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What The Hell Happened To The GamingOnLinux Design?
By Liam Dawe, 15 April 2014 at 7:39 pm UTC
FYI guys, it's now reverted to being white first, dark as an option in your UserCP.
AMD's Mantle May Still Come To Linux, Despite Other Websites Reports
By , 15 April 2014 at 7:35 pm UTC
Quoting: Guest
Quoting: AnonymousAMD sucks... Mantle is a waste effort when they could just use that time to improve their driver.

I won't be buying another AMD hardware that for sure. Who needs AMD?
Mantle served its purpose in pointing out how much overhead there is (or has been) with gaming. We can get an awful lot more out of current machines if that overhead is stripped away. There is a reason DX12 is going the same way as Mantle, and there is a reason for a recent collusion between manufacturers on how to reduce driver overhead when using OpenGL. That benefits everyone, not just AMD (though undoubtedly they get the greatest benefit from it with APU systems). For those reasons alone, Mantle has been successful and worth it to the companies and consumers, regardless of whether it comes out on Linux or not.
Also, AMD & FOSS drivers. Enough said.

FOSS drivers are good but dude it not good enough...
Natural Selection 2: Combat, A New Natural Selection FPS Coming Soon
By Liam Dawe, 15 April 2014 at 7:24 pm UTC
Quoting: AnonymousThey aren't removing anything from the base game, so I don't know what you are talking about. The online sci fi FPS selection on linux is mostly ancient games with a sliver of an online community
It is clearly stated they are removing commanders, the game will be very different.

Still, far better than most FPS games on Linux. Not many have two completely different sides, upgrades per-side and beautiful graphics.
Natural Selection 2: Combat, A New Natural Selection FPS Coming Soon
By Radegast, 15 April 2014 at 7:22 pm UTC
QuoteThe game-play is more like a traditional FPS ripping out the commander mode entirely
Natural Selection 2: Combat, A New Natural Selection FPS Coming Soon
By , 15 April 2014 at 7:17 pm UTC
They aren't removing anything from the base game, so I don't know what you are talking about. The online sci fi FPS selection on linux is mostly ancient games with a sliver of an online community
Natural Selection 2: Combat, A New Natural Selection FPS Coming Soon
By Radegast, 15 April 2014 at 7:08 pm UTC
It can get pretty annoying when you have an incompetent commander or when no one in your team wants to be the commander in Natural Selection, but this feature is what makes NS a unique game. If they remove it then they will end up with an average sci-fi FPS and we have more than enough of those available on linux already.
Glitchspace FPS Programming Game Enters Steam Early Access
By , 15 April 2014 at 6:53 pm UTC
This is really interesting -- really like the concept! Ironically, it's a bit glitchy at the moment. Some visual "twichiness" I don't think is supposed to be there.
Pixel Piracy, A Pirate Sandbox Sim Gains Better Linux Support, Yarrrr!
By , 15 April 2014 at 6:51 pm UTC
Now appears to have two sexes which is a bonus.
The First Hacker Evolution Title Is About To Get A Linux Version
By , 15 April 2014 at 6:50 pm UTC
Much more "realistic" than Uplink was -- you do everything from a terminal, but also much more restrictive. Untold didn't have any sandbox mode, and you were almost always against a clock.

Decent game, but still not quite Uplink.
What The Hell Happened To The GamingOnLinux Design?
By HadBabits, 15 April 2014 at 6:29 pm UTC
Already looks better :) Maybe rounded edges on the comment boxes? For some reason they really stick out in the dark theme in a really unpleasant way.
Natural Selection 2: Combat, A New Natural Selection FPS Coming Soon
By , 15 April 2014 at 6:15 pm UTC
THIS, is a good news; since Nuclear Dawn has been abandoned, this Mode can be the only light in the dark for us, Linux Gamers
What The Hell Happened To The GamingOnLinux Design?
By , 15 April 2014 at 6:13 pm UTC
personally I like the previous theme better... Maybe this needs more work? Not sure what but there is something i dont quite like much in the new theme.

Anyways good job there on reporting on new Linux releases.
Eldritch, The Lovecraftian Action Roguelike Is Now Open Source
By DrMcCoy, 15 April 2014 at 5:44 pm UTC
Oooh, very nice! :)
Glitchspace FPS Programming Game Enters Steam Early Access
By Kurremkarmerruk, 15 April 2014 at 5:42 pm UTC
Desura has a collection page where games can provide steam keys
Glitchspace FPS Programming Game Enters Steam Early Access
By , 15 April 2014 at 5:34 pm UTC
I bought the Desura key on Groupees; do you think they will give me the Steam key be Groupees?
Obduction Adventure Game Evaluating A Linux Port With Unreal Engine Supporting Linux
By km3k, 15 April 2014 at 5:33 pm UTC
I'm one of the backers of this project and they just sent out a survey that included a section for "Primary Computer OS", with options of "Windows", "Mac OSX", "Linux" and "No Preference". Of course I selected Linux. If you're a backer, make sure you fill out the survey and select Linux! I imagine they'll be looking at that survey while they evaluate adding Linux support.
What The Hell Happened To The GamingOnLinux Design?
By Liam Dawe, 15 April 2014 at 5:24 pm UTC
Twitter box is now sorted for both themes.

Yeah I am also swaying towards removing the green.
What The Hell Happened To The GamingOnLinux Design?
By Speedster, 15 April 2014 at 5:07 pm UTC
Looks like Liam already fixed the PM list visibility I mentioned yesterday, so I'm back to dark for now. I think it's great to have both dark and light theme choices for different needs/preferences :D

Some minor feedback, for tuning the dark look: somebody else mentioned giving a more consistent look by swapping out the greens for more blues, and I think I agree with them. The light theme shows off the logo colors well, and this one does pretty well except for the green.
Did Anyone Else Notice What System The Lead Star Citizen Developer Is Using In Their PAX Video?
By , 15 April 2014 at 4:08 pm UTC
haa but this is just code::block ! it's not cryengine on linux
othing interesting there
Bionic Attack, A Real Time Strategy Game Made On Linux & It Looks Brilliant
By Zapa, 15 April 2014 at 3:36 pm UTC Likes: 1
This looks awesome. Just this morning I was reading a blog by Cliffy B on pushing the TD genre forward and had an itch to play a slightly different type of TD. BA hits the nail on the spot. Can't wait to get my hands on it.
Did Anyone Else Notice What System The Lead Star Citizen Developer Is Using In Their PAX Video?
By zirlo, 15 April 2014 at 3:26 pm UTC Likes: 1
The developer with Ubuntu on his machine is Paul Reindell, CIG's lead engine programmer. For the Star Citizen community, this wasn't that big of a surprise - CIG had previously stated that "The Cloud Imperium team includes many Linux and Macintosh fans" on the old kickstarter page.
I can't follow the assumption that this tells us anything as to when we will see a Linux client but as Chris Roberts mentioned on the panel at PAX, all their game servers run on Linux already and it all comes down to the engine's rendering pipeline. Mr. Reindell joined the CIG team after previously working for CryTek.
What The Hell Happened To The GamingOnLinux Design?
By Liam Dawe, 15 April 2014 at 3:00 pm UTC
Text fields and quotes updated for the new theme.
Outcast Reboot HD Open-world Action-adventure Game, A Reboot Of A True Classic
By oldrocker99, 15 April 2014 at 2:18 pm UTC
As I recall, Outcast was (beyond its gameplay)notable for using OpenGL rather than DirectX. This should make porting a bit easier, it is to be hoped.
Steam Controller May Not Arrive Until Near The End Of The Year
By oldrocker99, 15 April 2014 at 2:16 pm UTC
I've been playing games with keyboard and mouse for so long, and not playing games with a controller, that I have NO idea whether the Steam controller will be good for me to use or not.
The Masterplan Heist Game Coming To Linux This Year
By pd12, 15 April 2014 at 2:15 pm UTC
^ lol Rob, I was thinking - is this Monaco 2?
Did Anyone Else Notice What System The Lead Star Citizen Developer Is Using In Their PAX Video?
By pd12, 15 April 2014 at 2:14 pm UTC
The steam client is on Ubuntu and according to the last question http://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamuniverse/discussions/1/648814395741989999/ devs were told to build for Ubuntu (on the Steam Runtime), which apparently would work on any distro as long as it's got Steam Runtime installed (and the Steam client is officially supported on Ubuntu 12.04).

So it's perfectly normal to build and test on Ubuntu. I just take issue with the DE =P KDE user myself. Of course, I've said this in the RSI forum's Linux thread =) So go subscribe on that thread if you're a fellow citizen! xD
What The Hell Happened To The GamingOnLinux Design?
By pd12, 15 April 2014 at 2:11 pm UTC
Went back to the light theme, there's something weird about the dark theme and it being not as good contrast-wise. Also, white text (link to people) in quotes (which are white background) fail.
You need to make the blacks/darks darker for better contrast. The background still seems to "glow". A good example of dark background themes with visible text is the Star Citizen/RSI website, so go surf that =)
Did Anyone Else Notice What System The Lead Star Citizen Developer Is Using In Their PAX Video?
By Ivancillo, 15 April 2014 at 1:09 pm UTC
QuoteNo surprise they are using Ubuntu since it is what Steam supports and is generally developers go-to Linux distribution.

I don't know why they were using Ubuntu.

But I don't think it is for what you said.

Remember that Valve took Debian as the base of Steam Os. Not Ubuntu.
Did Anyone Else Notice What System The Lead Star Citizen Developer Is Using In Their PAX Video?
By , 15 April 2014 at 1:04 pm UTC
Tha "A" is for the app manager, have no idea about the V...
Did Anyone Else Notice What System The Lead Star Citizen Developer Is Using In Their PAX Video?
By loggfreak, 15 April 2014 at 12:50 pm UTC
Quoting: fedsoI'm trying to recognize the icons on the video, the second from the bottom seems Code::Blocks, anyone recognize the V (second from top) and A (last) icons?
i'm pretty sure i saw the A on my ubuntu when i still had it,maybe the app manager or the ppa-manager or something like that, it's defenitly something that comes with ubuntu preinstalled, no idea about the V-icon though
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