MonoGame Engine Beta (With Linux support) [10/14/16]

How to enable the MonoGame Beta

Linux Setup

Changes you might actually notice

Linux support



The max resolution is no longer 2048x2048. I've tested it up to 4k (I don't actually have a 4k monitor but it seemed to work using Nvidia's Dynamic Super Resolution).



Memory related crashes should no longer happen (was rare, but happened occasionally)

Known Issues

Lighting issues at very high resolutions (lighting doesn't update properly towards the edges of the screen yet)

Hey everyone, we need your help testing some changes we've made to the underlying engine of Signs of Life. We are working on changing the underlying engine of the game, and as a result we are going to need you folks to help put it through its paces. On a technical level, we're switching the engine from XNA to MonoGame. This change should allow us to remove quite a few limitations on the game, but you won't really notice much in the way of changes right away. This beta does not have any new content compared to the default version of the game currently on Steam, but we need as many people as possible to start using it anyway so that we can make sure things are stable. We're still hard at work on the new content for the next content update, but we wanted to put this beta up now so we could start working through the engine related issues ASAP.Right click on Signs of Life in steam, click properties, then click on the "BETAS" tab, and select "monogamebeta" from the dropdown box. You may want to back up your save folder (my documents/my games/signs of life) but as far as I am aware the MonoGame beta should not break saves if you choose to go back to the regular version of the game. If your saves do break, let us know and we'll look into it.You will need to manually install Mono and SQLite3, we're still looking into how to get this installed automatically.