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Originally posted by pingufunkybeat View PostSure, I played through the Penumbra trilogy using r600c. Well, I got bored with the last installment eventually, but other than motion blur, everything worked perfectly.
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Originally posted by curaga View PostV!ncent, the native linux versions of course.
If I buy the digital download of the Penumbra Collection (Linux) then is there some nasty copy protection/DRM there? And can I only run it on Linux or also under Windows? This in case something radical like Wayland comes around anc I need to run it under Wine? And what if my internet connection drops for some reason while I'm downloading, then can I download it again or do I need to pay for a download again?
If somebody can answer these questions for me then that would be awesome.
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I don't recall having any problems with graphical glitches or crashes, except for the problem with motion blur.
There's no DRM, there's a serial number check, but I don't think you need to be online for it to work. I'm pretty sure you can download it again if the connection drops, and even if you can't I wouldn't worry, the devs are quite friendly and helpful.
The first part of the game is open source (thanks to the Humble Bundle) so if/when Wayland comes along there's always a chance for a native port.
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And can I only run it on Linux or also under Windows?
This in case something radical like Wayland comes around anc I need to run it under Wine? And what if my internet connection drops for some reason while I'm downloading, then can I download it again or do I need to pay for a download again?
Also the graphic glitches on Linux were fixed with their last patch that is available on their forums, as were a lot of the sound issues that people had. Wikipedia is worthless for anything but for comedy.
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I will verify this with the publisher, but if it's all true;
-One week download window is fair enough.
-serial number is not of a disadvantage to me.
-Even if only one game is open source then there's enough of a garantee for the future to me.
-I think 17 euros is totaly worth it even for one game so I would not mind if the next two games would not be playable in the future (although I realy wouldn't like that)
This game look very original and a lot of fun. PayPal is also available so I'm gonna buy it.
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Just to add, I had some trouble downloading, and the developers were very helpful in helping me (although I used a special offer and only paid $5).
From everything I have seen, they are a decent indie company with devs who care about all users, including Linux.
The first Penumbra game has been GPLed (and some gentoo guys are porting it to amd64 and a later physics engine). All three work just fine on r600c without any noticeable glitches -- only motion blur and AA doesn't work on r600c. I've played all three games in 1920x1080.
As soon as it works with the free drivers, I will get Amnesia too.
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