d3rrial 10 Posted July 7, 2018 Why can people with the Linux client still not connect to the larger multiplayer network? Almost nobody is running legacy servers for Linux users, so almost nobody is playing this game on Linux either... If you're gonna make the effort to port this game to Linux, at least also make the effort to let the Linux players play with their Windows using friends... I would understand if there was some huge feature incompatibility here, but we're talking about a constant difference of 2 minor release versions. This is not some insurmountable barrier, especially since you're not letting Linux catch up on purpose and have it fixed at being 2 minor releases behind. It's pretty infuriating... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dedmen 2714 Posted July 10, 2018 On 7.7.2018 at 8:46 AM, d3rrial said: Why can people with the Linux client still not connect to the larger multiplayer network? They are connecting to the same multiplayer network as anyone else. Aka the Steam Query service. On 7.7.2018 at 8:46 AM, d3rrial said: at least also make the effort to let the Linux players play with their Windows using friends... Linux users can't play with windows users because the game versions are different. Different versions are incompatible with eachother. On 7.7.2018 at 8:46 AM, d3rrial said: I would understand if there was some huge feature incompatibility here There is. Hence the different game versions. On 7.7.2018 at 8:46 AM, d3rrial said: but we're talking about a constant difference of 2 minor release versions Right now we are one major release off. Minor updates don't really exist. Hotfixes happen very rarely. On 7.7.2018 at 8:46 AM, d3rrial said: If you're gonna make the effort to port this game to Linux Bohemia isn't making the port. All your questions are probably answered here: https://dev.arma3.com/ports It's a experimental beta test. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
longhead 10 Posted April 13, 2021 Why does Bohemia not want to support the game on Linux? There are working versions, but this is keeping a considerable player base from playing the game in multiplayer. It should be a minor effort to target Linux for the recent versions too, and it would be greatly appreciated. Also it would support the open software ecosystems mostly Linux users are building. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
