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Kalypso Media Bringing More Games To Linux In The Future, Not Just Tropico 5
By , 15 April 2014 at 8:53 pm UTC
Jesus, I had to adblock your gif before it triggered an epileptic fit, PlayX. Thank god for adblock. Maybe I'll read some of your posts in future instead of just scrolling your avatar off the page as quickly as possible...
AMD's Mantle May Still Come To Linux, Despite Other Websites Reports
By , 15 April 2014 at 8:50 pm UTC
Quoting: Guest
Quoting: SilviuIt sounds like I struck a chord of an AMD fan :)

Good.
See, now you're just coming across as a trolling hater. I pity you that you feel you need to be that way.

Label me however you like... as long as it makes you feel good about your choice and the money you spent :)
AMD's Mantle May Still Come To Linux, Despite Other Websites Reports
By , 15 April 2014 at 8:38 pm UTC
It sounds like I struck a chord of an AMD fan :)

Good.

The thing is that for me, as an nvidia user, the number of games that will work is higher than those that work for AMD users. I'm not talking about the native titles... but about the ones that still are not ported and need wine in some form.

If you're fine with a smaller selection of games you can play good for you.

Of course you can twist this again and make it about Linux, but the thing is that while most of the time I do use Linux, I have no issues running Windows when I really need it. I have a feeling you would not do that.

This, again, may be fine for you... it's not fine for me.
Natural Selection 2: Combat, A New Natural Selection FPS Coming Soon
By , 15 April 2014 at 8:31 pm UTC
Quoting: liamdawe
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.

What I meant what natural selection 2 will remain unchanged, since this is a seperate game =)
AMD's Mantle May Still Come To Linux, Despite Other Websites Reports
By Hamish, 15 April 2014 at 8:30 pm UTC
Quoting: SilviuGeez, I don't know... performance?. We're talking about gaming here.

Of course I expect the "it works just fine for me" band wagon to arrive. I mean, somehow you need to justify spending money on AMD's crap and still feel good about it.

Geez, I don't know... performance? We're talking about gaming here.

Of course I expect the "it works just fine for me" band wagon to arrive. I mean, somehow you need to justify spending time with this Linux crap and still feel good about it

See how that sounds for you. It is the crux of your own argument.

I only use FOSS drivers for many good and valid reasons, including for all of the gaming that I currently do. I appreciate the fact that I can use my AMD cards the way I want to, which is something I can not currently say for Nvidia.
Kalypso Media Bringing More Games To Linux In The Future, Not Just Tropico 5
By PlayX, 15 April 2014 at 8:25 pm UTC
damn how can I delete my posts?

any mod can delete this ;-)
Kalypso Media Bringing More Games To Linux In The Future, Not Just Tropico 5
By PlayX, 15 April 2014 at 8:23 pm UTC
Not in the Podcast. In the Comments below the Video on YouTube.
But in 13th Podcast they say again that Tropico 5 will come to Linux, but no exact date for it.

kalypsomedia
Auch weitere Spiele, die gerade in der Entwicklung sind, werden ebenfalls für Linux und Mac erscheinen. Welche das sind, das können wir noch nicht verraten ;-)

GoogleTranslator ;-)
Even more games that are currently in development, will also appear for Linux and Mac. Which they are, we can not tell;-)
Kalypso Media Bringing More Games To Linux In The Future, Not Just Tropico 5
By philip550c, 15 April 2014 at 8:19 pm UTC
do you know how many mins in they talk about the new linux games?
Kalypso Media Bringing More Games To Linux In The Future, Not Just Tropico 5
By Sabun, 15 April 2014 at 8:17 pm UTC Likes: 1
Good Guy Kalypso :)
Natural Selection 2: Combat, A New Natural Selection FPS Coming Soon
By Liam Dawe, 15 April 2014 at 7:58 pm UTC
Quoting: Anonymousthis has no reason to exist while unvanquished still breathes

Yeah sure.

While we are at it Planetary Annihilation shouldn't exist as we have Globulation 2...
Natural Selection 2: Combat, A New Natural Selection FPS Coming Soon
By , 15 April 2014 at 7:52 pm UTC
this has no reason to exist while unvanquished still breathes
AMD's Mantle May Still Come To Linux, Despite Other Websites Reports
By , 15 April 2014 at 7:51 pm UTC
Quoting: Guest
Quoting: AnonymousFOSS drivers are good but dude it not good enough...
Alright, I'll bite, how is having FOSS drivers and providing full programmer's documentation not good enough? Intel and AMD both do that, and both contribute to their development. Not really sure what more you're expecting there.
Geez, I don't know... performance?. We're talking about gaming here.

Of course I expect the "it works just fine for me" band wagon to arrive. I mean, somehow you need to justify spending money on AMD's crap and still feel good about it.
Natural Selection 2: Combat, A New Natural Selection FPS Coming Soon
By Xpander, 15 April 2014 at 7:51 pm UTC
and perfromance never been an issue for me on this game.. it always ran 40+ FPS.. most of the time around 60 at max settings.

the problem is with the loading times.. shader caching and what not..
i dont own windows so i dunno how its done there..but they could use GL_ARB_get_program_binary or similar.. or maybe they do
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.
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