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10 Points About Transgaming's Cedega/WineX

Posted by timothy on from the asbetos-underwear-requested dept.

jvm writes "Attempting to raise the level of the discussion, Dan 'theoddone33' Olson has put together a list of ten critical observations that every potential Linux gamer should consider before buying Transgaming's WINE-based product Cedega (formerly WineX). Dan invites credible rebuttals to the points he's raised. The debate over the value of Cedega/WINE as a solution for the nascent Linux gaming community continues..."

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  1. RTFA and slashdotting by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Could someone explain me why if nobody here RTFA, it is slashdoted already? Aah, I know, you all load the link but close the eyes. Evil people!

  2. The definition of irony by Sivar · · Score: 4, Funny

    Since my gaming system was "upgraded" to Windows XP from 2000, Starcraft decided that certain doors inside of buildings would cause a crash-to-desktop when opened. Seeing as how you must open some to get through the game, this was a bad thing.
    I tried various tricks (disable sound/change drivers/reinstall/different media/3 different systems) and even contact tech support.
    The *only* way I was able to get past these points was to run them in Cedega on my laptop.

    Thus, in some situations, Cedega is more compatible with Windows games than Windows itself.

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