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justkevin [developer] Dec 2, 2019 @ 7:48am

Linux Support

As of 1/31/20, the game now officially is listed as supporting Linux, thanks to a number of playtesters who have confirmed it as stable. Still, there are a lot of different distros which may introduce unexpected issues, so if you encounter anything that seems to be a bug, please report it here.

Known Linux specific issues:

- UI layout when switching out of full screen
- Text in the "blueprints" dialogue overlapping

Last edited by justkevin; Jan 31, 2020 @ 11:47am

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Mikix

Dec 11, 2019 @ 12:32pm

Hello! I just bought and tried Starcom Nexus today on Linux. Thank you for the support.

I’ve only played an hour or so, but haven’t noticed anything that felt like a bug. This is on the Linux beta branch, 1.0.3.

The controller support isn’t amazing (felt like not everything could be done with just a controller - couldn’t figure out how to exit options screen on main menu, for example). But not sure if that’s a Linux issue or just an early access thing. I’m using a Steam controller.

(System info: Ubuntu 18.04, using steam OS compositor. AMD GPU)

justkevin [developer] Dec 11, 2019 @ 1:36pm

Originally posted by Mikix:
Hello! I just bought and tried Starcom Nexus today on Linux. Thank you for the support.

I’ve only played an hour or so, but haven’t noticed anything that felt like a bug. This is on the Linux beta branch, 1.0.3.

The controller support isn’t amazing (felt like not everything could be done with just a controller - couldn’t figure out how to exit options screen on main menu, for example). But not sure if that’s a Linux issue or just an early access thing. I’m using a Steam controller.

(System info: Ubuntu 18.04, using steam OS compositor. AMD GPU)

Thanks for playing and taking the time to give me this info. I'll take a look at exiting the options menu with the controller to see if that's also a bug in Windows (most players use keyboard mouse, so controller support has had less testing).

Mikix

Dec 11, 2019 @ 1:58pm

After further testing, I think it might have been user error before. Now controller support seems sufficient.

lnxpnk

Dec 12, 2019 @ 7:45pm

Thanks for supporting Linux, looking forward to a linux build.

Last edited by lnxpnk; Dec 12, 2019 @ 7:46pm

Sonny

Dec 14, 2019 @ 9:16am

I played 8 hours with no issues with proton. You can find additional reports here: https://www.protondb.com/app/863590

I tried the Linux beta build, no issue so far. Is it running behind the windows build? versions mismatch, 1.0.3 for the first and 1.0.5 for the second

If so could you update it?

Both tested with Steam flatpak https://github.com/flathub/com.valvesoftware.Steam on Fedora.

Last edited by Sonny; Dec 14, 2019 @ 9:17am

justkevin [developer] Dec 14, 2019 @ 10:26am

Originally posted by Sonny:
I played 8 hours with no issues with proton. You can find additional reports here: https://www.protondb.com/app/863590

I tried the Linux beta build, no issue so far. Is it running behind the windows build? versions mismatch, 1.0.3 for the first and 1.0.5 for the second

If so could you update it?

Both tested with Steam flatpak https://github.com/flathub/com.valvesoftware.Steam on Fedora.

Yes, I'll try to post an updated build soon. The differences between 1.0.3 and 1.0.5 are fairly minor. Thanks for the report!

Tchey

Dec 17, 2019 @ 1:48am

Hi !

On my PC with Linux Manjaro, i can launch the game, no issue it seems, thanks for the support.

On themain screen, i see version 1.3, while the popup says welcome to version 1.5.

What is the real Linux version, and will it be updated to the last one soon ?

justkevin [developer] Dec 17, 2019 @ 5:24am

Linux is currently one point release behind Windows. The differences are fairly minor. I'm planning to update it very soon, but don't have an exact day yet.