LinuxGameCast Weekly EP61 — Cosmetic Changes

Hell & Damnation beta is live! Natural Selection 2 WORKS? Retrobooster makes with the updating, and we talk Elemental Worlds.

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Links

PSA

http://steamcommunity.com/app/251710/discussions/0/810938810504283301/

Steam

http://steamcommunity.com/app/214870/discussions/0/792923684201585632/

http://store.steampowered.com/app/246090/

http://unknownworlds.com/ns2/build-258-is-now-live-on-steam/

http://harebrained-schemes.com/post/patch-1-1-and-linux-now-in-beta/

News

https://www.humblebundle.com/

http://www.desura.com/games/elemental-world-part-1-rise-of-the-guardians

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1206086702/cornerstone-the-song-of-tyrim

http://www.reallyslick.com/blog/2013/10/retrobooster-demo-updated-to-version-0-7-8/

http://explore-frontiers.com/

Hatemail

http://slexy.org/view/s201MYyIWq

http://slexy.org/view/s2wFuq4FDQ

http://perfectlyparanormal.com/paranormal-projects/dudefish/

http://slexy.org/view/s20KHm0r4A

http://www.desura.com/games/3089

PSA:

We’re looking for a couple of Beta testers for Chainsaw Warrior

http://steamcommunity.com/app/251710/discussions/0/810938810504283301/

Contest

http://rootgamer.com/7542/contest/rootrivia

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Steam News :

PainKiller Hell & Damnation Linux Beta Released

http://steamcommunity.com/app/214870/discussions/0/792923684201585632/

“Loading times may be slow because of shader compilations. Not much can be done about this because of the way the Unreal Engine 3 handles shaders. :(“
- ^THIS

Doesn’t work on my calculator. Be it with the open sauce or proprietary drivers.
- Have tried some of the suggested fixes in this thread and nada, it still segfaults without so much as a second glance.
Turns out they were using dxt1 texture compression instead of simple S3TC. DXT1 only works under Linux if you have an NVidia card.
The lastest patch fixed that hiccup and I can now play, if a little on the herky jerky side. But I don’t think it’s just me on that one either.
Runs OOTB
Smooth /w everything on 11 (NVidia 560Ti)
Sweet mother of 15GB download

Spacebase DF-9

http://store.steampowered.com/app/246090/

o_0 $24.99
SIMS in space?

Natural Selection 2 update

http://unknownworlds.com/ns2/build-258-is-now-live-on-steam/

It ..it completed the tutorial without going tits up.
Soo this is a closed source version of Tremulous?
- With supposedly shinier graphics

Shadowrun Returns, just not quite yet!

http://harebrained-schemes.com/post/patch-1-1-and-linux-now-in-beta/

~~They deleted the Linux depot 3 months ago and now they can’t get it to work properly.~~
- They got it sorted with Valve’s help.
It’s like Deus EX meets Icewind Dale, without as much number crunching.
The UI is clearly console oriented, navigating it with a mouse and keyboard is like jamming forks underneath your fingernails.

News:

Humble Linux games??

https://www.humblebundle.com

~~ONE~~ TWO games works /w Steam (Anodyne does not count)
Bards Tale does not make with the working
- http://steamcommunity.com/app/41900/discussions/0/810938082700488770/
Worms could be fun /w booze

Elemental World Part 1: Rise Of The Guardians on Desura

http://www.desura.com/games/elemental-world-part-1-rise-of-the-guardians

Unity MMO looking for Alpha Funding.
Shite don’t run, son
- Yes it does!
  - AFTER you chmod +x the executable (I’ll e-mail them)

Cornerstone

Did they seriously .rar the Linux demo? ZOMGWTFBBQ!
They also fucked up the data folder. Just rename it to: Data
“We wanted to make a Zelda game but we can’t afford the License”

Retrobooster demo 0.7.8 – big flashy update

http://www.reallyslick.com/blog/2013/10/retrobooster-demo-updated-to-version-0-7-8/

Frontiers goes into Alpha Testing mode

http://explore-frontiers.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONFrnjkZErA

Currently in v0.13, Linux version has a few extra hiccups which I’ve helped narrow down.
Kickstarter ran from June 17 2013 to July 17 2013 and there’s already a playable Alpha out. 3 Months! Hear that Stainless? WHAR Carmageddon?

Hate mail:

Last Installment #456732
http://slexy.org/view/s201MYyIWq

Dudefish

http://slexy.org/view/s2wFuq4FDQ

http://perfectlyparanormal.com/paranormal-projects/dudefish/

3089 Linux action RPG

http://slexy.org/view/s20KHm0r4A

http://www.desura.com/games/3089

The previous game in the series was like someone took Minecraft Graphics and purposefully kicked them down the Uncanny Valley. Now the environment is a bit less blocky