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How To install Neverwinter Nights on Linux

Posted by Hemos on from the much-time dept.

Joe Barr writes " As soon as I saw the news that BioWare released a beta of a Linux client for its popular and successful Neverwinter Nights title, I downloaded the beta (registration required) and went shopping for the prerequisite retail Windows version of the game. Before I proceed, let me offer this brief warning: Neverwinter Nights is the mother of all timesinks. Do not follow my path unless you have nothing important you want to get done for the next week or so."

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  1. Installing Neverwinter Nights on Linux by Original+AIDS+Monkey · · Score: 0, Funny

    1. Unistall Linux
    2. Install Windows
    3. Install Neverwinter Nights

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  2. Finally.... by shoptroll · · Score: 5, Funny

    Finally... Not a post regarding the new RFC and IP stuff. Thank god 4/1 is over! (And this could be 1st post, i doubt it though)

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  3. I'm scared by forgetmenot · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm scared to read the article. Is April fool's over yet?

    1. Re:I'm scared by Klugheitsucher · · Score: 1, Funny

      Everwinter nights should have been released on April first. That game is the biggest joke I have ever had the opportunity (I use that term loosely) to play.

  4. jesus h. christ, just run windows by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    seriously

    how far are you willing to go to avoid "big bad M$"?

  5. Best April Fool's joke yet by XaXXon · · Score: 5, Funny

    Haha. Like the Never Winter Nights Linux client will ever come out.

    What's next? How to install Duke Nukem Forever on Linux?

    1. Re:Best April Fool's joke yet by CAIMLAS · · Score: 3, Funny

      It's April 1st at 8:40PM Central. Why have I not seen a, "Duke Nukem Forever Released" slashdot header?

      I wonder if somoene in the Taco Gang is deathly ill? I can think of no other explaination myself.

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    2. Re:Best April Fool's joke yet by FPCat · · Score: 2, Funny

      Won't, Jesus Saves... And takes Half Damage be more appropriate here?

  6. Really? by GreyWolf3000 · · Score: 5, Funny
    Neverwinter Nights is the mother of all timesinks.

    You're kidding right? You're posting to slashdot claiming that some game is the mother of all timesinks? Hah!

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  7. Yeah... by phrogeeb · · Score: 2, Funny

    I believed "President Bush's War on Iraq is incredible hoax culminating on April 1st with a Soldier's Ball open to Americans and Iraqis in Baghdad hosted at the Jewish Community Center" before this one.

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  8. Moderator points by deadgoon42 · · Score: 0, Funny

    Slashdot picked a hell of a time to give me mod points.. I think I'll mod everything -1 Troll

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  9. Re:Well.. by FPCat · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hmmm... Linux, D&D, can it be any nerdier?

  10. Re:Well.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Hmmm... Linux, D&D, can it be any nerdier?

    You're new to /., right?

  11. Re:Just run Windows! Do it now! by pseudochaotic · · Score: 4, Funny

    If you don't you may be a terrorist!

    Using Finnish software instead of quality American engineered software...

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  12. Now everybody gets the benefit of... by Jiles · · Score: 2, Funny

    Aribeth's 'jiggly bits'. Wheeeeeeeeeee!

  13. Bah! Timesink? by carambola5 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Try minesweeper.

    "I almost got it last time. It was down to one or the other!"

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  14. Re:Just run Windows! Do it now! by cerberusti · · Score: 3, Funny

    You mean there are actually people who PAY for windows... wow. ( =

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  15. See I told TSR this would happen by geekoid · · Score: 4, Funny

    Let non humans be paladins, and they crumble at the first temptation. Stupid traitor Aribeth... ;)

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  16. Re:Bah! Timesink? by geekoid · · Score: 2, Funny

    Mine sweeper tourmants where big a a certian bank I used to work at.
    IT was pretty funny, every time a new record was set, I maged to beat it by 1 second. hehe, they eventually wised up to the .ini files. then I created my own minsweepr, it had only 2 buttons. I called it the "Cut to the chase" minesweeper.

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  17. Re:Well.. by geekoid · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yes, play a Monty Python module.

    "The palandrome for Bolton is notlob"

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  18. remind me of Zelda by jeepee · · Score: 2, Funny

    did you see this screenshot of the game,

    they have stolen those hands and coming out of the wall from zelda 1 on the nes :-)

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