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Added a note for FPS games.

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Yeah, he should of mentioned that the mouse problem is for games like first person shooters that use the mouse to look around, like Rust, Verdun, Zigfrak ect.

This fix also makes vsync work in Unity engine games. When the engine detects that you are using a compositing window manager, it forces vsync off. So for me in KDE, every game using this engine (except bit-trip runner 2) has horrible screen tearing. Bit-trip was made in a earlier version of the engine that didn't have this problem.
The developers intentionally coded it this way, because games were running like crap when people had compositing running. Specifically Unity on ubuntu with compiz, back when you couldn't use the "unredirect fullscreen windows" option in compiz to stop games from getting composited because of some bug which got fixed shortly after. They didn't even give us a way to disable the behaviour in a config file or something, this is pretty sad.

Hopefully this stuff gets sorted in the new version that's coming.

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Quoting: GuestI don't think Sanctum 1 will get a port, I think Ryan was just working on porting 2. Besides if they were releasing both, you'd think they'd port 1 first before 2, so if you have both in your Steam inventory but only 2 is showing up on Linux, I'd lose hope that 1 is ever coming.

I hope that logic doesn't apply to The Witcher as well. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is allegedly making its way to Linux, and chances of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt coming to Linux are increasing as well, but what about The Witcher? Left 4 Dead bugs me as well with Left 4 Dead 2 already being on Linux.

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It's a shame, but developers like these (and many others) are killing Crowd Funding for Linux supporters. There's just no point in supporting a multi-platform Kickstarter if you're Linux only.

Very frustrating. I think it's time to change tact. Don't ask for "Linux support", ask specifically for "simultaneous launch".

Sad.

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The first one never made it to Linux despite being on Mac OS, hm?

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I completed rochard in Linux and works ok

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That actually looks interesting to me. I love the art style this game is going for as it heavily reminds me of my beloved Heroes of Might and Magic 3. I am not much into crafting, though, so hopefully this game caters to my tastes as well.

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Looks like I picked up this game just in time. Looking forward to the update

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Quoting: marcelomendesNice one, I got both Sanctum 1 and 2, waiting... :)

In the same situation...

Is there any difference between that is developed with UDK or Unreal Engine?

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Quoting: mdibaieeActually, I'm not sure what Mesa is and what it does.

But I'm happy that everything is coming together to make an awesome gaming platform out of Linux, Yay!

3D Acceleration for ye open source drivers in a nutshell.

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Quoting: jordicomaI don't know, but I clicked on play at the steam store, and it's downloading. It says that is for windows and mac, nothing of linux. We will see if it's already uploaded or it's an error.

Like I've said the past few times, it won't work.

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I don't know, but I clicked on play at the steam store, and it's downloading. It says that is for windows and mac, nothing of linux. We will see if it's already uploaded or it's an error.

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Quoting: AnonymousIs he a good porter? Because apparently he ported Killing Floor to Linux and it runs like shit :/ (note it not just me. Lots of people report same problem)

He's a well known figure in Linux game porting. He may have done the initial port of Killing Floor, but that doesn't mean he has been paid by Tripwire to fix anything since the initial port, so bug Tripwire.

Unfortunately I have told Tripwire loads of time and now I just gave up. Screw them.

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Quoting: liamdawe

Quoting: AnonymousIs he a good porter? Because apparently he ported Killing Floor to Linux and it runs like shit :/ (note it not just me. Lots of people report same problem)

He's a well known figure in Linux game porting. He may have done the initial port of Killing Floor, but that doesn't mean he has been paid by Tripwire to fix anything since the initial port, so bug Tripwire.

That's why we should hope for more in-house Linux specialists/porters instead of hired freelancers.
It seems many companies only want to get a Linux version out quick-and-dirty to be covered in news or to be able to release in Humble Bundles.

Ryan is an excellent porter but with the high amounts of accumulated ports he won't voluntary maintain the Linux build if he's not getting paid.

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Nice one, I got both Sanctum 1 and 2, waiting... :)

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Well, maybe is time to stop support liers on kickstarter and keep supporting games already launched with native linux builds.

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Quoting: AnonymousIs he a good porter? Because apparently he ported Killing Floor to Linux and it runs like shit :/ (note it not just me. Lots of people report same problem)

He's a well known figure in Linux game porting. He may have done the initial port of Killing Floor, but that doesn't mean he has been paid by Tripwire to fix anything since the initial port, so bug Tripwire.

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Is he a good porter? Because apparently he ported Killing Floor to Linux and it runs like shit :/ (note it not just me. Lots of people report same problem)

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guys i found out that unity on idle state uses about 300mb of ram, while the is not any way of disabling composite while playing.so to low-end or older computers this reduces the performance alot (in my case with a 8800gts with 512VRAM on ubuntu dota used to crash! Now with mate i can play with everything maxed except shadows with very stable fps) . I also found many performance fixes since the October (when the video released)

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I am really glad it is still developed, I wouldn't like to see my 1 euro I gave for this game going to waste :D

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Quoting: AnonymousThe Linux build will follow probably 1-3 months later, once we have upgraded the Unity engine to a version that supports Linux and can test it properly. We’ll let you know the dates for the foreign language editions as soon as we have them.
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They said the same thing about Cognition... about nine months ago.

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I have this game on my Steam library, and today it appeared on my Steam for Linux games list. I can install it, but the size is 0 bytes (some Linux games still in porting process on Steam work that way), so I guess it may be closer than we thought :)

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Quoting: DrMcCoyWhile I love icculus for what he's doing, why isn't he answering mails? O_o

because he sees the title and sends it straight to the: "another when will you be done with this or that" folder...

Things will be ready when ready :p

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I'm a backer of this game.

The official communication on this was in a mail from them on 20th February :
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When with the CSG get the PC and Mac builds? What about Linux?

The English PC/Mac builds will go out to the CSG just before the official launch – like probably the day before or a few days before. The Linux build will follow probably 1-3 months later, once we have upgraded the Unity engine to a version that supports Linux and can test it properly. We’ll let you know the dates for the foreign language editions as soon as we have them.
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Actually, I'm not sure what Mesa is and what it does.

But I'm happy that everything is coming together to make an awesome gaming platform out of Linux, Yay!

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Quoting: DrMcCoyWhile I love icculus for what he's doing, why isn't he answering mails? O_o

Because he is busy with porting?

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I do wish people would stop saying ~PC~ when they actually mean ~Windows~.

Hey devs, I'm using a ~PC~, it just has ~Linux~ on it.

*grumble grumble*

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While I love icculus for what he's doing, why isn't he answering mails? O_o

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Also very annoying that we have to run after the developers to actually tell us what happens, at least us non-backers. Apparently, the information was inside a backer update, but why make that a backer-exclusive information and not tell anyone else? :/

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It's sad that we get treated like a second class citizen still.

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