Civilization: Beyond Earth Overcoming Linux GPU Driver Problems

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Civilization: Beyond Earth Overcoming Linux GPU Driver Problems

Aspyr Media has written a blog update concerning the state of the OS X and Linux port of Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth...

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

[peppercats]

All of this could have been avoided by them just using an open portable standard to begin with.

[Nille]

OpenGL problem with AMD [s]on Linux[/s]?

[Nille]

All of this could have been avoided by them just using an open portable standard to begin with.

Yea, a huge release delay, because of VendorGL and all the Problems. The portability of OpenGL is a lie.

[The Walking Glitch]

OpenGL problem with AMD [s]on Linux[/s]?

Who woulda thunk?

[The Walking Glitch]

OpenGL problem with AMD [s]on Linux[/s]?

Who woulda thunk.

[dungeon]

Yea, a huge release delay, because of VendorGL and all the Problems. The portability of OpenGL is a lie.

He, he, then DirectX must be more portable It is avalible on all platforms which Microsoft supports, but Civilization: Beyond Earth is only supported on Windows

[chris200x9]

Bummer, I wish I would have read this before I preordered it for linux from Aspyr's site.

[Kemosabe]

Yeah sure OpenGL and the drivers and vendors and whatever are the cause when devs start learning opengl after decades of d3d...

[Nille]

He, he, then DirectX must be more portable

Who one is blocking D3D for GNU/Linux? The API is documented and each one can take a look at it.