NWN Linux Screenshots

Gabe writes "Looks like the NWN linux client page has been updated with screenshots!. Finally, some decent proof that Bioware is coming through for us linux folks. Maybe it's time to open my copy soon :)" My replacement CPU fan is here, so I theoretically can now play NWN. Can't wait for the good modules to start being developed. In the meantime, we should use it as the prettiest IRC server ever... where you can kill your friends instead of just kickbanning them :)

Comments

Anyone notice..

[EggplantMan]

... that Bioware uses KDE too?

Paying for Linux Client?

[yoshi_mon]

I've allready bought the Windows NWN client. Anyone know if Bioware plans to charge us again for the linux client?

Re:Paying for Linux Client?

[Pretzalzz]

All we can estimate is that we expect the Linux Client to be available for download in Fall 2002.
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I would assume from that that they are planning to release the linux client as a patch of sorts to the windows CD though I could be wrong

Re:Paying for Linux Client?

[redtoade]

Ironically:

Even if the game is released for free download... I still WISH to pay for it.

An excellent game, ported to an excellent OS. What's not to pay for?

I didn't choose Linux because it's free (as in beer), I chose Linux because it's solid (as in ROCK). I have absolutely no problem with paying for good software. And since I know that software companies will only produce games in markets where there is profit to be made, I'm hoping that a GREAT game like this one might make enough money in the Linux market to make other producers "sit up and notice." So paying for the game is like an investment in the Linux gaming future!

But I'm not holding my breath. Because on the other side of the coin... software companies are going to think to themselves "If THIS game can't make a profit... then no game can!"

Eh... who cares. I want the game badly! Now to whom do I give this wad of cash?!

Re:Finally

[Gizzmonic]

Most Linux users boot into Windows to play PC games, and since the Windows version offers more features, (and probably less configuration headaches) why bother with the Linux version?

Linux for games, or surfing the Internet with AOL, or FreeCell, is the wrong market. Linux needs more industrial strength server software to truly take mindshare away from Windows.

let's show em.

[7-Vodka]

I know there are a lot of us here waiting on that client. Let's show them their linux support was worthwhile. Head out and buy the game the day the linux client is released. You'll get to play the game you want and they'll see a nice large bump in the sales and go "whoa".

what's the big deal?

[pb]

I can run the NWN Client under Linux *right now* in Wine. The only thing you need to make it work is the nocd crack, because Wine doesn't like the direct CD-ROM access that the copy protection uses.

But other than that it works decently; it crashes occasionally, but so does the real thing, right? At least this doesn't bring your whole system down...

Question

[terracon]

This is great to see this screenshot but there are still some outstanding questions that need to be answered. The first is. How will us Linux folks be able to install this game. As far as I know certain game data is in an Installshield exe on the windows cd. Bioware released the Linux dedicated server binaries but you have to install the game on windows and patch it on windows than copy the files over to Linux. Since there's no tool to extract the game data out of the exe for Linux how can we get the gamedata off of the cd? I've been reading the nwn forums and as far as I 've read, there is game data in an Install shield exe so this could be a big problem. Another thing is how will we be able to update the game. Will Bioware port their autoupdater to Linux or will we have to install the game on windows and patch it on windows than copy the game data over?

Re:Finally

[pjrc]

Maybe someone doesn't want to take the hassel to reboot.

That's me!

I purchased NWN several weeks ago. I've been busy doing real work in linux, and the NWN box has been sitting on the table right next to the monitor for about a month. I even opened it and peeked at the 3 cds and manual (mostly a list of spells). I keep telling myself "I should really reboot and give it a try sometime, just to see what it's like".

Rebooting is a hassle. Often times I'll leave things running on my linux desktop, including ssh sessions with remote machines. I design with embedded processors (usually 8-bit) and often times I'll leave "seyon" running, logging data that some embedded board is sending to my serial port. Rebooting is very disruptive to my work environment.

Then again, getting "hooked" on NWN for a few weeks will be too.... but I'm expecting that NWN will be fun. Rebooting is not.