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They've now promised the Linux version to Kickstarter backers.  If they do not deliver it, then they'll be hit with refund requests as well.  The Team Meat guys have never promised anything to anyone for Linux, with the exception of working with the Humble Bundle team.  So, there is a difference.

Hey, Liam... did you e-mail to enter the beta, like they requested on the Kickstarter update?  I did, but haven't heard any reply yet...

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Almost bought it then realised they dont use paypal, I just couldnt be pestered to find out my card details, may purchase it tomorrow instead

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Quoting: Scott ReismanisHey guys, Scott here from Desura. Rest assured this means big things for Linux and Desura as a whole. For a while we have been held back with limited resources available. The addition of employees to the team will allow us to improve the client, support more games, so expect significant progress to be made over the coming months

When do you plan to release a Mac version of Desura or Desurium?

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Quoting: tigerI suggest buying it only once it's out. Buying now means: 1) They think you are a windows purchase. 2) If the game never gets a linux client it is lost money.

This happened to me with Binding of Isaac, to learn then that they won't make the port, even when a port already exists from the humble bundle.

my two cents

Although I agree you should wait till it's released to buy the game as it may never be released. However, I believe if you buy it from the Linux client that is reflected in the sale. Other vendors have indicated they have seen Linux buys before their games were released on Linux.

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I suggest buying it only once it's out. Buying now means: 1) They think you are a windows purchase. 2) If the game never gets a linux client it is lost money.

This happened to me with Binding of Isaac, to learn then that they won't make the port, even when a port already exists from the humble bundle.

my two cents

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Trust me Berarma, there are plenty of reasons to get nervous when one company buys out another. I do not think being a little worried was unjustified. And we obviously have different perspectives on how we use our money.

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A year or two from now, I wonder how many games on Steam will have a Linux version?
Too bad THQ went defunct, I would have loved to see their lineup of IPs get some Linux loving.

The graphics theme in this game remindsme a lot of Shadowgrounds 1 (finished it and loved it). I am intrigued :)

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Quoting: scaineAnd it's 75% off in the summer sale now too! Looks great. The moment the penguin symbol appears on Steam next to their title, I'll be buying it.

 You don´t have to wait, you can buy it now with this great discount and then, when they release the Linux version it will appear on your list, I think I will do this.

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People beta-testing the Dota 2 client should read on how to report bugs/crashes here. Go through all the bugs listed on the issues pages and see if the problem you spotted hasn't already been reported.

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Ah, I got the impression they were uploading their build to make it live on Steam. I'll check out their website then.

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Quoting: scaineAnd it's 75% off in the summer sale now too! Looks great. The moment the penguin symbol appears on Steam next to their title, I'll be buying it.

It won't get that symbol for a while since it's only just about to enter closing testing.

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And it's 75% off in the summer sale now too! Looks great. The moment the penguin symbol appears on Steam next to their title, I'll be buying it.

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Quoting: s_dI don't think I'll be participating in any sort of Desura boycott.

I do not think anyone brought up the idea of boycotting Desura, but rather that they wanted a bit more information to be released before investing in it again. In my mind that information has now become available, so I am quite happy with how things stand at present. :)

Some have panicked a bit. I don't have the feeling I'm investing in Desura with the money I pay, it's just a service. I just expect they give me a chance to download all games I bought before making a significant change to their service terms or closing it. I feel I'm just entitled to that but of course I also hope they keep doing the same and getting better in their weak spots. The Linden Labs press release and the working team's words just point to the later. :-)

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It will be seriously great to see the website and client get more polished, looking forward to watching this play out :)

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Luckily I haven't had any crashed yet, only the stretched text while chatting issue, guess I am lucky!

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Quoting: s_dI don't think I'll be participating in any sort of Desura boycott.

I do not think anyone brought up the idea of boycotting Desura, but rather that they wanted a bit more information to be released before investing in it again. In my mind that information has now become available, so I am quite happy with how things stand at present. :)

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It´s good to know the game is progressing, I like strategy games and this one looks very promising!

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I was running Dota 2 earlier. It seemed to crash alot..but that was expected. So far i could just watch matches. I tried to find a game...it never found one. I couldn't do bot matches...it would get to the loading screen and then crash to desktop, and i couldn't do the practice mode....crash to desktop. I could just watch people play. It was pretty cool though. Something nice and new to look at. I cant wait to get a chance to play.

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Thank you Scott, that clears things up a bit.=)

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This looks very similar to the brilliant Dungeons of Dreadmoor

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Quoting: liamdaweThanks for letting us know Scott, wish you all the best.

I really do hope this gives you guys enough resources to get more than 0 people in on your desktop client (Desurium), that is unless you are moving to 100% web based stand alone downloads?

Yes, please. I'd be very pleased if it was 100% web based with game installation handled thru a browser plugin for convenience like the gnome-shell extensions site does, but with a direct download option too. Give it a shot, please!

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I don't think I'll be participating in any sort of Desura boycott.  I don't think Linden Labs are a bad company, nor are they bad for Linux gaming (they've continued maintaining their own Linux client software, seem quite permissive with their SL members, are generally against DRM, etc).  Also, I already regularly back up my standalone Desura installers and CD-keys, so I'm not personally too worried about that.

With luck, some long-standing troubles can be resolved by these Linden funds and resources, like improvements to marketing and promotion, including sales banners.  Also, I know that the Humble folks have been aggressively courting newly Kickstarted game projects, and have been extremely helpful to dozens of projects, arranging for them to continue pre-orders/alpha-funding, as well as distributing digital rewards.

Desura has a messaging problem which we've discussed at length in this community, regarding their game installers, where there is still the misperception that the desktop client is required for all games, where it is actually only required for a small number of games.  Well, a very small number of my games, anyway (I'll have to check;  last I looked, it was one single game).  That sort of erroneous perception is tough to combat without any marketing resources.  I can't even count the number of folks I've had to explain that to, having to resort (unfortunately) to referring to it as Desura's "GOG.com mode".

Another example would be to once again bring Desura keys to Humble Bundles, like the ubiquitous Steam keys.  That was a cost burden that Desura simply couldn't justify, but it was awesome marketing.  I was drawn to them because of it originally which is somewhat ironic since I'd known about ModDB and IndieDB for some time before finally learning about Desura from a totally unrelated game bundle.

And, of course, the Mac desktop client (along with assorted client bug fixes and improvements, many from Desurium).  Anyway, these suggestions are far from revelatory, and this is almost certainly the wrong place for me to voice them.

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Hey, thanks Cheese!

Now that you've mentioned that, I felt it worth searching a bit, and found this, which pretty much corroborates those sites remaining independent.

I really liked how integrated the three sites were (four, with SlideDB), and now wonder if those site integration features will need to change.  I suppose it's a bit early to be wondering about that, seeing that right now, nothing has changed whatsoever.

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Thanks for letting us know Scott, wish you all the best.

I really do hope this gives you guys enough resources to get more than 0 people in on your desktop client (Desurium), that is unless you are moving to 100% web based stand alone downloads?

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Quoting: SabunNice review man! I wonder what the consumer price for this will be, and more importantly when it'll be out and about for purchase :)

Neither of those are clear at the moment, but fingers crossed that the consumer price won't be too far from the devkit price and that it'll be soon! :D

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Quoting: Isak Martinsson

Quoting: s_d

Quoting: Isak MartinssonHey awesome article! Didn't think we would hit spot 3 on the hidden gems :O Really really nice and thanks!

Hey!  Are you one of the devs for Fran Bow?  If so, thanks for making a graphic adventure game for Linux, and welcome to the community!

Thanks! I'm the other coder yeah! Glad you liked it, hope you try out the demo! It's not a .deb as that part needs a bit more haxing and my linux level isn't that high yet, but I got a cool dude helping me out with that!

Yeah, actually, I prefer a Desura version or ".tar.gz" over a ".deb" installer.  I don't think there's any expectation in our community for a pre-release version to be distributed in a "proper" package file.  In fact, I'd go so far as to suggest that you not waste your time doing so.  Wait on the packaging work for release, as you won't be absolutely certain what it's full set of run-time dependencies will be until closer to release.

As a point of curiosity, what engine are you using for the game?  At first blush, the demo appears to have been built in GM Studio, using the Ubuntu exporter, but I don't know for sure.  Also... holy Hannah it's dark!  And I don't mean graphically :D  Wow, I might well pledge a modest amount toward Fran Bow, and still not gather the courage to actually play the full game!

That's my stance on Senscape's Asylum as well (if you haven't seen it, you aught to check it out!  It's another terrifying graphic adventure).  I backed it with little expectation of actually playing it!

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Scott's said elsewhere that IndieDB, ModDB and SlideDB will remain under the DBolical banner, so that answers that part at least ^_^

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Quoting: muntdefemsOn an unrelated note, we appreciate having followers that customarily read every little bit of our columns, but for the record we'd want to state that LFG & The Fork of Truth was already featured as a Biggie two weeks ago. :D

Ah, yes... wow!  Sorry, Munt.

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Wow!  This is huge news!  A little scary, of course.  Their unique mix of features has fit my needs, and I've been a pretty strong supporter of Desura since the first Linux beta client.  I've invested considerably into my game library there, and I'm sure that I'm not alone in being somewhat concerned about what this means, so it's really great to see Scott address us here, personally!

If a member of the team, or an employee of Linden Labs, chooses to drop by this thread again, I'd be very pleased to have answers to a few questions.

The first was addressed by Scott himself, regarding the future of Linux support.  It would be good to have a few details there, but his presence and brief statement is very encouraging, and indeed, much more than I'd expected.

Secondly, I'd like to know what role the founders have in the new entity (i.e., Scott, Henley, Protektor, etc.).  They've worked really hard building this site and the community around it;  I'd feel better knowing that their vision was being enhanced rather than replaced.

Thirdly, I'm curious what effect this transition will have on the other DesuraNET properties (e.g., IndieDB, ModDB & the new SlideDB).  Were all of them purchased, or just the Desura service itself?  And, if they were all purchased, what will their future be?

Lastly, those of us whom are members of the community probably have some nifty constructive criticism/advice.  I surely do!  Will a specific avenue be opened for these sorts of comments?  Or should we do what we usually do, which is post on the Desura forums (or just e-mail Scott directly :P)...

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We probably have Valve to thank for it, I'm guessing they've triggered many things by bringing steam to Linux and announcing Linux console. Now go buy, Portal, Half Life and Dota to say thanks!

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