Not on Steam, using their proprietary launcher and careful language about their level of support for Linux.
I know this dance, I’m not falling for it.
We’re lucky Steam is currently doing good by gamers but when we get a chance to not to be solely dependent on them, you should encourage that.
aptis the one true software/games library for me
As with all games, don’t buy it for what it could be, only buy it if it’s good value right now.
My initial impressions in Linux are that it runs great and is fun to play.
Not on Steam
Not wanting to give the 30% cut is legit.
Sure. So is me not giving them 100% due to their decision of not being in a trusted platform.
Being on steam doesnt immediately mean they’re trusted. Look to the recent games that were malware stealing from charaties for example.
Minecraft is also an example of a off platform trusted game with their own proprietary launchers for Java/bedrock. (or third party but also off platform)
And basically fucking everyone hates the Minecraft launcher, most alternatives are basically malware or have endless fucking problems.
With like a single third party client that we all just hope to God doesn’t die.
It’s not a great time.
Theres no problem with Prism launcher that i’m aware of.
Look at prism launchet, free open source with great mod integration. And on linux.
I can agree that everyone hates the official launcher (I do as well and use prism and modrinth myself). My point being that off steam It doesnt always mean not trusted. Look at Paradox, EA, and other games that integrate Epic launcher/services.
i also agree that they can have malware. The only difference is the fact that it’s labeled on steam for all the anticheats that are required. otherwise both on and off platform do the same thing.
Being on steam doesnt immediately mean they’re trusted
Being on Steam means I’ll download the game, and it will run on my stable environment, regardless if the studio closes down or decides the launcher is no longer Linux compatible.
Look to the recent games that were malware stealing from charaties for example
Something that happens once in a blue moon and is immediately caught by Valve? I’m good.
Minecraft is also an example of a off platform trusted game with their own proprietary launchers for Java/bedrock.
Which ends up requiring a third party to maintain a Linux launcher because the official one was sold to Microsoft which makes it problematic… Are you trying to prove my point for me?
I mean, if Hytale disappears from package managers, you still have the version of it installed locally, right? And, the game operates offline.
The most notable example of malware findings was a cancer patient whose whole crypto wallet was stolen. While this sounds like a “once in a blue moon” thing, it was also said on that occasion that the malicious game in question had been around for weeks with no action from Valve. Even acknowledging that Valve isn’t a security company, VXUnderground said in their report of the incident: “Valve allowed this malware to exist for just under a month. This is appalling levels of vetting, how can you let such brazen malware exist on your platform. Review the later sections for proof of when the malware was inserted.”
This was the notable case, but it’s very likely other similar malware pushes onward. Just take a look at the amount of AI sex-focused slop coming onto Steam in January.
It is convenient, by all means, but I would hardly say a game being on Steam by default makes it “trusted”.
Just wait it will eventually be put on Steam.
And according to their own server manual, they might be supporting in-game pay shops for servers in the future.
Future Additions – Integrated Payment System
A payment gateway built into the client that servers can use to accept payments from players. Optional but encouraged.
So I’m happy to wait to see how hard they’re going to be pushing this and MTX in general …
The group that originally started development and shelled out to buy the IP back from Riot owns Hypixel, the largest MTX Minecraft server on the internet.
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using their proprietary launcher
https://launcher.hytale.com/builds/release/linux/amd64/hytale-launcher-latest.flatpak
Not tried it but it’s a Flatpak. I’d say it’s a positive.
The launcher works great. One really nice touch: the login button on the launcher opens your web browser so you can use a password manager.
I assume they decided not to publish on Steam because of their proximity to Minecraft, whose players are already used to having an extra launcher.
Valve is merely the least bad corporate overlord. But they sure do control the shadows on your cave wall.
Looks promising. From what I watched, for Early Aceess game it looks surprisingly polished.
Afaik, this is a Canadian company, so I’m happy they aren’t on Steam.
I’ve been playing it a fair bit, a little rough around the edges in some parts but it’s very fun, and I think it has a good future.
Would have been a banger 7 years ago. Now my and all people I know‘s Minecraft groups have disbanded and the hype is gone. Hypixel is a shell of it‘s former self.
Played it for about 5 hours, really fun so far but I have no idea how much there is yet since it just released in EA. I didn’t buy it, got it through other means, and won’t give them my money until full release and only if they do well with monetisation, this Linux support, controller support etc.
Which distro/de do you use?
flatpak is platform independent, but works flawlessly for me on Bazzite/Fedora
If I want to play minecraft with microtransactions I’ll just join a youtubers minecraft server.
Nah there are launchers with build in micro transactions. Way better because only People with the same launcher can see them 😎
Is this anything like og cube world, before the official release?
I doubt that, if you’re looking for an OG Cube World like you’re probably looking for Veloren
And it is pretty “meh”
Its a half-baked minecraft clone. It was hype when it was announced, but right now all the cool parts about it could be Minecraft mods. It does not stand out.
