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You can install and use Adobe AIR 2.6 on Ubuntu and other distributions with this [URL='http://askubuntu.com/questions/87447/how-can-i-install-adobe-air']guide[/URL]. It worked for Botanicula when it was available as .air file and works for other programs.

For example it works for [URL='http://www.anodynegame.com/']Anodyne[/URL] it's a game in development listed on Steam [URL='http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=92921739']Greenlight[/URL] and there is also [URL='http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=92701947']Incredipede[/URL] though it doesn't have a demo version so i don't know how well will it work.

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Yeah I imagine for a lot of users it will just out right put them off.

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never did get adobe air to run, must admit I did not try very very hard, but was enough to skip Cardinal Quest 1. With more and more Linux games showing up these days skipping a game because it's hard to setup becomes easier and I notice I do it faster then lets say 2-3 years ago.

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Yeah, sorry. Honestly, I wouldn't be getting excited about that. I haven't been talking to anybody with real authority ^_^

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Quoting: "Kame, post: 5531, member: 102"Why you gotta go and be all cryptic like that :p

Cheese can be the master of that at times Kame. ;)

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Why you gotta go and be all cryptic like that :p

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Favourable was what I'd heard, not what I'd read ;)

But yeah, there's definitely nothing approaching a commitment so far as I know.

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Favorable might be overstating it a tad.

QuoteThat's on the agenda as something to discuss, but we're a small team that doesn't know much about Linux and don't want to grow or take on busy work. That said, we know there is a demand and we do like to please.

Classifying Linux as "busy work" doesn't really strike me as "favorable"

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So far as I'm aware, a Torchlight 2 Linux client hasn't been announced as yet. Since they didn't do the Torchlight 1 port internally, I imagine that they wouldn't have started work on or getting someone to work on a port of Torchlight 2 until after it was completed. From what I hear, they're favourable towards the idea though :)

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Bought! Looks pretty good, Torchlight is awesome :) So sadly that Torchlight 2 wasn't also available in Humble Bundle and they didn't Linux port. Maybe in future?

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Some missing instructions:

QuoteInstructions for GNU/Linux:
1) Unzip the file into ~/.steelstorm/gamedata/data/campaign
2) Rename the extracted folder to "_necro_campaign" (*)
3) Restart steelstorm

(*) Note:
You can rename it to whatever you want, as long as it is all in lower case! (Might not matter on Windows, but GNU/Linux (and Mac I think) are case-sensitive.)
Whatever you name the folder, will be what it appears as in the campaign list, minus the first character and with underscores replaced by spaces, i.e. a folder named "_abc_def" will appear in the campaign list as "abc def".

I believe that should go somewhere in here:
http://modding.kot-in-action.com/
http://www.steel-storm.com/mwiki/index.php/Main_Page

Apparently [URL='http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2857283']you also added a user-created map on steam[/URL]. Don't forget to push it to Desura too!
Another thing which might help is a system like in VVVVVV and Voxatron, where you can download user-created levels from within the game. Maybe something to consider for your future games. ;)

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:D

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That's fantastic news :)

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Indeed any game going for Unity should hopefuly support us :)

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Awesome! Unity Engine support easily broadens the game horizons.

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Indeed already posted it up :), good news

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Quoting: "liamdawe, post: 5509, member: 1"Will be trying more Torchlight tonight now my crashbug should be fixed...just got to fix my Linux install yet again...that's the trouble running pre-releases...lots of breakage!

opensuse 12.2 ftw :p

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Quoting: "Cheeseness, post: 5504, member: 122"Interesting. I've only ever played Pong clones with a mouse. A game pad would seem to be less accurate/responsive. Is that compensated for, do you think?

could also be the bigger screen (tv) and sitting further away, I just noticed I play it easier on the PS3

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Quote from their last update:

QuoteIn fact, our experience with Unity so far has made us confident enough that we have decided to remove Linux support from the stretch goals and just commit to providing a Linux version right here and now!

(Unity is the engine they'll use, not Ubuntu's desktop. Can be confusing...)

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good.

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Quoting: "liamdawe, post: 5508, member: 1"You can do it by pressing Edit to the right of the link to it on the topic list on the actual forum page.
Also under Thread Options on the post itself - only just realised this one myself.

Ah. I guess I don't have permissions to do that - I don't see thread options or an edit link in the news subforum.
No matter. I made the typo, so I'm happy to live with it ^_^

QuoteOn topic - So Steam very soon then making Valve Time allowances.

Yeah, the L4D blog post is in line with stuff that I've heard.

Valve seem to have been a little more reliable with publicised dates over the past couple of years (I think they just don't throw specifics out there until they're certain now), so "Valve Time" doesn't seem to have the relevance it once had.

It'll be interesting to see how they handle the rollout of Workshop in Left 4 Dead. I really wish they'd throw Workshop on Alien Swarm. That was the perfect title to launch it on, IMO, since it's an empty canvas waiting to be filled (and having Workshop launch on it would have given it a bit more of the attention it deserves).

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Oh, I didn't spot that we had a news article on this one.

I made a few lengthy posts in the Linux thread on the Steam forums about why this trend of unrealistic stretch goals and stretch goals in general for cross platform support are likely to breed unhealthy perceptions and behaviours. If anybody's interested they can [URL='http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?p=32832464#post32832464']read them[/URL].

One thing I would like to highlight (as an example of unhealthy behaviour) is that there's [URL='http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/60178-why-are-resources-being-spent-on-a-linux-version/']a thread[/URL] on the Project Eternity forums made by people who feel that Linux support is a waste of the the project's funds - an attitude that would be much less likely to have existed if Linux support were added to the project directly rather than associated with a stretch goal.

At the end of the day, I think there's more benefit to either adding Linux support to the primary target, or just adding Linux support to the project after the minimum value that the developers feel they need to be able to support Linux is met (and not confirm it beforehand). This way, people on all platforms are aiming for the same things with regards to stretch goals, which creates better community synergy, and promotes equality.

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Quoting: "Cheeseness, post: 5507, member: 122"Ah, fruit. Looks like a typo slipped into the title. Not sure if/how I can fix that.

Should it have been "Left 4 Dead 2 Getting Worship and Linux Support in Mid October"? ^^

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Will be trying more Torchlight tonight now my crashbug should be fixed...just got to fix my Linux install yet again...that's the trouble running pre-releases...lots of breakage!

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Quoting: "Cheeseness, post: 5507, member: 122"Ah, fruit. Looks like a typo slipped into the title. Not sure if/how I can fix that.

You can do it by pressing Edit to the right of the link to it on the topic list on the actual forum page.

Also under Thread Options on the post itself - only just realised this one myself.

On topic - So Steam very soon then making Valve Time allowances.

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Ah, fruit. Looks like a typo slipped into the title. Not sure if/how I can fix that.

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Superb! I hope this leads to all Valve titles getting Workshop support.

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Quoting: "Bumadar, post: 5498, member: 93"Rochard: mighty impressed with it, unity engine looks good :) soundtrack is brilliant

I finished this last night, and was massively surprised at how good it is.Sure it has one or two rough edges, but the puzzles are well designed, the pacing is good, and presentation on the whole is engaging and compelling.

Quoting: "Bumadar, post: 5498, member: 93"Shatter: have it on PS3, it plays better with controller then keyboard mouse, but good game

Interesting. I've only ever played Pong clones with a mouse. A game pad would seem to be less accurate/responsive. Is that compensated for, do you think?

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My patch also supports overriding Alt-Tab for minimising and maximising in SDL where unsupported by games. Though it'd be better if SDL didn't grab the keyboard when fullscreen - there is a patch somewhere to stop that though.

For me pulseaudio, at least on my desktop, is unnecessary as I've hardware mixing (and don't need independent volume controls). Pulseaudio patches welcome though.

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Quoting: "Anon, post: 5500"Yeah, PA has been fairly amazing for some time now, it works pretty much flawlessly for me (except for Skype...). I just hope that at some point I will be able to Alt+Tab my way out of games and easily change volume.

no problems with skype either for me.
and alt+tab also mostly works...well some games not..then i use alt+ctrl+D or printscreen button to bring up screenshot dialog and then switch workspaces.
yeah...nasty ways tho...but most games alt+tab or alt+ctrl+ arrow keys(to switch workspaces) work fine

also..some games have ctrl+G to ungrab mouse..some games u can bring up the console to loose focus..etc

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