is it possible to install the windows version of a game, which has linux support?
i have games with linux support, but they dont work. 12 is better than 6, iron snout and dead island dont work after i updated kubuntu

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that.... could.... change..... everything......
now they all have to use VULKAN. did anyone tested WOLFENSTEIN and compared it with windows?

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just make battlefield clone already!

i would love that. i like tanks, but this huge maps have so much potential. and of course its for linux and with VULKAN it runs great

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Quoting: x_wing

Quoting: mylkaisnt that what vulkan should be? vulkan was made to bring games to other OS.
id software told us how easy it is to port doom to linux. maybe someone can ask feral interactive how much work it would be to port RotTR/mad max from the LINUX VULKAN version to a Windows VULKAN version. that would be very interesting

Vulkan is not a SDK, is just a graphic API. Unfortunately, porting an application to another OS is not just about the graphic API.

Don't get too exited people, it could be nothing.

of course, but all engines need to support this SDK
it is more likely that all engines suppport vulkan, because vulkan is open
and as far i know it should be easier/make less trouble porting a game from one OS to another

i mean vulkan already exists and it has proven, that it works great on linux and windows. (big) game studios just need to use it instead of DX

something new means back to the beginning

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Quoting: GuestCould Valve be creating an SDK for Steam?
Developers will no longer need to target the OS, and instead just code games direct for the Steam API.

Now that would seriously shake up Microsoft.

isnt that what vulkan should be? vulkan was made to bring games to other OS.
id software told us how easy it is to port doom to linux. maybe someone can ask feral interactive how much work it would be to port RotTR/mad max from the LINUX VULKAN version to a Windows VULKAN version. that would be very interesting

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Quoting: x_wing

Quoting: mylkawont start for me
libGL error: unable to load driver: radeonsi_dri.so
libGL error: driver pointer missing

i think thats the ubuntu16.04 bug i had with steam. but now i have 18.04

Nope, they messed up with local libs (libgcc_s.so to be exactly). You have to go to the game folder and create a symlink to your local library. This is what I did:

$ mv $HOME/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/insurgency2/bin/libgcc_s.so.1 libgcc_s.so.1.game
$ ln -s /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgcc_s.so.1 $HOME/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/insurgency2/bin/libgcc_s.so.1

With that fix, the game should start flawlessly from steam.

works. thanks

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Quoting: Eike

Quoting: mylkademo doesnt work for me. "error while loading shared libraries: libXcursor.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory"

Installing a package that should be called "libxcursor1" might help?

its already installed

Quoting: mariuz

Quoting: mylkademo doesnt work for me. "error while loading shared libraries: libXcursor.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory"

you need the 32bit versions of libXcursor

dpkg -S /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libXcursor.so.1
libxcursor1:i386: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libXcursor.so.1

sudo apt-get install libxcursor-dev:i386

you might find the other libs with

ldd Gibbous_Linux.x86

that helped, but then i needed
sudo apt install libxrandr2:i386

now it starts, but crashes after the unity screen

"Searching for joysticks with GUID" .... a lot of joysticks


edit: i tried this demo
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/real-time-tactical-rpg-city-of-the-shroud-has-a-linux-demo-build-available-for-testing.12333
same error. searches some joystick... logitec, xbox, saitek, etc and crashes

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wont start for me
libGL error: unable to load driver: radeonsi_dri.so
libGL error: driver pointer missing

i think thats the ubuntu16.04 bug i had with steam. but now i have 18.04

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Quoting: Whitewolfe80No not all games but games like Portal etc do because people expect bleeding edge graphics professional voice acting etc example Red Dead Redemption cost 100 million dollars to make. Ahh but we have a disgreement on the purpose of Steam os valve has Steam os as a back up incase windows try to make Windows app store a thing. If they wanted Steam os to be the go to linux distro they would need to make shit loads of improvements not just drivers also the last time they actively tried to talking to developers we got promises of Witcher 3 and Street Fighter 5 and we have neither of those.

do they need a fallback OS? wouldnt linux + steam be enough.


i think steamOS has more potential. its a fact, that games sell better on consoles, so vavle needs to get them

make ONE steam machine (same hardware for all) like PS4/xbox. optimize steamOS for it. make 2-3 AAA steamos exclusive games everybody wants, make them buy steam machines, get the customers from ps4/xbox

yes, this would cost a lot of money, but i think valve has it

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Quoting: Creak

Quoting: mylka

Quoting: GuestI simply love it to see Valve so dedicated to Linux.

but why arent they make new games, or just be publisher for games.

They are actually ;)
Gaben said they are working on several games, two of which are already announced: In the Valley of Gods and Artifact. The other projects haven't been announced yet.

ohh boy another card game. i liked gwent on witcher, but im not even playing gwent on gog
and a telltale/walking simulator game

dont get me wrong. its nice, but were are the big players? i dont mean hl3, or portal3, but sth bigger than a card game

playstation brings some new games like ghosts of tsushima, or death stranding. imaging such games from valve again

Quoting: Whitewolfe80

Quoting: mylka

Quoting: GuestI simply love it to see Valve so dedicated to Linux.

but why arent they make new games, or just be publisher for games.

Because that costs millions of dollars selling games makes them millions of dollars. Its profit versus potentional losses and valve hiring more linux staff is an outlay but its notwhere near the cost of developing a game.

i dont think all games cost millions.
anyways, i dont believe they make any money with steamOS. they want to bring there OS to the people, then they have to make games for it.

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