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Steel Storm: Burning Retribution released!
11 May 2011 at 6:48 pm UTC
11 May 2011 at 6:48 pm UTC
Overhauled the Steel Storm Wikipedia article in response:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_Storm [External Link] (*edited link Rustybolts)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_Storm [External Link] (*edited link Rustybolts)
Linux Game Publishing...are alive?
8 May 2011 at 6:10 pm UTC
8 May 2011 at 6:10 pm UTC
I am not actually against your view entirely, as GOG is a wonderful service in many ways, and if the games are old enough to be on GOG they are not really commercially viable. I personally would still hesitate to buy for them at the moment though, but I do consider what you are doing to just be an acceptable compromise.
What I was many referring to is people who will spend their time buying Windows games developed in the last five to eight years and play them through Wine, and they turn around and say "it is all right, it works on Linux!". Majesty 2 would count as that, so I put that clearly in the "no" checkbox. But if you really want to play the original Baldurs Gate or Tomb Raider through Dosbox or Wine or whatever, I am not really that upset.
And sorry if my post was little spirited, I am just a little grumpy and irritated because it is May 8th and my pipes are still frozen meaning I do not have running water. :mad:
What I was many referring to is people who will spend their time buying Windows games developed in the last five to eight years and play them through Wine, and they turn around and say "it is all right, it works on Linux!". Majesty 2 would count as that, so I put that clearly in the "no" checkbox. But if you really want to play the original Baldurs Gate or Tomb Raider through Dosbox or Wine or whatever, I am not really that upset.
And sorry if my post was little spirited, I am just a little grumpy and irritated because it is May 8th and my pipes are still frozen meaning I do not have running water. :mad:
Linux Game Publishing...are alive?
8 May 2011 at 8:53 am UTC
8 May 2011 at 8:53 am UTC
Hey, well, I appreciated Majesty. It is not my most favourite game in the world but it can be fun, and it is Michael Simms favourite game FYI. Although I do not know how good the second game was, I would not mind trying it out, but would only be willing to do that if it has a native port. I do not "care" if it runs in Wine; for me the game does not exist unless it goes native.
I also disagree with your comment that porting games that work in Wine is necessarily a waste. Saying that something does not need to be ported because it works in Wine is giving the project too much legitimacy. Wine should be respected as a amazing technical feat, but it should not be treated as being equivalent to native applications. This is based on the fact we have to make the Linux ecosystem respected under its own merits, and the fact that I have only rarely had a game which ran flawlessly in Wine, and then when you are lucky enough to have one it gets screwed up in the next Wine release. Wine can never be trusted as providing official support for applications.
As for porting games that "do not run on Linux", if it has to be ran through Wine it does not run on Linux. It runs on virtual Windows, that is all Wine is. So Majesty 2 is just as much fair game as Gothic 3, 4 , Risen, and all of these other games I have never heard of. That is another thing, once I switched to Linux full time, I basically came to the conclusion that a game (well, at least any modern still commercially viable game) only really exists if it has a native port. If it does not, then it is not real. It is just some Windows fantasy.
Call it a bit of a twisted reasoning if you like, but it is that kind of stubroness that has gotten us this far, where you can game only on Linux and still play more games than you ever would want to. But until we are treated with respect, we must continue not to give them any. They must earn our respect, and our acceptance, by giving us the consideration of a port. And we in return, must be grateful. So I will be grateful to LGP for whatever they give us in the next few months (years?).
I also disagree with your comment that porting games that work in Wine is necessarily a waste. Saying that something does not need to be ported because it works in Wine is giving the project too much legitimacy. Wine should be respected as a amazing technical feat, but it should not be treated as being equivalent to native applications. This is based on the fact we have to make the Linux ecosystem respected under its own merits, and the fact that I have only rarely had a game which ran flawlessly in Wine, and then when you are lucky enough to have one it gets screwed up in the next Wine release. Wine can never be trusted as providing official support for applications.
As for porting games that "do not run on Linux", if it has to be ran through Wine it does not run on Linux. It runs on virtual Windows, that is all Wine is. So Majesty 2 is just as much fair game as Gothic 3, 4 , Risen, and all of these other games I have never heard of. That is another thing, once I switched to Linux full time, I basically came to the conclusion that a game (well, at least any modern still commercially viable game) only really exists if it has a native port. If it does not, then it is not real. It is just some Windows fantasy.
Call it a bit of a twisted reasoning if you like, but it is that kind of stubroness that has gotten us this far, where you can game only on Linux and still play more games than you ever would want to. But until we are treated with respect, we must continue not to give them any. They must earn our respect, and our acceptance, by giving us the consideration of a port. And we in return, must be grateful. So I will be grateful to LGP for whatever they give us in the next few months (years?).
Linux Game Publishing...are alive?
6 May 2011 at 5:36 pm UTC
6 May 2011 at 5:36 pm UTC
Just to throw my hat into the ring, how about Majesty 2? :D
Linux Game Publishing...are alive?
5 May 2011 at 7:12 pm UTC
5 May 2011 at 7:12 pm UTC
Phoronix have posted their own comments on the blog post:
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=OTQwNQ [External Link]
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=OTQwNQ [External Link]
Linux Game Publishing...are alive?
4 May 2011 at 5:50 pm UTC
4 May 2011 at 5:50 pm UTC
Sounds good, was wondering about them recently, especially with the sale on Tux Games.
Monster Rpg 2 Full Linux Port
4 May 2011 at 5:48 pm UTC
4 May 2011 at 5:48 pm UTC
We Fedora and other alternative distro users appreciate the effort Trent. Keep up the good work!
Helena The 3rd
26 Apr 2011 at 5:15 pm UTC
26 Apr 2011 at 5:15 pm UTC
Good luck on your first foray into professional game development then Rusty, even as only a level designer. ;)
Voxatron New Progress Video
26 Apr 2011 at 5:25 pm UTC
26 Apr 2011 at 5:25 pm UTC
Another Voxel based engine? Ken Silverman would be pleased. :D
Family Farm Linux Demo Available
13 Apr 2011 at 6:11 pm UTC
13 Apr 2011 at 6:11 pm UTC
Hmm... keeping that many cows in that little space will mean that the ground underneath them will be bare in no time at all... poor cows... :p
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