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Chicago 1930 Is Coming To Linux (Runesoft)
gbudny Dec 29, 2015
Hi

I found information on the website of ​Bitbucket that ​Chicago 1930 ​will be available for Linux:

"This is the public issue tracker, info- and helpdesk and update location of Chicago 1930 (Linux version)"

https://bitbucket.org/runesoftdev/chicago1930_public/wiki/Home

I want to remind that Runesoft ported many other great games to Linux:

Airline Tycoon Deluxe - Game was published on Desura and is available also as Box version.
Airline Tycoon Deluxe - Raspberry Pi
Ankh (Box version)
Ankh - Heart of Osiris (Box version)
Barkanoid II - (Box version)
Cultures Northland - Game was published on Desura and is available also as Box version.
Cultures Northland - Linux PPC (unreleased)
Earth 2140 Gold Edition - Game was published on Desura
Jack Keane - Game was published on Desura and is available also as Box version.
Knights and Merchants: The Shattered Kingdom published by LGP (Box version)
Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood - Game was published on Desura and is available also as Box version.
Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood - Linux PPC
Software Tycoon published by LGP (Box version)

http://www.desura.com/company/runesoft

Runesoft is planning to port more games to Linux:

Ankh 3: Battle of the Gods:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP8S4yCJOcc

Dream Pinball 3D:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmwaqdpMWWw

They are also planning to release these games on Desura:

Ankh:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWkJljsjbB4

Ankh 2 Heart of Osiris:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5lkE6aQgTQ

Cultures: The 8th Wonder of The World will be available for Linux:

http://www.rune-soft.com/Games/Released/Game-239/game=Cultures_The_8th_Wonder_of_The_World-38​

Knights and Merchants:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6AFUNoSie4
Liam Dawe Dec 29, 2015
It would be nice if they got their games on Steam, Itch and GOG, otherwise I'm not really too bothered.
gbudny Dec 29, 2015
Quoting: TheBossIt would be nice if they got their games on Steam, Itch and GOG, otherwise I'm not really too bothered.

You can buy their games on Desura or USC, and some of them are available in their online store.
Probably, you can ask them if they plan to sell their games in the different stores.

Personally, I am happy that one Runesoft is planning to port this game to Linux. Many of us remember that nine years ago there were not enough pre-orders, and they decided to cancel their plans to port Chicago 1930 to Linux.

""[theres another programmer]doing a Mac port, but the game uses the same library code as Robin Hood did, so hopefully when hes done porting it to the Mac, I can do a Linux build. I must stress I havent been asked to do this yet, but undoubtedly I will as it should be an easy quick job.

We are also planning to sort out RH as you may have noticed, the installer is rather bad and theres a few other glitches Ive been told, especially if you use a newer build of SDL. They were found by a guy who is working on a LinuxPPC port of the game, so when hes ready with that, we should be sorting out a better installer etc for the game."

http://www.linuxgaming.de/spiele-allgemein-f128/chicago-1930-linux-port-von-runesoft--t343.html
Liam Dawe Dec 30, 2015
I wouldn't touch Desura, since they went bankrupt and left the website up to rot. So that's not really an option, they could at least use Itch.
Arehandoro Jan 6, 2016
Is Chicago 1930 a traditional strategy game or more like Commandos? I remember seeing news of the game back in the day but never put my hands on it.
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