14 DAY TRIAL // Vendetta Online, an MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game) developed and published by Guild Software Inc., has just received a major update that should greatly improve the Linux graphics, among other things.
Vendetta Online is a game that's available on numerous platforms, including Linux, and it stands to reason that not all of them look the same. In fact, the Windows version has a slight advantage in terms of graphical quality, but that's not really a problem. In any case, the developers have just implemented support for a new OpenGL 4.x driver, which should translate into an immediate boost for Linux users.
The makers of this game have been talking about this impending upgrade for quite some time, so it wasn't really a surprise for most people who regularly follow what happens with the game. This is a rather consistent update, so don't be surprised if you're going to download more than usual.
Latest Vendetta Online gets prototype renderer for Linux
It's not every day that we get such an important update for the Linux client of this game, but it does come with a warning. This is still pretty experimental and some things might go wrong. It would be a good idea to report anything that you might find interesting or buggy to the development team.
"This new version continues the recent graphics improvements, now with a prototype renderer for Linux players. We expect there to be problems and artifacts on certain drivers, so please report any issues in detail on the Bugs forum. Linux drivers are unfortunately not quite as gaming-robust as Windows, simply because the chip manufacturers making the original drivers tend to put more time into the platforms with the largest gaming market share."
"The teams of volunteers working on the open-source drivers do a great job, but often have fewer developer resources than the huge teams placed on Windows and console platforms. Thus, we could really use everyone's help to track down and work around any bugs we discover under Linux OpenGL, to try and make the experience as stable as possible," reads the official announcement.
Other changes include some improvements for Strikeforce, some refinements for the auto-aim system, a better dynamic-light finding algorithm, and optimization for multiple light sources. A complete list of changes can be found in the official announcement. You can download Vendetta Online 1.8.315 right now from Softpedia. Keep in mind that you will need a constant Internet connection to download the rest of the files and to play the game.
