to make everything works so well xD How do you do it lol
    I've gotten a LOT more games to run with less issues when I started using playonlinux. It makes it easy to manage a wine prefix per game, so you don't accidentally break something when trying to get something new to work.

    I just create a clean prefix, install the game and try to run it. When it doesn't work, check the wine output and generally you will see what's wrong quite clearly (mainly missing DLL's). When you use steam the prerequisites for the game are automatically installed most of the time.

    Also check the wine appdb, the good test results often have a list of prerequisites you need to install or tweaks to improve performance.
    Gearbox Looking At Customer Interest For A Linux Version Of Borderlands
    By Half-Shot, 19 April 2014 at 7:45 am UTC Likes: 2
    Not sure what's not to like
    • SteamOS Compatibility

    • Unreal 3 is easy to port (call Icculus if you need to)

    • Userbase is in fine shape, 1.2% of steam, the target market is large.

    • Ports get you a LOT of goodwill from both the users and Valve.

    • You will have GabeNs <3

    DRM Boosts Profits & It's Here To Stay
    By berarma, 19 April 2014 at 7:43 am UTC
    Quoting: MaximBThere was an IAMA with DRM developer.
    He says that their job is to make a DRM that will last as long as possible because most of the sales of major titles happen in the first month and than they drastically decline.
    So if you have a DRM and can't pirate the game for a month, then you are more likely to buy this game.

    Now, I am not supporting DRM in any way, just explaining what the publishers think.

    Links to IAMA:
    http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1bzkia/iama_developer_of_drm_systems_and_software/

    http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/ufw0e/i_develop_drm_systems_and_software_activation/


    Good reference. From that, I get that DRM is only effective to protect from piracy for a month, but it will bother the legitimate customer for the whole game lifetime. Great thinking.

    It also says that in the long term they seek protection for "casual" piracy, i.e., lending the game to a friend. I understand this better but I still don't like DRM anyway and won't buy it.
    DRM Boosts Profits & It's Here To Stay
    By MaximB, 19 April 2014 at 7:32 am UTC
    There was an IAMA with DRM developer.
    He says that their job is to make a DRM that will last as long as possible because most of the sales of major titles happen in the first month and than they drastically decline.
    So if you have a DRM and can't pirate the game for a month, then you are more likely to buy this game.

    Now, I am not supporting DRM in any way, just explaining what the publishers think.

    Links to IAMA:
    http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1bzkia/iama_developer_of_drm_systems_and_software/

    http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/ufw0e/i_develop_drm_systems_and_software_activation/
    Natural Selection 2: Combat, A New Natural Selection FPS Coming Soon
    By Qantourisc, 19 April 2014 at 7:16 am UTC
    The half-life mod "Science and Industry" had an excellent solution for no commander: voting.
    Of course it doesn't replace an actual commander ... but it was kinda interesting / fun.
    The Wine Development Release 1.7.17 Is Now Available
    By Xodetaetl, 19 April 2014 at 6:40 am UTC
    Er... there's a truckload of bugs fixed for Team Fortress 2 and other Valve games... ??? Those games have been ported to Linux, why did someone loose so much time making them work through Wine ?
    Door Kickers, A SWAT Tactics Game Alpha 10 Released
    By gemini, 19 April 2014 at 6:10 am UTC
    I´ve had this game on my wishlist since early september. It really looks good, but I´m not a big fan of early access games, but maybe this one is worth getting already?
    Nuclear Dawn Linux Support Moving Out Of Beta Soon!
    By Qantourisc, 19 April 2014 at 5:57 am UTC
    <Comment removed, ended up in the wrong Article somehow>
    DRM Boosts Profits & It's Here To Stay
    By , 19 April 2014 at 5:53 am UTC Likes: 1
    I'm like Ivancillo in that I also have zero tolerance for DRM. It doesn't provide any direct benefit to the customer and pirates end up with cracked versions very soon after release anyway, so anyone who wants a free version can get it (pirating isn't particularly complicated these days).

    Public companies like Square Enix, Ubisoft and EA are traded on the stock market and so have shareholders, shareholders they need to appease. DRM and other copy-protection methods might well be useless, but if they're absent then shareholders might start complaining that a company's IP isn't being adequately protected. Shareholders aren't necessarily gamers or people who have any real interest in gaming - they just want to make money. If said companies don't use various DRMs it could be argued that they're not taking all reasonable steps to protect their IP and hence making money, regardless of whether this is true or not.

    This isn't always the case of course. CD Projekt RED who make the Witcher series doesn't use DRM and are on the stock market, but they're a unique case in that they're openly against the inclusion of DRM technology in video games and software and make it part of their public image. Bigger companies like EA and Square Enix don't give a shit about such things because gamers (in general) don't give a shit about such things regardless of how much we complain, because most gamers will put up with DRM for the next hot title.

    Sorry for the rant. I don't like how DRM has been accepted (even "light" DRM like Steam). We're happy to provide an artificially enforced time-frame on gaming history and that's fucking disgusting.
    Nuclear Dawn Linux Support Moving Out Of Beta Soon!
    By Qantourisc, 19 April 2014 at 5:49 am UTC
    I missed this game somehow :( Still worth getting and is it any fun ?
    DRM Boosts Profits & It's Here To Stay
    By , 19 April 2014 at 4:51 am UTC
    DRM encourages it's own removal merely by presenting the challenge to do so.
    It's been defeated before and will be again.
    Synergy - Play HL2, HL2E1, HL2E2 Co-Op!
    By , 19 April 2014 at 3:55 am UTC
    Oddly enough, I just checked about an hour ago to see if it was available on Linux and it was. I used to run a Synergy server as a hobby. Good fun.
    Valve Has Turned On The Greenlight For 34 More Linux Games This April
    By GoCorinthians, 19 April 2014 at 2:26 am UTC
    Escape: Sierra Leone - A new linux MUST :D
    Sacred Fire, A Narrative RPG Coming In 2015
    By Apopas, 19 April 2014 at 2:17 am UTC
    I'm pissed off of click and kill action games to be considered RPGs because they have good graphics (irrelevant)and leveling system. Lets hope this one to focus on gameplay and story. These emotion options sound very interesting.
    Valve Has Turned On The Greenlight For 34 More Linux Games This April
    By , 18 April 2014 at 11:48 pm UTC Likes: 1
    The game than I have been waiting to be greenlighted is Cue Club 2
    Nuclear Dawn Linux Support Moving Out Of Beta Soon!
    By philip550c, 18 April 2014 at 11:43 pm UTC
    Quoting: stormaRTFA! ;)
    I did read it, just got to work though and must have skipped that part.
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