Coming up in this LinuxGamecast Weekly: Valve pisses on Piston. Then it’s over 10,000,000. GameMaker: Studio supports Linux publishing, and we review Monster Minis Extreme Off-Road and The Apocalyptic One Two.
Links
Steam News
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/03/12/piston-steambox-gets-p-ssed-on-by-valve/
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Steam-for-Linux-Gets-Offline-Automatic-Repair-Capabilities-337343.shtml
http://store.steampowered.com/app/300/?snr=1_7_15__13
http://store.steampowered.com/app/227580/
News
http://www.webupd8.org/2013/03/intel-releases-linux-graphics-drivers.html
http://www.yoyogames.com/news/144
http://liliputing.com/2013/03/gcw-zero-159-linux-based-retro-gaming-handheld-coming-in-april.html
Games
http://www.monsterminis.com/
http://www.indiedb.com/games/the-apocalyptic-one-two/videos
Feedback
http://slexy.org/view/s21oAjaLdS
http://slexy.org/view/s2NHCrh3dU
http://boards.openpandora.org/index.php/topic/12304-dragonbox-coding-competition-the-results/
http://slexy.org/view/s2XUi8NZHW
Plugs
- http://linuxgamecast.com/podcast/
- http://www.youtube.com/linuxgamecast
- http://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming
PSA
Key: Venn Jordan Pedro
Steam News :
Valve distances itself from Xi3’s Piston.
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/03/12/piston-steambox-gets-p-ssed-on-by-valve/
- I would too, $1000 for the specs of a $499 laptop? They can pike right off!
- Modular Motherboards are neat, however I was always concerned about the graphical capabilities of such a machine.
Steam for Linux Gets Offline Automatic Repair Capabilities
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Steam-for-Linux-Gets-Offline-Automatic-Repair-Capabilities-337343.shtml
- No more excuses!
- Wonder if this will fix some of the “hey I wiped all your games” glitches.
Day of Defeat (GoldSrc version)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/300/?snr=1_7_15__13
- The Goldsrc version of DoD works right out of the box on Fuduntu and suffers from the exact same font garbling issues as Counter Strike 1.6.
- Had some minor problems with the fonts
- Why can’t TF2 load in such a reasonable time?
It’s over 10,000,000
http://store.steampowered.com/app/227580/
- This game flew completely under the radar for me.
- OMG… Someone will need to stop me from playing this game.
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch (Beta) now publicly available
http://store.steampowered.com/app/320/?snr=1_7_15__13
- Works out of the Box on Fuduntu, did have one tiny issue with the game rendering fullscreen in screen 1 when it should be on 2, but there’s an option that allows me to change that so bonus points)
- Went into a trance for 112 minutes Friday morning.
- Limited servers in the beta.
- Runs stupid fast.
News:
Intel Releases Linux Graphics Drivers Installer
http://www.webupd8.org/2013/03/intel-releases-linux-graphics-drivers.html
- Easily install the latest graphics drivers
- Unable to use the Intel Linux Graphics Installer on 64-bit Ubuntu
- Basically it adds the Intel repo for you
GameMaker: Studio Supports Linux Publishing. Just kidding! It’s only for Ubuntu!
http://www.yoyogames.com/news/144
- This troubles me…
- GameMaker: Studio still only runs on Windows.
- The Ubuntu export option only works for the professional edition. $99
GCW-Zero $159 Linux-based retro gaming handheld coming in May
http://liliputing.com/2013/03/gcw-zero-159-linux-based-retro-gaming-handheld-coming-in-april.html
- At least it’s not stupid expensive, like the Pandora.
- These guys contacted us a few months back. Gave it a mention but the day of the handheld is over, man.
- Sez you. I have to buy a 3DS for the new Pokemans
- I saw it show up on Lilliputing and given one of our feedbacks for this episode I figured it’d be relevant.
Games :
Monster Minis Extreme Off-Road
http://www.monsterminis.com/
- I’m glad they have a free Demo because if I had to pay €6,49 for this, I would have been pissed.
- It uses the Traktor engine (same engine as Gear Up) but it looks hideous.
- Best example of CPU cheating in a game I’ve seen in the past few years.
- I think worst of all, is the fact that it is boring. After playing Re-Volt for years and years on end, this game is just dull.
- Check out the Desura reviews.
- I give you MTM from 1995 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7naGvL3yig
- No way man, MTM had 10x better handling and physics that actually made sense. I’m probably going to find MTM2 in the discount bin somewhere and make it work on WINE for the effort I’m making to plow through MMEOR.
- Couldn’t get any Force Feedback with my Logitech Wingman Formula Force controller-wheel.
- Cheesus Fucking Rice, soundtrack is loud! And resolution is fucking huge.
- Devs, please ensure that you stick to a one monitor resolution by default. You make jordan cry
Makes with the working?
V-
- It run extremely slow. Using software render.
J-
- Please stop using 3840×1080 as default resolution. Have a command line switch or configuration file to shut that shit down
P-
TOTAL:
Shiny?
V-
- Fails to render properly.
J-
- Graphics are meh
P-
- The incoherence of the graphics is just silly, the truck chassis look super realistic and the tires & levels are stylized-ish. There is no atmosphere, the game does seem to come alive on darker levels but the sunny ones just look drab.
TOTAL:
Fun / Controls
V-
- Not a fkn clue.
J-
- I don’t own a driving wheel and the mouse controls are shite
P-
- Bearable if played with a wheel or the mouse.
TOTAL:
Grand:
The Apocalyptic One Two
http://www.indiedb.com/games/the-apocalyptic-one-two/videos
Makes with the working?
V-
- Runs OOTB
J-
P-
TOTAL:
Shiny?
V-
- Smooth animation but could use resolution options.
J-
P-
- I love the atmosphere the retro audio and graphics provide. The pixelization makes my head hurt after a while.
TOTAL:
Fun / Controls
V-
- Funky concept but in major need of controler support.
J-
- I too would like some controller support. Otherwise I like the game
P-
- Rage Inducing, but fun as hell!
TOTAL:
Grand:
Feedback:
Refract Studios’ Jordan Hemenway has replied to our e-mail:
http://slexy.org/view/s21oAjaLdS
Dragonbox Competition 2012/2013
http://slexy.org/view/s2NHCrh3dU
