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Blocklands runs great on Linux!!
Altiris:
I just think its great, people who don't want to buy Windows or can't afford it but are fans of Blockland can just run the games on Linux which is free. Example, someone who only plays Blockland and nothing else on their PC and wants to build a gaming PC for Shaders, they don't need windows anymore which saves them $100.
lcyGamma:
--- Quote from: Altiris on January 08, 2013, 11:00:22 PM ---I just think its great, people who don't want to buy Windows or can't afford it but are fans of Blockland can just run the games on Linux which is free. Example, someone who only plays Blockland and nothing else on their PC and wants to build a gaming PC for Shaders, they don't need windows anymore which saves them $100.
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Yeah I doubt if you build a gaming PC you are likely to skimp on the OS. ;)
Port:
well no stuff
you're pretty late
!Trinick:
There's not really a way you can code specifically for wine support. I mean, you can avoid things that wine has stuffty support for, but Blockland was not coded with Linux in mind. That said, Torque Game Engine was coded for Linux support, but Badspot decided a compile to Linux wasn't worth it for whatever reason. With the newfound interest in Linux gaming propelled by Steam becoming available for Linux, I think Badspot may consider a Linux port more than ever before. That said, I doubt he'll do it, but our chances are up. In the mean time, I'm glad you've got everything running great under Wine.
--- Quote from: Altiris on January 08, 2013, 11:00:22 PM ---I just think its great, people who don't want to buy Windows or can't afford it but are fans of Blockland can just run the games on Linux which is free. Example, someone who only plays Blockland and nothing else on their PC and wants to build a gaming PC for Shaders, they don't need windows anymore which saves them $100.
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Shaders still look absolutely horrible, there's no reason to build a gaming computer for them. Here's two exhibits:
A) Max (click image)
b) Low (click image)
I mean, in my opinion anything less than max is just unplayable anyway. I'd rather play with none.
lcyGamma:
I think Badspot spoke about Linux being too fragmented to develop for. So many different software packages and variations, I believe he said there was no one way to create Blockland for all Linux-based systems.
Imo a lot of work to build a game for a community that prides itself on opensource software. I know its not true people who use Linux-based operating systems expect everything to be free but, I can't think of a single small business that makes money on Linux through software sale.
--- Quote from: !Trinick on January 09, 2013, 03:09:57 AM ---I mean, in my opinion anything less than max is just unplayable anyway. I'd rather play with none.
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Totally. Shaders look so scraggy. Max or set it to low just for the lighting.