garetheld

I've just spent £45 on KSP2 and to say I'm majorly p****d off is understatement of the century as it flat out doesn't work! Once purchased, I went to download it and couldn't find the link for the Linux version. I went back to the KSP1 download just to check I wasn't going mad and discovered that where with KSP1 Windows, Linux and Mac versions are clearly listed, it KSP2 there is only a link for Windows! The native Linux support is what initially drew me into KSP and I know that applies to a lot of people. There was however no warning that KSP2 was missing this support, just a friendly checkout ready to take my money! Digging around I've not found any information on when Linux support will be added. All I've stumbled on people using "proton" to get round this and play KSP2 in Linux. I have no idea what that is yet, how much it will cost, what setup is required etc. I note though that this is not an out of the box solution and that with a certain amount of fiddling with proton settings, it "might" work. One of the boxes you have to tick when purchasing the game is that you can't get a refund once you've downloaded the game. So if I download the windows version I lose the ability to claim a refund and there is absolutely no guarantee it will work with proton. Obviously as yet, I haven't downloaded it. I have 2 questions. Firstly without "proton" or any other emulator, virtual machine, or extra device, will KSP2 work with Linux? I know Linux development can lag behind Windows development (though not that I've previously noticed with KSP) but I can't find anything to say KSP2 will be Linux compatible. I know this is a pre-release and that may be the reason there is no current Linux download, but unless there is a definite plan to release a linux download that works natively, I'll be getting a refund and saying goodbye to KSP2. Secondly I understand the first version of KSP2 had so many bugs that customers were refunded. At least those customers could use it if, they discovered bugs! What are the developers planning to do for KSP fans like me who have bought V2 only to find it is completely useless and uninstallable?