Warp Pipe On Linux, Mac Versions, Future Plans

Thanks to the Warp Pipe website for recent updates announcing downloadable Linux and Mac OS X Alpha/Beta versions of their GameCube tunnelling software, following the release of the Windows Beta a couple of weeks back. The Internet-play enabling LAN hack already works for Kirby Air Ride and Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, and the Warp Pipe site also notes that "development on our next release is coming along nicely. New versions (Windows, Mac, and Linux) will support [latest LAN-compatible GC title] 1080: Avalanche."

Comments

Re:Well, how is it?

[Scyber]

2 bean burritos and one beer away.

Re:Well, how is it?

[Paladine97]

I've played it several times. Here's my setup - I have a Linux based server/router and I forward port 4000 to my Windows machine that runs Warppipe (thank god I can run the Linux version on my server/router now instead). I have a cable modem with 3 MBps down and 256 Kbps up.

Finding an opponent can be challenging. Right now you have to post your IM name in the WarpPipe forums and wait for somebody to IM you, or you can actively IM people in the hopes of finding a game. Fortunately I found a person who lived in the same city as me and was using the same ISP (Cox). So that is about the best situation you can hope for right there. We connected and played, and it was good. It was NOT FULL SPEED by any means, but it was more than acceptable. Probably 20-25 fps. Played a little rough but again, acceptable. It's fun. More fun than playing against the 'cheap' computer opponents. Next time I play I will use the Linux version in the hope that the decreased latency will help.

I also tried playing with several other people in various areas and it was awfully slow. I was looking at 5 FPS MAXIMUM.

So in conclusion, it's fun if you can find somebody close and on the same network. Otherwise, hope you have at least 512 Kbps upload for you and your opponent, and try it out.