It looks like a fun game for Linux.

It's such a shame that a first car simulation for Linux isn't available for sale anymore:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzA5EvmYck8 [External Link]

Someone published a demo version of Odyssey By Car for Linux:

https://archive.org/details/odysscar_demo [External Link]

I know that an author released the new version of this game only for Android:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=odysscar.android [External Link]

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I found out that someone created the unofficial port of Raptor for Linux:

https://github.com/skynettx/raptor [External Link]

"Based on the reverse-engineered codebase from Raptor Call Of The Shadows by nukeykt"

I remember that in 2004 Linux magazine (they still exist) released a CD that contained 500 games. Back then, I didn't have an internet connection, and I had been using Linux for two months. I bought it, inserted a CD, and I quickly realized that was a collection mostly of open source games. Racer was one of the exceptions. Most of it I couldn't install because they were source packages. It was a disappointing experience.

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You can use ScummVM to play Hopkins FBI on Linux - I know it sucks!

Below is the interesting fact about the Linux version of Hopkins FBI

"That's right. Whereas in the Linux version you are just shown a map and can select from various destinations, it looks like the PC version forces the player into a first person shooter and makes them battle their way from area to area. I've gotta say that whilst overall the game is fairly good, it's no longer just merely weird.. it's down-right freaky. :) Needless to say, there's every likelihood that we won't be implementing it. We'll likely just use the existing Linux version code, and provide a similiar map image as the Linux version."

http://dm-notes.blogspot.com/2012/11/hopkins-fbi-linux-completable.html [External Link]

Probably, they did the same thing with Hopkins FBI for OS/2 and BeOS.

Raptor is a great game, but sadly a Linux version is not available anymore.

It would be difficult to convince Scott Host or DotEmu to release a Linux version of Raptor:

Original Raptor creator Scott Host is planning on releasing a new Enhanced Version.[10] It will initially be available on Nintendo Switch, but he has plans to bring it to Xbox Series X, PlayStation 5, Android, and iOS. It will not be available on Windows or Mac as DotEmu owns the Windows/Mac rights. However, some of his Patreon patrons will have access to beta versions on Windows and Mac.[11]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raptor:_Call_of_the_Shadows [External Link]

Who owns the rights to a Linux version of Raptor?

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I like to read articles about classic games for Linux.

Interestingly, Hopkins FBI is a much easier game to finish than a Windows version.

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I don't understand it.

I need some explanation.

Linux is going to be more competitive than Windows - it sounds unrealistic.

Linux has been losing with Apple for the last 16 years. Linux can't even win with one Unix vendor. Really?

Apple has loyal users that aren't magically disappearing. They pay incredible money for the software and games for Mac.

You want to fight about first place on the podium, then first you should know how to win second place. That is the Apple position, and it's not going to be easy to win with them. It's about our wallets.

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Quoting: Liam DaweBoth of those help to prove my point. Raspberry Pi is well-known and the official OS is Linux. Steam Deck is already well known, will likely sell well and runs Linux.

Raspberry Pi is a computer for people that treat it as a toy. I don't even think about commercial games because we know that Runesoft was almost completely ignored by them.

https://forums.raspberrypi.com/viewtopic.php?t=23253 [External Link]

I don't even see too many posts on their forums about Conquest of Elysium 4.

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All users visiting this website can install AROS or Haiku OS on their computers, and companies don't even notice or care about it.

They will see how much money they get for applications for Linux and Mac. In this case, they will know which operating system should support. Users of an operating system that doesn't generate enough money get an incredibly beautiful message about discontinuing support for their platform.

Linux distros usually have bug trackers, mailing list, GitHub Issues where actual devs can answer. And with Linux if you're willing you can actually dig down and find out what's the problem, even contribute to fixing it.

Github? Bug trackers? What are you talking about?

That is the answer that I get from people that aren't computer enthusiasts.

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I remember that in the Revolution OS, Linus said that nobody really uses the operating system because people use programs. Seriously, we can't force people to use Linux on all popular computers because they will remove it after buying it.

In my view, Linux is an excellent alternative for other versions of Unix like Solaris, BSD, AIX, HP-UX Mac OS X, and so on. We can't compete with Windows and all companies that support it.

However, the main focus of Linux users should be buying more software and games than macOS users. We don't need users that criticize Apple because companies don't get any money from them. They don't need them.

I remember that Linux was more popular than Mac for more than a few years. However, we lost with loyal users that support companies that have published applications for Mac.

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Thank you.

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Quoting: rea987

Quoting: gbudnyI hope that someone create a Linux installer for this mod because I don't like to use Wine even for installing games on Linux.

It's possible to extract the .exe with innoextract 1.9+ but it extracts all files, meaning not being able to select proper source port.

Thanks.

This is useful if I have a list of files that I need for the specific source port.

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