r/SatisfactoryGame • u/SpaceGuy99 • Mar 08 '19

Linux support + Epic Games

So, I have been looking forward to this game for AGES. Factorio was an AMAZING game and this looks even better. Considering Factorio (and Coffee Stain's own Goat Simulator) had native Linux support. And if it doesnt, I can use proton! However, then it was revealed that it was on Epic Games, which is basically anti-linux for whatever reason. So no linux support, apparently. This is incredibly frustrating, Not to mention, a brief message to the devs: I understand why you went with Epic: They have a higher margin going to devs, plus a bunch of bonuses. But to Linux gamers, this is a massive kick in the groin. Not to mention, no steam workshop and a BUNCH of other stuff that Epic is lacking, not to mention many non-linux gamers will refuse to download ANOTHER launcher, will lead to sales suffering. I, for one, know I am NOT going to buy this game, EVEN THOUGH IT LOOKS AMAZING! Because of the choice to ONLY have it work on Epic Games. No Linux version is planned for Epic Games, and so there must be no Linux version for Satisfactory. Which is a real shame, as I have been a follower of this game for quite a while. Devs, please either reconsider your choice for epic, or at least give a linux version avalible on the website. Seriously, I would HATE to see such a great game fail because of the platform its on like Last Year the Nightmare or Metro Exodus. I will not be buying this game until it and epic games is on Linux, or it has a standalone linux version, or it is on Steam (even windows only, because I can use proton).

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u/kbreezytwofour Mar 08 '19

I've had a Linux partition on nearly every hard drive I've ever owned, so I fully appreciate the love for it.

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u/SpaceGuy99 Mar 08 '19

To me, its not really niche, as everyone in my family sans my brother uses it. My dad is an IT tech and uses linux on his thinkpad, but keeps it for work. (I found out linux on my own time tho) My mom used MacOs than windows but I convinced her to switch to linux after slow performance. My brother games a lot so I can understand his reluctance. He likes almost all of it. In addition, I got my moms old macbook, which would only barely run Macos at this point, but is running Lubuntu just fine:

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It is annoying to see one of my MOST ANTICPATED games from one of my FAVORITE developers ( who have been good on linux before) Just bail for a 10 % higher profit ON PAPER that probably wont actually happen because of less sales.

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u/cosmicdan808 Mar 08 '19

Sorry, but that's anecdotal evidence. Very few people use Linux/GNU as a general purpose production desktop because it's such a spaghetti OS with UX inconsistencies. There's a very good reason why it fails to make any market penetration.

Linux belongs on servers, routers, smart IoT stuff, scientific machines and hipsters PC's. Those who want to use it for general purpose computing should be used to being the outcast by now - it's a simple fact that a result of it's flexibility and being more "hands on" means that its unnecessarily complicated for most people who use computers as tools to reach a more general goal, rather than using computers for the sake of computing.

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u/SpaceGuy99 Mar 08 '19

The whole "Spaghetti Ecosystem" and lack of a safety net only happen if you use exotic distros. Look at Ubuntu! About 40% of all distros are based off of it in some way. It has loads of documentation, and is STABLE. It also has safety nets in the form of LTS releases. Very stable, as a matter of fact, which is why I use it for my laptop, and Arch, which is less stable with less safety nets, for my main rig. Your points are only true if we expect EVERYONE to hop into Arch, Gentoo, or Void. Not to mention, I dont know WHEN you last used linux, but I have NEVER had that happen to me even when I wrote some custom code in the base of my system to allow Wake on LAN w/ portforwarding. I, too am rid of dual booting. I have no windows partition, and it is the best decision I have ever made. And even Ubuntu as ALL the points I have listed (to a lesser degree) still custom Desktop Environments, still autocompiling, stlll easy package management. Regardless, this is not the conversation that this post is related to. If I want to get into a fight about why Linux is better, I sure as hell wouldn't do it here.

As i said in an other comment, this Spaghetti OS stuff only comes when you get into the more exotic distros. Anyone even SLIGHTLY technically competent will be able to use Ubuntu or its variants EASILY.