TimeSplitters 2 Native PC Port 1.0.0 (Linux + Steam Deck)

TimeSplitters 2 Native PC Port 1.0.0

The PS2 classic as a native PC game – no emulator at runtime. Linux and Steam Deck. Windows is in progress and follows in an update. You bring your own disc image (USA, SLUS-203.14); the launcher turns it into your build in about three minutes.

New in 1.0

• Online multiplayer – the PS2 LAN mode goes online through a small ts2-server (included in the package): in-game server browser, favourites, passwords, up to 16 players, your IP never reaches other players
• Mouse and keyboard – mouse look with the game's own crosshair, PC-shooter bindings, everything rebindable in the menu while playing; off by default on Steam Deck, and touching the gamepad always hands control back to it (new and not finished yet – see docs/MOUSE.md)
• Settings menu in the game's own style, English or German (launcher too: "Language: English")
• F8 records video at the internal resolution, 60 fps, with sound · F7 free camera for screenshots (horizontal)
• All 10 story levels verified in automated runs; story co-op, Arcade League, Challenge, MapMaker as before

Install

• Linux / Steam Deck: download TS2-Recomp-1.0.0-linux-x86_64.tar.xz, extract, run ./TS2-Recomp.sh (Deck: add TS2-SteamDeck.sh to Steam, see docs/STEAM_DECK.md).

Known issues

• Siberia: at high resolutions the snow haze looks busier than on the PS2 (same speed as the original, just much sharper) – a softer-haze option comes in an update
• Windows is not in this release yet: the Windows build runs under Wine and release candidates ran on a real PC, but the final package crashes at start on real hardware. It is added as soon as that is fixed (docs/WINDOWS_PORT.md)
• Mouse play: walking is ~16 % slower while the original crosshair is shown (aim mode); free camera cannot gain height yet
• Online play tested on a LAN so far – internet latency behaviour is the next thing to learn from you
• Full list: docs/KNOWN_ISSUES.md

No game code, assets or BIOS are included. GPL-3.0. Built with PS2Recomp and PCSX2's GS/SPU2; AI-assisted (see README).

SHA-256:

• 74358dfd938f143520b5062c6212b1a9acc3cfccd1bdcb2b56fe3772209d858a TS2-Recomp-1.0.0-linux-x86_64.tar.xz