War Thunder Gameplay and Performance on Ubuntu 14.04 Linux (Native) with a Logitech Extreme 3D Pro
133War Thunder has been recently released for Linux and it's native! Here's some gameplay with the frames per second showing natively on Ubuntu 14.04 64bit. The settings are at Maximum, but sadly I am unable to run it in proper fullscreen.
Timeline:
1:33 - Aviation Gameplay
10:24 - Land Gameplay
15:32 - Quick How-To for installing the game in Ubuntu.
The entire video is running War Thunder at 1600x900 resolution. 1080p is entirely possible, but I'm unable to get it to go fullscreen.
This is a very well done Linux port, and I didn't have any issues actually playing the game. There are of course features I have yet to test (specifically those related to in-game purchases).
Throughout the gameplay, the frames per second always stay above 50 which is satisfactory!
I'm most impressed with controller support in the game, and how it was able to work well with my Logitech Extreme3DPro.
I did have trouble with my 360 controller and it's axises. I believe it's possible to use it for the Tanks, but I'm assuming a lot more time is needed to set it up properly.
Thus, my experience with flying planes was awesome, but the Tanks felt slow cumbersome and didn't feel as action packed. This is just my experience though, and this is the first time I've played this.
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My main desktop specs [used in this video]:
CPU - Intel i7-4770 3.4GHz
GPU - ASUS GTX 680 (Proprietary 340.58)
RAM - 8GB 1333MHz Corsair
OS - Ubuntu 14.04 64Bit/Windows 8 64bit (Dual Boot)
Video recorded using:
SimpleScreenRecorder 0.3.1
Audacity
Blue Yeti Microphone
Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
Video edited using the following software:
VideoStudio Ultimate X7
GIMP 2.8.10
Audacity
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About me:
I'm just a Malaysian, who is finishing off the remainder of his studies at MMU Cyberjaya in Software Engineering and Games Design. Love Ubuntu and Linux, and more so gaming!
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