How many people here play Linux games? And which ones?

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Matthew

25 May 2001 25 May '01

13:47

Hey, Just wondering how many on this list actualy play games on their Linux boxes? If, so which ones? I have: Jagged Alliance 2 SMAC Soldier of Fortune Descent 3 Heavy Gear 2 Intend to get: NeverWinter nights Anarchy-online, if they release a Linux version ShadowBane for the same reasons above. Kohan Rune And whatever lse may come along that is interesting. Matt

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Avi Schwartz

25 May 25 May

13:57

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I just started playing games on Linux. I am playing Terminus for about a month now and I just received my order of Alpha Centauri and Tribes 2 (but didn't get a chance to play them yet). Avi --On Friday, May 25, 2001 06:47:27 AM -0700 Matthew wrote:

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Hey,

Just wondering how many on this list actualy play games on their Linux boxes? If, so which ones?

I have:

Jagged Alliance 2 SMAC Soldier of Fortune Descent 3 Heavy Gear 2

Intend to get:

NeverWinter nights Anarchy-online, if they release a Linux version ShadowBane for the same reasons above. Kohan Rune

And whatever lse may come along that is interesting.

Matt

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Steven Hatfield

14:14

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On Friday 25 May 2001 09:47 am, Matthew wrote:

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Hey,

Just wondering how many on this list actualy play games on their Linux boxes? If, so which ones?

I have:

Jagged Alliance 2 SMAC Soldier of Fortune Descent 3 Heavy Gear 2

Intend to get:

NeverWinter nights Anarchy-online, if they release a Linux version ShadowBane for the same reasons above. Kohan Rune

And whatever lse may come along that is interesting.

Matt

I play Tribes2, Q3A and UT all the time... I was a Tribes2 beta tester on Linux, and found out something interesting during that time. It appears that Tribes2 runs better on Linux than it does on Windows, due to superior texture handling efficiencies in Linux that aren't as effecient in Windows. AFAICT, all 3 of these games run better under Linux than they do in Windows, and I've played both Q3A and UT in Windows a LOT. I have no reason to buy Tribes2 for Windows, as it runs very very very well under Linux. Take care, Steven

Curtis Rey

16:27

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I agree. I played alot of games under windblows and especially UT. Certain aspect of the visuals in windblows appeared to be smooth, but in Linux the graphics are cleaners and blend better. There are more "tweak" programs for the nvidia card under windblows that has helped me compensate. But, natively I get better performance and quality under Linux as well. I only wish I could tweak my network settings more. I have only been able to change the MTU for ifconfig and that's set at 1500. Do you know of any tweaks or info/HOWTO's for optimizing network params? TIA. Curtis Rey (aka Crusher-1 :) On Friday 25 May 2001 09:14 am, Steven Hatfield wrote:

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On Friday 25 May 2001 09:47 am, Matthew wrote:

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Hey,

Just wondering how many on this list actualy play games on their Linux boxes? If, so which ones?

I have:

Jagged Alliance 2 SMAC Soldier of Fortune Descent 3 Heavy Gear 2

Intend to get:

NeverWinter nights Anarchy-online, if they release a Linux version ShadowBane for the same reasons above. Kohan Rune

And whatever lse may come along that is interesting.

Matt

I play Tribes2, Q3A and UT all the time... I was a Tribes2 beta tester on Linux, and found out something interesting during that time.

It appears that Tribes2 runs better on Linux than it does on Windows, due to superior texture handling efficiencies in Linux that aren't as effecient in Windows.

AFAICT, all 3 of these games run better under Linux than they do in Windows, and I've played both Q3A and UT in Windows a LOT. I have no reason to buy Tribes2 for Windows, as it runs very very very well under Linux.

Take care, Steven

Curtis Rey

14:24

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I have Unreal Tournament and Heretic2. plan to get Tribes to and Heavy Metal2-FAKK. I'm also interested in getting WINE tweaked and set up to play some Windblows98 games - but just got it working right and haven't found any good howto's about optimization of alterantive wine setups. On Friday 25 May 2001 08:47 am, Matthew wrote:

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Hey,

Just wondering how many on this list actualy play games on their Linux boxes? If, so which ones?

I have:

Jagged Alliance 2 SMAC Soldier of Fortune Descent 3 Heavy Gear 2

Intend to get:

NeverWinter nights Anarchy-online, if they release a Linux version ShadowBane for the same reasons above. Kohan Rune

And whatever lse may come along that is interesting.

Matt

Tor Sigurdsson

14:37

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I have: Quake 1 the offering ( q1 + both mission packs ) Quake 2 w/both mission packs Quake 3 Arena Unreal Tournament Heavy Gear II Heretic II and ( tadaaa ;-) Erics Ultimate Solitaire I play HG2, UT and Q3 every now and then. Been planning on getting Soldier of fortune as well :-) -tosi

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Hey,

Just wondering how many on this list actualy play games on their Linux boxes? If, so which ones?

I have:

Jagged Alliance 2 SMAC Soldier of Fortune Descent 3 Heavy Gear 2

Intend to get:

NeverWinter nights Anarchy-online, if they release a Linux version ShadowBane for the same reasons above. Kohan Rune

And whatever lse may come along that is interesting.

Matt

Jeffrey Taylor

14:48

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Quake 3 Arena Myth II Descent 3 plus Mahjongg solitaire, MUDs, Sokoban, ... Quoting Matthew :

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Hey,

Just wondering how many on this list actualy play games on their Linux boxes? If, so which ones?

I have:

Jagged Alliance 2 SMAC Soldier of Fortune Descent 3 Heavy Gear 2

Intend to get:

NeverWinter nights Anarchy-online, if they release a Linux version ShadowBane for the same reasons above. Kohan Rune

And whatever lse may come along that is interesting.

Matt

-- I don't do Windows and I don't come to work before nine. -- Johnny Paycheck

Jason Corcoran

15:05

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Quake II AND III are these Loki Linux Distro's or can you get the Windows versions to run on Linux? Jason On Friday 25 May 2001 15:48, Jeffrey Taylor wrote:

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Quake 3 Arena Myth II Descent 3

plus Mahjongg solitaire, MUDs, Sokoban, ...

Quoting Matthew :

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Hey,

Just wondering how many on this list actualy play games on their Linux boxes? If, so which ones?

I have:

Jagged Alliance 2 SMAC Soldier of Fortune Descent 3 Heavy Gear 2

Intend to get:

NeverWinter nights Anarchy-online, if they release a Linux version ShadowBane for the same reasons above. Kohan Rune

And whatever lse may come along that is interesting.

Matt

-- _____________________ Thanks. Jason Corcoran. email : jason@corcoran.tc sms : jay@corcoran.tc

Curtis Rey

15:12

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Quake 3 has a patch that enables Winblow versions to install as native linux. The readme at lokigames tells you to make a couple of directories, copy a couple of files used for the winblow version to those directories, then run an installer - viola - Q3A on linux (or you could support them and buy the full native version) runs great. Q2 is either windows/wine or native Linux for ID games. On Friday 25 May 2001 10:05 am, Jason Corcoran wrote:

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Quake II AND III are these Loki Linux Distro's or can you get the Windows versions to run on Linux?

Jason

On Friday 25 May 2001 15:48, Jeffrey Taylor wrote:

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Quake 3 Arena Myth II Descent 3

plus Mahjongg solitaire, MUDs, Sokoban, ...

Quoting Matthew :

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Hey,

Just wondering how many on this list actualy play games on their Linux boxes? If, so which ones?

I have:

Jagged Alliance 2 SMAC Soldier of Fortune Descent 3 Heavy Gear 2

Intend to get:

NeverWinter nights Anarchy-online, if they release a Linux version ShadowBane for the same reasons above. Kohan Rune

And whatever lse may come along that is interesting.

Matt

Olle Viksten

14:50

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fredagen den 25 maj 2001 15:47 wrote Matthew:

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Just wondering how many on this list actualy play games on their Linux boxes? If, so which ones?

I'm playing Crossfire, http://crossfire.real-time.com , way to many hours a day. For shorter games (while dl or ul) xboing, KDEpatiens and mahjong. I hope to lay my hands om SimCity soon. Olle Viksten

Cees van de Griend

14:52

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On Fri, May 25, 2001 at 06:47:27AM -0700, Matthew wrote:

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Hey,

Just wondering how many on this list actualy play games on their Linux boxes? If, so which ones?

Civilization: Call to Power (sold by SuSE).

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Matt

Regards, Cees.

Thomas Beauchamp

15:01

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Well, my favourite games are: Apache, mySQL, PHP, bind, Webmin, etc ... :-) Thomas -----Original Message----- From: Cees van de Griend [mailto:cees-list@griend.xs4all.nl] Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 3:52 PM To: Matthew Cc: suse-linux-e@suse.com Subject: Re: [SLE] How many people here play Linux games? And which ones? On Fri, May 25, 2001 at 06:47:27AM -0700, Matthew wrote:

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Hey,

Just wondering how many on this list actualy play games on their Linux boxes? If, so which ones?

Civilization: Call to Power (sold by SuSE).

...

Matt

Regards, Cees. -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq and the archives at http://lists.suse.com

Anders Johansson

15:06

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I have Heavy Gear II, and I just ordered Quake III Arena Plus of course the games on the suse disks including my all time favourite, xkobo :) Regards Anders On Friday 25 May 2001 15:47, Matthew wrote:

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Hey,

Just wondering how many on this list actualy play games on their Linux boxes? If, so which ones?

I have:

Jagged Alliance 2 SMAC Soldier of Fortune Descent 3 Heavy Gear 2

Intend to get:

NeverWinter nights Anarchy-online, if they release a Linux version ShadowBane for the same reasons above. Kohan Rune

And whatever lse may come along that is interesting.

Matt

dieter

15:08

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So far only Q3A and some stuff from lgames.sourceforge.net.

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From Matthew to suse-linux-e@suse.com about [SLE] How many people here play...:

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Hey,

Just wondering how many on this list actualy play games on their Linux boxes? If, so which ones?

I have:

Jagged Alliance 2 SMAC Soldier of Fortune Descent 3 Heavy Gear 2

Intend to get:

NeverWinter nights Anarchy-online, if they release a Linux version ShadowBane for the same reasons above. Kohan Rune

And whatever lse may come along that is interesting.

Matt

-- dieter

James Oakley

18:08

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Hey,

Just wondering how many on this list actualy play games on their Linux boxes? If, so which ones?

I bought Civ:CTP when it first came out. Since then I have also bought: - - Heroes 3 - - Railroad Tycoon - - Soldier of Fortune I plan on buying SMAC and possibly T2 soon. On the OS front: - - PySol (the RPM is broken on 7.1, unfortunately) - - TEG - http://teg.sourceforge.net (I'm thinking of setting up a server at work :-)* ) I also play PSX games on my TV card with Xawtv, if that counts :-)* - -- James Oakley Engineering - SolutionInc Ltd. joakley@solutioninc.com http://www.solutioninc.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE7Dp+O+FOexA3koIgRAl+1AJ9neoPEUE4cshbYO1DacBgXdLlQMwCfWqts 8T9XX3OCxbsQ5TwvFGmxazA= =V5Wf -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Curtis Rey

19:24

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Sure it counts. games is games and setting up psx games on windblows aint fun.

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I also play PSX games on my TV card with Xawtv, if that counts :-)*

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S. Bulterman

21:23

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Here a sample of my games: Quake III Arena Quake III Team Arena Unreal Tournament Unreal under Unreal Tournament Engine Tuxracer Tuxkart Would like to play Tribes 2 Civilization: Call To Power (can't order it through regular channels) Some cool racing game...... Matthew wrote:

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Hey,

Just wondering how many on this list actualy play games on their Linux boxes? If, so which ones?

I have:

Jagged Alliance 2 SMAC Soldier of Fortune Descent 3 Heavy Gear 2

Intend to get:

NeverWinter nights Anarchy-online, if they release a Linux version ShadowBane for the same reasons above. Kohan Rune

And whatever lse may come along that is interesting.

Matt

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gerry＠dorfam.ca

22:49

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I had no idea all these games were available under Linux! I only have Quake + the missions. I found that in a bargin bin for a couple of $$. The store owner told me he got it in after hearing that so many people had started using Linux...and no one was interested. He swore he would never make the same mistake again. Do you get all the Linux games from Loki or is there another source? Gerry On Fri, 25 May 2001, Matthew wrote:

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Hey,

Just wondering how many on this list actualy play games on their Linux boxes? If, so which ones?

I have:

Jagged Alliance 2 SMAC Soldier of Fortune Descent 3 Heavy Gear 2

Intend to get:

NeverWinter nights Anarchy-online, if they release a Linux version ShadowBane for the same reasons above. Kohan Rune

And whatever lse may come along that is interesting.

Matt

-- "The lyf so short, the craft so long to learne." Geoffrey Chaucer

matthew johnson

22:58

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I got mine from www.tuxgames.com and from www.ebworld.com. You should tell your local store to wait for now as the market is growing, albeit slowly Matt On Fri, 25 May 2001 gerry@dorfam.ca wrote:

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I had no idea all these games were available under Linux! I only have Quake + the missions. I found that in a bargin bin for a couple of $$. The store owner told me he got it in after hearing that so many people had started using Linux...and no one was interested. He swore he would never make the same mistake again.

Do you get all the Linux games from Loki or is there another source?

Gerry

On Fri, 25 May 2001, Matthew wrote:

...
Hey,

Just wondering how many on this list actualy play games on their Linux boxes? If, so which ones?

I have:

Jagged Alliance 2 SMAC Soldier of Fortune Descent 3 Heavy Gear 2

Intend to get:

NeverWinter nights Anarchy-online, if they release a Linux version ShadowBane for the same reasons above. Kohan Rune

And whatever lse may come along that is interesting.

Matt

-- "The lyf so short, the craft so long to learne." Geoffrey Chaucer

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Ben Rosenberg

22:59

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* gerry@dorfam.ca (gerry@dorfam.ca) [010525 15:51]: -> He swore he would never make the same mistake again. Yes, well. Quite frankly...Linux geek were prolly not in his store looking for such things..most Linux geeks expect stores not to carry the stuff..so with a CC # and an SSL connect browser we are off to order our pleasure :) It will be his loss if he order that game when it came out..got burned and shutdown to the idea that things have improved since then. *shrug* ->Do you get all the Linux games from Loki or is there another source? There are few companies making games for Linux..3 I believe..most of these are ports of Windows Games..but so what :) -- Ben Rosenberg mailto:ben@whack.org ----- If two men agree on everything, you can be sure that only one of them is doing the thinking.

matthew johnson

23:18

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3? I wonder, would that be Loki, Tribsoft (JA2 is awesome if you like that sort of thing) and the people who made Terminus? We need to throw in Bioware too (NeverWinternights) and possibly Funcom (the makers of Anarchy-online). I do know more games have been ported by their respective companies, but never released because the publishers think that the market is too small... Matt On Fri, 25 May 2001, Ben Rosenberg wrote:

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* gerry@dorfam.ca (gerry@dorfam.ca) [010525 15:51]: -> He swore he would never make the same mistake again.

Yes, well. Quite frankly...Linux geek were prolly not in his store looking for such things..most Linux geeks expect stores not to carry the stuff..so with a CC # and an SSL connect browser we are off to order our pleasure :)

It will be his loss if he order that game when it came out..got burned and shutdown to the idea that things have improved since then. *shrug*

->Do you get all the Linux games from Loki or is there another source?

There are few companies making games for Linux..3 I believe..most of these are ports of Windows Games..but so what :)

-- Ben Rosenberg mailto:ben@whack.org ----- If two men agree on everything, you can be sure that only one of them is doing the thinking.

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Anders Johansson
Avi Schwartz
Ben Rosenberg
Cees van de Griend
Curtis Rey
dieter
gerry＠dorfam.ca
James Oakley
Jason Corcoran
Jeffrey Taylor
Matthew
matthew johnson
Olle Viksten
S. Bulterman
Steven Hatfield
Thomas Beauchamp
Tor Sigurdsson