Our hosts discuss their gaming, goings-on in the community, paid mods, new rules for Steam accounts and other Linux gaming news.

Introduction

  • 00:00:16 bean (@beansmyname)
  • 00:00:19 @HeroOhOne
  • 00:00:20 @DerRidda

Our Gaming

  • 00:00:26 @DerRidda has been playing a little of nothing
  • 00:00:36 bean (@beansmyname) has been playing Nuclear Dawn, Cosmochoria and Assault Android Cactus
  • 00:01:28 @HeroOhOne has been playing Battle for Wesnoth, Zero-K Chicken Mod, Nuclear Dawn, Kerbal Space Program, Running With Rifles, Strike Suit Zero, Crypt of the Necrodancer, BOMB, Guns of Icarus Online, ROCKETSROCKETSROCKETS and Distance

SteamLUG Community Stuff

  • 00:03:44 Past Events
  • DOTA 2 [http://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamlug#events/204126864932831549]
  • Torchlight II [http://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamlug#events/204126864929927868]
  • Meltdown [http://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamlug#events/204128655452780214]
  • Dead Island [http://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamlug#events/204126864932848817]
  • 00:06:43 Upcoming Events
  • Team Fortress 2 (Post-cast) [http://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamlug#events/204128765617204699]
  • Guns of Icarus Online [http://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamlug#events/204128765617207628]
  • Left 4 Dead 2 [http://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamlug#events/204128765617212173]
  • Crypt of the Necrodancer [http://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamlug#events/204128765617216467]

Other Community Stuff

  • 00:08:11 Linux version of @ValiantCheese's AdventureJam entry, Above the Waves, has been uploaded for your enjoyment [http://gamejolt.com/games/adventure/above-the-waves/58420/]
  • 00:09:09 SteamLUG YouTube channel has updated some playlists - Videos from other SteamLUG members have been added [https://www.youtube.com/user/SteamLUG/playlists]

Steam/Valve News

  • 00:09:53 Steam accounts must spend a minimum of $5 through Valve to have access to basic account features such as: [https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=3330-IAGK-7663]
  • Sending friend invites
  • Voting on Greenlight, Steam Reviews and Workshop items
  • Participating in the Steam Market
  • 00:13:37 Sign-up for the HTC Vive Developer Edition is now available [http://steamcommunity.com/games/250820/announcements/detail/154588645663414820]
  • 00:15:00 New openvr SDK has a github repository [https://github.com/ValveSoftware/openvr]
  • 00:16:32 2-factor mobile authentication beta expanded [http://steamcommunity.com/groups/MobileAuthBeta#announcements/detail/133197071468810359]
  • 00:18:46 Valve adds and then removes the ability for modders to charge for their work on non-Valve titles [http://steamcommunity.com/workshop/aboutpaidcontent/]
  • Plan was to start with Skyrim
  • Gabe Newell participates in an AMA on Reddit about paid mods [https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/33uplp/mods_and_steam/]
  • Support for paid content dropped [http://steamcommunity.com/games/SteamWorkshop#announcements/detail/208632365253244218]
  • 00:26:11 Valve gives developers the ability to ban players from their game [http://steamcommunity.com/actions/WhatIsGameBan]

Tech News

  • 00:28:51 RedHat has joined Khronos Group [https://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/2015/04/17/red-hat-joins-khronos/]
  • 00:29:56 Open source amdgpu has its initial driver release [http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/dri-devel/2015-April/081501.html]
  • 00:31:39 Blender now available via Steam [http://store.steampowered.com/app/365670/]
  • 00:34:52 Anna Sweet, public face of Steam Dev Days and Steam Machines, left Valve and joined Oculus [https://twitter.com/giantsquidgirl/status/592842920551718912]
  • 00:35:16 Tech talk available: "Dynamic porting" of Dying Light for Linux/SteamOS [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFdgOBniQB4]
  • Q & A translated from Polish and available online [https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/techland-presentation-on-porting-dying-light-to-linux.5277/page=2#35935]
  • 00:39:38 SteamVR Update adds 64-bit Linux support [http://steamcommunity.com/gid/103582791435040972/announcements/detail/155715702499665493]

General Gaming News

  • 00:40:20 SuperTuxKart 0.9 released [http://supertuxkart.net]
  • New trailer online [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FEwDH7XU9Q]
  • Now using a modified version of the irrlicht engine [http://supertuxkart.blogspot.co.uk/] [http://irrlicht.sourceforge.net/]
  • 00:42:12 Developers of Arma3 respond to activity on SteamDB [https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/arma-3-is-officially-being-worked-on-for-linux-by-an-external-team-won%E2%80%99t-be-native.5310]
  • 00:45:17 Spec Ops: The Line Linux port receives official alpha status from Virtual Programming [http://www.vpltd.com]
  • 00:46:28 Half Life 2: Update now available for Linux [http://store.steampowered.com/app/290930/]
  • 00:48:21 GOG.com adds Linux versions of a few titles
  • Lords of Xulima [http://www.gog.com/game/lords_of_xulima]
  • Star Wars X-Wing Special Edition [http://www.gog.com/game/star_wars_xwing_special_edition]
  • Star Wars Tie Fighter Special Edition [http://www.gog.com/game/star_wars_tie_fighter_special_edition]

  • Star Wars Rebel Assault 1 & 2 [http://www.gog.com/game/star_wars_rebel_assault_1_2] Game Releases

  • 00:49:25 Kerbal Space Program [http://store.steampowered.com/app/220200/] [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?/developerarticles.html/ksp-10-is-released-r162]

  • 00:50:23 Verdun [http://store.steampowered.com/app/242860/] [http://steamcommunity.com/games/242860/announcements/detail/248039396483421911]
  • 00:51:27 Broken Age Act 2 [http://store.steampowered.com/app/232790/] [http://steamcommunity.com/games/232790/announcements/detail/126441672048273786]
  • 00:52:10 Dungeons 2 [http://store.steampowered.com/app/262280/]
  • 00:53:34 Cosmochoria [http://store.steampowered.com/app/293240/]

Crowdfunding

  • 00:54:32 Yooka-Laylee - A 3D Platformer Rare-vival! announced with Linux support [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playtonic/yooka-laylee-a-3d-platformer-rare-vival]
  • 00:55:54 Formula Fusion - Next-Gen Anti-Gravity Racing Game by former Wipeout devs has an unusual stretch goal format [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/formulafusion/formula-fusion-next-gen-anti-gravity-racing-game]

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