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Postby aukondk » Fri Sep 19, 2008 7:17 pm

Worked fine in Wine for me (can't remember what tweaks I've done to it for other games) Bit sluggish when the action hots up though :( looking forward to the native version
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Postby M1AU » Wed Oct 08, 2008 11:15 pm

Any news about the Linux client?

Oh and just let me add that I'll definitely buy it if there is a native Linux client.
But I'll definitely won't buy a Windows version just to play it through WINE.
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Postby Pox » Wed Oct 08, 2008 11:38 pm

No news. My guess is that they'll get the patches out with the map transfer system, and once that's all done the porting will begin.
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Postby sysrq » Thu Oct 09, 2008 2:32 am

Chris Delay hates linux people
DEATH TO DUCKS!!!
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Postby elexis » Thu Oct 09, 2008 2:37 am

You came out of lurking just to say that?
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Postby xander » Thu Oct 09, 2008 5:21 am

elexis wrote:You came out of lurking just to say that?

Watch yourself -- sysrq is far cooler than you will ever be.

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Postby shinygerbil » Thu Oct 09, 2008 10:15 am

Not to mention, his join date gives him mad street cred. 8)
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Postby Davman » Thu Oct 09, 2008 1:29 pm

shinygerbil wrote:Not to mention, his join date gives him mad street cred. 8)


Pfff... nobody gives me mad street cred, and I joined days before him!
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Postby NeoThermic » Thu Oct 09, 2008 1:42 pm

Davman wrote:
shinygerbil wrote:Not to mention, his join date gives him mad street cred. 8)


Pfff... nobody gives me mad street cred, and I joined days before him!


Move over boy! ;)

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Postby Davman » Thu Oct 09, 2008 1:47 pm

NeoThermic wrote:snip

Move over boy! ;)

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Alas! Foiled!

Also, hope you are feeling better. Man points for it being caught from one of two girls. What a night that must have been!
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Postby NeoThermic » Thu Oct 09, 2008 5:02 pm

Davman wrote:Also, hope you are feeling better. Man points for it being caught from one of two girls. What a night that must have been!


One of two girls suspected, more than two total ;)

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Postby Culex » Thu Oct 09, 2008 8:31 pm

sysrq wrote:Chris Delay hates linux people


So? Now try to port a complete and complex game, gather some testers (I'm sure a post with "<NDA>" will get posted now, because someone wants to show off he's an official MW on Linux tester) and do a port in just three weeks.
Most of the libraries aren't in their Windows form available for Linux (WinAPI). The whole Direct* infrastructure isn't available. I don't know, but I think most of the network parts have to be rewritten as well.

All that work for maybe 30 people?

(Okay, okay, I'll be honest - the MW demo doesn't work with wine for me. Don't ask about the full game - I don't own it. I would be really happy about a port but we're a lot less people than all the Windows users out there)
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Postby xander » Thu Oct 09, 2008 9:34 pm

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Postby Culex » Fri Oct 10, 2008 6:36 am

jelco the galactaboy wrote:2) Introversion have always done Linux ports, you can definitely expect one for Multiwinia as well


I know. But I wanted to point out that a port isn't done in a few days. It's massive work and usually has low priority. But thank you Introversion for doing the existing ports and (hopefully) the port of Multiwinia.
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Postby Feud » Fri Oct 10, 2008 6:58 am

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There you go xander, it's not a biplane but it's... something...

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