DerRidda, Jane Dorable, and HER0 01 have a chat during the Lunar New Year about Linux gaming news.

Introduction

  • 00:00:16 @HeroOhOne begins the introduction of co-hosts
  • 00:00:19 Dora (@hmccio)
  • 00:00:20 @DerRidda

Our Gaming

  • 00:00:27 Dora (@hmccio) has been playing Slime Rancher [http://www.slimerancher.com/]
  • 00:01:17 @HeroOhOne has been playing Natural Selection 2 [http://www.naturalselection2.com/], Trine 3 [http://trine3.com/], GRID: Autosport [http://www.gridgame.com]
  • 00:02:17 @DerRidda has been playing Insurgency [https://newworldinteractive.com/#insurgency], Skyborn [http://store.steampowered.com/app/278460/], XCOM2 [https://xcom.com]

SteamLUG Community Stuff

  • 00:03:00 Past Events
  • Starbound [http://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamlug#events/92687321861449828]
  • 7 Days to Die [http://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamlug#events/92687321861457895]
  • PULSAR: Lost Colony [http://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamlug#events/92687321861462229]
  • Saints Row IV [http://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamlug#events/92687321861472204]
  • 00:04:52 Upcomming Events
  • Counter-Strike: Global Offensive [http://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamlug#events/92690048508262847]
  • DiRT Showdown [http://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamlug#events/92690048508263024]
  • Insurgency [http://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamlug#events/92690048508270992]
  • Guns of Icarus Online [http://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamlug#events/92690048508271209]
  • 00:05:50 @HeroOhOne got his Thrustmaster TX wheel initialized in Linux [https://github.com/her001/tmdrv]

Steam/Valve News

  • 00:07:20 Steam bug which did not allow Chromium-based games or applications to be launched from the Linux client has been fixed [http://steamcommunity.com/groups/SteamClientBeta#announcements/detail/903337784334862903]
  • 00:08:01 Lunar New Year Sale [http://store.steampowered.com/news/20313/]

Tech News

  • 00:09:17 AMD GPUOpen launched [http://gpuopen.com/welcometogpuopen/]
  • At least 30 git repositories spread over 4 GitHub organizations [https://github.com/GPUOpen-LibrariesAndSDKs] [https://github.com/GPUOpen-Effects] [https://github.com/GPUOpen-Tools] [https://github.com/GPUOpen-ProfessionalCompute-Tools]
  • Mostly supports DirectX11 with some support for OpenGL, OpenCL, Nvidia CUDA, and DirectX12
  • 00:10:59 Unreal Engine VR Mode editor [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKO9fEjNiio]
  • 00:12:36 Godot Engine 2.0 is now in beta [https://godotengine.org/article/godot-2-0-now-beta]
  • UI improvements, including much better screen space efficiency
  • Bug fixes and small features

General Gaming News

  • 00:16:29 gog.com introduces a new "In Development" category which includes 3 Linux games [http://www.gog.com/games##sort=bestselling&feature=in_development&page=1]
  • 00:17:54 Humble Weekly Bundle - Make Your Move
  • Includes 7 Linux games out of 8
  • Pay what you want: Frozen Synapse, Frozen Cortex, Lux Delux, Shattered Planet (not on Linux)
  • Beat the average: The Last Federation and 1 DLC, Reassembly
  • 15USD or more: Chaos Reborn and Big Pharma
  • 00:19:13 Natural Selection 2 update [http://steamcommunity.com/games/ns2/announcements/detail/698424015497720005]
  • Adds servers restricted to low level players with bots filling gaps and forces experienced players into spectator slots
  • Improved AI, including ability to take commander role
  • 00:21:39 Company of Heroes 2 now has Linux/Mac cross-platform multiplayer and a performance update [http://steamcommunity.com/groups/maclinux#announcements/detail/903338082002623947]
  • 00:22:57 Don’t Starve Shipwrecked DLC updated, including Linux support [http://forums.kleientertainment.com/topic/63753-shipwrecked-build-165276-feb-4th/]
  • 00:23:36 Serious Sam 3 and The Talos Principle to have Vulkan support
  • The Talos Principle will have Vulkan support “at launch” [https://steamcommunity.com/app/41070/discussions/0/451850849186806043/?tscn=1453710376#c451851477884764652]
  • Serious Sam perhaps later [https://steamcommunity.com/app/41070/discussions/0/451850849186806043/?tscn=1453710376#c451851477888742208]
  • Joke article by Croteam in response [https://twitter.com/Croteam/status/695634794923868161] [http://www.croteam.com/talos-principle-will-support-vulkan-first-screenshot-released]
  • 00:24:31 Day of Infamy, a WWII themed Insurgency mod [http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=601757902]
  • 00:26:22 SNOW is now 'Free to Play' and runs on Linux (but with FMOD issues) [http://store.steampowered.com/app/244930]
  • 00:28:09 XCOM 2 released [http://store.steampowered.com/app/268500/]
  • Native Steam Controller support and bundle discounts [https://steamcommunity.com/games/268500/announcements/detail/843665914366934096]
  • 00:32:16 American Truck Simulator released [http://store.steampowered.com/app/270880]
  • 00:33:43 Batman: Arkham Knight port cancelled [https://steamcommunity.com/app/208650/discussions/0/405690850600936914/]
  • 00:35:35 Black Mesa confirmed to come to Linux [http://steamcommunity.com/app/362890/discussions/0/458607518209513301#c458607518209641509]
  • 00:36:20 Tomb Raider (2013) gets empty Linux depots [https://steamdb.info/app/203160/history/]
  • 00:37:41 Mad Max gets empty Linux depots [https://steamdb.info/app/234140/history/]
  • 00:38:21 Rust Linux server updates [https://steamdb.info/app/258550/depots/]
  • It appears they are working on it but it is not functional at the moment [https://twitter.com/RustUpdates/status/694916755064557569]

Crowdfunding

  • 00:39:27 Knights and Bikes [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/foamsword/knights-and-bikes]
  • Created by developers who worked on Little Big Planet

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