There’s a difference between supporting Linux on the platform compared to using Linux to maintain their servers. Most large corporations use Linux for their server maintenance. Meanwhile, most people do not use Linux at all. Roblox has come out numerous times saying they do not believe -with its current market share- it’s worth the time or resources to support Linux.
I’m sorry but sometimes it just ain’t worth it to support certain devices or operating systems. There’s a reason Windows reigns supreme with almost every game supporting it.
Thanks for pointing that out… seen it… but no… won’t help.
Working of 1 PC and the rest are cells or tablets
Unless I’m missing something… that won’t help… as per 1 PC
The only way I see moving forward… with current limitations…
… is to upload to Roblox… and testing most times in either Private or Friend mode.
I’ve made a game mod(modify to make game more cooler) with a script executor(Synapse X). This mod has nothing to do with cheating or exploiting, but can I get ban-like problems if I execute the script regardless of the abuse? I was enjoying this mod but i’m scared to play with this mod with script executor. I think it’s okay to make a script executor legal as long as it’s not abusive(like modding or custom game and reshade game)
Great, this can be one of the most important feature from Roblox. Since making anti-cheat for hackers wastes really a lot of time, no developers want to see people flying around, leveling up constantly in their game. Also, this can make the game more fair, prevent annoyance caused by hackers and bring a better gaming experimence for players.
While it is true that GNU/Linux is a small minority in player population, however when it comes to developers the story changes completely with 40% of developers using it either personal or professional.
So no, there is reason to develop for GNU/Linux, I am one of those people, so are you saying that I need to install Windows just because Roblox is gonna implement anticheat? No, I simply will stop playing/making the game.
That’s not a percentage of how many Roblox developers use Linux. I’m pretty sure you can’t even use Roblox Studio on Linux so the number would likely be way lower then the total amount.
This isn’t an airport, no need to announce your departure. You won’t be missed.
From a corporate perspective, there is no reason to implement a Linux version. Roblox has already said they don’t believe it’s worth the time or resources to implement official Linux support, and I don’t think your rambling about supposedly how many developers on the platform use Linux will change that. This is about how many players use Linux not how many Roblox Developers use it (which I still think is low as well.)
Is this anti cheat going to check when a 3rd party injects the Roblox client? If so, what will happen with players using FPS-Unlocker? This anti cheat is a great idea and will reduce a lot of exploiting and I’m glad I won’t have to worry about exploiters in my games.
But I’m really worried about the FPS-Unlocker because I don’t like playing games at a capped framerate.
Would be nice If Roblox didn’t have a FPS Cap to begin with.
Well how about Steam Deck though. The entire desktop Linux’s market share suddenly grew up because of how well those devices sold.
Plus - Shedletsky’s message about the Linux port is probably more than 5 years old - nowadays the broken video drivers are mostly a thing of the past especially if you’re using Intel & AMD GPUs (those includes integrated GPUs such as Intel HD, too). Only major hurdle are NVIDIA’s being closed source inside an open source operating system, but they also improved Linux support for the latest NVIDIA cards.
Some speculations appear to be the bad Vulkan & OpenGL implementation, and the Microsoft’s DirectX & Apple’s Metal being the only most reliable graphics APIs that Roblox can ever handle. No wonder why OpenGL 4.6 can’t even support ShadowMap without FFlag tweaks, while being DX11-equivalent, and Vulkan can’t support Future for v1.1 and lower while even the 1.0 version is way more superior than DX11.
EDIT: Vulkan supports Future Lighting, only if the hardware is capable of at least 1.2 version. Performance is comparable and sometimes 3-5% faster than DX11 even on Windows. (tested on AMD Ryzen 3 3250u iGPU)
To enable Vulkan you can either edit the FFlags or use a custom launcher “Bloxstrap” to change graphics renderer.
This seems like there is no way this is going to work in usermode? Will this cause roblox to require elevation. If so I can already see a ton of kids no longer being able to use it, mainly to the fact the wont have admin privileges on windows computers. Considering there a great deal who play it at places like libraries or school and i’ve also literally seen people play it like at wal-mart or department stores where they have it on view.
IDK I feel like this would cause a big loss in pc players.
It’s still working as of today, but there’s no way of knowing if it’s implemented yet. It will be a very sad day if it breaks linux compatibility as I’d love to move far away from windows if possible.
