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I tried updating the other day, its a known issue.

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Quoting: "liamdawe, post: 5662, member: 1"or resorting to the buggy Desura client (Desurium still has problems with updating :().

When was the last time you tried updating with Desurium? To my knowledge, lodle's fixes were added to Desurium around/before the official client got its update fixes.

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Yeah, I'm right now keeping track of my games on at list 3 or 4 websites, and this will simplify it greatly (also, Steam is always first when it comes to updates from many devs). I just hope Civ5 (or Civ6, in a couple of years) follows, but without such buggy ports like the Mac one, they have to wait months for updates and then it doesn't even support everything.

Oh, and btw., nothing surprising about Dynamite Jack, they were on the Humble Store with the native Linux version for some time now.

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Bring it on, the more games the merrier!

I am just looking forward to a seamless update experience without me having to visit different websites or resorting to the buggy Desura client (Desurium still has problems with updating :().

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Quoting: "Anon, post: 5660"Yeah, that's the list I pointed to. Also, Amnesia is there now, so I guess that's another place I'll install it from and never play.

Oh, sorry. You're right. I didn't spot the link in your first post :)

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Yeah, that's the list I pointed to. Also, Amnesia is there now, so I guess that's another place I'll install it from and never play.

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Desura has a couple Dosbox enabled titles already - so it shows it can be done.

Would love to be able to buy One Unit: Whole Blood (for example) off of them and just expect it to work on my Fedora box. :D

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Yeah, I spotted Crusader Kings a couple of days ago (at least, I think it was a couple of days ago). I'd heard nothing about Linux support being considered for it before. I also wasn't aware of Dynamite Jack either ^_^

It's been interesting to watch as each CDR (Content Description Record) with Linux in its validoslist parameter has appeared. For anybody who's not already keeping track of this stuff, a searchable (though, sadly, it's not possible to search specifically for Linux titles) mirror of Steam's CDR database can be found at http://cdr.thebronasium.com

Quoting: "FutureSuture, post: 5656, member: 204"Does Trine not have a Linux client? :confused:

There are [URL='http://steamlinux.flibitijibibo.com/index.php?title=Native_Games']many games[/URL] with Linux clients that are also on Steam, but don't have Linux listed in their CDR.

Here's the CDR for Trine if you want to keep an eye on it: http://cdr.thebronasium.com/app/35700

Edit: Ooher, I just discovered that the Marlamin CDR mirror has been updated to allow for Linux title searching: http://marlamin.com/cdr/search.php?s=linux&searchby=os

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Thanks for posting this, Liam. Much appreciated. I do hope GOG finally gets to it. Like many have said, GOG's ScummVM and DOSBox games would run with little effort and then there are those games with native Linux versions, some of which may need tweaking, but hey, the vast majority of the code is there. GOG can't keep saying no with Kickstarter, the Humble Bundle, Desura, and now Steam supporting Linux ever more.

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Does Trine not have a Linux client? :confused:

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The appearance of Crusader Kings II is interesting.

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And we're here again, for the release of version 0.18.0!

This version introduces a myriad of new features, including Level-Up, Key re-binding, Spell buying, eating ingredients, using Keys to open things, and much more. Read on for the full changelog, and check out our release commentary video.

View video on youtube.com

Known Issues:

The launcher can crash on OS X versions < 10.8, this will be fixed in version 0.19.0
“Shaking screen effect” can occur on cell change

Changelog:

Implemented Level-Up dialog
Implemented Hide Marker, fixes big black blocks
Implemented Hotkey dialog
Implemented Keyboard and Mouse bindings, input system rewritten
Implemented Spell Buying Window
Added support for handling resources across multiple data directories
Implemented Object Movement/Creation script instructions
Initial AI framework implemented
Implemented eating Ingredients
Implemented Door markers on the local map
Implemented using Keys to open doors/containers
Implemented Loading screens
Implemented Inventory avatar image and race selection head preview (note that only default Dunmer male displays at the moment)
Fixed the size of Preferences menu buttons
Fixed Hand-to-hand always being 100
Fixes for NPC and character animation
Fix for sound coordinates
Fix for exception when drinking self-made potions
Fix for clothes showing up in 1st person
Fix for weird character on door tooltips
Collision fixes
Fix for “onOfferButtonClicked” crash


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For New Developers: [URL='http://wiki.openmw.org/index.php?title=Contribution_Wanted']http://wiki.openmw.org/index.php?title= ... ion_Wanted[/URL]
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Seems that Waveform is already on Linux, at least per [URL='https://plus.google.com/102593483001615978126/posts/jDNbpuwSFgd?hl=en']this[/URL]. Woops I guess, should have checked further.

Also, that's the guy that's porting Vessel, [URL='http://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/10zana/vessel_information_search_indie_humble_bundle/']apparently[/URL] they're close to having it on QA, shouldn't be long after that that we all get it.

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Hopefully Paradox follows with the rest of their catalogue. But at least Crusader Kings II, so there's that to look forward to.

But yeah, many of the Humble devs have already expressed that they will be getting the ports there, so it's probably certain. I just hope I get into the beta, whenever the signups are open.

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Not a bad list at all, but there will be many more than that I am sure!

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Quoting: "David Dreggors, post: 5644"Can someone please explain why so many people today equate PC with Windows?

PC stands for "Personal Computer" and to be more historically accurate "IBM Personal Computer" because it was IBM that first sold a home computer named "PC" or "Personal Computer".

In todays market PC refers to any IBM PC or IBM PC clone *regardless* of what Operating System one uses. Since Macintosh hardware was NOT Intel based originally, it was not called a PC or PC clone. Now that it uses Intel hardware though it *IS* a PC. Also, desktops/laptops running Linux have ALWAYS been PCs. They all run on x86 hardware which is what PC refers to!

By repeatedly saying a PC is a "Windows only" Desktop or Laptop, you show your lack of knowledge and you force your lack of knowledge on others who do not know. Please stop.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Personal_Computer
See the "IBM PC as standard" section to read on IBM PC compatibles and clones as well.

Tell that to gog.com not us, you are preaching to the converted, we all know PC != Windows. The article only says "PC (Windows)" to show what they mean.

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Quoting: "Cheeseness, post: 5627, member: 122"GOG have an [URL='http://www.gog.com/news/come_watch_cd_projekt_red_and_gogcom_special_event']upcoming event[/URL] where they will announce the support of additional "OSes" (plural). It's unclear whether Linux will be one of those (there's mention of MacOS and "consoles" in the news post about the event), so it wouldn't be a good idea to get your hopes up, but it's definitely worth keeping an eye to.

The numbers are still fluctuating (I'll give a summary in a couple of days when things are settled), but at this point, it looks like MacOS will finish up between $17k and $18k ahead of Linux in this bundle.

Yup, I saw, and I do hope it works out for the better, but GOG voiced their discomfort with supporting Linux several months ago so I too am not keeping my hopes high. I just wonder where all the millions of Linux fans are. Could use them to voice their support. Considering how Mac OS has a significantly higher market share according to many, I find that gap to be rather small, once again speaking for the support of Linux (and not at the detriment of Mac OS either; both should see more support).

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Quoting: "Hamish, post: 5640, member: 6"Indeed, which is why theses issues should have been worked out before the Bundle started. Now, we are getting a native port, and I am grateful that they are taking the time to do it properly. But this was still handled badly by the Bundle organizers IMO.

It does seem that way, though I wonder where the pressure to coincide with Torchlight 2's release came from.

Quoting: "Hamish, post: 5637, member: 6"Which may explain why it only got $2 Million - not a figure to be scoffed at but still much lower than the previous big Indie bundle got.

I don't believe that figure will be toppable in a long time. The lineup of the Humble Indie Bundle V stands out against every previous bundle. I'd definitely agree that proximity to that outstanding bundle hurt this one, but all things considered, I'd say this one did pretty darn well (4th highest all up).

Anyway, here are some numbers:

Total Payments: $2,048,565.95
Linux Payments: $319,306.67 (15.59%)
MacOS Payments: $336,910.00 (16.45%)
Windows Payments: $1,392,349.28 (67.97%)

Average Payment: $6.48
Linux Average: $10.48 (+$4.00 over)
MacOS Average: $7.59 (+$1.11 over)
Windows Average: $5.82 (-$0.66 under)

Total Purchases: 316,273
Linux Purchases: 30,468 (9.63%)
MacOS Purchases: 44,389 (14.03%)
Windows Purchases: 239,235 (75.64%)

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@David: What has that got to do with anything? Anyway, I'd imagine it's something to do with some idiots misunderstanding it, then many campaigns popularizing it and somehow it ended up as PC = Windows.

@avarisclari: We had a conversation here and there was another one on GOG.com simultaneously. The reasons they listed:

too hard to support (many different distros)

requires retraining support staff (which goes back to point one)

needs more testing (the reasoning for that one was weird, something about the many different versions of dosbox across distros and other libraries - this is easily solvable by them distributing their own dosbox (eugh, that'd mean hundreds upon hundreds of unneccessary packages) or making a repo with neccessary packages called gog.com-PACKAGE_NAME)

stuff about possible contract problems with them selling games on Linux but not paying for that

[URL='http://www.gamingonlinux.com/index.php?threads/getting-gog-com-to-support-linux.899/']The thread in question.[/URL] There are other links in there.

A lot could have happened, but I just can't believe this is something that indeed happened. Honestly, even Android is more likely now.

But I will thoroughly hope, and if not now, then maybe at the next conference (should be April or May as usual)?

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Can someone please explain why so many people today equate PC with Windows?

PC stands for "Personal Computer" and to be more historically accurate "IBM Personal Computer" because it was IBM that first sold a home computer named "PC" or "Personal Computer".

In todays market PC refers to any IBM PC or IBM PC clone *regardless* of what Operating System one uses. Since Macintosh hardware was NOT Intel based originally, it was not called a PC or PC clone. Now that it uses Intel hardware though it *IS* a PC. Also, desktops/laptops running Linux have ALWAYS been PCs. They all run on x86 hardware which is what PC refers to!

By repeatedly saying a PC is a "Windows only" Desktop or Laptop, you show your lack of knowledge and you force your lack of knowledge on others who do not know. Please stop.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Personal_Computer
See the "IBM PC as standard" section to read on IBM PC compatibles and clones as well.

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If it is Linux: This goes back to an email time I had with them about the subject: Many of their games either use dosbox (which has Linux packages) or have native builds, which are mostly open to the community to keep up to date. Of course, I had this conversation MANY months ago with them, but still. *goes back to buy DN3D*

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I'm inclined to cut the Humble Bundle folks a bit of slack. I work on cross platform software (and have done for the last 13 years or so) and occasionally you slam into a cascade of problems where fixing the first causes the second, etc. To quote Douglas Adams "I love deadlines. I love the whooshing sound they make as they go past". I'm more grouchy about Cortex Command than I am about Vessel - the last working Linux build was released over a year ago, and Data Realms recently pushed the actual 1.0 out the door for Windows/Mac.

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Indeed, which is why theses issues should have been worked out before the Bundle started. Now, we are getting a native port, and I am grateful that they are taking the time to do it properly. But this was still handled badly by the Bundle organizers IMO.

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Sounds like Vessel was a major pain to port:
http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/10ir6n/were_humble_indie_bundle_6_creators_of_torchlight/c6dtc1o

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Oh, right, I totally forgot about Shadowrun! Two of them actually, a single player game and an MMORPG, both with Linux support.

It seems like I need to take a sabbatical next year to have any chance to play all of these...

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Can't help but notice that Vessel is still missing on Mac and Linux despite them promising that they would have the ports out in a few days after launch...

As I said, this whole thing was a bit rushed. Now, I know I have personally thought that the Humble Bundle guys have been trying to push too much out too quickly ever since the Frozen Synapse one, but this one is quite emblematic of the problem, only coming a couple of months after Humble Indie Bundle 5.

Which may explain why it only got $2 Million - not a figure to be scoffed at but still much lower than the previous big Indie bundle got.

Still looking forward to giving Rochard and Torchlight a proper go at some point though.

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Well,, there is no need to rush. Just the promise is a good enough thing ATM, no? ;)

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I've no idea how did they announce Win7 support. But the date is a couple of days within Win8 release as well.

Perhaps this will be Linux support (with additional repos for Ubuntu users to make it easier). Who knows. Maybe this will be their attempt to compete with Steam, seeing as many more of old games are being released there. However much I want that to be true, I'm still thinking it's unlikely. If I'm wrong, than yay!, but if I'm right, at least I won't be so disappointed.

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I don't see it being Windows 8 since when they say PC in the first section they mean Windows? Unless they count every version of Windows a new OS but that's just odd.

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Thanks, wasn't aware of this. Seems like Shadowrun will be the first to come January 2013.

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