We do not officially support Linux and we cannot commit to having support for launch. We are still working on Official Linux Proton compatibility. This official stance has not changed since pre-release. We admit there was a mistake in communication by our CM which was unfortunetly screenshotted in our Discord and then posted on the linux Reddit, when the official stance has always been 'we are working on proton compatibility'.
Except the community manager did make a mistake and apologized about the message confirming linux support. I’m sure the CM didn’t know what native linux vs proton support meant and assumed they were the same.
The fact that they’ve been up front with linux/proton support clearly doesn’t seem like an after thought. I’m not sure what else you expext them to do when the AC they decide to use doesn’t fully implement linux support yet (this is an assumption based on Embark’s track record)? Maybe they announced proton support too early?
Don’t get me wrong, I refunded my pre order after the last beta announcement but the game is launching in early access. They are pretty upfront and encouraging about refunding their game if you don’t like the early access. Once things are sorted, I’ll buy back in but I’m not also not expecting them to make decisions solely on proton support. If they say they are working on it, I’ll take them at their word.
Except the community manager did make a mistake and apologized about the message confirming linux support. I’m sure the CM didn’t know what native linux vs proton support meant and assumed they were the same.
The fact that they’ve been up front with linux/proton support clearly doesn’t seem like an after thought. I’m not sure what else you expext them to do when the AC they decide to use doesn’t fully implement linux support yet (this is an assumption based on Embark’s track record)? Maybe they announced proton support too early?
Don’t get me wrong, I refunded my pre order after the last beta announcement but the game is launching in early access. They are pretty upfront and encouraging about refunding their game if you don’t like the early access. Once things are sorted, I’ll buy back in but I’m not also not expecting them to make decisions solely on proton support. If they say they are working on it, I’ll take them at their word.
No one is asking for native Linux support though. It doesn’t work with Proton.