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Quoting: Linux owns all?this is unneeded for unity3d+blender developers as all the plugs to do this are build in

Unity3D isn't available for Linux... So... Not exactly relevant.

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I am Australian (we use some sort of US/British hybrid spelling), and after reading these comments, both those spellings now look wrong and weird.

THANKS GUYS

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Sounds like another Interstellar Marines issue...Just wish developers would stop saying that they want it to be on multiple platforms, but still create it to work for windblowz only. Sure the product will be finished and ironed out from bugs for (Windblowz); but then when they go to make a Mac / Linux version, they are left with an entire new set of bugs for each of those platforms to work out. Sounds better to make sure all your plugins are multiplatform to begin with.

Also, The entire Unity - Linux port thing isn't all as easy as pushing a button. They should have an option when you start a new project that says "Is this project going to be for Multiple Platforms?". Then after that gives you a list of all plugins that work on all three platforms, that you could integrate into your game.

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this is unneeded for unity3d+blender developers as all the plugs to do this are build in

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The game seems way too slow.

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Quoting: Anonymoushttp://store.steampowered.com/tag/en/Tower%20Defense/

Like I said before, American.

I am British, I use the British term.

Anymore comments on this will be deleted, plain and simple.

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[quote=Anonymous]

Quoting: liamdawe

Quoting: Anonymoustower defense not defence

Afraid not.

http://grammarist.com/spelling/defence-defense/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/246420/ listed as tower DEFENSE, I don't care how you Brits spell shit that's not the genres name.

*genre's

Thank you.

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Looks lovely, and I like their priorities: short coop sessions (though I hope solo will be good as well) and a really usable level builder.

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Quoting: liamdawe

Quoting: Anonymoustower defense not defence

Afraid not.

http://grammarist.com/spelling/defence-defense/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/246420/ listed as tower DEFENSE, I don't care how you Brits spell shit that's not the genres name.

And I don't care what you think it is. Go bug someone else.

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Quoting: Anonymoustower defense not defence

Afraid not.

http://grammarist.com/spelling/defence-defense/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/246420/ listed as tower DEFENSE, I don't care how you Brits spell shit that's not the genres name.

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Looks like interesting software, but I really like what I've used of Godot's 2D animation system so far. However, since I like the MIT license, I can wait for Godot - one of the main Okam guys mentioned adding bones and IK in the future. But what can be done already is pretty nice.

[Source] (there's a nice vid in that link, too).

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Quoting: Spine websiteThe official runtimes are on github under a liberal license

Quoting: Spine source codeYou are granted a perpetual, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable and non-transferable license to install, execute and perform the Spine Runtimes Software (the "Software" ) solely for internal use. Without the written permission of Esoteric Software, you may not (a) modify, translate, adapt or otherwise create derivative works, improvements of the Software or develop new applications using the Software or (b) remove, delete, alter or obscure any trademarks or any copyright, trademark, patent or other intellectual property or proprietary rights notices on or in the Software, including any copy thereof.

They must be using a definiton of "liberal license" I was not previously aware of.

EDIT: Ah, in the LICENSE file, they later added "(typically granted by licensing Spine)" after the written permission part, but failed to update the header blurb in all the source files. In either case, that's still pretty non-liberal in my book. I mean, in the same vain, you could claim the Unreal Engine, or hell BioWare's Aurora engine, is liberally licensed, because licensees could make changes. Whoop-de-doo.

EDIT 2: It's even worse: The initial license was the 2-clause BSD license. They changed the license 6 months later to some custom "Spline 1.0" license, then over the course of the next 6 months, it became the current Spline license 2.1. Boo, I say.

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Just look at the steam comments:
Original Pre-Alpha7 Review - http://screencloud.net/v/D4NS
Original developer comment, finally changed on the 29th January - http://screencloud.net/v/pVOJ
Original response to Developers - http://screencloud.net/v/vOcN
Also had my review marked as abusive for no reason by the developers - http://screencloud.net/v/kkMI

Alpha 7 Review

I decided to update my review as it was old and new builds have been released.
Would I recommend the game now? No. For a multitude of reasons.

Gameplay - The game still lags (on the one computer i've tried it on 16gb Ram, Nvidia GeForce 770M, i7 Processor, though I will try it on others also), though not as bad as before which is a plus, the game is now playable if you push the settings right down and it appears the developers have updated the recommended specifications to better match what the game requires.

The updates to the Alpha 7 Build include the ever-so-needed stealth system, a rework of a lot of the in game textures, a looting-timer system (with noise penalties) cooking and a plethora of other things.
There is still no random world generation which I was told would be coming 'soon' by the developers which was the games main selling point for me on their Kickstarter.
They have also removed the ability to punch things for rescources such as wood, which makes the first nights survival down to luck alone, as unless you can find something to break down a tree, you won't be able to build, if you can't build and it hits night you WILL get killed.
Bringing this feature in has serverly hampered the gameplay of the game in order to make it more realistic but it doesn't work. In similar games (Rust, Minecraft, DayZ) you are given the correct tools to start surviving (your hands, a rock, bandages) but not here. You start fully clothed (clothing has no status affect) but with nothing else.
For me the balance between survival realism and zombie-shoot-em-up is wrong.

Some gameplay feautures I do like though is the new loot-timing system. Instead of being able to see what is in a lootable container right away there is a short timer which in real life would replicate the opening of the container. There is also a noise penalty if you decided to 'take all' rather than each item individually which does add a nice realism touch to it.
But that is my problem. The game doesn't feel like a sandbox survival game, it feels like a sandbox trying-to-be-everything game. I don't feel compelled to stay alive like I do in Rust, or build an awesome base like I do in Minecraft. I don't feel compelled to do anything in 7 Days to Die at all. I just don't find the game enjoyable.

I've left the various 'bugs' out of the review, because it is an Alpha, and like all other Alpha's it has a ton of bugs, included some that are gamebreaking so beware of those.

In all, the game is a lot better than it was before, but it's still not worth the price and I can't recommend a game where the developers believe that anyone who critisizes thier product is trolling and marks all and any critisism as 'abusive' and requests that Steam comes up with a way to 'anonomusly silence and report' all negative reviews or remarks. I have no desire to continue playing this game, mainly for that reason, though the game not being enjoyable FOR ME is also one. I do think for the price, and genre, there are many games that do the job of 7 Days To Die and are a lot better with better communities. The game does NOT look set to be finished in May, and if it is I believe the product would be completely sub-par. I recommend saving your money.

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Woohoow!!! Looking forward to this one! Love SS3

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Quoting: Half-Shot

Quotebut it definitely is still being worked on.

Oh thats reassuring.

My thoughts exactly.

What is holding it up? Why have they been silent?

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Quotebut it definitely is still being worked on.

Oh thats reassuring.

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It's really sad that they aren't making Linux a core platform because I love the developers work and the style doesn't bother me at all. If they had said they would do a port but more money would mean a quicker port that would bother me less.

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Quoting: Hamish

Quoting: philip550ci have played every serious sam game all the way through co-op, really enjoy them. Serious Sam 3 was the best game when steam for linux first came out. Very excited about a new one. I hope its not in the desert again, I enjoy the tropical setting of the first games more.

Actually, the very first Serious Sam game was set in the dessert...

Not that I personally ever really got into any of the Serious Sam games. People say they bring back the classic Doom formula, but there is a lot more to Doom than just shooting lots of dumb enemies in vast but still surprisingly linear courtyards.

It probably is more fun as a co-op game though - and my only experience with them is admittedly only with some of the older ports that were never properly polished.

I remember the first desert one I just meant there were two tropical ones that I liked more. And yes doom is a better game and I think duke 3d was better as well but this game is great for beer and LAN parties.

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Quoting: philip550ci have played every serious sam game all the way through co-op, really enjoy them. Serious Sam 3 was the best game when steam for linux first came out. Very excited about a new one. I hope its not in the desert again, I enjoy the tropical setting of the first games more.

Actually, the very first Serious Sam game was set in the dessert...

Not that I personally ever really got into any of the Serious Sam games. People say they bring back the classic Doom formula, but there is a lot more to Doom than just shooting lots of dumb enemies in vast but still surprisingly linear courtyards.

It probably is more fun as a co-op game though, and my only experience with them is admittedly only with some of the older ports that were never properly polished.

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Quoting: Anonymoustower defense not defence

Afraid not.

http://grammarist.com/spelling/defence-defense/

I am British, but nice try.

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tower defense not defence

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Quoting: scaineI can't stand Wine. I've had precisely zero success with it, except for a vaguely disappointing success with Half-Life 2 years and years ago. I'm not interested in investing hours of my time for a second-rate experience. If there's no native client, I won't be buying it.

What games were you trying to run? WINE for some games works great. For example I played:

• Wolfenstein (2009)


• WoW


• Pirates of the Carribean (akela)


• Risen 2


• Guild Wars 2


• Skyrim


• Diablo 3

all on MAX details using WINE just to name a few. Using playonlinux makes wine really easy to get into, and with a little tweaking, games can run great. Abit if you have a rather low end system or aren't willing to tinker a bit, WINE is not for you.

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Quoting: n30p1r4t3Are these games seriously any good? *pun not intended. I own all of them through various bundles just have never installed any of them.

SS3 isn't bad actually.

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Are these games seriously any good? *pun not intended. I own all of them through various bundles just have never installed any of them.

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I love the look and feel of this.

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If i remember correctly it uses unity.

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I sure hope this game is headed for Linux...

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I also beta-tested it a little (not as much as I'd have liked to), and think it's a well-polished, great little game. My 15-month-old son was enamored with it, too!

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I've done some updated builds, with new kernels..
Check the homepage or forum..

In all builds, PSX, Dreamcast are supported..
Some are extra packages in repo..
But PSX, N64 supported out of the box..
Dolphin can be compiled of course, like any other program..

And of course, any Windows emulators can be used,
if you install WINE from the repo..

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