Aliens: Colonial Marines Tips

[TIP] Performance/Framerate info

This title was tested on Crossover 13.1.3 & 13.2.0

Just in case someone wants to know how this game runs on Linux:

Desktop PC

  • Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit
  • AMD Phenom II X4 945
  • AMD HD 7850 1 GB GDDR5
  • 8GB CORSAIR XMS3 CL9 Value Select PC3-10666
  • MSI 760GM-P23 (FX) AM3+ Mainboard 
  • 1x 7200 RPM 2,5" HDD Western Digital Scorpio
  • 350W Enermax ErPRO80
  • Resolution: 1080p
  • Settings: Maximum details + FXAA on, AF on, SSAO on
  • Driver: Catalyst provided by Ubuntu
  • Desktop Environment - tested with: Unity & Gnome Flashback
  • Framerate: 60+ fps in almost all situations

Please note: As of this writing, the recommended Open Source AMD driver shipping with Ubuntu 14.04 is almost identical to Catalyst in terms of raw speed/framerate, but lacks certain features. Thus, the game crashes when setting the graphics any higher than 50% in Aliens Colonial Marines. 

Notebook (Toshiba Satellite L750)

  • Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit
  • Intel Core™ i5-2430M Prozessor
  • NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M 2GB
  • 8GB DDR3 RAM (1.333 MHz)
  • 1x 7200 RPM 2,5" HDD Western Digital Scorpio
  • Resolution: 720p
  • Settings: Medium details, no FXAA off, AF off, SSAO off
  • Driver: Proprietary Nvidia driver 331.x provided by Ubuntu
  • Desktop Environment - tested with: Unity & Gnome Flashback
  • Framerate: 30-50 fps in almost all situations
Please note: The game is unplayable using the Open Source Nouveau driver provided by Ubuntu at stock settings/speed.

VERDICT: Aliens Colonial Marines runs just as fast and sometimes even faster than on Windows.

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