Revision of Linux Gaming: NS2 and more from Fri, 04/10/2013 - 10:07

Natural Selection 2 – http://store.steampowered.com/app/4920/

if you have ever played Tremulous this is the game for you. Natural selection 2 is a FPS/Strategy game where aliens and marines fight for survival. the linux version was released 4 weeks ago its quite buggy and performance is quite bad(my 590 only gets 60-90 fps and i have to keep everything on low or itll crash before the 1st games over) but the game is good enough to look past those issues

Differences from Tremulous:
* each side has a Commander who places upgrades, structures and tries to organise the team
* research system
* instead of the dretch, granger, basilisk, marauder, dragoon, tyrant we have the skulk(free), Gorge(healer) Lerk(flying class), fade, Onos
* less weapons then tremulous you start off with the rifle and can later buy a shotgun. with an advanced armoury that gets extended to a Grenade Launcher and Flamethrower
* Jetpacks have a limited fly time. Exosuits are like battlesuits except you can only get a minigun or a railgun model
* instead of getting evos/creds from kills you get resources based on how much resource nodes your team has.

whenever they have a sale they normally have a free weekend its worth picking up i wasted over 100 hours in my 1st 2 weeks and also ended up donating 75bucks to their reinforcement program http://www.naturalselection2.com/reinforced/

Duke3d Megaton Edition – http://store.steampowered.com/app/225140/

this version includes Atomic edition in dosbox it also has those levels in a modified JFD3D client and 3 expansions(Duke it out in D.C., Nuclear winter, Lifes a Beach), steam achievements and a shiny new HUD. steam based multiplayer is coming soon and i will be planning on doing a few Duke3d events when it does

Shadow warrior Classic redux – http://store.steampowered.com/app/225160/
this includes shadow warrior classic in dosbox but it also has a modified JFSW client including the main game and 2 expansions(wonton destruction and twin dragon). like duke3d it has gotten achievements and will feature steam based multiplayer sometime after duke3d gets it

Other steam Linux games worth looking at:
* Prison Architect – http://store.steampowered.com/app/233450
* Dont Starve – http://store.steampowered.com/app/219740/
* Crusader Kings 2 – http://store.steampowered.com/app/203770/
* Europa Universalis IV – http://store.steampowered.com/app/236850/
* and many more

new releases:
* Game Dev Tycoon(no achievements yet) – http://store.steampowered.com/app/239820/
* ARMA tactics(feels made for touchscreens – achievements were broken too last i played) – http://store.steampowered.com/app/224860/
* Air Conflict Pacific Carrier(havent played it yet was gifted to me yesterday) – http://store.steampowered.com/app/214910/
* Mark of the ninja(controller issues other then that works well) – http://store.steampowered.com/app/214560/

Coming Soon:
* Metro Last Light – No release date set due before end of year
* carmageddon reincarnation – Release date set for Q3 2014(Q1 for windows)
* Cities in motion 1 + 2 – CIM2 appeared on linux list a few days ago then vanished. paradox said in an AMA that both are being ported not ETA and CIM1 is closer to release
* Reus – blogged linux version is about 4 weeks away
* Shadowrun Returns – should be next version
* No More Room in Hell – linux version is getting betatested now and should be out next version
* Painkiller HD – was due in april/may but was delayed till sometime after deadfall adventures(which then also got delayed). their linux programmer quit a few weeks ago but thanks to a bit of prodding by gamingonlinux on twitter he confirmed its still being worked on and he is doing the work. mac users have been waiting since december

Might come out:
* System Shock 2 – nothing announced yet but they were working on a wine skin
* Worms Reloaded – Linux progress in the CDR but no word from developers yet

hope you guys found some of this interesting and i hope to do more of these in the future