Turn sout you can play DayZ with Linux...

[airtonix (DayZ) 22]

As it turns out, Nvidia drivers don't work out too well with Linux so unless you've got a decent AMD card you'll get numerous graphical errors.

 

I've been using Linux exclusively since 2006, my experience has always been positive with Nvidia.

 

I think if you do a bit of research, you'll find that it is in fact ATI/AMD who are the ones whoe make sub par video drivers for linux.

 

There's a reason why Valve is co-operating with Nvidia and not ATI/AMD.

[VaiN (DayZ) 0]

I have to agree with airtonix. My experience has always been great with NVidia in Linux, but ATI/AMD no so much.

 

I really hope to see native Linux client/server for DayZ, but I've learned not to hold my breath for ports. If they do become available I will go all-out with a dedicated server and community. Otherwise I'll hardly even play the game as I'd rather take a kick in the nuts than boot into Windows. As for wine, I refuse to mess with it. It's too much of a pain in the ass for painfully reduced performance. That's if you can even get anything to run. It certainly has great uses for software, but for a AAA game it's most likely wishful thinking.

 

Valve has certainly done a lot for the Linux gaming scene within a very short amount of time. Let's hope the Steam Machines will be more successful than I expect and help to push the industry in a cross-platform direction. Only time will tell.

[aussiebobby 82]

I have to agree with airtonix. My experience has always been great with NVidia in Linux, but ATI/AMD no so much.

 

I really hope to see native Linux client/server for DayZ, but I've learned not to hold my breath for ports. If they do become available I will go all-out with a dedicated server and community. Otherwise I'll hardly even play the game as I'd rather take a kick in the nuts than boot into Windows. As for wine, I refuse to mess with it. It's too much of a pain in the ass for painfully reduced performance. That's if you can even get anything to run. It certainly has great uses for software, but for a AAA game it's most likely wishful thinking.

 

Valve has certainly done a lot for the Linux gaming scene within a very short amount of time. Let's hope the Steam Machines will be more successful than I expect and help to push the industry in a cross-platform direction. Only time will tell.

I found this on the steam forums

Run DayZ Standalone on Linux/SteamOS and MacOS

http://steamcommunity.com/app/221100/discussions/0/648814842704892367/

 

I might try it using my sons steam/DayZ account