Would be great to see Elite Dangerous ported to Linux. 
Yes please! my old usb joystick works way better in linuzx than in windows, and I get 10% better framerate from my nvidia too...
One for Pecisk's files: The population of Linux games on Steam is increasing faster than that of Mac games. And no, I don't think this means that someone submitted all the Linux distro stalwarts like xbill, bzflag and Tux Racer to Steam...
http://www.maximumpc.com/steam_linux_goes_past_game_mark100
http://www.maximumpc.com/steam_linux_goes_past_game_mark100
Of course OSX does have a viable alternative distribution platform.
I registered to this forum specifically to join the chorus of voices asking for Linux support.
Also, I'll note that pretty much all of my Linux-using machines can run ED with aplomb, and precisely zero of my two Macs have the graphics horsepower to run it at minimum, despite being current models.
"Install base" is not the same thing as "number of seats that can actually run your game". Thanks.
Also, I'll note that pretty much all of my Linux-using machines can run ED with aplomb, and precisely zero of my two Macs have the graphics horsepower to run it at minimum, despite being current models.
"Install base" is not the same thing as "number of seats that can actually run your game". Thanks.
Yea, but has there been any indicator at all that this will -ever- be addressed?
Created an account just to post this. Been playing Elite basically since launch, and there are times that I do not login simply because I do not want to boot into Windows. Everything on my machine runs better in Linux, and the only reason I ever boot into Windows is to play Elite, as all the other games I am actively following have Linux clients. Yes I'm lazy at some level, some times I get when I have to press a button on the remote... "WHY CAN'T YOU READ MY MIND" -with this mentality, booting into Windows is quite arduous. You're probably wondering how I got through the tedium of this post but I just care so much about Elite on Linux. So yeah, throwing my hat into this nice long thread, let's make it happen Frontier!
I read this the other day - .NET on Linux opens possibilities.
http://www.techradar.com/us/news/so...opens-net-to-linux-and-mac-developers-1292461
http://www.techradar.com/us/news/so...opens-net-to-linux-and-mac-developers-1292461
They already using Mono, which is tried and true method of porting .NET apps to Linux/OS X/BSD.
Have to port rest of the game too
Well, it has been kinda addressed, it's not like they haven't explained their intentions - during 2014 it was mostly "undecided", after release it has been asked several times and there has been "no plans" according to Michael talking specificially. So as for any platforms outside holy trinity - Windows, XBO and PS4 - nothing much really until they really decides to do that.
What we *know* is that they are aware of interest, they are aware of technical side of porting, they don't feel there's enough clarity about numbers and support model for Linux version as far as I am aware.
I registered an account for the sole purpose to voice my desire for a Linux client.
The only reason I have a Windows partition right now is to play ED.
With SteamOS/SteamMachines on the horizon, supporting Linux is a necessity for any developer who wants their game to have a long lifetime. Why ED wasn't designed ground-up to use OpenGL boggles me, given that OpenGL runs on Windows, Linux, OSX, and PS4, whereas DirectX only runs on Windows and Xbox. It would have been substantially less work to make it run using OpenGL first.
The only reason I have a Windows partition right now is to play ED.
With SteamOS/SteamMachines on the horizon, supporting Linux is a necessity for any developer who wants their game to have a long lifetime. Why ED wasn't designed ground-up to use OpenGL boggles me, given that OpenGL runs on Windows, Linux, OSX, and PS4, whereas DirectX only runs on Windows and Xbox. It would have been substantially less work to make it run using OpenGL first.
Wanted to point out that we are only 59 signatures away from having healthy 500 backers for petition https://www.change.org/p/frontier-developments-plc-port-elite-dangerous-to-linux-desktop
I guess I will have to wrap up at some point (most likely around OS X release in three four weeks).
I guess I will have to wrap up at some point (most likely around OS X release in three four weeks).
Might be the best point to push it!
So OS X first release is coming in few days and I have only 26 backers left till 500. Would be nice to hit it and release open letter I plan to do with Mac release on Tuesday, don't you think?
https://www.change.org/p/frontier-developments-plc-port-elite-dangerous-to-linux-desktop
p.s. last time I spam this link, I PROMISE!
https://www.change.org/p/frontier-developments-plc-port-elite-dangerous-to-linux-desktop
p.s. last time I spam this link, I PROMISE!