LinuxGames got the scoop from Michael- since it's pretty much official, I thought I would spread it elsewhere for people to go get the demo, etc. I know there's been quite a few people wanting to see this game out and available. Head on over to http://www.linuxgamepublishing.com/info.php?id=13& and get the demo.
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Ballistics has gone Gold- demo now available...
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Originally posted by deanjo View PostYay another 7 year old game.
The reality is, it's not 7 years old for Linux- only for Windows. Now, if you're a Windows user, that might be a big deal, but if it plays well, looks good, who honestly cares how old it is? I'm playing it. If I wasn't one of LGP's consultants, I'd be buying it.
Heh... Try the demo, buy it if you like it. If not, it's just not your cup of tea- I'm not going to twist your arm to buy it.
We're going to be able to make you happier about things fairly quickly. (Yes, we've got some "newer" games in development right now- VERY "newer"... )Last edited by Svartalf; 17 May 2007, 11:02 PM.
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Originally posted by niniendowarrior View PostWill it run on a Geforce 2?
Congrats on another product!
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I bought the game yesterday, and the demo looks good. I would check out the graphics and screenshots on this game before making any judgements about the quality or age of this new Linux release. It may be an older game, but there are hardly any racing games out there for Linux at all, and this one turns out to be possibly the best looking racing game for Linux available.
On a side note: I know this isn't the stance that most hard-core gamers would take (and I don't even expect most Linux enthusiasts to take it either), but I think websites like www.linuxgamepublishing.com do alot to help Linux gaming whether or not your favorite new FPS or RPG is listed there. The reason is because they are helping to increase the total number of native Linux games as well as the number developers involved in that process. I say the bigger these companies are, the more likely we are to have a larger number and higher quality Linux games available. I've made it a point over the past year to purchase any native Linux game I like when possible, and sometimes even if I know I won't have as much time as I would like to play that particular game. This is just to support the companies who are willing to get into the Linux gaming business.
The more Linux gaming companies there are, the better we will eventually have it as Linux gamers.
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Back the running the game though... I'm having problems running this game on my desktop (full details in my sig). I have a feeling it's due to the fact that my OS is 64-bit, but I'm not entirely sure and haven't looked up the messages very much yet. Here are the messages returned after attempting to start the game:Code:joshua@desktop:~/programs/ballistics_demo$ ./ballistics_demo X Error of failed request: BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes) Major opcode of failed request: 142 (GLX) Minor opcode of failed request: 5 (X_GLXMakeCurrent) Serial number of failed request: 47 Current serial number in output stream: 47
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Originally posted by joshuapurcell View PostBack the running the game though... I'm having problems running this game on my desktop (full details in my sig). I have a feeling it's due to the fact that my OS is 64-bit, but I'm not entirely sure and haven't looked up the messages very much yet. Here are the messages returned after attempting to start the game:Code:joshua@desktop:~/programs/ballistics_demo$ ./ballistics_demo X Error of failed request: BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes) Major opcode of failed request: 142 (GLX) Minor opcode of failed request: 5 (X_GLXMakeCurrent) Serial number of failed request: 47 Current serial number in output stream: 47
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Originally posted by Svartalf View PostYou know, if I had a dollar for each and every time I heard that line...
The reality is, it's not 7 years old for Linux- only for Windows. Now, if you're a Windows user, that might be a big deal, but if it plays well, looks good, who honestly cares how old it is? I'm playing it. If I wasn't one of LGP's consultants, I'd be buying it.
Heh... Try the demo, buy it if you like it. If not, it's just not your cup of tea- I'm not going to twist your arm to buy it.
We're going to be able to make you happier about things fairly quickly. (Yes, we've got some "newer" games in development right now- VERY "newer"... )
You want to bring a game that is in dire need of a linux port... Look at NWN2. The original NWN is still probably one of the most popular native linux games.
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