Wargame: European Escalation Coming Soon To Linux

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Wargame: European Escalation Coming Soon To Linux

While it was speculated it would come to Linux as a key developer stated internally they were running the game on Linux, Wargame: European Escalation has now been officially announced for Linux. The game is currently undergoing closed beta testing on Linux before its official Steam debut...

http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTI5MTE

[jose1711]

as of november 2015 linux port is in terrible (unplayable) state for many nvidia users. http://steamcommunity.com/app/58610/...5566952474599/

[FutureSuture]

Here you go: http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/10/24/cd...and-more/#null

Not the link I was trying to find but it work, for can't remember where the one I was looking for was, so was mostly just using google magic to find it. =p

I see! Well, then let's encourage them to speed up the process!

[iniudan]

I do hope you are right as that sounds like the optimal scenario. Can you link me to where CD Projekt showed interest in supporting Linux? Introducing Linux support at the same time as launching The Witcher 3 (its launch hopefully including a Linux client) sounds great but what about Cyberpunk 2077 which is another title they are currently developing? What about The Witcher and The Witcher 2? GOG did not launch support for Mac OS with any new, major unreleased games either so it worries me.

Here you go: http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/10/24/cd...and-more/#null

Not the link I was trying to find but it work, for can't remember where the one I was looking for was, so was mostly just using google magic to find it. =p

[curaga]

Why? With Nvidia Linux is faster than Windows in commercial games. Furthermore, if it's working on OS X it will work far better on Linux with proprietary drivers.

Even better, if it works on OS X, it will also work on free drivers. The OS X GL driver quality is inferior to Mesa's.

[FutureSuture]

I would love for that to happen as well but GOG still doesn't support Linux unfortunately.

CD Projekt (parent company of GOG) show interest in supporting Linux, if it is indeed in their plan to support Linux, knowing them they will bring it out with a bang (has they actually know how to use the internet has a free marketing tool), thus Witcher 3 release, which should be officially announced on the 5th, would be a good bet has the game to launch GOG Linux support.

I do hope you are right as that sounds like the optimal scenario. Can you link me to where CD Projekt showed interest in supporting Linux? Introducing Linux support at the same time as launching The Witcher 3 (its launch hopefully including a Linux client) sounds great but what about Cyberpunk 2077 which is another title they are currently developing? What about The Witcher and The Witcher 2? GOG did not launch support for Mac OS with any new, major unreleased games either so it worries me.

[ElderSnake]

It's not a port:

http://www.wargame-ee.com/forum/view...p?f=78&t=10482

And it shows.

Besides some obvious bugs they need to squash (which you can read in their Linux bug reporting thread on that forum), when I fired up Wargame:EE it felt like I had just fired up a new game in a typical Windows gaming PC; the game ran without any complaints and was just smooth everywhere and I haven't seen any visual glitches.
I guess what I mean to say is it actually feels native rather than some half-assed port.

[Pawlerson]

Ok cool. I believe what you say. The videos of the game just gave quite different 'yet another rubbish RTS' image.

Will have to buy it once it is released on GNU/Linux.

I hope I stand corrected.

I recommend you to check more videos at youtube, because the one on Phoronix doesn't show true gameplay at all:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmAO6vdBMBY

[moilami]

It's more like Panthers, but in real time. I played quite a lot in Wargame and it's very polished when comes to realism. It's not perfect, but it's the one of the most realistic games I've ever played.

Ok cool. I believe what you say. The videos of the game just gave quite different 'yet another rubbish RTS' image.

Will have to buy it once it is released on GNU/Linux.

I hope I stand corrected.

[Pawlerson]

The whole driver situation will turn it into a royal PITA for CDP and given their size (while big they hardly have the recourses EA/Ubi/Activision do) I couldn't fault them I they didn't try. Witcher 2's approach to technology was so different it felt a bit like the Crysis of its time.

Why? With Nvidia Linux is faster than Windows in commercial games. Furthermore, if it's working on OS X it will work far better on Linux with proprietary drivers.