Coming into my inbox a few minutes ago (Thunderbird is handy for RSS feeds!), Unreal Tournament has been updated again and Epic seem to have made it slightly easier to access the Linux version now.
For those that don't know or don't remember, Epic Games are making a new Unreal Tournament and it's completely free to download and play.
Usually, you would need to be logged into their forum and go to a specific post to download it, but not any more. At the bottom of their release notes you will now find a direct download for the Linux client and server. However, they still aren't listing Linux for download on the main downloads page. I imagine this is due to Linux still not having a proper launcher.
Since it doesn't have a Linux launcher, you will need to go into this folder:
And then run this command in terminal to play it:
Or just use a simple launcher script:
Obviously change the directory structure to match where you've placed the download.
They've done another video to show it off along with the patch too:
The new release includes voice chat support with dedicated voice servers, a new Bio Rifle mesh, support for unique per character first person arms, significant performance improvements for low end systems and more. It's not clear if the performance improvements have been done to the Linux version.
You can find the full release notes here. There's no Linux specific fixes from what I can tell listed in there.
All recent versions I tested had some bad graphical issues on Linux, so it might still be problematic. Since it's a 10GB download I don't have it ready yet to re-test. Will update this post when I've had a chance. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
For those that don't know or don't remember, Epic Games are making a new Unreal Tournament and it's completely free to download and play.
Usually, you would need to be logged into their forum and go to a specific post to download it, but not any more. At the bottom of their release notes you will now find a direct download for the Linux client and server. However, they still aren't listing Linux for download on the main downloads page. I imagine this is due to Linux still not having a proper launcher.
Since it doesn't have a Linux launcher, you will need to go into this folder:
/LinuxNoEditor/Engine/Binaries/Linux/UE4-Linux-ShippingAnd then run this command in terminal to play it:
./UE4-Linux-Shipping UnrealTournament -opengl4Or just use a simple launcher script:
#!/bin/bash
cd $HOME'/Downloads/LinuxNoEditor/Engine/Binaries/Linux/'
./UE4-Linux-Shipping UnrealTournament -opengl4Obviously change the directory structure to match where you've placed the download.
They've done another video to show it off along with the patch too:
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The new release includes voice chat support with dedicated voice servers, a new Bio Rifle mesh, support for unique per character first person arms, significant performance improvements for low end systems and more. It's not clear if the performance improvements have been done to the Linux version.
You can find the full release notes here. There's no Linux specific fixes from what I can tell listed in there.
All recent versions I tested had some bad graphical issues on Linux, so it might still be problematic. Since it's a 10GB download I don't have it ready yet to re-test. Will update this post when I've had a chance. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Why don't they just give us a simple AUR build? That would make things so much easier for everybody.
FTFY
On a serious note,
Why not just a tar.gz with the correct permissions set, Easier for all then. ;)
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They aren't really interested in increasing their numbers right now I don't think.
If they really wanted to make sure they were getting the full potential out of the GNU/Linux userbase they wouldn't have initially made the Linux builds only available in a private forum post and actually request that people not post links to it elsewhere.
I'm sure in time they'll make it more friendly for everyone to download.
If they really wanted to make sure they were getting the full potential out of the GNU/Linux userbase they wouldn't have initially made the Linux builds only available in a private forum post and actually request that people not post links to it elsewhere.
I'm sure in time they'll make it more friendly for everyone to download.
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Sweet, now I can finally push out a SteamOS package.
I know this may sound crazy to some of you, but would you also consider a Snap package for Ubuntu 14.04 and above? Would a game like this work in a sandboxed environment?
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Maybe you want to add SDL_VIDEO_MINIMIZE_ON_FOCUS_LOSS=0
Last edited by CJOR on 3 July 2017 at 11:26 pm UTC
SDL_VIDEO_MINIMIZE_ON_FOCUS_LOSS=0 ./UE4-Linux-Shipping UnrealTournament -opengl4Last edited by CJOR on 3 July 2017 at 11:26 pm UTC
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Maybe you want to add SDL_VIDEO_MINIMIZE_ON_FOCUS_LOSS=0
SDL_VIDEO_MINIMIZE_ON_FOCUS_LOSS=0 ./UE4-Linux-Shipping UnrealTournament -opengl4
Thank you, very helpful !
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Fun fact: you can exit UT with :wq or :q!
Works in Linux and Mac versions, implemented by Ryan C. Gordon (Icculus).
https://twitter.com/icculus/status/867386739933016067
Works in Linux and Mac versions, implemented by Ryan C. Gordon (Icculus).
https://twitter.com/icculus/status/867386739933016067
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Hi,That's really weird. It just works for me like any other link, I don't have to do anything special at all. Although I am logged in when I download it and I know my account probably has some special unlocks because a while back they had some content that required the launcher application to gain access to but Linux users don't have it, so we had to message the devs to get it unlocked.
I've tried now for months on end to download this via the forum link via different browsers and addons like downemall for Firefox without success. Is there perhaps a legit torrent or ftp site that I can download this from and give it a try? I guess the more users there are participating using Linux the better :S:
Would be alot easier if they put up a Linux installer too, and whilst they're about it give their other good looking games like Fortnite and Paragon some Linux love.
I wonder if that might have something to do with it, maybe only certain accounts are allowed?
I'd send a message to one of the developers or forum mods and see what they say.
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