Put the wish list for porting projects HERE...

[ivanovic]

NOLF is under Vivendi, I reckon... or Sierra.

Yes, this makes it difficult. The only question is:

What are you allowed to do with the published sourcecode? Are you allowed to use it to create a port or not (probably the answer is a clear "no, you are not")? It could be worth a try...

[Aradreth]

Yes, this makes it difficult. The only question is:

What are you allowed to do with the published sourcecode? Are you allowed to use it to create a port or not (probably the answer is a clear "no, you are not")? It could be worth a try...

The source code seems to have been pulled of the net as all the links here are dead and every other site I've seen when looking has been pointing to one of those links...

[Svartalf]

Yes, this makes it difficult. The only question is:

What are you allowed to do with the published sourcecode? Are you allowed to use it to create a port or not (probably the answer is a clear "no, you are not")? It could be worth a try...

Depends on the nature of the publication. It could be inadvertent or without permission with a person with sour grapes on their mind. In the context of that, you don't have any rights to it whatsoever.

Something put out without an explicit release to the Public Domain or an appropriate derivative works and distribution license is presumed to be an unlicensed copy- and distribution and derivative works are deemed to be an infringement. Something that Verizon and Actiontec found out wasn't such a nifty idea after all.

Keep in mind, even if the game code's legit, the game assets may NOT be- and may require obtaining an apocryphal copy or a rights grant from the publisher to re-publish.

Let's dig into that one further- can someone point me to a copy of the source that got released?

[niniendowarrior]

I'll throw in some titles.

These are published by JoWood Productions (I think):

Arx Fatalis
Rally Trophy
Archangel
AquaNox 2

But I think those are good stuff, or at least, decent. I'm dying for a racer on Linux and I'm completely frustrated by the options right now. To be honest, I'd like Richard Burns Rally, but that's not going to happen anytime soon.

Edit:
NOLF Source
Here it is Svartalf:

http://files.filefront.com/NOLFSource003exe/;1425157;/fileinfo.html

[Svartalf]

The source code seems to have been pulled of the net as all the links here are dead and every other site I've seen when looking has been pointing to one of those links...

I'll go scrounging on Monolith's FTP site as they were hosting it- the official website seems to indicate that the source was a deliberate release under some possibly usable license. I'll do more digging- Monolith DID let a title get published and while the vendor had issues with their port of the Lithtech engine, I don't think that Titan did that poorly with the title.

[niniendowarrior]

I got the source. I'll upload it, just one moment.

EDIT:
This is the same as the one above.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=FHHO28TS

I reckon this was the one that was released judging from the NOLF official website.

*May not be the one Svartalf wants as he mentions in the post below.

[Svartalf]

Edit:
NOLF Source
Here it is Svartalf:
http://files.filefront.com/NOLFSourc.../fileinfo.html

Thanks for the link. Just looked at it- it's insufficient. The code's the "game" but the source tree is "missing" the Lithtech engine pieces in source code form needed to make a Linux game port.

Moreover, Sierra (VU...) owns the rights at this point. Not QUITE sure where this one will lead, however, it seems they didn't mind mods, etc. as the source WAS released for that purpose all the same.

[Aradreth]

I'll go scrounging on Monolith's FTP site as they were hosting it- the official website seems to indicate that the source was a deliberate release under some possibly usable license. I'll do more digging- Monolith DID let a title get published and while the vendor had issues with their port of the Lithtech engine, I don't think that Titan did that poorly with the title.

I think I've found a working server with it here.

Edit: in the time it took me to download and extract it niniendowarrior post it.

The licence:

IV. END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR ADD-ON COMPONENTS -- NO ONE LIVES FOREVER Source Code v1.003
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YOU MAY ONLY BECOME A PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT IF YOU ARE A LICENSED USER OF MONOLITH'S The Operative: "No One Lives Forever" PRODUCT.

BY CLICKING ON THE "YES" BUTTON, YOU ARE CONSENTING TO BE BOUND BY AND ARE BECOMING A PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, CLICK THE "NO" BUTTON AND DO NOT USE THE SOFTWARE.

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[niniendowarrior]

This is the text blurb from the official website:

NOLF Source Code v1.003 (5.46 MB)

This package contains the source code for NOLF version 1.003. For more information, please check out the readme.txt file that’s included in this archive.

Requirements:
To edit and build the source code, you’ll need Microsoft’s Visual C++ version 6.0 with service pack 3 installed, Microsoft’s DirectX 8 SDK installed, and 400 MB of available disk space. To run your modifications, you’ll need to have NOLF version 1.003 installed.

Installation:
When the file has finished downloading, click on the archive and extract the files to a directory of your choosing. The default path is c:\NOLFSource. Once the extraction is complete, you can open the NOLF Visual C++ workspace by double clicking on the file c:\NOLFSource\NOLF\NOLF.dsw.

I think the Lithtech Engine was quite intentionally left out of the release, judging from the info on the site.

[Malikith]

The only game I would really like to see ported (As in what I like to play right now), is Team Fortress 2.

But for a more legitimate list of candidates, I think these would be decent and might not be too difficult, but some might have some outrageous royalties:

Blizzard:

Diablo II
Starcraft
Warcraft III - I think that one would probably be the easiest of the Blizzard Games

Infinity Ward:

Call of Duty 4 - The game isn't that great in my opinion but it is very very popular. But I can tell you right now, the royalties would be enormous hence it probably shouldn't even be listed.

Valve:

Steam with Team Fortress 2 - Just my personal favorite right now.

If theres more than come to mind I'll list some others, hopefully some better candidates.