Transgaming's WineX 2.1 - Supports WarCraft 3

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Transgaming's WineX 2.1 - Supports WarCraft 3

Posted by CmdrTaco on Friday August 2, 2002 @02:49AM from the somethingto-lust-after dept.

friedmud writes "WineX 2.1 is out on the street, get it at transgaming.com. It boasts, among other things, full support for Warcraft III. Other games now included are: Grand Theft Auto 3, Civilization III, and Black and White. Check the press release for further info. And, if you haven't already, go here to get an account... It is definitely worth it." I've been rebooting my laptop to WC3, so maybe I'll give this a shot. I bought a subscription originally in part due to their misleading Sims compatibility claims, but this looks like it finally is truly emulating top windows games.

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Games are nice, but by Matey-O · 2002-08-02 02:51 · Score: 3, Funny

How about Outlook XP and M$'s Remote Desktop Client?

Then I could secretly run Licoris at the office an nobody'd would be the wiser!

(aaand it would keep everybody from mucking around with my workstation.)

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Excellent news! by macpeep · 2002-08-02 02:52 · Score: 5, Funny

Soon, there will be as many games that you can play on Linux as there are games that you can play on Macintosh!
1. Re:Excellent news! by unicron · 2002-08-02 03:42 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Linux on the XBox: Now you aren't playing a damn thing.
  
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WC3! by Anonymous Coward · 2002-08-02 02:57 · Score: 2, Funny

Hmm. Time to up the student loan again for a new Linux laptop! Woo HOo!

Dad? It's me . . .
Well, it plays Diablo II... by Anonymous Coward · 2002-08-02 03:00 · Score: 2, Funny

...but I still can't get it to play any perverted japanese video games. Ah well, C'est la vie.
Ooooh, support for a Blizzard game! by liquidsin · 2002-08-02 03:04 · Score: 3, Funny

I guess since they're not stifling compatability with DMCA lawsuits this week, it's ok to spend $70 (CDN) on their software and fund their lawyers! Thanks anyways...I'll keep my WineX subscription, but I'll only buy games from developers that don't screw us.

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1. Re:Ooooh, support for a Blizzard game! by TRACK-YOUR-POSITION · 2002-08-02 03:15 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  No, silly. Dr. Taco is asking you to STEAL their software! thus no profits for antichrist and many funs for yourself its a happy world for everyone!
Rumors from Redmond by El_Smack · 2002-08-02 03:06 · Score: 5, Funny

I hear the MS guys are making a Linux emulator for Win32. It's called Beer 3.2. The reasoning is, Beer is more popular than Wine so it will appeal to a broader user base. Women tend to like Wine better but Men overwhelmingly prefered Beer in product testing. Beer 3.2 is still a beta, and will be released when it's content reaches version 5.0.

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1. Re:Rumors from Redmond by Cryptnotic · 2002-08-02 05:55 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  If it's from Microsoft, there is no way it will be free. Accordingly, will the open source movement need to stop using the phrase, "free as in beer"?
  
  Maybe we can convince Microsoft to name their product "Lunch". That way, everyone will automatically realize that there is no such thing as a "free Lunch".
  
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Re:Yes, EMULATING top windows games... by Dacobi · 2002-08-02 03:49 · Score: 2, Funny

So Win2000 is a Win9x emulator?

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Re:Winex is poop by Anonymous Coward · 2002-08-02 03:54 · Score: 1, Funny

Take a deep breath. It's just a video game. It'll be okay.
Re:Just what Linux needs by LatJoor · 2002-08-02 04:03 · Score: 5, Funny

"Diablo II, Civ 3, and Unreal Tournament should be enough for anyone"

-- Elbereth, 2002

Do those games run with 640K?
Re:WineX is SLOW. by Teethgrinder · 2002-08-02 04:58 · Score: 2, Funny

Somebody did some benchmarks, and WineX is really really SLOW.

I believe you, since you capitalized the word "slow".
Re:Full Support? by glwtta · 2002-08-02 05:55 · Score: 3, Funny

pah! how many native windows games can you give a 5 out of 5 reliability rating running under Windows?

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