Minimum:
- OS: Ubuntu 22.04
- Processor: Intel i5-4690 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1060 / AMD RX 580
- Storage: 25 GB available space
Recommended:
- OS: Ubuntu 24.04
- Processor: Intel Core i5-10400 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 2070 / AMD RX 6700
- Storage: 25 GB available space
Have they abandoned the anti- cheat kernel bollocks that was going to lock out linux users then ?
The previous Civilization games are playable on Linux, so its not really locking out Linux users. But I guess the online part does not work? I never played in online modes, so didn’t lookup or knew this.
Yeah previous ones ran fine, however there was a post on here maybe 4 months urging everyone to fill in a survey to convince firaxis not to cut off linux by using a particular anticheat that locks linux out in the new Civ7. I just assumed you were the same guy.
I’d hold off pre-ordering and wait for release as while there are Steam specs like you posted I also found a blurb about a denuvo DRM.
Having said that Steam are pretty good for refunds if stuff doesnt work
No, I’m not that guy. I also didn’t know about what the guy did, before you telling me here. Officially there was no plans on adding Kernel level anticheat to the game, right? So what the guy did was not based on real information. Or did I miss an official statement?
Here’s the link to the previous post with denuvo as a question
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1295660/discussions/0/
I have looked at the Steam discussion board for the game and people seem to be unhappy (based on the official streaming to showcase): a) Denuvo is planned to be integrated (not sure if plans have changed), and b) game looks and plays much different than any Civ so far. So Denuvo might still be integrated, but game can be perfectly playable on Linux. Denuvo is not an anti cheat system, its an anti theft system against piracy.
I wouldnt buy it until after release given the Denuvo probability. I’d hold off until it’s proven to work and doesn’t break for Linux users. Civ6 currently works as both native linux and priton/windows version on my machine, but I know others have had troubles with the native version. If Denuvo prevents proton running the windows version then many linux gamers may have an issue.
I definitely counsel a wait and see approach.
I have bought civ3 through 6, I’m interested but def not committed to 7 and Denuvo and its personal datagathering is a redline no for me.
YMMV
Interesting. Thanks for digging up.
I’d have to go back and find it, but no my recollection was that it was based on an official statement.
Certainly the survey was an official firaxis one.
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This really isn’t as bad as I figured. Recommend always seems to be so “Pie in the Sky” but I can actually run this thing!
I would totally ignore these specs for the moment. It’s not telling much.
System specs are meaningless without knowing what the terms refer to; the context is missing. Like what resolution and fps we are talking about here? What level of settings (graphics and such) are used for “minimum” or “recommended”? The problem why the devs do not a “proper” specs sheet is, because they could be liable for it. I mean the more detailed the list is, the more people get angry if it does not work as expected on their machine. Also nowadays we have handheld PCs like the Steam Deck, which is pretty standardized hardware. They could provide detailed information how well it runs on a device like this or if its not playable / supported.
@thingsiplay @JRepin They eventually will for the Steam Deck, but not until game is released. Maybe not the devs providing it, but for a major release like Civ IIV you know Valve will take active steps to do what they can.
Also, I learned years ago to take system requirements on unreleased games with a huge grain of salt. Developers have every incentive to lie about the actual requirements both higher and lower.
Is there any information of who is making this port? Is it made in house by Firaxis themselves or is this outsourced?
If it is made by Aspyr again I would be very wary of this port…
Whoa, that’s heavy! I’ll just stick to Europa Universalis 4 for now.
I don’t run Ubuntu. So I guess it’s a no from me.
I guess this was being sarcastic, but just in case it wasn’t:
If you launch the game through Steam that probably won’t matter, because Steam brings along its own libraries for games to use. That collection of libraries is called “Steam Runtime”, and if the game only uses libraries from the Steam Runtime, it will run on any distribution that the Steam Runtime is compatible with (what afaik means basically all distributions).
There are some exceptions though. Graphics drivers for instance are not bundled in the Steam Runtime.
And last, but not least: Even if you don’t run the game through Steam, it’s probably just a bunch of libraries that need to be installed. They only need to be the same or a newer version than those used on the developers’ build server.
