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Refalm:
I'd love to play games on Linux if Wine wasn't that hard and if WineX didn't cost me that much money.

Stryker:

quote:Originally posted by Refalm:
I'd love to play games on Linux if Wine wasn't that hard and if WineX didn't cost me that much money.
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Or if there were more native linux games with the quality of the windows ones you play?

Refalm:

quote:Stryker: Or if there were more native linux games with the quality of the windows ones you play?
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I guess. UT 2003 runs faster on Linux than on Windows. There should be more game manufacturers who support Linux, but they won't, because they all code for DirectX now. Really, I don't see what's wrong with OpenGL in combination with SDL.

preacher:

quote:Originally posted by Refalm:
I'd love to play games on Linux if Wine wasn't that hard and if WineX didn't cost me that much money.
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I dont see how wineX is expensive. I payed $30 for a 6 month membership, but you can get it for as little as $5 a month for 3 months totalling $15. Its funny how few people who use windows complain about spending money buying programs to do things, however linux users complain if they have to spend a dime. Ive bought StarOffice 6.0, WineX, Quake 3 Arena Linux, Railroad Tycoon Linux, and Mandrake 9.1, Slackware 9.0. I believe in spending a little cash buying linux software because even though I can get free downloads, Im not supporting the community when I do this. Im not good enough at programming or debugging to help that way, so I help with my money(working at Wal-mart they arent getting too much).

By the way Refalm, UT2003 runs just a slight bit slower on linux as compared to windows in most benchmarks ive seen. I'll include links as soon as I find them. Ive heard this was due to differences in OpenGL compared to DirectX. Ive also heard that linux doesnt support Anti Aliasing and anisotropic filtering but I havent found much yet about these claims. I suggest talking to Linux User since he knows more about those technical aspects of linux gaming. Personally Ive had no problems running Ut2003 and it looks good so I am happy.

[ November 06, 2003: Message edited by: ThePreacher ]

Refalm:

quote:ThePreacher: By the way Refalm, UT2003 runs just a slight bit slower on linux as compared to windows in most benchmarks ive seen. I'll include links as soon as I find them. Ive heard this was due to differences in OpenGL compared to DirectX. Ive also heard that linux doesnt support Anti Aliasing and anisotropic filtering but I havent found much yet about these claims. I suggest talking to Linux User since he knows more about those technical aspects of linux gaming. Personally Ive had no problems running Ut2003 and it looks good so I am happy.
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It probably ran faster on Linux 'cause I had anti-aliasing and anisotropic on in Windows.
You can do anisotropic and anti-aliasing in Linux, it's only a little bit harder to configure it. But when you do, you can configure EVERYTHING, including the removal of the nVidia logo when you start up X  :rolleyes:

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