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The graphics in L4D2 are great, the game runs very fast on Ubuntu, Valve has done a great job. I hope more games keep coming to Ubuntu and Linux for Steam overa
by jebblue 13y ago
The graphics in L4D2 are great, the game runs very fast on Ubuntu, Valve has done a great job. I hope more games keep coming to Ubuntu and Linux for Steam overall. I tried the Source SDK recently and the sample builds and runs successfully on Ubuntu. Now as far as game play, L4D2 and TF2 seem similar to me, too Hollywood, I like more muted game play, similar to L4D which I tried on Steam on Wine once. If that was on Linux now I'd buy that one and probably play it more. Also more Minecraft like games where when a grenade goes off you see damage to the walls, ground, etc. and you can build stuff, defenses, machines, etc. that would be unreal.
- actionscripted 13y agoL4D and L4D2 are so similar I'm not sure I understand how one is muted and the other is too Hollywood. The only real differences between them are a few changes to infected, melee weapons and some additional gameplay mechanics. E: there's a really cool technical presentation here that goes through some of the technical changes in L4D2 [1] [1]: http://www.valvesoftware.com/publications/2010/GDC10_ShaderTechniquesL4D2.pdf http://www.valvesoftware.com/publications/2010/GDC10_ShaderT...
- vinkelhake 13y agoIsn't that the same presentation that this post is about?
- actionscripted 13y agoHaha...yes, sorry about that.
- chc 13y agoLeft 4 Dead 2 punishes you much harder for going slowly. The Spitter and Charger were introduced for that express purpose, and a number of other mechanics (like crescendos) were changed in that direction too. That's probably what jebblue means by "muted" vs. "Hollywood" — the pacing.
- jebblue 13y agoI could expound more but it might be seen as drivel. I'd say your example is right on chc.
- mahmoudhossam 13y agoIt runs great on Linux if you have a proprietary driver, which is far from optimal.
- btian 13y agoBut it has nothing to do with Valve. Personally I don't see what's wrong with proprietary drivers as long they work. You also need proprietary drivers on Windows and Mac OS X.
- mahmoudhossam 13y agoIf Valve is really invested in Linux, they should be working with the open source drivers' developers to make the game work better on Mesa. For example, I can't play games on Arch Linux because ATI's driver doesn't work with the latest Xorg.
- jebblue 13y agoValve makes game software not video drivers, you need to email ATI and let them know you'd like your card's driver improved or bye a different vendor's card that has better support for Linux.
- mahmoudhossam 13y agoThere's an open source driver, they can and should contribute to that. I'm sure they have the resources and the know-how to pull it off.