Not exactly design related but I think it would be nice if logged in sessions lasted a while longer than they do today. Now I always have to log in again if I haven't used GOL on a particular device in a few hours.

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Quoting: micmonI gladly paid for this because I wanted to thank the developers for YHTWTG in the first place.

Yeah, me too. I figured the price was definitely worth it for the enjoyment I've gotten out of YHtWtG alone. Now after having put some time into Super Win the Game I realize it's not going to appeal to all fans of YHtWtG, but I personally really enjoy it so far.

Also, here's some interesting reading about the process of porting the first game:

• You Have to Port the Game


• Becoming Cross-Platform

Thanks for pointing me to those articles, von.

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Ah, there's no separate function for config path. Yeah, that makes it less ideal, but it's a step up from the mess we have now at any rate.

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So if all developers utilized SDL 2 we would be in a lot better shape than we are in now.

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Quoting: Segata Sanshiro

Quoting: GuestWelcome to Turrican! Ahahahahahahah…

On a side note, beware of The book of unwritten tales, the linux build has been broken for years and they don’t care, still selling it… (Yes I’m going to mention it in every article that talks about this game.)

I finished the game and actually had no issues with it whatsoever (GTX 750 ti / Nvidia 344). The Raven on the other hand had lots of graphical issues, it didn't crash or anything and I completed the game just fine but squares and things would appear on the screen.

Those issues are present in all versions of the game though, from what I've heard. I assume the issue stan is referring to is that the game crashes if you attempt to open up in-game settings while the Steam overlay is active. I don't think that was ever fixed despite a lot of people having issues with it. I personally think it's pretty minor though and it's extremely easy to get around.

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Alright, bought the complete bundle from GameAgent! This particular game doesn't interest me much at all but hopefully the next game they port do. (Fingers crossed for Age of Empires II (even though it's Microsoft published).)

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Quoting: FutureSutureDo we want Ubisoft to support Linux?

Beyond Good and Evil + Rayman = YES.

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That looks seriously cool. But... Ubisoft? On Linux!?

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Yes, this was a huge annoyance for me when I reinstalled the OS on my laptop a couple of weeks back. I had to back up my entire home directory to make sure I got everything across. Ideally I think Valve should point developers to the XDG spec or as a minimal measure suggest that they use ~/.local/share and ~/.config.

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Another great instalment in this article series. :)

QuoteDaedalic is also notable as a publisher, publishing Linux titles such as Gemini Rue

It's only the localized German version they've published though, as the original version is published by Wadjet Eye Games.

QuoteBlack Pants

Here’s a studio that really likes pants, so much so that they named themselves after them and made a pair of missing pants the basis of the storyline in their game Tiny and Big. The game was included in the Humble Indie Bundle 8 in June last year and subsequent re-bundle this year so if you got the game there and never got round to playing it, you probably should!

I loved the first level of Tiny and Big and it's a ton of fun just running around wreaking havoc and uncovering secrets with your gadgets. Sadly the game becomes more combat focused and less sandbox oriented as you progress through it, so for me it lost a lot of what I initially liked about it and I never actually finished it. It's absolutely worth giving it a go though as it's a pretty unique game with a ton of charm.

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