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EVE Online's Linux/Mac Client Goes Live Tuesday

Posted by Zonk on from the mmogtastic dept.

The official EVE Online site has details of upcoming patch 'Revelations 2.3'. Along with a number of bug-fixes to the PvP-focused Massively Multiplayer Online Game, this game fix will offer up compatibility with Mac OS X and Linux. Though the Mac client is a native port, Linux will require the used of Cedega. The post suggests that if you'd like a preview of what the game will be like on your rig, you can download the client and tool around the test server. System requirements are also listed, as are the distributions of Linux they are specifically supporting: Ubuntu 7+, Suse 10+, and Linspire 6. Update: 11/04 14:32 GMT by Z : Fixed implication of native Linux client.

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  1. So long GPA.... by lordofthechia · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh god... no...why? Crap, the only thing that has kept me from trying that game was the lack of a linux port. And Tuesday? Lets see 3 weeks before finals.... Well it's official, I'm switching to business.

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    1. Re:So long GPA.... by rustalot42684 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Wine Is Not an Emulator. Programs running with wine do run natively. Read their Web Sight - the section on debunking WINE myths.

  2. Wow! by seebs · · Score: 3, Funny

    WoW, really.

    I know a lot of people who play WoW. All of us play it, across a mix of Windows and WINE and other systems, because one person we know had a Mac. We wanted to play together, so all of us went with WoW, even though some other games sounded interesting.

    I hope the same thing happens for EVE, and they find a sales boost that goes beyond just the influx of Mac and Linux gamers.

    (I won't be one of them; I have zero interest in PvP, or in playing a game which is built around real and lasting consequences for mistakes. I play a game like that about 14-18 hours a day already, and I want something different for my recreation.)

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    1. Re:Wow! by dameron · · Score: 4, Funny

      > I have zero interest in PvP, or in playing a game which is built around real and lasting consequences for mistakes.

      WoW has "real" consequences for mistakes?

      "Lasting", in a virtual world?

      Bah.

      I believe you're looking for an "activity". "Games" are for people ballsy enough to keep score.

    2. Re:Wow! by Antique+Geekmeister · · Score: 4, Funny

      If I wanted a minute's play to wipe out months of work, I'd just run my programs from a root account all the time. No need to take that kind of risk for fun.