Ubuntu + Games

Shoseki · 7 Dec 2006 at 12:53

Just curious, how many of you use Ubuntu for playing games? How easy have you found it to install / get them working correctly? Did you have to use Cedega, or was WINE enough? (I have Wine already installed, but don't want to shell out fo cedega). Was there compatibility issues with games for older versions of windows? What about stuff like MAME etc?

Just curious if this is something I should invest some time in ^^ I have a windows machine for WoW atm but a portable games machine (my linux laptop) appeals so...

Augmented · 7 Dec 2006 at 14:45

Yeah...

Code:

apt-get install scummvm

Currently reliving the DOTT experience once again.

But no, sorry, I have no experience of 3D gaming on Ubuntu.

Dj_Jestar · 7 Dec 2006 at 14:55

both Cedega and Wine work well.

Wine is more DIY, Cedega is more 'works out of the bag' but you have to pay a subscription to Cedega.

Not everything works.

porkrind · 7 Dec 2006 at 16:37

wine SteamInstall.exe

Vonhelmet · 7 Dec 2006 at 19:25

Doom3 and the UT200x games work fine.

Dj_Jestar · 8 Dec 2006 at 09:21

UT games are native installs. They were made how all games should be. So is WolfET.

Freakish_05 · 8 Dec 2006 at 12:50

Dj_Jestar said:
UT games are native installs. They were made how all games should be. So is WolfET.

Quoted for Truth.
Had UT2004 running on my laptop under Kubuntu 6.10 a couple of weeks ago. Can't remember how I got it installed exactly, but if you google "linux install UT2004" you'll find a fair few pages with decent instructions. From what I remember it was just a couple of terminal commands

Unfortunately, Linux didn't take and I moved back to the BloatWare O/S!

HTH

Dj_Jestar · 8 Dec 2006 at 13:30

ut2k4 has a linux installer on the disc.

drak3 · 9 Dec 2006 at 17:46

M$ people's shares in the gaming industry wont let this happen