Cold War - Linux Demo finally available!!

ChojinDSL · l33t Joined: 07 Jul 2003 Posts: 784

Cold War - Linux Demo is finally available. The distributors have been draggin their feet with this, but its finally here.
http://www.linux-gamers.net/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1034

For the lazy among us, here is a direct link to the official torrent:
http://www.mindwarestudios.com/download/coldwar_demo.torrent

Desti² · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 06 Sep 2003 Posts: 127

Bugs etc plz to the Mindware forum: http://coldwar.mysteria.cz/viewforum.php?f=1

Fix for AMD64 users

rafael · Apprentice Joined: 22 Jul 2002 Posts: 267

This game seems to impress people, at least according to the comments on linuxgames.com.

- rafael

nukem996 · l33t Joined: 13 Nov 2003 Posts: 776

An ebuild for this would be really nice.

nukem996 · l33t Joined: 13 Nov 2003 Posts: 776

I just played a little bit of the demo and the first thing I noticed was the lack of options for graphics. I have a 7800 GT, I want to be able to crank the settings up

After looking through the .coldwar_demo/config.txt the only thing I can change in there is the resolution. They should also take out the X-Fi ad in the demo since there are no X-Fi drivers for Linux heh.

PaulBredbury · Watchman Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 7310

An ebuild for the demo is available at the bug report.
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-=GGW=- $ol!d $n4>|e · Veteran Joined: 12 Apr 2004 Posts: 1616 Location: USA

gah, this is driving me crazy

lancelott · Apprentice Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Posts: 152

-=GGW=- $ol!d $n4>|e · Veteran Joined: 12 Apr 2004 Posts: 1616 Location: USA

bloody 'ell, thnx :roll:

shazam75 · Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 8:48 am Post subject:

so what do people think of this game? I am thinking of downloading the demo.

Thanks
Shelton.

ChristyMcJesus · Apprentice Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Posts: 184

The Gamespot review calls it a "Splinter Cell clone". Like Splinter Cell invented the stealth-em-up. I say Splinter Cell is a Thief clone! But it's not like either of those are available for Linux so the point is moot; Cold War wins for greater platform support. The release date is in June, I guess I'll be getting it for my birthday.

Did I mention I love stealth games?

zakk · l33t Joined: 16 Jun 2003 Posts: 614 Location: Oakland, CA

Please keep in mind that the only way to play the linux version is to buy a Linux copy:
http://icculus.org/lgfaq/#ihavemaclomxsgame

BlackEdder · Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 9:00 am Post subject:

It is kinda a weird situation. As far as I understand it, the original developers released the linux demo, but their distributor wouldn't sell the linux version. Now a third party has bought the linux rights/version and will distribute it.

zakk · l33t Joined: 16 Jun 2003 Posts: 614 Location: Oakland, CA

http://www.tuxgames.com/details.cgi?gameref=136
There is where you get the Linux version fwiw.

v0n0 · n00b Joined: 13 Apr 2006 Posts: 11

Useful Idiot · Guru Joined: 30 Aug 2002 Posts: 329 Location: Finland

jkomar · Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 4:20 am Post subject:

BlackEdder · Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 10:01 am Post subject:

IvdSangen · Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 4:22 pm Post subject:

I emerged the ebuild for the demo, but when I execute ``coldwar-demo'' I only get the following:

zakk · l33t Joined: 16 Jun 2003 Posts: 614 Location: Oakland, CA

yeah you need a modern nvidia card, this game really pushes things, it is very pretty.

IvdSangen · Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 6:55 pm Post subject:

zakk · l33t Joined: 16 Jun 2003 Posts: 614 Location: Oakland, CA

http://icculus.org/lgfaq/#coldwar
Duh, it was in my own lgfaq.

milomak · Apprentice Joined: 10 Apr 2008 Posts: 287

I am trying to play under compiz

zakk · l33t Joined: 16 Jun 2003 Posts: 614 Location: Oakland, CA

then you should disable compiz.

milomak · Apprentice Joined: 10 Apr 2008 Posts: 287

hmm. it happens even with compiz disabled.