[NBLUG/talk] re:video games on linux

[Nathaniel Welch]

Umm most games do NOT support l;inux. this is because most of their users use linux. some people have tried to port games but it usally just doesnt work. the one thing that popular games do do is use linux as servers. I'm pretty sure EW doesnt do much in the way of dedicated servers. but almost all online games that use servers have linux server versions on their site. the only problem with this is that u cant play on the same system as a dedicated server.

Message: 3
From: "Edward Mendoza" 
To: "Talk at Nblug. Org" 
Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 09:33:10 -0700
Subject: [NBLUG/talk] Linux Gamers, Help...
Reply-To: talk at nblug.org


Last night I was playing at the "Electronic Warrior" (a computer game LAN on
Fourth St in downtown Santa Rosa) and I asked the owner why he doesn't run
Linux on his +25 machines. He explained that, unfortunately, the most
popular games (such as Counter Strike and other first person shooters) need
Windoze to run. I didn't question what he said but I wonder if it's
completely true.

Aren't there plenty of patches and tweaks available for the Linux
environment to be able to play most games?

If there are please let me know because the owner would love nothing more
than to liberate his small business from Microcrap; he hates them with a
passion. He now uses Debian to route his two DSL lines for his LAN.

Any responses will be appreciated, Edward





- Nat 

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