More and more linux ports?!

SQLBoy · Guru Joined: 17 Aug 2002 Posts: 381

Is it me or does there seem to be more and more linux ports being announced everyday?

meowsqueak · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2003 1:52 am Post subject:

It's called 'growth'

shm · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2003 2:30 am Post subject:

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Smoke2firE · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2003 3:24 am Post subject:

3 yrs till we blow away apple be serious :lol:

good laugh its been done if you think about what games are on mac do they have worms armageddon yet?

shm · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2003 3:34 am Post subject:

AresTheImpaler · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 27 Feb 2003 Posts: 143

hook · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2003 6:22 am Post subject:

i don't know about ports (although the ports are slowly growing in numbers), but i know linux as itself is growing pretty strong lately.
i just passed the first job interview for making a linux distro for our government - untill 2005 they're going to switch all servers and workstations to linux

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SQLBoy · Guru Joined: 17 Aug 2002 Posts: 381

I just noticed a lot of activity lately with UT2004 being confirmed for Linux (this time the tux logo will be on the box) and the source to Homeworld being released and almost ported already, and Savage just had a simultaneous Win/Linux release, lots of new stuff coming out of garage games recently, the whole HL2 for Linux thing made it on the main Slashdot page, etc.

In the recent past, mainstream Linux game releases were few and far between, now it just seems like every week or so there is something new. The list of high quality games for Linux is getting bigger and bigger every week it seems. I just hope everyone is doing their part and buying the games.

I said it before and I'll say it again, once Linux starts to take hold in a particular area, you can't stop. I guess all the WineX boycotters were wrong cuz all I've been seeing lately is Linux ports and whole countries, states, and businesses adopting Linux as fast as possible.

aanund · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 29 Aug 2002 Posts: 147

homeworld source released and being ported?

can you post links?

homeworld is my #1 fave game ever!

SQLBoy · Guru Joined: 17 Aug 2002 Posts: 381

Its one of my favorites too. I'm playing through HW2 right now. Its hard.

You can download the source here:
http://www.relic.com/rdn/

Its not GPL, its more like a mod license if you want to use the source. You will have to own HW to actually use the Linux binary once its released. The cutscenes won't work as well because the Bink player is not included. That Bink thing has been a thorn in our side for a long time.

SQLBoy · Guru Joined: 17 Aug 2002 Posts: 381

I was actually surprised about UT2004 shipping with a Linux installer and the Tux logo since people in the community actively boycotted UT2003 because it was missing the Tux logo. (big thanks to a company who ported a great game huh). Then it was boycotted again because the OpenGL renderer wasn't as fast as the DirectX renderer.

For a community of people who see about 0.01% of all games ported to their platform, we sure do boycott a lot of stuff.

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I'm assuming ID's next Doom will run under Linux as well?

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That would be really awesome! I'm looking forward to the game...at least what I've read about it.
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AresTheImpaler · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 27 Feb 2003 Posts: 143

Roguelazer · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2003 7:22 pm Post subject:

It should be doable since it's OpenGL, but it [Homeworld2] uses a lot of Windows specific code. To run it in Linux would be a LOT of work with a team of dedicated programmers, never mind me or you.
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TheCoop · Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2003 6:49 am Post subject:

any eta on homeworld linux becoming publically available (tried going on the relic webbie, but it needs a login...)? I've got the commercial version, which unfortunately doesnt run under winex
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senectus · Guru Joined: 17 Jul 2003 Posts: 534

HW2 SINGLE PLAYER is going to be supported by Transgaiming in the next release of WineX.
(please leave the "boycott BS" out of this..)

Its been tested and proven.
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iDeJ · Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2003 9:41 am Post subject:

SQLBoy · Guru Joined: 17 Aug 2002 Posts: 381

HW Cataclysm runs perfeclty under WineX. I wonder why HW won't.

Roguelazer · Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2003 7:39 pm Post subject:

The CD protection is annoying. The CD Protection gave my perfectly legal Windows ME computer GPF's. Stupid Sierra! So, I think we'd at least have to remove that to get a WineX homeworld2. Apparently, only Windows XP can run the Homeworld2 cd without bluescreens adn gpf's, and Winex (to my knowledge) doesn't do WindowsXP.
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NumaSan · Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2003 8:10 pm Post subject: