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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. Re:So long GPA.... by kcbanner · · Score: 5, Informative

    Its not a linux port. They simply packaged Cedega with EVE. I wish people would stop praising them for that...its not a native client.

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  2. Re:So long GPA.... by cloricus · · Score: 4, Informative

    Compare EVE Online under WINE (currently performs slightly better than Cedega at running eve) to Doom 3.

    Oh you wanted more to this comment? Guess you honestly don't understand the difference between native and the limitations of compatibiliy layers. There is simply no comparison to a native supported application.

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  3. Re:So long GPA.... by Dwindlehop · · Score: 4, Informative

    Correction: They simply packaged Cedega with EVE for no additional cost. You don't have to subscribe to Cedega in order to play Eve. That's the important distinction.

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