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Free Engineer - Games with free game engines and the non-free content
gbudny Mar 8, 2015
Hi

I want to inform you that Makson from ubuntu.pl created the project Free Engineer that will help you to install games on Ubuntu

"There are many games which were never released on Linux, but their engine code is now free. Free Engineer project is here to make it easy for you to play those games on Ubuntu.

Just add this repository (Instruction below in "Read about installing"), install package free-engineer, and use "Free Engineer" app for graphical installation of games.

Or just follow this youtube instruction:
http://youtu.be/4pnSPCPRnKM

This app will beautifully combine free game engines from this repository and non-free games content (graphic, music, etc.) from game distribution platforms. What is more, the game engines will get frequent updates as their development by community progress.

At the launch Jedi Knights: Jedi Academy (OpenJK engine) game is supported and downloading content from Steam. If you want to play this game be sure you got it on Steam:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/6020

If you like what I am doing please make a donation:
Bitcoin:
17QgjjxgbeH7Ji2A5Hiwiu719KvTcFX2m7
PayPal:
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=ZAUWUAXEZAAZS";

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pnSPCPRnKM&feature=youtu.be

https://launchpad.net/~makson96/+archive/ubuntu/free-engine

http://ubuntu.pl/forum/viewtopic.php?f=125&t=177700
gbudny Mar 13, 2015
I forgot to mention that the author of this project wants to hear suggestions from you about games that should be supported by this project. Perhaps, some of us have games on Steam that you can install using the open source engine.

I know that sometimes the instructions are tricky, but this application can help you to simplify the installation process of many games with a free engine on Linux:

"Right now my app supports:

Jedi Knights: Jedi Accademy
Aliens vs Predator 2000 Classic
Doom 3 BFG

I am working now on Morrowind. Tomb Raider will be next then.

Best regards,"

http://www.phoronix.com/forums/showthread.php?114823-Free-Engineer-easy-tool-to-install-games-with-free-engine
Julius Mar 17, 2015
VCMI and other games via GOG would be cool.

Maybe Descent 1&2 as well as the Freespace2 source projects?
dubigrasu Mar 18, 2015
It is indeed a nice app.
I have tested two games (Jedi Knights: Jedi Accademy & Aliens vs Predator 2000 Classic) on SteamOS and looking forward to OpenMorrowind:
View video on youtube.com
View video on youtube.com
gbudny Mar 31, 2015
Hi

I want to inform you that Free Engineer supports more games which are available on Steam:

"At this moment supported games are:
Jedi Knights: Jedi Academy (OpenJK engine)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/6020
Aliens vs Predator Classic 2000 (avp engine)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/3730
Doom 3 BFG (RBDoom-3-BFG engine)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/208200
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (OpenMW engine)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/22320
Tomb Raider I (OpenRaider engine - unplayable alpha)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/224960
Tomb Raider II (OpenRaider engine - unplayable alpha)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/225300
Tomb Raider III (OpenRaider engine - unplayable alpha)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/225320
X-COM: UFO Defense (OpenXcom engine)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/7760";

https://launchpad.net/~makson96/+arc...tu/free-engine
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