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Apophis for Linux x86_64
The launcher and the Apophis Runtime now run on Linux – built against glibc 2.31, for Ubuntu 20.04, Debian 11, Fedora 32 and newer.
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R2d: trails, jump rings and shockwaves in the Runtime
Seven new effects in the Apophis Runtime – from the golden block outline to the pulsing low-health edge.
Why Apophis has its own runtime
We benchmarked a Rust engine against Java Minecraft with Sodium & co. The result: roughly 3 to 4 times the FPS and a 9 times faster startup.
R2c: Cosmos sky, mist and cyberspace
A ringed planet, a black hole with an accretion disk and a world in a neon grid – now native in the Runtime.
Game start: from 3:34 minutes to 9 seconds
The new launch window times every step. That made the cause of a three-minute startup easy to find.
The runtime now carries the Apophis name
Its own build, its own icon, its own splash screen – and menu texts in all 9 languages.