Linux on launch?

[Culex]

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)

[jelco]

1) sysrq was being sarcastic
2) Introversion have always done Linux ports, you can definitely expect one for Multiwinia as well



Jelco

[xander]

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xander

[Culex]

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.

[Feud]

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

[xander]

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

Pish! Biplane or GTFO!

xander

[NeoThermic]

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[xyzyxx]

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Requires no forum rewrite.

[NeoThermic]

Requires no forum rewrite.

Didn't require a forum rewrite, I just had to alter the db schema

NeoThermic

[jelco]

I just had to alter the db schema

And unless he's changed anything since he mentioned LONGTEXT on IRC, you can now happily dump 4GB worth of text in a post.

Jelco

[bert_the_turtle]

Yay for progress!

And spam.

[xander]

/me sets about creating a 4 GB post with which to annoy NeoThermic.

xander

[NeoThermic]

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                                      .+hyyyyhs:`    `.:+syys/:-...:+ysyyhhhhhys+-.` ``````.:/o:`   
                                     `-+yyyhh/.         `.:+syys+::::.`.:+oyyhhhhhyo:.``````````   
                                    `--:osyo-               ./+syhy+-.`````.:+osyyyyys+-.`````     
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                                                                    `-+syhhs+:.` ``````.`           
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Since xander is calling the coloured versions "cheating".

NeoThermic

[jelco]

Since xander is calling the coloured versions "cheating".

But you are cheating. Surely you didn't create those by hand.

Jelco

[NeoThermic]

Since xander is calling the coloured versions "cheating".

But you are cheating. Surely you didn't create those by hand.

Jelco

Actually, I did alter them to fit the forums, so in part I did!

NeoThermic