A big nail in the Windoze coffin - Page 5

Beam · 18-03-2007, 22:51

The list of things I need Windoze for is getting shorter and shorter

. It basically comes down to:
- Checking old e-mails but the last time I needed to was about 4 months ago. I could convert the Outlook mail to something in Linux but the need isn't to pressing.
- A race sim (F1 Challenge 99-02) some of my friends like to play when they are over here. It runs on Ubuntu / Cedega but less nice. As you can see in the pic I'm working on that issue.
- Some XP support for family/friends but I've got an XP notebook as well which could do the job.
- CDZ get-togethers until I'm 100% sure it is a no-hassle job to put the box in a LAN game no matter what network etc.
- Couple of smaller things related to XP stuff that's just easier in XP but can also be done in Linux if I put some time in it.

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From topleft clockwise some games:
- Racer. A free (as in beer) race simulation that runs on Linux, XP and Mac iirc. There is a huge community making tracks and cars. Pic shows a Golf R32 (comes close to my own car) on the legendary Nordschleife in Germany. Good thing to shake of adrenaline.

- Wolfenstein 3D. A 3D (what's in a name) fps that put the genre on the map. Hell, I maybe spent as much time playing this game as I did playing Civ I. It runs in Dosbox another sourceforge project.
- Civ IV of course, PBEM with krys I play from Linux.
- Rogue. The first game ever to use random map generation so imo some of it at least is a predecessor to civ. It still is very difficult to complete a game despite it is 25 years old!

ProPain · 18-03-2007, 23:23

You have Rogue!! I spent hours playing that!!!!!

Beam · 18-03-2007, 23:27

Quote:

quote:Originally posted by ProPain

You have Rogue!! I spent hours playing that!!!!!

Doesn't make you an addict

But if you got say 100k left in your mailbox I could make you one.

Beam · 16-04-2007, 14:35

Because just the thought of having to go into Windoze once a day for the Pitboss game was driving me crazy I spend some effort to get Warlords working in Linux.

Et voila!

For those interested: installing Warlords under Cedega is problematic and I couldn't get it to work. Instead I'm running the exe from the Windoze installtion using a directory of the Cedega Civ IV installation.

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grahamiam · 16-04-2007, 14:55

doesn't cedega cost you $50 per year? Any chance you getting CIV to work with WINE?

Beam · 16-04-2007, 15:13

Quote:

quote:Originally posted by grahamiam

doesn't cedega cost you $50 per year? Any chance you getting CIV to work with WINE?

Yes and no. You need a mandatory 3 month subscription for a total of $15. After 3 months you can quit the subscription but you won't get any updates. I decided to keep my subscription a bit longer but might cancel it soon now Cedega just has released 6.0, maybe wait for the first one or two fixes now. Transgaming support is bad but help on the forums is reasonable.

Haven't tried it with WINE yet but that's on the wishlist.

EDIT: here is why it might stay on the wishlist for quite a while

http://appdb.winehq.org/appview.php?...TestingId=6024

Socrates · 16-04-2007, 22:02

Not sure what the problem was and what you did to solve it, but anyway, congrats once again !

One thing I notice is the font used by the game : tis the same as in the Linux desktop.

As for me, I haven't logged in Linux for more than a month now. I guess I won't do it before getting a new PC, and you know what ? It's tempting. Maybe once I have a full job...

Shabbaman · 28-07-2009, 14:12

I found a thread by munzy on that other site, about how to get civ4 run with WINE. Seems easy enough.

18-03-2007, 22:51	#41
Beam c00l b33r Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Beat 'm up Scotty!. Lives in the Lands that are Nether. Posts: 5,094	The list of things I need Windoze for is getting shorter and shorter . It basically comes down to: - Checking old e-mails but the last time I needed to was about 4 months ago. I could convert the Outlook mail to something in Linux but the need isn't to pressing. - A race sim (F1 Challenge 99-02) some of my friends like to play when they are over here. It runs on Ubuntu / Cedega but less nice. As you can see in the pic I'm working on that issue. - Some XP support for family/friends but I've got an XP notebook as well which could do the job. - CDZ get-togethers until I'm 100% sure it is a no-hassle job to put the box in a LAN game no matter what network etc. - Couple of smaller things related to XP stuff that's just easier in XP but can also be done in Linux if I put some time in it. 138.48KB From topleft clockwise some games: - Racer. A free (as in beer) race simulation that runs on Linux, XP and Mac iirc. There is a huge community making tracks and cars. Pic shows a Golf R32 (comes close to my own car) on the legendary Nordschleife in Germany. Good thing to shake of adrenaline. - Wolfenstein 3D. A 3D (what's in a name) fps that put the genre on the map. Hell, I maybe spent as much time playing this game as I did playing Civ I. It runs in Dosbox another sourceforge project. - Civ IV of course, PBEM with krys I play from Linux. - Rogue. The first game ever to use random map generation so imo some of it at least is a predecessor to civ. It still is very difficult to complete a game despite it is 25 years old! __________________ That was a pretty good gamble. -- Scotty, The Galileo Seven, stardate 2821.5, Episode 14 Linux never looked this good!

18-03-2007, 23:23	#42
ProPain Customized Admin :) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: sailing the seas of cheese. Posts: 5,852	You have Rogue!! I spent hours playing that!!!!! __________________ I fed my Dog the American Dream Well, he rolled over and he started to scream He said, I dig the taste of salt but it don't keep me alive yeah, yeah

16-04-2007, 14:35	#44
Beam c00l b33r Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Beat 'm up Scotty!. Lives in the Lands that are Nether. Posts: 5,094	Because just the thought of having to go into Windoze once a day for the Pitboss game was driving me crazy I spend some effort to get Warlords working in Linux. Et voila! For those interested: installing Warlords under Cedega is problematic and I couldn't get it to work. Instead I'm running the exe from the Windoze installtion using a directory of the Cedega Civ IV installation. 120.94KB 188.26KB __________________ That was a pretty good gamble. -- Scotty, The Galileo Seven, stardate 2821.5, Episode 14 Linux never looked this good!

16-04-2007, 22:02	#47
Socrates Emperor Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 3,946	Not sure what the problem was and what you did to solve it, but anyway, congrats once again ! One thing I notice is the font used by the game : tis the same as in the Linux desktop. As for me, I haven't logged in Linux for more than a month now. I guess I won't do it before getting a new PC, and you know what ? It's tempting. Maybe once I have a full job... __________________ Sent from my Debian

28-07-2009, 14:12	#48
Shabbaman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Costa La Haya Posts: 8,493	I found a thread by munzy on that other site, about how to get civ4 run with WINE. Seems easy enough. __________________ "Our spam is backed with COMETS!"

16-04-2007, 14:55	#45
grahamiam Emperor Join Date: May 2004 Location: USA, East Coast. Posts: 2,673	doesn't cedega cost you $50 per year? Any chance you getting CIV to work with WINE?