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Games for Linux?

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creedog

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I've been running linux for long enough to not care to have a windows partition, however I have this wierd urge to play a game (try out my new widscreen LCD??)

In particular, a FPS. Does id not make games for linux. Or are there anyother good FPSs to try. Even a demo will do.

Thanks
 
Most of id's games run on Linux, generally you just need to download the Linux binaries from their website.
 
Originally posted by: Nothinman
Most of id's games run on Linux, generally you just need to download the Linux binaries from their website.
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Yeah, It's that simple. Give it a try creedog and report back.
 
go to ftp.idsoftware.com and you can find point releases for linux for all their games. Also there is source code for them. This is the easiest way to get the official Id software stuff for Linux. Quake1, Quake2, Quake3, The various Doom games including Doom3.

To use these games you need to have the real game media in the form of those game's pak files.

Personally I've been going oldschool with a modified quake2 engine game called Quetoo. Basicly for multiplayer quake2 action, very hardcore. (ah the memories)

Then there is Quake4, which may be aviable at Id's ftp sites. Unreal tournament 2003 and 2004. Wolfenstien, Enemy Terrirory.

Plus all the mods people have made for those games. Action Quake2, True combat, True combat: elite. Red Orchestra. Alien Swarm. SAS. All sorts of stuff.

Then there are independant and open source FPS. Most based on quake highly modified quake engines, but some on their own engine. Neziux, Code Red: Alien Arena. Cube. Fight Win Prevail. BZFlag (people tend to like this one a lot). Sauerbraten. and probably a half dozen more that I dont' remember off of the top of my head.

And all of these are just First Person Shooters.

Some game databases:
http://www.happypenguin.org/
http://www.icculus.org/lgfaq/gamelist.php
http://freshmeat.net/browse/80/

Most games for Linux are just small ones. There are some stuff that is pretty impressive though.

Keep a eye out for independent commercial game makers too, stuff like garagegames or linux game publishing has lots of cool stuff.
 
Thanks for the great info.

I have return to castle wolfenstein and UT somewhere around here. So I should be able to get them both running with some help from id?
 
The linux port of UT2004 is very good, as is the port of Americas Army. (Note that the Mac and Linux versions of AA have been canceled, so don't expect any updates past version 2.6).

There used to be more modern Linux game ports, but they have really died off ever since Loki went out of business. Too many Linux users were just dual booting into Windows to play the games, causing the Linux game market to dry up. I expect the Mac game market to do the same thing, especially if the Parallels virtual machine gets real DirectX support soon.
 
bad news. I cannot find wolf or doom. I do have UT, but I do could not find a linux loader for it.

What if I wanted to play Command and Conquer, whats that windows emulator that will allow me to run windows apps?
 
With UT2004 the Linux installer was included on the cdrom. I don't know about the other versions. Also look around the net, there maybe other third party installers.

With doom3 and wolf just visit Id's ftp site. Everything is there. It's easiest to use the command line ftp tool to fetch them. I guess Id likes it unix stuff old school.
go:
ftp ftp.idsoftware.com
login as anonymous and give them your email address as your password. Then you go in to idstuff and everything is there.

Either that or go to one of those horrid 'game download' websites that are inflicted on windows gamers. I don't know how you guys put up with that crap. You'll probably have to do that for enemy territory.

Visit the second web site I posted it has lots of information there.
 
heh, see sig. 😛


Generally games that support OpenGL on Windows will have Linux ports. Games that are completely DirectX often don't.

If you just want a few games to play you can find some good stuff out there for Linux. If you are a hardcore gamer you're going to need a Windows dual boot.
 
UT2004 also has a demo that runs on linux. I got it to work, but then I didn't care for the game much. I tend to like the strategy games though like freeciv or lincity-ng.
 
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