SteamOS/Linux support?

[Gengear]

Any chance of getting some steamOS support, it'd be nice for people to beable to "Couch play" as you say on the steam store page, but wouldn't it be nice if they could use an OS thats made for "Couch play" ;)

Also Linux users like to have love to.
Love from, an Ubuntu user.

[IvanDashSmith]

We are currently working on a steamOS version!

[Gengear]

WOOO Thanks for the information! :D

[Square man]

Originally posted by IvanDashSmith:

We are currently working on a steamOS version!

That's awesome ! :D

[flesk]

Good to hear that you're working on a Linux version. :)

[IvanDashSmith]

And it is now live.

[flesk]

Thanks! :)

It's not working though. No files are downloaded. Looking at SteamDB[steamdb.info] it seems that the Linux depot was only added to the beta and developer packages, and not the one that's being sold through Steam. This seems to be the case for the Mac version too.

[IvanDashSmith]

Originally posted by flesk:

Thanks! :)

It's not working though. No files are downloaded. Looking at SteamDB[steamdb.info] it seems that the Linux depot was only added to the beta and developer packages, and not the one that's being sold through Steam. This seems to be the case for the Mac version too.

Thanks for that info, that helped me narrow down the problem. Please try again and let me know what you find.

Thanks!

[flesk]

Seems to be working fine now. Thanks! Achievements unlock too, which isn't always the case with GameMaker: Studio games on Linux (which this seems to be, judging by the files).

[Drawing!]

Just bought it and it's working perfectly! Thank you so much for the port, really happy to see a WayForward game on Linux.

[Drawing!]

Just as a note, but there's a slight problem in the way you're mapping the keyboard and gamepad devices to players.

Currently you're assuming that Player 1 is always a keyboard by default and that the first gamepad (js0) wants to override that, you're also mapping each joystick device to a specific player (eg. js0 is P1, js1 is P2).

This creates a few situations:
- You can't have a player on keyboard in addition to gamepads.
- If you have multiple controllers connected you have to hunt around for the first gamepad to play singleplayer.
- Random devices that use the joystick driver can reserve a slot meant for a gamepad.

A possible solution would be to:
- Assume that the device used to enter the level selection screen is P1, that way both keyboard and gamepad will work without the need to override.
- Assign additional players in the order they press buttons.

In my case I have a tablet device hogging js0, and I also have a wireless keyboard I can use from the couch as an additional player. It's not a deal-breaker since in my case the Steam Controller I'm using can be remapped to work around the issue but I wanted to let you know.

[Keizgon]

I'm really glad to see something from Wayforward! However, I have to ask something after browsing the reviews... is there a reason why this was ported and not one of the more popular titles (Mighty Switch Force series)?

I ask this because a review stated "You will only like this if you're a fan of the series" or something of the like. Wouldn't it be better to introduce us to the one that will get us invested in the series? (I don't know which one; the only known title I know from Wayforward is Shantae).

Will we see more Wayforward titles or was this to test the waters? Because if it is the latter, then that seems backwards and you might be disappointed if that review was on point.

Again, don't get me wrong, I might end up checking it out, but I would like clarification.

[AquaBat]

Originally posted by Keizgon:

I'm really glad to see something from Wayforward! However, I have to ask something after browsing the reviews... is there a reason why this was ported and not one of the more popular titles (Mighty Switch Force series)?

I ask this because a review stated "You will only like this if you're a fan of the series" or something of the like. Wouldn't it be better to introduce us to the one that will get us invested in the series? (I don't know which one; the only known title I know from Wayforward is Shantae).

Will we see more Wayforward titles or was this to test the waters? Because if it is the latter, then that seems backwards and you might be disappointed if that review was on point.

Again, don't get me wrong, I might end up checking it out, but I would like clarification.

This is going way off topic, but you might want to check the store: You can buy Mighty Switch Force Hyper Drive Edition on Steam right now, as well as a puzzle spinoff based on the sequel called Mighty Switch Force: Hose it Down. (The sequel itself isn't available on Steam yet, but you can find it on Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.) If you want to get a feel for how the Mighty Switch Force games play, and especially how this game plays, buy MSF HD.

[Dolus]

Originally posted by AquaBat:

Originally posted by Keizgon:

I'm really glad to see something from Wayforward! However, I have to ask something after browsing the reviews... is there a reason why this was ported and not one of the more popular titles (Mighty Switch Force series)?

I ask this because a review stated "You will only like this if you're a fan of the series" or something of the like. Wouldn't it be better to introduce us to the one that will get us invested in the series? (I don't know which one; the only known title I know from Wayforward is Shantae).

Will we see more Wayforward titles or was this to test the waters? Because if it is the latter, then that seems backwards and you might be disappointed if that review was on point.

Again, don't get me wrong, I might end up checking it out, but I would like clarification.

This is going way off topic, but you might want to check the store: You can buy Mighty Switch Force Hyper Drive Edition on Steam right now, as well as a puzzle spinoff based on the sequel called Mighty Switch Force: Hose it Down. (The sequel itself isn't available on Steam yet, but you can find it on Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.) If you want to get a feel for how the Mighty Switch Force games play, and especially how this game plays, buy MSF HD.

Thats Windows only though...

[Dolus]

Anyone been able to get a PS4 pad working in the Linux version?

[flesk]

I only have an Xbox 360 controller, but have you tried launching the game through Big Picture mode?