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It's a shame I can't really get my hands on Roccat gear here locally. The only Roccat gear I got my hands on when I discovered Roccat was ok with Linux, was the Roccat Kave. Best sounding gaming headphones out of all the ones I've tried (Razer, SteelSeries,SonicGear,TurtleBeach).

The Kave has worked in all my Ubuntu installations to date. Never an issue with sound quality (plus the Linux drivers seem to give me heavier bass compared to the Windows ones, I don't know why). Only one issue, the headphones are way too heavy. After playing a couple of hours, it gives me a strong headache and a very sore head.

Keep up the good work Stefan Achatz, and thanks Roccat for the Linux love!

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Quoting: FutureSuture

QuoteLinux System Requirements

Recommended:
OS: Ubuntu
Processor: Intel i5+ or equivalent
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: NVidia only
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Hard Drive: 300 MB available space

I'm sorry, what?

I asked a dev about this. http://steamcommunity.com/app/250560/discussions/0/558751812876123147/?tscn=1395982573

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Just started it. It has some pretty awesome looking / interesting visuals. Hope the storyline is awesome.

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The editor is actually really awesome, and easy to use. I love it. I myself hope they add more options to it as well.

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Made a small map, pretty cool editor...just kind of limited with options. I'm sure they will add on to it

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QuoteLinux System Requirements

Recommended:
OS: Ubuntu
Processor: Intel i5+ or equivalent
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: NVidia only
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Hard Drive: 300 MB available space

I'm sorry, what?

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finally some humble $$ for open source! And this time Windows / mac users will be contributing also :D

This was long overdue, since a lot of open source helps indies to start out or is used in some form or another. but not much is contributed back...

Anyway if this bundle does well am sure they'll do it more frequently and maybe even for tools like Gimp, blender, inkscape, krita, etc.

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This is awesome.

I as well have only made it to the boss like 2 - 3 times. That being said, I've probably sunk at least 15 or so hours into this game.

Can't wait to play this. :)

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Quoting: s_dPersonally? I've had great fun with it, but have exhausted it's entertainment value and await new content with interest. :)

Yep, I'm the same -- I had my fair share of fun with FTL, but found it getting a bit long in the tooth now. I'm looking forward to booting it back up with the extra content though.

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Already having some fun with this one; has a really nice feel to it and the community mapping should help keep it fresh for longer.

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I'm not sure if it's just me, but my FTL runs are way shorter than in Dungeons of Dredmor. Dredmor is a way deeper & richer game in nearly every way (classes, unlockables, descriptive text, puzzle variety, etc).

I would suggest that those who've the chance to do so might consider running through the game few times before playing the Advanced Edition. Some of the new changes have the potential to make it feel quite different.

Personally? I've had great fun with it, but have exhausted it's entertainment value and await new content with interest. :)

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Quoting: migiziI love to support open source but I fundamentally hate anything involving Flash. The fact that more than one of the games in that bundle requires Adobe Air or Flash makes me angry. I'm sure they are great games but I hate Adobe with a passion.

I know some of these guys have been working on their stuff for so long that Flash and Air once sounded good, but what happened is Adobe proved they don't stand behind their products.

Hope the devs make some money on the sale but it won't be mine.

I do agree with you adobe is a good example of a company that gives 0 fucks and behave like shit, and it shows on theor products.

Adobe CEO refuses to answer Australian pricing questions!!! *creative cloud*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv6CUbFvC2Y

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I need this!

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Good to see that these guys made it. We covered them in TFC#25 - http://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/the-funding-crowd-26-dec-18th-jan-10th.2928 and between the point I researched the title and wrote the entry, they'd cancelled the campaign! Such is the exciting life of a crowd funded campaign!

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Not terribly excited by any of the games (just as a matter of taste) but I probably will throw some money in as I do genuinely appreciate the concept, making this only the second Humble Weekly Sale I ever felt the desire to participate in.

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In true RPGs, where R stands for roleplay and it's not just a letter, the focus is on the story and not on combat, like action and hack n slash RPGs. You create a character with specific abilities and characteristics and with specific background. According to these abilities you interact with the NPCs and your companions and you make decisions that fit with the personality of your character. Different decisions have different results and most possibly different ends. Thus the good RPGs have great replay value because you can play them again and again by choosing different paths of the story. True RPGs, where you do not have just to click and kill, are Fallout for example, or Planescape Torment.

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So I might actually be able to play the two copies of FTL I bought last year - I learned better than to jump into a Rougelike before all of the extra content was released after having to spend three months bashing through Dungeons of Dredmor again with all of the DLCs added. ;)

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Very excited for this!

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Quoting: Apopas

Quoting: liamdaweWhat is a true RPG? There is no such thing, what one person considers a true RPG another will not.

So a shot em up, a strategy game or even a puzzle game are all RPGs?

An FPS game is very much an RPG yes, you're playing the role of the shooter aren't you? RPG is an extremely broad term and people forget that.

A strategy game, well yeah you're playing the commander role aren't you...

See where I'm going with this :P

QuoteWhen it boils down to it any-game you play as a single character is an RPG, since it stands for Role Playing Game, playing as a character is playing that role, so...yeah.

So in every game you interact with NPCs in a way that these interactions develop your character and affect the in game world?

No, I don't know many games at all where you actually affect the in-game world.

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Quoting: ApopasYet another one ACTION RPG like this one and this one and this one and this one and this one and this one and this one and this one and this one and this one and this one... And all these from 2014 threads only and we still have March...
No room for true RPGs anymore :(

We have a new candidator :D

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Quoting: liamdaweWhat is a true RPG? There is no such thing, what one person considers a true RPG another will not.

So a shot em up, a strategy game or even a puzzle game are all RPGs?

QuoteWhen it boils down to it any-game you play as a single character is an RPG, since it stands for Role Playing Game, playing as a character is playing that role, so...yeah.

So in every game you interact with NPCs in a way that these interactions develop your character and affect the in game world?

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Quoting: ApopasEvery one of these advertisew itslef as an ACTION RPG, true?
Action RPGs are the ones which role playing is from little to not existing at all.
True RPGs are the ones with focus on Roleplaying.

See my post, you are always playing a role. I don't know what you mean by "focus on roleplaying", focus..how?

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QuoteClicked all of your links and not one looked like the other. What is a true RPG anyway? A computer RPG? There are many different types of RPGs but that one seems to be one of if not the original definition of a RPG, as opposed to an action RPG, a strategy RPG, and so on.

Every one of these advertises itself as an ACTION RPG, true?
Action RPGs are the ones which role playing is from little to not existing at all.
True RPGs are the ones with focus on Roleplaying.

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Quoting: ApopasNo room for true RPGs anymore :(

What is a true RPG? There is no such thing, what one person considers a true RPG another will not.

When it boils down to it any-game you play as a single character is an RPG, since it stands for Role Playing Game, playing as a character is playing that role, so...yeah.

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It looks fantastic!

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This looks like it will help more developers bring native builds of their games, while still allowing them to use the development tools they are familiar with. I think this is fantastic, and if it provides a robust, familiar development environment, coupled with solid, performant, native builds, then it's definitely worth supporting.

If there are example projects, then someone could build a simple unit-test & benchmarking suite for platform comparison, especially 3D acceleration. That could also be used for community regression testing. I think that such a project might help dispell the sentiment that effort spent here is intended to build a glorified node-webkit, when that couldn't be farther from the truth.

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Quoting: ApopasYet another one ACTION RPG like this one and this one and this one and this one and this one and this one and this one and this one and this one and this one and this one... And all these from 2014 threads only and we still have March...
No room for true RPGs anymore :(

Clicked all of your links and not one looked like the other. What is a true RPG anyway? A computer RPG? There are many different types of RPGs but that one seems to be one of if not the original definition of a RPG, as opposed to an action RPG, a strategy RPG, and so on.

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ROCCAT will be next on my mouse purchase list. I need to buy a high-frequency polling mouse for game engine testing, anyway.

It looks like their MK series of keyboards use Cherry switches. I do not own one, but that's what it says on the ROCCAT website.

Quoting: DrMcCoyI'll protect my IBM Model M keyboard with my life, though.

Sadly, mine died years ago, and no replacement was readily available. I've since switched to a Cherry MX Blue based board, and I love it. It's no Model M, but after spending six months on membrane, the song of my blue switches was sheer joy!

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Yet another one ACTION RPG like this one and this one and this one and this one and this one and this one and this one and this one and this one and this one and this one... And all these from 2014 threads only and we still have March...
No room for true RPGs anymore :(

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Quoting: DrMcCoyHaxe and OpenFL feel clutchy

It sounds a bit like you think Haxe/OpenFL apps are just a Flash projector or browser-wrapper around a Flash file. If so, I can see why that would make you hesitant to support it. Being a dev stuck in that mode right now, it's not something I want to perpetuate.

However, Haxe and OpenFL (a lib for Haxe) generate native apps for each platform. No browser-js, Flash projectors, Wine wrapper, AIR doodads, etc.

If you already knew that, I apologize! Also, if I have my facts wrong, feel free to correct me!

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