[Question] Linux Servers

[ro_sauce]

does steamcmd linux let us install ro2 server in linux? or do we still need linux specific files?

[Luckz]

What.

[ak™]

I just can't believe there isn't a Linux server client. The server world is dominated by Linux. Ro2 is meant to have a community. Communities run Linux servers. It just doesn't make sense to require us to pirate windows server garbage to help keep the game from dying.

[Luckz]

Don't have to pirate wine.

[ro_sauce]

well, gee, thats what linux was meant for, to run windows on a vm in wine.
yes, let's use our resources to run windows.

[Luckz]

You seem to have a lot of technical understanding when it comes to this.

[ro_sauce]

i think microsoft is paying off twi to force ppl to use their crappy os.

cant even get the rogame process to run correctly in windows server, rediculous.
cmon twi, cut the crap and get some linux binaries out.

[mattlach]

Originally Posted by ro_sauce

i think microsoft is paying off twi to force ppl to use their crappy os.

Microsoft would have better things to do with their money, considering how few RO2 servers there are in the grand scheme of things.

It's probably more like, TWI don't have the time or resources to put into a Linux server while they are working on Rising Storm.

If the game had REALLY taken off, and retained thousands of players, we might have eventually seen a Linux server, but with the relatively limited player retention rate the game has had, I can't help but think this won't happen.

[ak™]

Originally Posted by mattlach

Microsoft would have better things to do with their money, considering how few RO2 servers there are in the grand scheme of things.

It's probably more like, TWI don't have the time or resources to put into a Linux server while they are working on Rising Storm.

If the game had REALLY taken off, and retained thousands of players, we might have eventually seen a Linux server, but with the relatively limited player retention rate the game has had, I can't help but think this won't happen.

I think more people would be able to host servers which would help the game if there were a Linux client. Many games do have Linux clients - as MOST servers run Linux due to how effectively and efficiently it uses it's resources. It may be too late for any of this, though.

[ro_sauce]

kinda odd how twi's "project" killing floor got linux servers, and ro1 had linux servers, and yet their big budget make it or break it huge game got none.

[mattlach]

Originally Posted by ak™

I think more people would be able to host servers which would help the game if there were a Linux client. Many games do have Linux clients - as MOST servers run Linux due to how effectively and efficiently it uses it's resources. It may be too late for any of this, though.

There are already tons of empty servers in the server browser.

How would adding more of them increase the player base?

[ro_sauce]

because the major groups/clans that wish to host ro2, cant.

if we had been able to host servers at the launch, we would have recommended the game to our 1600+ members, to populate our servers, and to get more ppl playing the game.

but since all our stuff runs on linux, we cant, and we wont waste resources on wine.

[ro_sauce]

actually i think this linux servers is a moot topic, i dont think twi has the right license to get the linux binaries.
remember, they won the ue2.5 license for ro1, so that probably came with the linux bins, which they used for kf.

heck, ro2 could run on an ipad if they had the right license.

[Luckz]

The email notifications about posts here reminded me to update my RO2 (linux) servers. Thx.

[Dagged]

We are realy interested in Hosting RO2 Servers on Linux too.
Windows-Server is no Option for us...

We are interested to support the Basic-Game and Future-Mods/-Addons in Multiplayer and Co-op play.

There's a big interest in the global community.

Please support the Community-Interests, and make your Current and future Customers more satisfied.

Tell us what the Resonsible Persons at TWI need, to keep developing Linux-Server Binaries back in Mind.

Maybe a Petition?! Maybe Collect small Fee's from interestet Community-Groups / Clans? Or selling as seperate aaplication / Addon?!

We save more Money in buying an application once, compared with much more needed Hardware-performance and Windows-Server license's we have to pay monthly.

Just keep in Mind...

With friendly regards, Dagged

(Sry for my bad English)

[molokki]

Bumb..

Any news from the devs about this concern? Now that the first UE3 game is released natively on Linux we should be thrilled. Still after a while (months (or even a year) after last news) there hasn't been anything solid about this matter.

And after Linux bins for x86 then there comes ARM cpu support

edit: https://twitter.com/icculus/status/281520555977482240 - go and follow if anything appears. RO2 mentioned

[skyleo]

Still waiting for Linux Binaries~

[Luckz]

Enjoy waiting.
What'd be pretty cool is Steam Workshop support for servers, though.

[n00baphile]

Originally Posted by ro_sauce

... clans that wish to host ro2, cant.

... all our stuff runs on linux, we cant, and we wont waste resources on wine.

+1 to what this chap said.

Are you ever going to support Linux server or is bumping this thread like pissing in the sea ?