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@bug1
The best performance with nvidia you get when you disable vsync with nvidia-settings before you start the game and inside the game disable vsync as well.
@kernelOfTruth
Wouldnt it be unlogical when i use another distro than Kanotix to play games? On wheezy the default gcc is 4.7.2, but for steamos this can be newer. What i guess on your system is that you only update the 64 bit mesa part and still use outdated 32 bit code. A 32 bit glxinfo should show the same output as a 64 bit one, then it should be correct, when you get llvmpipe or something similar then it is wrong.
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You are defintely correct that serval games have got stupid bugs that prevent em from running directly. In the #kanotix channel on freenode you find the current hacks for !duke3d !garry !dwarfs (f2p) and !shadow (warrior). Those could be fixed VERY easy but even when i write the issues in the steam forum or the tripwire (dwarfs) forum nothing gets fixed. When you have done the startup fixes the games usally run well.
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Originally posted by Kano View Post@kernelOfTruth
Wouldnt it be unlogical when i use another distro than Kanotix to play games? On wheezy the default gcc is 4.7.2, but for steamos this can be newer. What i guess on your system is that you only update the 64 bit mesa part and still use outdated 32 bit code. A 32 bit glxinfo should show the same output as a 64 bit one, then it should be correct, when you get llvmpipe or something similar then it is wrong.
This is an annoyance to me too when I use the OSS 32-bit drivers. In the past, I would try doing something about it, but I have learned that there is only so much I can do with my time. On the brightside, the 32-bit support with the Nvidia binary driver is perfect and I plan to use it until Nouveau fixes the Linux 3.7 kexec regression.
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Originally posted by vaudevillian View PostI have been running linux full time right now, not on my gaming machine. But on my backup machine since my gaming machine is mining litecoin. I am running kubuntu on a a10-5800k 8 gigs ram and a HD6770, with catalyst drivers. For me its been a mixed bag, most5 likely due to catalyst drivers. TF2 runs badly even on low settings, Dota2 works very good on low settings, Dungeon defenders works very good on low settings. Bastion freezes, castle story freezes when you try and load a game. Towns wont even start up. HL1 works. Trine 2 cant run if you have 2 monitors hooked up, seems it ignores the aspect ratio and wants to expand to the other screen even though the res is set to 1080. I have 47 linux games in total and when roughly have of what you have tried does not work, its really bad. But I am not giving up on linux or steamOS yet.
and performance wise you should check if your monitor is connected to the mainboard (a10) or to the graka (HD6770)
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Originally posted by tbelvin View PostSome games like Painkiller Hell and Damnation have Windows only DLC, or their earlier games in the series are for Windows.
As for earlier titles, I do agree, but if they did release them on Linux, they would use Wine wrapper anyway. Also Black Edition is priced 10€ whereas I got it for 2€ on DVD at my local retailer in bundle with Overdose (yet another 5€). Same for Resurrection (10€ on Steam, again). Not a real great deal if you ask me.Last edited by omer666; 03 January 2014, 06:26 AM.
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I guess many games that run on Windows/Mac but not Linux are not native MAC ports, but run on crossover. I believe that such a Linux port on Wine is more or less straightforward.
If Valve cannot push 1st tier game devs to do native Linux ports, they could at least team up with Codeweavers and offer help with the minimal ammount of work required to make them work on Crossover/WineLast edited by newwen; 03 January 2014, 06:55 AM.
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Originally posted by newwen View PostI guess many games that run on Windows/Mac but not Linux are not native MAC ports, but run on crossover. I believe that such a Linux port on Wine is more or less straightforward.
If Valve cannot push 1st tier game devs to do native Linux ports, they could at least team up with Codeweavers and offer help with the minimal amount of work required to make them work on Crossover/Wine
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Originally posted by omer666 View PostSteam does not support playing Windows games using stock system Wine installation, not even getting your Windows files for games you paid. This has to be corrected before we can even start to consider Valve as "Wine friendly".
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Originally posted by kernelOfTruth View Postmight be that the hardened toolchain & the -march=native optimization breaks stuff
Originally posted by ryao View PostYou are correct. Stock amd64 Gentoo uses binary packages for 32-bit support. kernelOfTruth would need to switch to the multilib overlay to be able to build the latest 32-bit libraries.
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Originally posted by omer666 View PostAll Windows DLCs are compatible with Linux version. I own all the Painkiller DLCs and I'm currently playing them. In fact, get them as soon as possible as, in reality, they are the where the game's meat is. I paid 2,40? for the main title but paid 20? for the remaining content, and for this price, I'm not disappointed. I own every Painkiller title ever released on physical support (which means I don't own the stupid Redemption and Recurring Evil titles) and to me, Hell and Damnation is the best yet, as it corrects real pacing issues I had with the original titles. You never have a single minute of resting, which is what Painkiller is meant to be. Also the game has been slightly sped up, and the physics feel more solid. Just my two cents.
As for earlier titles, I do agree, but if they did release them on Linux, they would use Wine wrapper anyway. Also Black Edition is priced 10? whereas I got it for 2? on DVD at my local retailer in bundle with Overdose (yet another 5?). Same for Resurrection (10? on Steam, again). Not a real great deal if you ask me.
Originally posted by KanoYou are defintely correct that serval games have got stupid bugs that prevent em from running directly. In the #kanotix channel on freenode you find the current hacks for !duke3d !garry !dwarfs (f2p) and !shadow (warrior). Those could be fixed VERY easy but even when i write the issues in the steam forum or the tripwire (dwarfs) forum nothing gets fixed. When you have done the startup fixes the games usally run well.
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