Daily reminder that Linux gaming is basically Tux Racer and most Windows games made prior to 1998

Daily reminder that Linux gaming is basically Tux Racer and most Windows games made prior to 1998.

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youtube.com/user/airspeedmph
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youtube.com/watch?v=AWZvwhwT1Sk
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github.com/search?utf8=✓&q=topic:reimplementation&type=Repositories&ref=searchresults
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_RenderWare_games
feralinteractive.com/en/games/dawnofwar2/dawnofwar2chaosrising/
store.steampowered.com/search/?sort_by=Released_DESC&tags=-1&category1=998&os=linux
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>linux
>gaming

and the 2000 other games found on the steam store that run on Linux natively, and anything that runs on WINE

Linux gaming sucks, but you're overstating it

This is pasta but relevant. Surely it'll make more interesting your thread, no need to thank me.

Not him but the no games argument is not true anymore. Windows is the best os for gaming mostly due to most game developers are trained into developing for it with microsoft's closed APIs, so the simple process of porting a game that was developed for windows to any other platform will affect negatively the performance of the game. This with the fact that the marketshare is small compared to windows there's hardly an incentive at the moment to optimize for linux, making look as if the platform were worse for games than windows when in fact to flip the situation you'll need to change the idiosyncrasies on the industry itself.

The fact though is that the situation on linux is not nearly the same than two years ago and now those who prefer linux over windows now can play games on it, helping to break the vicious circle, but still there's a lot of things to do for linux to compete in the gaming side. I anyone wants for this to change i recommend to play the games you can on linux when possible and ask for linux ports.

I notice some people doesn't want's for this to happen but if that the case let me ask (not directed specifically to the person i'm replying): how are any of you benefited in a meaningful way with the current situation? because i consider that keeping the statu quo just to have a tool to win an argument on what OS is better is not a meaningful thing. how having less options and practically being locked to MS products benefits you?

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steamdb.info/linux/
store.steampowered.com/search/?category1=998&os=linux
youtube.com/watch?v=yXr8bqzf45Y
youtube.com/user/tuxreviews/videos
youtube.com/user/airspeedmph
youtube.com/user/Jakejw93/videos
youtube.com/user/mrdeathjr28/videos
youtube.com/watch?v=AWZvwhwT1Sk
youtube.com/watch?v=W9gsu_YWUzE

Who fucking cares.

The Linux experience is more entertaining and stimulating than any game.

Why did everyone forget about Alien Arena?

I don't know, I'm playing Half Life 2, and it's pretty nice.

It's actually past 3000 at this point.

Seriously, if you're not super into AAA games, which are getting better and better in terms of Linux support, then Linux has you pretty much covered as specially indie games tend to have Linux versions. When you use commodity engines like UE, Unity and Source with little or no custom shader code then porting your games over to other platforms supported by these engines is almost trivial.

Also remember that the more users is more likely for companies to release their games for linux. If any of you like linux more and want to get more native support try to support those developers who supports linux and play on linux when possible.

Daily reminder that Windows 10 is basically a giant botnet that manipulates your computer and treats you as a child.

The biggest problem i have with windows in general is the fact that microsoft is in a position where they can just not care about criticism, they can basically push whatever they want to their users. I'm 1000 times more willing to forgive bugs and honest mistakes than something that is pushed on me on purpose.

user come play wow with me

All the best games work better on linux than on windows
>QuakeWorld
>Quake3
>Xonotic
>Warsow
>CS 1.6
even fucking CS:GO works better, always +100~150fps compared to windows and better input

fucking potato graphics, no thanks

>even fucking CS:GO works better
Not even Valve can hide the fact that Nobody gives enough of a shit to write good drivers for Linux.

>best games
>20 year old garbage

top kek

>>>>>>>>v

That's the fucking point. Games have rarely been decent in the last 20 years. Why is it that the Dark Engine from 199fucking8 is *still* state of the art when it comes to sound propagation simulation?

exactly gaming is literally the only thing that keeps most tech's from switching straight to linux.

Don't care:

The fact Linux doesn't have games, pretty much ensures not enough people use it for it to be a worthy target for viruses and trojans. So I'd rather lose shit like COD and Battlefield in favour of a safe and secure system that has a distinct lack of botnet.

Careful guys, this seems like a set-up.

I assure you it's not, it's in answer to the OP, he says theres no games, I say I don't care if there is or isn't.

Linux's userbase is massively lower than Apple and Microsoft, it does have less games, but lets be honest, who cares? Is all computing about playing stupid games? I don't play them, and I don't care about them, I surf the web, I download videos and music, and I can do all of that. I'm not 12, and if I want games I can pull out my old mega drive and play sonic, or download an emulator.

I don't neither need nor want windows.

Serious question. What is the most recent and/or advanced game made available on Linux? I'm more curious about a proper double or triple A title than some literal who tech demo. For reference, Dirt Rally is out in March for Linux.

D44M

There's also engine rewrites.
github.com/search?utf8=✓&q=topic:reimplementation&type=Repositories&ref=searchresults

I'm playing WoW right now

civilization, football manager

linux gaming is basically virtualization

That looks like shit. I get more graphical fidelity on Liberty City Stories on my fucking PSP.

Why is it called Open Rewrite?

Well that is an old screenshot, and it's running the game unmoddified. Here's a shot from a more recent build, still unmodded though.
Because it's an open source rewrite of the RenderWare engine.

>the best linux gaming has to offer is a broken rewrite of a 16 year old PS2 game

>That looks like shit.
GTA3 always looked like shit

Would it work for other RenderWare games?

That's the plan eventually, but only GTA3 works right now.

Square Enix likes Linux, theres Tomb Raider, Deus Ex and Hitman. Theyre also supporting Metal which is a surprise. Also check out Total Warhammer.

What else was RenderWare?
Vice City, SA?
Maybe stuff like Bully?

burnout, tony hawk off the top of my head

lots of other ps2 era games as well

Uh, prepare yourself:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_RenderWare_games

Love me some Max Payne.

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Not an argument

At least Linux has Katawa Shoujo

Tux Racer is a fun game.

>Windows game before 1998
That's like the year windows gaming started go to shit.

too bad overclock and vt-d are mutually exclusive

Not since Skylake onwards.

>crippled autism simulator

Well it did come out of Sup Forums...

I've found that most VNs work really well in Wine.

It would be pretty sad if they didn't

is Xonotic just another unpopulated quake 3 mod or is it actually good?

But you can play mad Max on Linux

without wine, about 1/4 of the games on my steam account work on linux. With wine, only 4-5 games on it don't work. I don't play many new games though, since games have really gone downhill in the last 5 years.

there is only one game, and it's not even a game it's a sport, and it's called League of Legends

i can play LoL on Linux perfectly with Wine

>games have really gone downhill in the last 5 years.
This.I mean, yeah, sure, the graphics have improved, but the gameplay is shit.

>the graphics have improved

not really

Dirt Rally arrives on Linux in just a few days.

Its supposed to run well on the open source AMD drivers, I'm looking forward to it.

literally millions of people play and buy video games

Most AAA game developers seem to have developed a formula to create games and now all their games feel the same.

finding good indie games is also really hard because of how easy it is now to throw together a bunch of garbage into something that looks like a game, using Unity stock assets.

There have been a few AAA games that have advanced video game graphics, but I don't really care anymore. I play STALKER and CS 1.6 still.

oh shit this thread again

>so sad

>alien arena
>based on Quake2 engine w/updates
>quake 2 released 20 years ago

no dawg... just... no.

3000 games on steam plus anything using opengl runs better on wine than windows

>He doesnt know that a lot of AAA games actually get linux ports.
>He doesnt know that parajew games are available on liux.

I'd just like to interject for moment. What you're refering to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.

Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called Linux, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project.

There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine's resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called Linux distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux!

Ha.

feralinteractive.com/en/games/dawnofwar2/dawnofwar2chaosrising/

i like this meme

i fucking love this meme

but over half my steam library is nix compat

I'm terribly sorry for interjecting another moment, but what I just told you is GNU/Linux is, in fact, just Linux, or as I've just now taken to calling it, Just Linux. Linux apparently does happen to be a whole operating system unto itself and comprises a full OS as defined by POSIX.

Most computer users who run the entire Linux system every day already realize it. Through a peculiar turn of events, I was misled into calling the system "GNU/Linux", and until now, I was unaware that it is basically the Linux system, developed by the Linux project.

There really isn't a GNU/Linux, and I really wasn't using it; it is an extraneous misrepresentation of the system that's being used. Linux is the operating system: the entire system made useful by its included corelibs, shell utilities, and other vital system components. The kernel is already an integral part of the Linux operating system, never confined useless by itself; it functions coherently within the context of the complete Linux operating system. Linux is never used in combination with GNU accessories: the whole system is basically Linux without any GNU added, or Just Linux. All the so-called "GNU/Linux" distributions are really distributions of Linux.

>not using emulators
>playing games made in the current decade

linux is a kernel, retard

I would switch to linux if I could decently play League of Legends on it and I'm not trolling, Wine looks pure shit and have bug issues

Linux has plenty of F to experience for you kiddo.

AssaultCube

>living in the past

I bet you love those "only 90s kids will remember these!" lists.

And all of these.

store.steampowered.com/search/?sort_by=Released_DESC&tags=-1&category1=998&os=linux

Assault Cube is pretty fun

but half of these games are from 2000s

Only recently took the plunge and switched my desktop to a Linux Distro (settled with Xubuntu) after being tempted for so long after installing windows 10. Only been dabbling with Ubuntu on my laptop prior once in a blue moon.

Giving up on some of the tools I am used to and really mostly the large library of games I have accumulated over the years was a hard sell.

Honestly I would have stuck with windows had they adhered to a similar model as win7 instead of going full 1984. Haven't they learned from the XBone scare?

It is tough, I miss being able to just pop almost any relatively new device without second thought and have it work out of the box (especially wireless cards). And everything remaining relatively stable after installing a wide range of programs on it aside from the occasional hiccup (FUCKING FORCED UPDATES, and waiting for them to finish).

What really sold me and gave me the last push I needed was checking and finding out that all my hardware supports PCIE passthrough on a VM (Mobo, CPU, and GPU support vt-x and vt-d) with relatively low performance loss based on some youtube footage I have seen.

So now cross compatabilty shouldn't be as big an issue and windows can be contained in its own sandbox, not sure if it is possible for it to break out of VM layer. It won't make me immune from any other forms of invasion of privacy but at least my door is not fully open for intruders.

Furthermore, I realised most of my desktop usage consisted of using an internet browser and media player. Most of my games sit picking up dust in my library untouched with few that I play on a regular basis depending on my mood most of which are not very demanding since I rarely play AAA these days.

As far as tools are concerned I found reasonable substitutes such as KiCAD for PCB design which is good enough for hobby work and all my programming needs aside from perhaps C# are covered.

>Video games

Absolutely disgusting.

I had not heard of KiCAD, but had been thinking about PCB suites

I am an electrical engineer soon

t. regards clappy American

but XCOM 2 faggot

Thank god Rocket League is on Linux

> pretends he started with greeks
/lit/

Gaming has been dead infected with DRM and dlc cancer for over 10 years

>Greenlit games
>DLC before a game is finished
>DRM that ends games within 1-2 years
>re-releases of great franchises with the name of the original that are broke and get the series buried
Gaming is dead.

Not sure about Source tho, it renders in DirextX and then translates to OpenGL, at least in CS:GO

>comparing a kernel to a complete operating system
every time, fucking computer illiterates

>Daily reminder that Linux gaming is basically Tux Racer and most Windows games made prior to 1998.
so?

Meh, I can live without the AAA releases.

I've got FTL, Kerbal Space Program, Prison Architect, Rimworld, Civ V & VI, Total War: Warhammer and pretty much every Paradox Interactive title.

Apart from Fallout 4, I can't think of any relatively recent releases I've wanted to play that haven't been available for SteamOS/Linux.

>Tux Racer
WTF, I fucking love Linux now

Btw, Windows gaming is basically Minesweeper and Solitaire (just $3 from the Windows 10 store)

Mostly been using altium at university, haven't played around with KiCad yet but based on some quick overview videos I have seen it seems to have all the basics covered with simple UI.

It Also works on windows which is nice, so you can have a play around with it making a few footprints and simple circuits and what have you with minimal hassle and no zero risk of dealing with copyright trolls.

Every other tool on windows seemed to have some big catch, apparently the free version of eagle was decent on windows for a while until autocad took it and reamed it in the ass with their bullshit.

I haven't really played with any other tools besides altium and only did some browsing around. Altium was pretty fucking sweet, most professionals use it for a reason but forking out an initial $9000 or having to deal with bullshit limitations on lower cost licenses is a huge barrier if you are working in a small business.

For this reason, a fair amount of small businesses fed up with the companies ripping them off with their incompatible licensing restrictions have started picking it up as well since there are no catches. Some of which contribute part of their earnings as donations to keep the project running or help out by contributing to development if there is some feature they need.

Not like small businesses that dabble with electronics would profit of off making their own PCB design software so GPL licensing doesn't get in the way of making a profit.

Fucking Quake Live

I'm still angry that ID turned a great stand alone client into a piece of crap for steam with half the functionality and removed the Linux support.

Probably Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

Who the fuck cares? Gaming is for manchildren.

Press and hold F to pay your respects.

saying GNU/linux every bloody time you are having a casual conversation is a mouthful. Linux is a single word that just rolls off the tongue and gets the point across why do people have to be so autistic about it.

>just $3 from the Windows 10 store
Minesweeper costs money now?

I good audio design makes a comeback with VR, since spatial audio goes hand in hand with positional tracking.

Even if you dislike VR or it doesn't kick off as a medium at the very least some of those tools would be made available to developers for non VR titles.

Ads and locking features behind a paywall unless you subscribe for premium.

>and most Windows games made prior to 1998
Even those games run worse on Linux. It's actually amazing when you think about it.

haven't heard about kicad either, been using eagle the past 12 years or so.
They do things a bit differently, but I think it might be worth it.
Thanks.