Free Engineer - easy tool to install games with free engine.

[makson]

Hi everyone,

I am writing to introduce new Ubuntu app.
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 in Ubuntu.

All the gamer needs to do is install free-engineer app from repository:

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

run it and choose the game to install.

The app will download games engines (which are also present in repository) and the game content from game distribution platform. What is more, the game engines will get frequent updates as their development by community progress.

Initially Jedi Knights: Jedi Academy and Steam platform is supported. Repository is for Ubuntu 14.04.

Browse screen-shots gallery:

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B7Gn7LccdXTTbm9Tdld6cjAycFU&usp=sharing

or watch this youtube video:

http://youtu.be/4pnSPCPRnKM

to see how it works.

Of course you can just use command line:

sudo sudo add-apt-repository ppa:makson96/free-engine
sudo apt-get install free-engineer

Share your view and tell me which game would you like to see next:
Aliens vs Predator (Redux?)
Baldur's Gate 2
Elderscrolls 3: Morrowind
or maybe something else.

Best regards,

[makson]

Correct command

Sorry, I could not edit main post so correct install command is of course:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:makson96/free-engine
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install free-engineer

[profoundWHALE]

Awesome! Definitely going to try this out tonight

[gbudny]

Awesome! Definitely going to try this out tonight

I didn't test these games, but I noticed that OpenRaider (Tomb Raider) is still actively developed by somebody:

https://github.com/xythobuz/OpenRaider/branches

[makson]

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,

[makson]

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind added.
Tomb Raider and X-Com will be next.

[gbudny]

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind added.
Tomb Raider and X-Com will be next.

Someone posted other suggestions about your project:

"VCMI and other games via GOG would be cool.

Maybe Descent 1&2 as well as the Freespace2 source projects?"

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/forum/topic/1153

Personally, I think that Openage (Age of Empires II) is a great project:

https://github.com/SFTtech/openage

[Kano]

@makson

Basically D3 BFG works but you can not see any cutscenes with rbdoom 3 bfg. So maybe not that optimal, the original engine replacement dhem3 works with cutscenes, but informer not well with the addon (the hook did not work). I would just use wine for d3 bfg.

[makson]

@gbudny
Adding GOG support should be doable through lgogdownloader:

https://github.com/Sude-/lgogdownloader

I will add your game suggestions to my list.

If I would like to play Age of Empires game, I would choose 0 AD rather then Openage, but Openage is of course valid target for my app.

Someone posted other suggestions about your project:

Where did she/he post it?

@Kano
Have you tested it yourself? Because cutscenes are working fine for me on rbdoom-3-bfg. Also this engine adds cool graphic features:

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTY4ODY

so it seems to me that is far better choice then wine.

[makson]

Where did she/he post it?

OK, I see. You have already given the link.