Serious Sam 3 Ported To Linux, Running On Ubuntu

[kgroombr]

I think I remember reading about that back then.

Correct me if I'm wrong.
Wasn't it Icculus doing the dedicated Linux server and being paid for that?
As we know, he sometimes does the Linux client for free, e.g. see Prey and MOHAA.
This is a much appreciated thing.
The downside of course is, he doesn't always support those builts AFAIK.
In these cases clients are provided as is, labeled with a large beta sticker.

http://icculus.org/betas/ssam/

Maybe he just wasn't paid for porting the SSx client(s).
In that case there is no point to blame him for a lack of bug fixing.

Croteam might do the current Linux port in-house in a more serious attempt
aiming for a Steam release.

Icculus did the "First Encounter" and "Second Encounter". They were still some major bugs once which made it nearly non-playable which was the "Fall Through Floor" bug. I would still like to see these bugs fixed, but if "Serious Sam 3" is ported "Correctly" with the ability to play the HD port of the "First Encounter" and "Second Encounter", then I am not concerned.

I am not sure who ported Serious Sam 2 (not to be confused with "The Second Encounter"), but the frame rate was super slow, and there were major rendering issues. I purchased the game with the promise of a "Linux Client", but, IMHO, it never came.

Ken

[1c3d0g]

This is fucking awesome! To those who don't know (or are to young to know), Serious Sam was to first FPS to really bring the "hundreds of bad guys running to you at the same time" formula to the masses. It was also one of the first with HUGE outdoors areas to play in.

This is just perfect. Together with Carmageddon coming next year, there's gonna be loads of carnage and mayhem on Linux!

[entropy]

Serious Sam 2 was said to run on Linux, but the results were abysmal. I vow to never purchase a game ported to Linux until it is proven to "Run on Linux".

I think I remember reading about that back then.

Correct me if I'm wrong.
Wasn't it Icculus doing the dedicated Linux server and being paid for that?
As we know, he sometimes does the Linux client for free, e.g. see Prey and MOHAA.
This is a much appreciated thing.
The downside of course is, he doesn't always support those builts AFAIK.
In these cases clients are provided as is, labeled with a large beta sticker.

http://icculus.org/betas/ssam/

Maybe he just wasn't paid for porting the SSx client(s).
In that case there is no point to blame him for a lack of bug fixing.

This time Croteam might take a client port serious, aiming for a Steam release,
and either PAY an external developer or do it in-house.

[kgroombr]

I've heard this before

Serious Sam 2 was said to run on Linux, but the results were abysmal. I vow to never purchase a game ported to Linux until it is proven to "Run on Linux".

Ken

[leif81]

Gabe is saving the Linux desktop.

Year of the linux desktop?

[d2kx]

Gabe is saving the Linux desktop.

[bug77]

I have stayed away from Steam up until now (personal preference). But if this is true, things might change.

[log0]

That's some Serious news.

[MonkeyPaw]

Ah, SS. I tried to load the first encounter a few weeks ago. Boy was I sad to see that the disc had a major ding.

Seeing anything about the SS series makes me smile. Seemed to take the "endless stream of baddies" concept to new and exciting places.

[M1kkko]

Hopefully it's running natively and not under Wine.

I'd suggest you take a look at the Facebook post/screenshot.