Interested, but it'd have to work (i.e. graphics problems ironed out) and the gameplay would need to be good and engaging.

I guess if this game could grow into a fuller experience (Imagine bigger islands, Robinson Crusoe type content) then it could be even better.

Added to my Wishlist as something to keep an eye on.

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From Liam's review:

This line also got me:
We never want to lose sight that it’s your hardware to do with as you want.

For me, this is true of virtually all the Tech I aim to buy. Unless hardware does what I want it to do, not what some big corporation wants to impose upon me as a purchaser, then I am far from keen to spend my money on that Tech.

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Quoting: jarhead_hThings I don't understand #1,850,382 : Why Square Enix published the Final Fantasy PC remasters using Direct X when they were natively coded in OpenGL. Or were they? We're talking PS2 era, so maybe not.

I can almost 100% predict the answer to that question: It is what the majority of the coder team are familiar with using.

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So, to summarise:

It has been recently updated, July 2018, for better stability and performance on modern operating systems (e.g. Windows 10) compared to the old version.

The Linux version is also taking advantage of the updates and is available on GOG and Steam.

Both Steam and GOG are currently offering it at a very nice 80% discount. Kerr-ching!

Prior to this latest update, I've read a number of people's reviews (Windows users) stating that it worked badly on their system.

Question to self:

Do I buy it on Steam or GOG? Hehe.

EDIT: Got it on GOG.

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I'm amused that "Before The Storm" is indicating support for Windows, Linux and Mac on Humble store. But if you visit Steam then only Windows is listed (Yes, I know it is due to come to Linux and Mac soon - yeah, go Feral!)

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Quoting: linuxjacques

Quoting: muntdefemsIt seems to me like Humble are increasingly moving away from their old bundle model and more into the monthly subscription one.

And what they's really like you to do is pay for a year up front.

Which is what I've done, and I can give you some very good reasons:

1) You can Pause-A-Month at any time (other than during the day when the payment is taken out) which means that all your credit stays unused until you decide a monthly is good enough to pick up.

2) While Active, i.e. you still have the chance to Pause it, you get the 10% Discount on Regular Store purchases. So, I'm getting 10% EXTRA discount on my Humble Store purchases nearly constantly (because I only pause during payment week).

3) Sometimes you can get wallet credit / cash-back on the Full Price weekly Game Bundles. So far during my Yearly Subs (started Jan 2018), I've had at least $6 cash-back credit.

3) I'm expecting my Year's Subscription to take approx 2 years of real time before I've claimed it all. Cherry-picking only the Monthlies that I want - Typically Linux early reveals. (Thanks to Pause-A-Month.)

4) I picked up the Yearly Subscription during a special $20 wallet credit offer, so gained that bonus as well.

5) The yearly subscription works out as the same cost as 11 monthly payments, so you get an extra month for free.

6) There's almost always some Linux games in each Monthly. Even when the Early Reveals have none.

7) You gain access to the massive Humble Trove of downloadable DRM-free games - too!!

Of course, if I wasn't buying a decent amount of games, it could conceivably be a bit of a waste. But, considering what I do buy, it works out very favourably for me. Your Mileage May Vary ;)

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Quoting: jens

Quoting: Comandante ÑoñardoAnd Hidden Steam achievements for play the game entirely on Linux or mac...
The army of obsessive achievement hunters will install Linux and play the game on it just for the get the achievement.. they will back to windows, but at least they gave Linux a try.

This would be a cool move.

Well, only cool in the direction favouring Linux. Imagine if there were achievements in place if you played on Windows and Mac. So you'd have to play on all 3 to get 100% - Not something I'd favour.

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Snap! (Got all those ones. But some in my Steam collection, rather than GOG.)

Noticed that "For The King" is in the GOG sale, but not the Linux version (Steam has Linux version).

Also, being naughty and going off topic:

Noticed that Humble's typical Weekly Game Bundle is missing - for the 5th week running. I wonder what's happening there?

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Well, good that The Escapists 2 is for Linux. Shame that Conan Exiles isn't because I really fancy that game myself.

Getting back to the previous (July) bundle, I like to check what I missed out on, when I didn't take it.

- Hearts of Iron IV - for Linux, great - but it isn't really the sort of game I like, so I didn't get this Monthly
- Blackwake and Portal Knights - the other two early unlocks - Windows only, so not appealing to me as a Linux gamer
- Serial Cleaner - for Linux, great - but I own it already, so no big deal
- Forts (Tons of Guns) - Windows - nah
- Titan Quest - Windows - and I own it already - so good that I paused this bundle
- Shiness - Windows - nah
- Interplanetary - Linux, great - but not exactly on my must-play list
- Stumblehill - Humble original (Linux ?)- maybe this will be in the Trove for pick-up another time

I did a "Pause-A-Month" on July's bundle, and pleased to say that it worked out good this time. (But I've been upset in the past when I'd wanted some of the Late Reveals. The Late Reveals only become available after you have already paid for and claimed the Monthly bundle - annoying, but that's the way it works.)

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Quoting: ReverendJ1

Quoting: g000h

Quoting: scaineI do like how Rust looks. Just a shame it's mainly PVP... just not my thing.

Well, yeah. But like me, if you find a low-occupancy / nearly-empty / your-own server, you can play with very little grief from other players.

I find it is "part of the game" to have a few potential trouble-makers that are best avoided. My least favourite eventualities are when (a) I'm just starting and getting attacked by a kitted-out player, or even worse (b) I'm doing okay by myself but getting hounded by a team, and finally (c) coming back to the game to find out my base was broken in, when I wasn't there.

My solution to each of the above issues is this:

(a) Avoid busy servers, or find somewhere remote on the map and keep your base well hidden.

(b) Have more than one base set up. Split resources between them. Find a less-busy or friendlier server.

(c) Have more than one base set up. Do you best to hide your base (or put it in a remote location). Also, keep on upgrading your base to make it harder and harder to break in.

For me, the game "7 Days To Die" is great to play single-player. You get a much deeper survival experience than Rust. The graphics on 7D2D are decent, but not quite up to Rust's standard. Also, when you run 7D2D and run your own Single Player (own server) experience, you can set the conditions as hard or easy as you want.

I'd be interested to play "Rising World" and "Ark: Survival Evolved" too. But, particularly for "Ark", I don't believe the developers are making sure the Linux release is up to the same standards (e.g. graphics) as the Windows release.

My friends convinced me to get Rust during the Steam Summer sale. I liked it, but I had trouble with it crashing randomly every few minutes. My other friend on Linux had the same issue. It's fun, but it is really geared for PvP. Since we like PvE, I did create a private server for us, but it just seemed a little hollow. Without the threat of raids/enemies, it's just like Minecraft on creative mode.

We ended up picking Ark back up a couple days ago, since it plays really well PvE. I have over 300 hours into it all on Linux, since it was EA. I hadn't played it since it was officially released. There were graphical bugs in EA, and apparently they still exist. It's something to do with their shaders for Linux. Sometimes when a dino should be kicking up dust, instead of dust, it will look like rainbow clouds. Same with the rain, sometimes it just turns all colors. It can be distracting, but it's not really game breaking and the game's fun makes up for it for me at least. I have heard there are issues with caves now on Linux, but I haven't gotten to one yet since I started replaying. It was a bug introduced sometime while I had stopped. Overall, it's a ridiculously fun game, but it's horribly optimized, for Windows and Linux. The Linux version has a few extra bugs and could use some TLC, but it's probably never going to happen at this point. I wouldn't buy it full price again because of that, but on a good sale, it's still a lot of fun.

Sorry that your Rust gaming has be buggy / glitchy. Generally I don't have any problems with Rust crashing. What I have observed is Rust server crashes, and well... It could easily be the fault of the server admin. I had that with a server I tried, got fed up with it, moved to another server and now have nearly 100% uptime.

One of my most exciting Rust sessions actually involved a team of griefers. They had broken into my first base, and I'd just come online, and they'd killed me too. I respawned at another base, came back and observed them from the bushes (about 25m from the compromised base). They were waiting around for me to return. Then, there was an air-drop or something, and they gave up waiting for me, and rushed off to claim the drop.

Soon as they left, I sneaked over making sure none were around, repaired the bomb-holes in the base, and got it all ship-shape again before they could return. They'd have to waste another bundle of explosives to get in again. And they never did. Sure, getting griefed constantly is a pain in the arse, but something like this can be a really cool experience.

Are you truly recommending Ark: Survival Evolved to me? In its current state? How do you compare the graphics and framerate of Ark to Rust? (N.B. I have tonnes of other stuff to play, I can hold back on Ark for now.)

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