Quake Wars on Linux

June 26th, 2007 Posted in Action, FPS, PC

linux-penguinpicture.jpgOne of those super-rare Linux gamers? Well, you’ll be glad to know that id still loves you. This forum post from id Software’s Timothy Besset outlines plans to release Enemy Territory: Quake Wars for penguin-powered PCs, though he discloses that it won’t be released in retail.

I don’t want to commit to any schedule for the ETQW Linux client at this point. Most of my time is spent working on the game itself, on the Linux dedicated server and on the network infrastructure.

Once those things wind down (in the upcoming weeks) I will start working specifically on the client. But fear not, ATI and NVidia have expressed interest in getting a Linux client early, so they can review how it performs and get their drivers adjusted. When we release, we’ll release a high quality product, just like we do on Windows.

In any case, don’t expect to find Linux binaries on the retail DVD. It’s hard enough for everyone to get gold masters done, there are enough things to check and worry about, I will not place additional strain on the procedure by trying to squeeze my additional set of files on there.

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4 Responses to “Quake Wars on Linux”

  1. Habrá versión para Linux de Enemy Territory: Quake Wars en Nivel99.com Says:

    June 27th, 2007 at 3:42 am

    [...] Habrá versión para Linux de Enemy Territory: Quake Wars Published by June 27th, 2007 in Videojuegos Seguro que esta noticia ha hecho saltar de alegría a más de uno. Así es, en palabras de Timothy Besset, uno de los máximos responsables de Splash Damage, Enemy Territory: Quake Wars tendrá su correspondiente versión para GNU/Linux, la cual saldrá poco después que la versión para Windows. Según comenta, tanto AMD-ATi como Nvidia han estado muy interesadas en desarrollar esta versión, por lo que se podría deducir que sacarán alguna nueva versión de sus drivers para esta plataforma pensados para sacar el máximo partido al juego producido por Id Software. Eso sí, lo más probable es que no nos encontremos el juego como tal en las tiendas, sino que los interesados tendrían que adquirirlo a través de Internet. Una vez más se muestra el gran apoyo de Id Software por la plataforma GNU/Linux. Fuente: DigitalBattle. [...]



  2. Kusanagiweb.com » Blog Archive » Enemy Territory Loves Linux Says:

    November 6th, 2007 at 12:09 pm

    [...] top; border: none; }Kusanagiweb.comModded Life Enemy Territory Loves Linux>echo Leo en meneame, via DigitalBattle que Enemy Territory: Quake Wars tendrá versión para Linux.En realidad esto no es una noticia como [...]



  3. quality reviews Says:

    March 2nd, 2009 at 3:52 pm

    Great post, thanks for the info



  4. speakzor Says:

    June 23rd, 2009 at 1:04 pm

    Aaah, games, they’ve taken so much of my precious lifetime already. I wonder if I’ll get a bonusgame when I die =P



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