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Linux Doom 3 Client Released

Posted by Zonk on from the tux-with-a-BFG dept.

CrusadeR writes "id Software has released the Linux client/server binaries for Doom 3. An installation/FAQ page has been setup; there's also a torrent tracker for the various files."

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  1. Re:Performance? by jfedor · · Score: 5, Informative

    I'm getting ~55 FPS in timedemo demo1 on Linux (Fedora Core 1), compared to ~60 FPS on Windows XP on the same machine.

    (GeForce 6800, Athlon XP 3000+, 512 MB RAM, 1024x768, high quality, no AA, NVIDIA drivers version 1.0-6111 on Linux, 66.81 on Windows)

    -jfedor

  2. Re:just gave it a go by imr · · Score: 4, Informative

    The game wants to run as root to install in /usr/local, if you decline and installs in /home or wherever you have rights to, it is fine.
    About the home install btw, i have symlinked the needed pak*.pak from a windows dual boot install in the base directory and it works fine.
    I have also tried to symlink the whole base directory (with unpacked files that one), after having saved the original linux one of course, and it worked fine too.
    I didnt test much as i am transcoding some file and my PC got a little bitchoppy, but appart from localisation (as said on the wiki) it ran fine.
    Thx Mr Besset.

  3. Re:Won't run for me either! by kmike · · Score: 3, Informative

    Make sure your X is using at least 24bpp colour depth.