About one month after the first introduction in AGK2 for Windows, the Linux-version of AppGameKit (aka AGK2) now also gains the long awaited plugin-support with the recently released version 2017.04.24 of AGK2.
You can now write/develop your own libraries (.so on Linux, .dll on Windows) in any language you like and include them as plugins in your AGK-programs.
OpenRA, the free implementation of RTS classic games C&C (Tiberian Dawn), C&C: Red Alert, and Dune 2000 has almost to the day half a year after their last stable release published another full release.
It contains many improvements concerning the balancing but also a lot of changes behind the scenes.
The Game Creators have published their Roadmap for 2017 regarding the further development of AppGameKit.
The AGK-Community have been asked in a survey, which features they would like to see in the next versions, and they have been heard:
AppGameKit Roadmap 2017
The second birthday of the city building simulation game Cities: Skylines brings a special present for all players: the free DLC Pearls From the East.
It contains three new buildings: Shanghai Pearl Tower, Panda Zoo and Chinese Temple.
Despite the DLC not showing the SteamOS/Linux-icon on the Steam-page, it installs without problems on Linux.
For American Truck Simulator the Update 1.6 and for Euro Truck Simulator 2 the Update 1.27 has been released on Steam for Linux.
These updates add many new features like e.g. country specific police cars in ETS 2 and a windshield-mounted weigh station pass device in ATS.
Announcement of the Update 1.6 for ATS on Steam:
MAIN FEATURES
For the mixture of RTS/RPG The Dwarfes a 5.4 GB huge update has been released for Linux on Steam.
Besides an engine update, which leads to a slightly better performance according to the developers, there is also a lot more included in this update.
Read this announcement for more details:
Dear community,
next to a range of minor fixes, the recently released update brings the following new changes to the game:
OpenRA, the Open-Source-Implementation of the classic RTS games Command & Conquer, Red Alert and Dune 2000, has just released the new Playtest 20170304 and it's now available for download.
These are the new features:
