The Mesa S3TC External Library Hits Version 1.0.0

[Chewi]

You don't have textures. Very funny !

Well, not always, sometimes it's optional so you just don't get really nice textures.

[pingufunkybeat]

Unreal Tournament (Linux version) uses it. Can't remember any other native games off the top of my head.

Quake4
ET:QW

Also (very important!): VMWare

[Xipeos]

can anyone please specify some uses of this library?

X3 Reunion needs S3TC, though loading times with this library are currently very long. Other games: FreeSpace 2 Open, id tech games, old Braid build, and Spring.

are there windows games running in wine using it? are there many of them?

Very many, as s3tc is quite popular.

what will be the effects/symptoms if missing this library?

Most games will fail to start (id games), crash when S3TC textures are needed (fs2_open), or run with missing textures (X3).

[crazycheese]

Urban Terror->Settings->[ ]Enable texture compression
Gives a few fps more.

[chris200x9]

can anyone please specify some uses of this library?
are there windows games running in wine using it? are there many of them? what will be the effects/symptoms if missing this library?

left 4 dead 2 wouldn't even launch without it...

[oibaf]

0 A.D. also uses it: http://trac.wildfiregames.com/wiki/CompressedTextures