Introduction
00:00:16
Cheese ( Cheese) introduces
00:00:18
Corben ()
00:00:20
Buckwangs ()
00:00:22
Dora ()
00:00:27
and special guest, Aaron San Filippo () of Flippfly ()
Our Gaming
00:00:37
Corben
Used a Surface Pro 3 running Linux to grow some numbers in idle-clicker games, Adventure Capitalist & Time Clickers [source ] [source ]
Really wanted to play Alien: Isolation (didn't happen) [source ]
Put in some practice time in the rocket-powered car jumping soccer game, Rocket League (coming to Linux early 2016) [source ]
Spent some time in the asymmetrical hunt-or-be-hunted multiplayer game, Evolve [source ]
Experienced The Stanley Parable and its demo for the first time [source ]
00:03:47
Dora ()
Has been engaging in medieval-style battles in Mount & Blade: Warband [source ]
Also burned some time roaming around Runescape (not in Steam, but cross-platform) [source ]
Raced bikes and her heart rate in Road Redemption, the spiritual successor to Road Rash (currently in Early Access) [source ]
00:04:25
Buckwangs
Played some of the stealth-based, local multiplayer wild west simulator, Thief Town [source ]
Explored the dungeons of Hammerwatch [source ]
00:05:04
Cheese
Explored circular labyrinths in the meditative exploration game, Expand [source ]
Delivered pizza and ignored bullies in the flow-based platformer, Ninja Pizza Girl [source ]
00:05:22
Aaron
Has been exploring the dreamy realms and disassociated companionship of Journey (PS4) [source ]
Spent time playing the tactical turn-based strategy game, Hoplite for Android and iOS [source ]
Chat with Special Guest, Aaron San Filippo of Flippfly
00:08:24
Race the Sun is … [source ]
00:09:25
Aaron shares a bit of Race the Sun's history from web game to Steam release
Started on Kongregate [source ]
Launched a Kickstarter to buy some development time [source ]
Went to Steam Greenlight [source ]
And on to a release on December 9th of 2013 on Steam [source ]
00:14:20
The impact of community engagement on the Kickstarter's success [source ]
00:15:08
What led to the decision to utilize the Unity3D for the game's engine [source ]
00:16:46
Aaron went to work for Raven Software right out of college, working on titles like Singularity and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III [source ]
00:19:55
The transition from working on AAA shooters to independently developing Race the Sun brought many challenges
00:22:45
Pleasant surprises during the development of Race the Sun
00:23:41
The Linux user community provides useful feedback
00:25:43
Players' response to Race the Sun
00:28:47
Flippfly tests on a hardware-based Ubuntu installation
00:29:32
Aaron talks about attending Steam Dev Days and the addition of Steam Workshop support [source ]
00:31:54
Inspiration for Race the Sun [source ]
00:33:54
VR support is on the horizon for Race the Sun
00:35:56
Utilizing the Steam Controller's unique functions in the game
00:38:06
Multiplayer support was tested during the beta phase of development
00:40:48
The possibility of a sequel is out there but Flippfly is interested in pursuing new ideas [source ]
00:41:23
Future projects from Flippfly
Hexarden - A hexagonal gardening game [source ]
Prototype Showdown - Two games vie for your votes - Linux downloads available! [source ]
00:56:35
Aaron asks the hosts for ideas about a potential sequel
SteamLUG Community Stuff
01:05:11
Past Events:
Dying Light [source ]
Torchlight II [source ]
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth - streamed the event [source ] [source ]
Portal 2 Mapping Challenge #2 [source ]
01:08:21
Upcoming Events:
PULSAR: Lost Colony [source ]
Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball [source ]
Skullgirls [source ]
Assault Android Cactus [source ]
Tech News
01:09:59
Dan Ginsburg from Valve talks at SIGGRAPH 2015 about Vulkan and why developers should favor it over DX12 and Metal [source ]
01:10:37
Chet Faliszek gives an introduction to the concepts and tech behind VR [source ]
General Gaming News
01:11:04
Alien: Isolation release for Linux was originally scheduled for 29 Sept [source ]
The game was delayed a bit [source ]
01:13:31
Cities: Skylines add-on expansion After Dark released [source ]
01:14:32
Frictional Games, creators of the Penumbra and Amnesia series, released SOMA [source ]
01:15:36
Serious Sam 4 announced - author of Talos Principle hired to write story [source ]
01:15:42
Humble Indie Bundle 15 launched
01:18:24
Assault Android Cactus has been released (S03E17 and S01E13 guests) [source ] [source ]
01:22:01
Ninja Pizza Girl released [source ]
01:23:06
Developed on Linux, meditative puzzle game Expand was released [source ] [source ]
01:24:42
Imaginal released by Lisa Brown (), our guest for S03E10 [source ]
01:26:39
From the creator of The Stanley Parable comes The Beginner’s Guide [source ]
Crowdfunding
01:29:18
Allison Road [source ]
Linux support will come - if 300.000 £ stretch-goal is reached, Linux port will be available on day one
01:30:39
Battletech [source ]
01:33:05
The Journey Down chapter 3 [source ]
Other Discussion
01:35:16
Buckwangs starts a conversation about SteamOS and Steam Machines [source ]
Sign-off
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