I can't remember if I've asked this...

[Ed Kolis]

... since the SE5 beta started, but it's driving me nuts...
Do any of the beta testers have Linux available for testing SE5 under Wine? I'm not asking for status reports; I'm just asking if any testing is being done http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

[Captain Kwok]

I don't think anyone is actively testing the game with Linux to the best of my knowledge.

[narf poit chez BOOM]

Although I think at least one or two testers were said to have linux.

[Ed Kolis]

Damn. Looks like I might as well delete Linux now just to prepare http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

[Fyron]

Just create a little windows partition. No need to abandon ship! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif

[Ed Kolis]

Well the only Windows I have right now is a set of backup CD's which will erase the entire hard drive anyway... so why bother deleting Linux and putting it back on? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif

[Atrocities]

I thought no one used Linux any more.

[Xrati]

Don't worry, Microsoft's new RG version is out. I've attached a demo copy! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/eek.gif

[Ed Kolis]

LOL, I've seen that one before... only it was a flash on a site, not a download...

[Ed Kolis]

Do you think it would be OK to say what version of DirectX SE5 will be using? Because if it's 9, then (surprisingly enough) it might actually work better than older versions (since Starfury didn't work, but now it seems that DX9 will be supported in Wine soon)...

[Captain Kwok]

There's been no specific directX or better version specified. I'd say any that work with Starfury probably work with SE:V.

[Ed Kolis]

Well the thing is that SF apparently doesn't like Wine's implementation of DX8 (or 7 or whatever version it uses), but there's work being done on an implementation of 9, so I was hoping SE5 would be using DX9 instead of the earlier version that SF was...
Trust me, I WILL switch back to windows if I really have to... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif

[Xrati]

I'll bet if you set your virus protection right, it would identify Windows as the virus it really is! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[parabolize]

Atrocities said:
I thought no one used Linux any more.


Think again. DistroWatch.com (http://distrowatch.com/), Linux Counter (http://counter.li.org/).

[Ed Kolis]

Well, I've got some encouraging news from Malfador:


Starfury requires DirectX 7 and SE5 requires DirectX 8. Let's hope it works!

Aaron


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On Thu Jul 21 17:53 , Edward Kolis <ekolis@cinci.rr.com> sent:

>Hi Aaron!
>Just thought I'd ask you if you still check the SE5 wishlist thread over
>at Shrapnel's forums, because it's still alive and kicking! ;-)
>Also, would you be able to say what version of DirectX SE5 will be
>using? I'm asking this because Starfury won't run for me under Wine on
>Linux, and I think it's because it uses a poorly supported old version
>of DirectX (what is it, 7? 8?). But now that DirectX 9 has been out for
>a while, there's work being done (which I hope will be finished by SE5's
>release) on incorporating DirectX 9 into Wine, which will mean that a
>lot of newer games should be able to run on Linux. So, have you upgraded
>to the newer version of DirectX, or would you rather not say at this
>time?
>Thanks!
>-Ed Kolis




If I'm not mistaken, DX8 is already fairly well supported in Wine; the reason Starfury doesn't work must be because it uses DX7.

Oh, and it looks like I'm not the ONLY person who calls it "SE5" instead of "SEV" http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

[Alneyan]

Ed Kolis said:
Oh, and it looks like I'm not the ONLY person who calls it "SE5" instead of "SEV" http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif



We should call it SE 101. Really!

[Ed Kolis]

Binary huh? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif
Though it also sounds like a tutorial or something...
Maybe we should call it SE ||||| (counting in unary) http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

[narf poit chez BOOM]

SE 12!