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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

Star Citizen Space Combat & Trading Sim Will Come To Linux, Chris Roberts States At PAX
By killx_den, 15 April 2014 at 11:10 am UTC

Quoting: loggfreakwhat's the game at 3:22?

I think that is the game "Freelancer"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvBQwNSVjS0

Did Anyone Else Notice What System The Lead Star Citizen Developer Is Using In Their PAX Video?
By fedso, 15 April 2014 at 11:10 am UTC

I'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?

What The Hell Happened To The GamingOnLinux Design?
By Liam Dawe, 15 April 2014 at 10:44 am UTC Likes: 1

I have adjusted the dark themes nav-bar to be smaller. It now has the same height as the light theme.

The random <br /> that was above the comments box/below pagination has been removed now too, uses half as much white-space now.

What The Hell Happened To The GamingOnLinux Design?
By Mambo, 15 April 2014 at 9:55 am UTC

Going back and forth between the two themes, the dark theme doesn't work for eyes-resting purposes because there are still large, bright blocks of white: forms (and list dropdowns), the commenting textarea, the Twitter area, and quotes.

What The Hell Happened To The GamingOnLinux Design?
By Mambo, 15 April 2014 at 9:32 am UTC

Quoting: AlzarathI like it, though I hate that whole 'excessive whitespace' thing. I'm sure there are people out there that do like that, but I don't. It reminds me of a mobile app. Maybe that's your intention, to make it easier for mobile users to browse the site. I'll probably crop it down with greasemonkey anyways.

The newline between 'quote' and 'like' is superfluous, pages are sprinkled with unnecessary <br/>, and there is unnecessary whitespace around the pagination area and before the comment box. The site has that irritating bootstrap feel.

What The Hell Happened To The GamingOnLinux Design?
By fabertawe, 15 April 2014 at 9:24 am UTC

I'm preferring the new look.

Thanks for all your dedication Liam. I don't know how you find the time with the constantly accelerating growth in Linux games releases :D

What The Hell Happened To The GamingOnLinux Design?
By Mambo, 15 April 2014 at 9:19 am UTC

Could you not have a sticky navbar, or at least make it much less tall? I hate that it eats 8% of my usable screen.

What The Hell Happened To The GamingOnLinux Design?
By Liam Dawe, 15 April 2014 at 8:46 am UTC

Comment headers also now matches the navbar blue, so we don't have so many colours.

Did Anyone Else Notice What System The Lead Star Citizen Developer Is Using In Their PAX Video?
By loggfreak, 15 April 2014 at 8:45 am UTC

the server is also running on linux apparently

What The Hell Happened To The GamingOnLinux Design?
By Liam Dawe, 15 April 2014 at 8:39 am UTC

Links are now underlined inside articles to make links stand-out, it works better than a colour on the dark design.

Sanctum 2 FPS/Tower Defence Hybrid Now Has An Open Beta On Steam
By , 15 April 2014 at 7:47 am UTC

Not having much luck with this one at the moment, startup the game, change resolution, crash, startup the game, select level one, crash, startup the game, crash & so on. It will get there just not playable for me at the moment.

The Masterplan Heist Game Coming To Linux This Year
By , 15 April 2014 at 7:44 am UTC

I gues sthe developers never played the game Monaco.

What The Hell Happened To The GamingOnLinux Design?
By Liam Dawe, 15 April 2014 at 7:38 am UTC

Personal Messaging style has been fixed for both themes thanks for the reports.

What colour would people prefer for links to make them stand-out some more?

What The Hell Happened To The GamingOnLinux Design?
By minj, 15 April 2014 at 7:35 am UTC

Quoting: SpeedsterI switched back to the light theme for now because the index for my PMs is currently very hard to read in the default theme, with links as light gray on white. Anybody else seeing this?

yes, links, tweets, PMs

Moebius: Empire Rising Adventure Game Delayed For Linux Because Of Unity3D
By Speedster, 15 April 2014 at 6:43 am UTC

I hope the Moebius release today is a big success on the initial platforms, and the team gains momentum on their porting task with the resulting tide of enthusiasm :D