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Quake 4 Linux
Crusader writes "id Software has released the Linux client and server for Quake 4. There's a FAQ page with installation instructions, notes, and download links."
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I've been living under a rock... is Quake 4 out yet for other OSs?
Does this mean that the copy and paste troll about installing Quake 3 in Linux vs Windows will have to find a new troll to copy and paste?
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I'd just like to read the info, not have to figure out over-designed interfaces :(
I didn't think the house band in Hell would play this badly.
Torrent
...these things started happening the day a game is released.
I can finally get rid of my Windows partition!!
And I just purchased Quake 3... damn!
Damn, either I've really gotten out of the loop, or this has been one of the stealthiest release campaigns for a major game that I've ever seen.
Just because you were (and I say still are) a great innovator in the world of gaming (namely FPS), doesn't mean your site can't be slashdotted.
Honesty may be the best policy, but by process of elimination, dishonesty is the second best policy.
BUT, couldn't they have made a regular website instead of a flash app that has ridiculously long transitions? I was all interested in checking it out, until I lost interest due to the wait for basic information.
ART on dA
It isn't open source. It's an i386-only binary.
Just a note: The quake 4 webpage is flash based. So if you try to access it, either have a broadband connection (and you will still have to wait), or a lot of patience with a modem. Also, if you block pop-ups with firefox, you won't be able to access anything but their main page unless you turn off the pop-up blocker.
One more thing... if a company already has a patches section with the words "Coming Soon" before the game is released, is that suggesting something about the quality of the product?
-Kruton
Praise is good, but your wallet speaks louder. Don't forget to let them know *why* you purchased the game.
Here is the IGN review which might help you decide if it's worth putting on the Linux box. http://pc.ign.com/articles/658/658263p1.html
The cd likely has the artwork to keep the download small, and the cd key of course. Basicly you need to buy the cd, then you can dl and use the linux client.
It also gives ID firm numbers on how many actually use the linux version. So if you bought the game, please dl it.
I still have more fans than freaks. WTF is wrong with you people?
I can't get to any web page, the flash will not let me submit my age. Debian, mozilla, flash, every other we flash-page works but Id's. Oh well no time for games./.
Quake 4 Linux Version! IMPRESSIVE!
Requires Windows Version! HUMILIATION!
This just didn't work. They released Quake 3 and RTCW on Linux also, but hardly anyone bought those. Sure it's good to let them know you support their Linux clients and servers, because then they'll keep doing the support that they are doing, but it's not going to make other people "wake up" and support Linux or even Mac OS.
Loki tried to market Linux games, and I bought just about every title that they had released, but it didn't save them, because there weren't enough people like me, who were willing to put their money where their mouth was.
Anyways, as much as I appreciate id for releasing Linux binaries and I love Blizzard for supporting the Macintosh, at the same time, don't think that just because some big name is porting their code to a particulr platform that you really love, isn't going to make other people do the same.
If it did, then this would be old news because Linux and Mac *would* have the same games that Windows has now. But fact is that these big names have supported Linux/Mac for a long time, and there's still very little more support now than there was before.
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Be sure to let id know that you bought the Windows package in order to install it on your Linux box. I know id are good guys (as evidenced by how quickly this came out), but it never hurts to let them know exactly how much we appreciate it.
Dewey, what part of this looks like authorities should be involved?
Jack Thompson today publically voiced his opinion against Linux and against Quake in all shapes and forms... quoted specifically he said :
"Any group of people who advocate giving a Penguin a helmet and a rocket launcher are a bunch of sick fucks..."
News at 10!
Jon Caramack is generally a pretty wicked Apple fan. So expect a client for OSX at some point sooner rather than later.
I am unamerican, and proud of it!
I was wondering if I was living under a rock since I never heard of quake4?
... or commonly known as the level where the cheaters with auto-aim and the rail gun whip your butt in.:-)
Turns out Raven software made the port and modified the doom3 engine. For the older slashdoters who remember doom1 and doom2, raven developed heretic and then hexan on the doom1 and doom2 engines and added multiplayer capability. I forgot all about these guys.
A full review and screenshots are here. I find it pecuilar that Raven ported this classic level of quake3 to quake4.
http://saveie6.com/
What VPN support do you need?
MS PPTP? http://pptpclient.sourceforge.net/ (recommending Suse 10.0)
Cisco has a client which is included in Knoppix.
Just trying to help.
When's a demo coming out?
"Nine times out of ten, starting a fire is not the best way to solve the problem." - my wife
A lot of people (myself included) are having issues with the second installation disc. It basically just won't read in any CD drive I can get my hands on. And I'm not alone.
If this turns out to be a result of SecureROM, I'm going to send my box back to Activision with a piece of poo inside.
I currently have no clever signature witicism to add here.
There is no login, you just need to click on 'DL' on the torrent page to get the .torrent and start downloading..
It's nice to see id still supporting Linux. Bioware produced a very nice Linux client for Neverwinter Nights but since they started making Xbox games their new engines are based on DirectX. UT-UT2004 also had excellent Linux versions, but UT2007's target platforms are PS3, Xbox 360 and Windows. Who knows if that will hit Linux in the end.
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http://www.planetquake.com/quake4/info.shtml
English version of Windows 2000/XP
Pentium 4 2.0 GHz or Athlon XP 2000+ Processor
512MB RAM
8x speed CD-ROM drive and latest drivers
2.8GB uncompressed hard-drive space, plus 400MB for Windows swap file
100% DirectX 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound card and latest drivers
100% Windows 2000/XP compatible mouse, keyboard and latest drivers
DirectX 9.0c included
3D Hardware Accelerator Card required
100% DirectX 9.0c compatible 64MB
Hardware Accelerated video card and the latest drivers
[snip]
Internet (TCP/IP) and LAN (TCP/IP) Supported
Internet play requires broadband connection and latest drivers
LAN play requires network interfaces card and latest drivers
If Quake 4 doesn't use DirectX, why would it COME with DirectX? Why would it REQUIRE a DirectX compatible video card?
Quake 4 for Windows can run with OpenGL drivers, and it can run with DirectX drivers, but it's DirectX by default.
I am unamerican, and proud of it!
I had the same problem with UT2004, the DVD would not read properly so I had to go download the warez version from Usenet and use my key to install the game. It's ironic that you have to turn to the pirates because you can't legitimately install the game yourself because of a copy protection that is intended to deter piracy!
For all intensive porpoises your a bunch of rediculous loosers
There are other components to DirectX than 3D. DirectPlay, DirectInput, DirectSound... the list goes on.
All these same questions came out when Quake 2 was released.
The parent didn't say it was open source. He said it had been released for "the open source crowd".
It appears that there is a number of badly pressed CDs. You should be able to exchange them at the store :)
Maybe it requires DirectX because DirectX is a lot more than a 3D API. The Windows version of Quake 4(and Doom 3, Quake 3, Quake 2...) uses OpenGL for graphics, DirectSound for audio, and DirectInput for it's control interface. The Direct3D API is never used. I'm sure the requirements mention a DX9 video card just to help eliminate confusion, although you snipped out the part where it lists every supported card.
So yeah, Quake 4 for Windows uses BOTH OpenGL AND a subset DirectX, but it never uses Direct3D.
I use a wiki because it's an easy format for me to edit and update wherever I am. I have no intention to make it writable - god we're getting enough feedback as it is :)
Thanks for pointing the language issue though. Would you know how to force a single language maybe?
It is definitely better to write portable code from the ground up and be able to run and debug it on multiple platforms. The GNU/Linux market share alone would not justify the time I spend on it.
This said, I'm much happier doing my developement on Linux when it's possible. Debugging isn't as easy as MSVC, but the environement just feels right for me.
TTimo
if the copy "protection" (prevention) works in linux...
securom/starforce/etc restriction technologies require a driver be installed and running at all times in order for them to prevent copies being used on windows.
ironic that people who download copied games have a much easier time playing than people who run out, give the companies 50 bucks and come home to an unplayable game due to onerous restrictions.
too many games nowadays each install their own "driver" and if you have many games installed like many do, you exponentially increase your chances of instability (more so than usual), conflicts and downright crashes.
another thing that's absurd is that most new games will complain after being installed and not run or will not install if you have nero or other cd recording programs installed. also if you have alcohol 120% or daemon tools.
didn't it ever occur to publishers, that having those tools installed would only screw over the people who bough the games legitimately? because infringers would never have to deal with that bullshit. they go out of their way with time and money to introduce these offensive, unstable "protection" technologies yet vehemently argue that it prevents "piracy"? yet, "pirates" are the ones who are the least inconvenienced and hindered...
something just doesn't add up.
pissing off your paying customers is one of the few things you don't want to do... i wonder where they went to business school?
Science : Proprietary , Knowledge : Open Source
That is just used as a benchmark. If they were to say "OpenGL 1.5 [or whatever they use] compatable", nobody would have any idea what they were talking about.
Beware he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master. -Anonymous
Expect the same release time, with no demo, ever, for linux.
Linux Doom3 had a demo.
And, in the case of Doom3, waiting 3 months was a clever marketing decision. If a demo had been out before commericial release, many customers would've been off by knowing that 80% of the game was spent squinting at blackness.
Yeah, but atleast you can rest sure noone will STEAL (copy..) it!
Or wait...
Seriously, why do they use their stupid copy protection mecanism? Have they ever worked? Quake4 was cracked within a day so what is the use for it? I guess the best alternative is to make it the Blizzard way requireing a valid key to connect to their game servers, and if you play their games you will want to.
I use a wiki because it's an easy format for me to edit and update wherever I am. I have no intention to make it writable - god we're getting enough feedback as it is :)
...) or change "page_front_page" in the configuration to something moinmoin cant autotranslate (almost everything but FrontPage) and move you Frontpage there.g hlight=(language)
....
Would you know how to force a single language maybe?
You either have to deleted the Templates for alternative FrontPages: (StartSeite, PageD%27Accueil, P%C3%A1ginaPrincipal
See "System pages, including FrontPage" on http://moinmoin.wikiwikiweb.de/HelpOnLanguages?hi
I would propably just go and kill any template I dont need on the wiki - problem solved.
Thanks for the great game BTW and keep up the good work!
Sweetshark, who will buy Quake 4 for his linux-only machine as a reward for finishing his diploma next week
QUAKE.4.DVD-DEViANCE
http://www.torrentspy.com/download.asp?id=442388
Is it just me or does the story line for Quake 4 seem somewhat similar to ST:TNG where Picard was assimilated by the Borg?
Plus the Strogg being a civilisation that goes through space assimilating any culture in it's path is another dead giveaway.
I'm not saying it's not a bloody awesome story tho! Well done id!
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What exactly is the reason why id would sacrifice sales to promote Linux?
What benefit would id receive from this action?
Sometimes my arms bend back.
This is what I found for requiremnets. Add GNU/Linux in there.
English version of Microsoft Windows 2000/XP
Pentium 4 2.0 GHz or Athlon XP 2000+ processor
512MB RAM
8x Speed CD-ROM drive and latest drivers
2.8GB of uncompressed hard disk space (plus 400MB for Windows swap file)
100% DirectX 9.0c compatible 16-bit soundcard and latest drivers
100% Windows 2000/XP compatible mouse, keyboard and latest drivers
DirectX 9.0c (included)
3D hardware accelerator card required
100% DirectX 9.0c compatible 64MB
Hardware accelerated video card and the latest drivers
ATI Radeon 9700
ATI Radeon 9800
ATI Radeon X300 series
ATI Radeon X550 series
ATI Radeon X600 series
ATI Radeon X700 series
ATI Radeon X800 series
ATI Radeon X850 series
Nvidia GeForce 3/Ti Series
Multiplayer requirements:
Internet (TCP/IP) and LAN (TCP/IP) play supported
Internet play requires broadband connection and latest drivers
LAN play requires network interface card and latest drivers
Who cares? Seriously. Quake 4 dosn't have a metal / NINish soundtrack, you have to reload your weapons, and there aren't as many hidden secrets and powerups. Sounds more like Doom3 and less like Quake to me.
SecureROM seems like an awesome product. The guys at Penny Arcade had been looking forward to F.E.A.R. for a long time, and last update said "Well, we would love to tell you if it is any good, but since it refuses to install... I guess we will just have to play something else". Some really great marketing there!
Being bitter is drinking poison and hoping someone else will die
Err.. one URL:
http://www.icculus.org/quake3
I just grabbed it and 'make' just worked. Works perfectly.