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Starbound developer comments on Linux support and their SteamOS icon
10 June 2016 at 4:15 pm UTC
I think that the pain that some devs feel with Linux is that they try to handle it like just another version of Windows, realizing that there can be a world of difference between the two systems and cry wolf. Now I'm no game developer but I do develop software for a living and I always write the Linux version first and then port to Windows and every time it's a real pain to do, so I image that the reverse must be true for devs that are used to how Windows works as well.
10 June 2016 at 4:15 pm UTC
Quoting: STiATPainless Linux-Support has two sides:
It's probably painless to support stuff if you're using the right libraries to get all the window management, input and stuff done.
What can be a pain, especially for graphically more... challanging products is still the graphics stack. Ye, a lot of is done there, but we're not quite where I'd consider it a good state.
Still, ye, Linux numbers is minimal, and I can understand business decisions on not supporting Linux. Though, it's always nice if we get a game :-).
I think that the pain that some devs feel with Linux is that they try to handle it like just another version of Windows, realizing that there can be a world of difference between the two systems and cry wolf. Now I'm no game developer but I do develop software for a living and I always write the Linux version first and then port to Windows and every time it's a real pain to do, so I image that the reverse must be true for devs that are used to how Windows works as well.
We are now importing sales from Steam to our Sales Page
9 June 2016 at 9:50 am UTC
Looks like Liam is scraping the public Steam Store so there is no way that he could expose non public data.
9 June 2016 at 9:50 am UTC
Quoting: NyamiouMake sure you don't extract data that is not exposed by the public API, because databases are also protected by copyright in the EU.
Looks like Liam is scraping the public Steam Store so there is no way that he could expose non public data.
Minecraft 1.10 released, adds Polar Bears and more
9 June 2016 at 9:45 am UTC
I think that the version equality will be there for a long time since it's the same version due to Minecraft being a Java application. Of course they could always try and force the XBOX version as the only version (guessing here that that version is not written in Java) but there is nothing that indicates that this is on the road map.
9 June 2016 at 9:45 am UTC
Quoting: AnxiousInfusionQuoting: PlintslchoThere're people way older than you are that still greatly enjoy Minecraft, believe me. ;-)
Ironically, the only people who are adamant that Minecraft is for kids are those who were recently children/young teens. That said, I am pleased to see Minecraft still works well on Linux even though it is owned by Microsoft. I can only wonder how much longer this version equality will last and so I've been cozying up real close to Minetest lately.
I think that the version equality will be there for a long time since it's the same version due to Minecraft being a Java application. Of course they could always try and force the XBOX version as the only version (guessing here that that version is not written in Java) but there is nothing that indicates that this is on the road map.
According to Deep Silver the new editions of Dead Island are not coming to Linux
26 May 2016 at 3:32 pm UTC
To use @ to refer to users on forums happened many many years before Twitter existed.
26 May 2016 at 3:32 pm UTC
Quoting: GuestQuoting: wojtek88interprets all the occurences of words starting with '@' characterWe are not on Twitter though.
To use @ to refer to users on forums happened many many years before Twitter existed.
Unity3D working on SDL, Wayland and Mir support
11 May 2016 at 7:20 pm UTC Likes: 2
But X11 is the past and is really buggy (try for example to create a 100% no-one-can-bypass screen saver lock for X11). More to the point is that the devs behind X11 is the same devs that are creating Wayland.
The only sad thing with these nice changes to Unity3D is that AFAIK Unity3D is statically linked to each game and does not exist as a shared resource in for example Steam so for this new version to be used games have to be updated one by one(?).
11 May 2016 at 7:20 pm UTC Likes: 2
Quoting: Guest1. Any special reason why would you support Unity3D?
2. Everyones acting like X11 is the past and is really buggy and slow - but really most don't have real problems with X11 and if there are problems let us fix them or rewrite parts if neccesarry.
But X11 is the past and is really buggy (try for example to create a 100% no-one-can-bypass screen saver lock for X11). More to the point is that the devs behind X11 is the same devs that are creating Wayland.
The only sad thing with these nice changes to Unity3D is that AFAIK Unity3D is statically linked to each game and does not exist as a shared resource in for example Steam so for this new version to be used games have to be updated one by one(?).
Feral Interactive officially confirm F1 2015 is coming to Linux
10 May 2016 at 8:02 pm UTC
Or it's Feral who reaches out to the publisher to make a deal in which Feral buys the distribution rights for OSX and Linux. Consider that Feral sells their ports on their own shop, people who simply create ports don't do that. And if you go to Sega's webshop and select LINUX as platform you cannot find Alien: Isolation.
10 May 2016 at 8:02 pm UTC
Quoting: cRaZy-bisCuiTQuoting: GuestQuoting: TheRiddickFeral should port Skyrim then/or Fallout4... just saying.
Is it Feral who choose what to port, or the development/publisher house approaching Feral?
Must be the publisher! How should they get the source code otherwise? Also they wouldn't have any rights for distribution then.
Or it's Feral who reaches out to the publisher to make a deal in which Feral buys the distribution rights for OSX and Linux. Consider that Feral sells their ports on their own shop, people who simply create ports don't do that. And if you go to Sega's webshop and select LINUX as platform you cannot find Alien: Isolation.
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