Valve is preparing Steam for Linux (again)

[Tecnho]

What a pity, what a bargain, I will look every day.

Thank you.

[kynes]

Oh dear, too good to be true. I've been refunded. Someone's going to report them and they'll freak out.

[Tecnho]

I don't think anyone would go to that extreme for some games XD, in any case, in their terms of sale they will put something fixed for these issues.

[cobito]

I finally got it to work on Mageia 2 despite having outdated libraries and drivers. I tested TF 2 and it runs like a dream. They already said they were getting better performance than Windows: Faster Zombies! | Valve

Although of course, the Source engine doesn't need a monster computer.

[Yorus]

This is moving and you can't see how. There are even rumors from Phoronix (although I haven't stopped to read it) that Blizzard plans to port World of Warcraft this year. It's the first news I have of it, but considering that the Windows version supports OpenGL and there is a Mac version...

[cobito]

Yes, it moves, yes:

· Valve's Steam Box console will use the Linux system and will be presented in 2013
· NVIDIA receives a little help from Valve to improve its drivers for Linux
· New support for video games in Linux
· Valve: Linux More Viable Than Windows 8 for Gaming ~ Ubuntu Vibes | Daily Ubuntu Linux Updates
· Gabe Newell Wants to Support Linux, Because Windows 8 is a 'Catastrophe'
· [Phoronix] Blizzard Entertainment Planning A Linux Game For 2013
· [Phoronix] Torque 3D Engine Is Wanting To Come To Linux
[…]

It's a shame that all this comes at the doors of the death of the PC as a consumer device for the general public.

[cobito]

An unexpected surprise for moving with a completely different game engine and that is not owned by Valve: for a few days now, Half Life 1 and Counter Strike 1.6 have been available for Linux.

[Yorus]

Mmmm… will Half-Life also make me dizzy on Linux?

[cobito]

@Yorus:

Mmmm… will Half-Life also make me dizzy on Linux?

I guess the same as on Windows because the FOV is the same. Try limiting the frame rate to 30 or 40.

[Yorus]

@cobito:

I guess it's the same as on Windows because the FOV is the same. Try limiting the frame rate to 30 or 40.

Yes, I already found out at the time and it was because of that, it happens to a lot of people. Anyway, it never hooked me, I'm more into Counter.

[kynes]

A little offtopic… Do you have a group of hardlimit users set up on steam?

[Tecnho]

@kynes:

A little offtopic… Do you have a group of hardlimit users set up on steam?

I created one a while ago and there are a few of us, I don't know if it's different from other platforms (Mac, linux) or if it's valid for everyone.

My nick is Tecnho in case anyone wants to add.

[cobito]

@kynes:

Un poco offtopic… Teneis montado grupo de usuarios de hardlimit en steam?

En la época dorada del server de CS:S de Hardlimit (Servidor HardLimit CS:S - HardLimit) creé un grupo pero no tuvo mucho éxito: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/hardlimit

[Tecnho]

The one I had created a while ago is this one we are 17

http://steamcommunity.com/groups/HARDLIMITIANOS

[Yorus]

I'll check if I have a slot and install it on my Xubuntu, and if we choose one of the two groups as a meeting point I'll be there.

I'm also not sure if the two Steams will be mixed, since I also have a Windows Steam account with only one game and I'm not sure if I'll have to create another one for Linux.

[cobito]

@Yorus:

I'll see if I have a slot and install it on my Xubuntu, and if we choose one of the two groups as a meeting point I'll be there.

I'm also not sure if the two Steams will be mixed, since I also have a Windows Steam account with only one game and I'm not sure if I'll have to create another one for Linux.

The Steams are the same. You don't need to create an account for Windows and another for Linux. The only difference is that you won't be able to play titles that haven't been ported to Linux.

[Yorus]

Ok, perfect.

I just installed it on Xubuntu and everything is perfect, with the user I already had and so on.

[Bm4n]

What?, how's Steam going for you, the only game I have that's compatible is Osmos and it works well, I'm now downloading something 3D to test it better

[cobito]

For me in Mageia 2, despite being incompatible due to old libraries, it has been running quite well.

By the way, for 2 or 3 weeks now, Counter Strike: Source has been available for Linux.

There are fewer and fewer reasons to have Windows on the PC. In fact, there is only one: BF3.

[kynes]

Any distribution that you recommend for someone who hasn't used linux regularly for eons, and wants to try steam?