14 DAY TRIAL // Wasteland 2, an RPG developed by inXile Entertainment and developer Brian Fargo, will finally get a Linux version, as promised in the Kickstarter project.
The first Wasteland game was launched back in 1988 and, even if it was a successful title, the developers have never been able to make a second version. Back then, the game was published by Electronic Arts and the company didn't fully support the release of a sequel.
That didn't stop the developers from inXile Entertainment, and they made yet another game that featured the same premise, humans fighting for survival in a post-apocalyptic America that has been destroyed by a nuclear holocaust. The name of the new series was Fallout and numerous games have been launched under the umbrella of this franchise.
Kickstarter gave Brian Fargo and the other developers from inXile Entertainment the opportunity to build the sequel that they always wanted without having to involve publishers into the process. As you can expect, the project has been a success and the developers managed to get more than enough money to fund the game.
The problem was that they promised two things. One was related to the release, which was supposed to be in 2013, which obviously didn't happen, and the other promise was about a Linux version, which has also been missing. At least until now.
Wasteland 2 is being built on the Unity engine, which supports the Linux platform. Unfortunately, the developers have had a hard time porting the game, delaying the release. The latest Beta made available corrects this problem with the addition of a Linux version.
“First off, the next beta update is being wrapped up! It’s been in testing for the past few weeks and we’re putting the final touches on it as I write this. You can expect it to go live next week.”
“This beta update will include the first release of the Linux build, new merchant UI elements, the Missile Silo map, the Darwin Village map, an updated leadership skill, a few new enemies with unique AI (I dare you to get in combat with the suicide monks…), many additional balance tweaks, tutorial, lots of optimization and oh-so-much more,” said the developers in an update on the Kickstarter website.
Softpedia already has a small quick-look for Wasteland 2, but the game has already changed a great deal since then. Unfortunately, there is no launch date provided by the developers, but it should be sometime in 2014.