LinuxGameCast Weekly EP49 — Summer Glau Linux

Coming up on Linux Gamecast Weekly: The DN4E of Linux games updated! NVIDIA and AMD release new drivers. Steam downloads Windows games and Linux has a new Zombie survival golf sim. Then we throw the chairs at Stacking. All this, plus your hate mail.

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PSA

http://linuxgamecast.com/discussions-2/#/discussion/293/partways-windows-downloads-in-linux-steam

Steam

News

Review

http://www.stackingvideogame.com/

Hatemail

Colour key: Venn Jordan Pedro

PSA:

Getting those Steamy Windows data files

http://linuxgamecast.com/discussions-2/#/discussion/293/partways-windows-downloads-in-linux-steam

This could be handy for grabbing data files from the native client without keeping one in offline mode.
Interesting that it will still try and launch the game /w WINE. Remember the TrackMania demo?

Steam News :

The Raven – Legacy of a Master Thief

http://store.steampowered.com/app/233370/

Episodic style adventure game with three parts. Buying in gets you all 3
The name is a wee bit misleading.
- Totally
Still think we need a decent Stealth’em-up or two under Linux.

We listened our players and decided to release Forgotten Myths CCG on Linux.

That’s nice! Unfortunately, the game crashes for me right after the “Connecting to Server” message.
*downloads* Oh, a card game? rm
- But…but venn. Its time to du-du-du-du-duel!

Change gear, change gear, murder a prostitute

http://store.steampowered.com/news/11074/

The Linux version is still in testing.
I still have the same VSync tearing issues, it defaults to fullscreen and then disables my external monitor. No improvements on our side.

Teleglitch: Die More Edition

http://store.steampowered.com/app/234390/

Hotline: Miami XtraPixel Edition!
I remember playing this a few months back. Overhead pixel meh.

News:

AMD Catalyst™ OpenGL 4.3 Beta Driver

http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/AMDCatalystOpenGL43BetaDriver.aspx

You can still hear the echo of AMD’s “Oh shit! OpenGL 4.4 is already out and we don’t support anything higher than 4.0.”
“Unigine Heaven – Performance has been improved up to 11% on single GPU configurations”
- Let’s put that to the test shall we?
  - FGRLX 13.1 (Fuduntu 2013.1, KDE 4.10.1, no Compositing): http://i.imgur.com/tBh5TvE.png
  - FGLRX 13.15 Beta [this version] (Korora 19, KDE 4.10.5, no Compositing): http://i.imgur.com/qzD3VPR.png
- I dunno about you but to me, that looks like a 3.3% decrease in overall performance.

NVIDIA OPENGL 4.4 DRIVER

https://developer.nvidia.com/opengl-driver

Support for OpenGL 4.4 and GLSL 4.40.
Fermi or Kepler based GPUs needed to get access to all the OpenGL 4.4 and GLSL 4.40 bits
Love how NVIDIA maintains parity between Lin/WIN
- Yup. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside
Nvidia support OGL and GLSL 4.4, AMD rushes to catch up with the OGL 4.3 beta driver.

The Curse of Nordic Cove

http://www.helfdanescurse.com/index.html

Looks like our type of game.
Zombie survival golf sim. The graphics are a bit dated, but for 5 bucks on desura, it was worth the 30 minutes

The DN4E Of Linux Games Updated (Overgrowth a200)

http://blog.wolfire.com/2013/07/Overgrowth-a200-video-changelog

2 new rabbit models with 3 textures each
characters can have unique base morphs
arena progress is saved between games
improved passive blocking during sword fights
Hey, you can preorder for $29.95

Planetexplorers Alpha (thank eshep)

http://planetexplorers.pathea.net/

Nice to see another Kickstarter game in alpha testing *Glares at carmageddon and Distance*
You can still get in for $21 wet stinky cashes.

That was one slow going torrent.
Hmmm… You need to buy a $21 pre-order key to play the Alpha.
- (Are you insane? $21 for an Alpha? And I don’t even get to TRY the game first? NOPE!)
- Sent them an e-mail in the meantime.
- It was a Kickstarter so I get the price. See if you can wrangle some testing keys.

Legends of Aethereus is out? (PC MAC only?)

http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/us/en/pc/games/rpgs/legends-aethereus/

Pick it up for $29.99 from GMG
Don’t PANIC: The key will work with the Linux version.
PANIC: The multiplayer beta was completely unplayable on our Ubuntu test box.
- As well as on Fuduntu and Linux Mint!

Oh look, a whole whack of I don’t care! :D
Current version glitch: http://goo.gl/F3yUWy

F-1 on MY Linux?

Racing game? Oh, hells yes!
Blender game? This could suck ..HARD!
Not knocking Blender (really I am) but only a handful of people can make proper games with the engine.

Cinematic Puzzle Platformer Monochroma Kickstarter Includes Linux Demo

http://linuxgamecast.com/2013/07/cinematic-puzzle-platformer-monochroma-kickstarter-includes-linux-demo/

Again and again we say it, and nobody listens. Its like screaming at a brick wall at this point. Quit zippin’ yer goddamn linux games. There are better archive formats and much better compression ratios god fucking dammit!
This is how you do it gentlemen and gentlemen.
- Release a Linux demo and set a reasonable funding goal.
  - All you suckas take note!
Wow! I only have 2 things I have to sink my critic nails into: Respawning after dying takes foooooooreeeeeeeeeveeeeeeer and the character animations are still a bit blocky.
But I’m pretty sure those will be fixed by the time the game is out.

Scale:

– Nooope
– Not sure if want
– Check it out
– Shutupandtakemymonies

Game: Stacking

Webzone: www.stackingvideogame.com

Devel: Double Fine

Engine: Buddha

Price: $14.99

Makes with the working

V-

OOTB on Ubuntu 32-bit 12.04 LTS NVIDIA

J-

P-

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Shiny / Sounds

V-

It looks fantastic but suffers from the Double Fine herky jerk (everything on 11)
The random grunts get OLD with a quickness. I LOATHE filthy stink creature human contact but no voices ..ever.

J-

Got some of the herky jerk on the steambox and on the nvidia powered laptop

P-

I’m the one with the calculator and I didn’t suffer from any of the herky-jerks XD
Doesn’t get the perfect score because of the sound effects and background music get a bit repetitious

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Control

V-

Does not work with my Logitech Precision gamepad. This is NOT an engaging FPS. Would rather a sit back experience.
Camera points tits up after every, fkn, cutscene.

J-

Only really tried the keyboard. The control scheme is a bit weird at first, but you get used to it. Dinging it a chair for that

P-

Mouse and keyboard work perfectly
even on those few timed puzzles I ran into, the controls were responsive.
Didn’t have Venn’s issue with the cutscenes

Total-

FUN

V-

Sooo (cutscene) many (cutscene) hints (cutscene) tips (cutscene) and tricks.
Did I mention the cutscenes?
cutscenes

J-

There are a hell of a lot of cut scenes. So many cutscenes….
The game has a very interesting concept, I think its pretty cool, but I ain’t all that entertaining

P-

I love that it has multiple solutions for each of the puzzles
It’s one of the best looking Linux native games out there. (Until Crysis comes along)
does have a lot of cutscenes
and it has a “Hold my hand” mode when you push the Spacebar – lest you get lost.

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