Just bought it :)

Pit · Post by **Pit** » December 23rd, 2007, 2:01 pm

Hi!

Jumping (a bit) late on the wagon, but I only learned about the 2nd beta of the game from the post on linuxgames. For me, this and happypenguin are the only sources to learn about games, as I'm Linux-only (yes, I know, still not that common, but been like this for >>10 years...). Btw., I haven't seen a post on happypenguin so far - but you definitely should advertise it there (and you will for sure get a 5-star rating from me

!)

OK, back to the game. I downloaded the demo, and got immediately cought by the games' atmosphere. And looking at the price tag it was an easy decision to buy the full version (which is something I do quite often, as long as it's a native Linux version, and the game is worth the money).

Right now I only have it running on my somewhat outdated laptop (1.5GHz Pentium M with integrated Intel graphics, but the main computer is stowed away as I'm relocating). So with a performance around 35 it's somewhat slowish - but it's running without any trouble so far (1 1/2 hours gameplay). So why this post, if I don't need support?
Well, just to say thanks for doing the linux port and (trying) to encourage you to continue doing so!
And now back to playing

Pit

YouTube · December 23rd, 2007, 2:07 pm

That is very similar to my Linux system...and yes, 35ish is really slow. When you can get it installed on a faster system, it will be much more enjoyable.

Thank you for your support!

Vadi · Post by **Vadi** » December 24th, 2007, 12:16 pm

Idk, on my 1.5ghz pentium m, ati radeon 7500, performance is ~10ish. Completely smooth.

I'm using the open-source drivers if that matters.

acoustibop · Post by **acoustibop** » December 24th, 2007, 4:55 pm

Rather peculiar here: I have two Gutsy installations on this machine; one runs the latest ATI 7.11 driver, one runs the older 8.37.6 driver that's in the repositories. The reason I do this is because compiling the kernel module seems to increase sound latency for the system, so the installation with the 8.37.6 driver maintains better latency - one of my favourite applications, pSX Emulator definitely runs better with good sound latency.

But I'm also getting the same results with Eschalon: Book I; with the 7.11 driver, performance is at ~9; with the older 8.37.6 driver installation, it's down to ~3.

My guess, particularly since some people seem to be having sound issues with the game, is that Eschalon: Book I is quite dependent on good sound latency, as long as the video driver is adequate.