Possible Linux port if Blockland was greenlit?

[Kingdaro]

Blockland already works fine on wine, but this topic would be more valid if this weren't the case.

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[Kalphiter²]

Blockland already works fine on wine, but this topic would be more valid if this weren't the case.

How the forget could a neutral question be "invalid" at all?

[Kingdaro]

I didn't say it was invalid, I said it could be more valid.

[Altiris]

i don't get why people go to the trouble of making ports of games for tiny niche audiences like this, especially when all it does is cause them to flood support forums complaining about it not working with whatever obscure ass version of linux they're using
far more trouble than it's worth

I'm replying to this as a way of bumping but also to respond to you. I do agree with you in the sense that if I were Badspot I wouldn't spend money developing for a platform that has a very small userbase considering the amount of money Badspot makes compared to other indie games (im not saying he's poor but there are a lot of other indie games that profit much more than Blockland). I just think its something nice to do and in the long run you end up supporting all platforms meaning there is a greater chance of income (even though 2 of the other platforms may be small).

As far as people running into problems, I disagree. Considering there isn't even an official program for Blockland on linux, there are only 4 pages of help threads for linux where as for Windows there are around 9. HOWEVER, this could be because like you stated before, the linux userbase is small compared to the other platforms.

[.::Taboo::.]

no, whenever a game gets ported to linux, there's always a flood of people complaining about weird incompatibility issues with their vague builds
it's what happened when steam went to linux, and heck, it still happens a lot

[EazyE]

I didn't say it was invalid, I said it could be more valid.

um, implying that it was at any amount invalid? like, duh?

[Clone2]

but linex sucks and nobody uses it

[Pandan]

Ive ran blockland on WINE in the past. I don't see why just doing that is too much of a problem.

[Kingdaro]

um, implying that it was at any amount invalid? like, duh?

Invalid, as in not needed. Way to miss the point by a couple hundred miles.

[Marcem]

Ive ran blockland on WINE in the past. I don't see why just doing that is too much of a problem.

Because it's hacky.  Why not have a nice native port?

[.::Taboo::.]

why not just use windows?

[Jaxx]

Because it's hacky.  Why not have a nice native port?

that actually sort of doesn't apply here, because a majority of linux users will enjoy the experience of getting something not natively designed to work for them. sadistic but true.

[Kingdaro]

that actually sort of doesn't apply here, because a majority of linux users will enjoy the experience of getting something not natively designed to work for them. sadistic but true.

Yeah, that is true in a lot of cases. Hacky is fun.

[Evar678]

why not just use windows?

Some people prefer a linux distro over windows, this seems to be rather relevant with programmers. And, also some people just plain can't afford windows.

[PurpleMetro]

http://forum.blockland.us/index.php?topic=237315.0

;-; i don't like being reminded of bad memories