Games

[Chs]

If Linux is as good as all says, why isnt there any 3D games. i mean, it´s fun to programming and that stuff but some time i just whant to play a fullscreen game. i have to switch over to windows, why isn´t there any 3D games to Linux???:confused: :confused:

[philip42]

None? What about TuxRacer, GLTron (or ArmageTron), Quake 3, Unreal Tournament (original and 2003), anything ported by Loki, or anything that runs in WineX?

[Chs]

I didnt know about Quake and Unreal, are the Linux files on the cd?

[philip42]

With UT-2K3, the binaries are on CD Three, I think. You can get the original UT binaries from the website (forgot the URL), and I think Quake 3 was ported by Loki, so there should be a separate retail box for it. The only one of these 3 I've played on Linux is the original UT, so YMMV.

[bwkaz]

You can install the latest Quake 3 point release off Id's FTP site (ftp.idsoftware.com -- look around a bit), in Linux format. Once you do that, copy the .pak (or .pk3, whatever) files from a valid installation over to the /usr/local/games/quake3 or whatever directory, and play Q3 for Linux.

Return to Castle Wolfenstein also has a Linux installer on Id's FTP site. Again, you need to have installed the game to Windows already in order to unpack the .pk3 files, but if once you do that, you can run the Linux installer and then copy the .pk3 files over.

You can get a copy of Rune for Linux at www.tuxgames.com -- and actually, you can find a lot more there as well. Rune, even though it uses the UT engine, requires you to spend money to get a Linux version, which really only makes sense if you don't own it already, I think.