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Spiral Knights Released!
By , 5 April 2011 at 2:03 am UTC
That game looks fun! Is it like multiplayer Zelda?
Monster Rpg 2
By , 4 April 2011 at 8:53 pm UTC
Sorry, the game uses OpenGL which is not reliable in most VMs. I wouldn't count it as a valid test. Thanks for the offer though.
Spiral Knights Released!
By , 4 April 2011 at 8:22 pm UTC
Works lovely on my ArchLinux box!

Nice graphics too, dunno about the gameplay though.
Monster Rpg 2
By tweakedenigma, 4 April 2011 at 7:48 pm UTC
I would be willing to help out. Would testing in a VM be ok?
Monster Rpg 2
By , 4 April 2011 at 7:23 pm UTC
Hello,

I'm looking for testers for operating systems that haven't been tested. So far what's covered:

Ubuntu
Fedora 13 x86
Arch x64
openSuse x64
Funtoo x64 (this might cover gentoo also, not sure)

Some I would really like to test are:
Arch x86
Fedora, latest both archs
Latest openSuse both archs
Gentoo both archs
Mint both
Debian both
Slackware both

I don't think I need people to test the whole game on all of these distros. Maybe someone wants to be a basic coverage tester and install all of these distros and make sure that 1) the game starts up, 2) it runs with all features such as sound working. 3) you can play through the first battle (this is a 5 minute test). You could probably get away with testing only one arch per distro, varying back and forth such as Arch x86, Fedora x64, opensuse x86 and so on. If someone wants to do this that would be really great. If not, I might do a little more spot testing myself.

Thanks
Monster Rpg 2
By tweakedenigma, 4 April 2011 at 3:21 pm UTC
Are you looking for any Linux distro? Or are you looking for some specific targets?
Monster Rpg 2
By Hamish, 4 April 2011 at 4:47 am UTC
Hey, that sounds tempting, but I can not do anything about that right this second unfortunately. If the offer is still available in a few weeks, I might just try my hand at being your Fedora tester. :D
Monster Rpg 2
By , 2 April 2011 at 4:28 pm UTC
Hello. A generic Linux port is possible but since it's a one man show now, with me handling and testing the updates myself, it's quite a big job. I could do it though if I could get a couple testers who could test the game on various distros besides Ubuntu, in return for a free copy of the game (and if you do a thorough job, testing credits.) If anyone is interested email me at trent2/at/gamblin.ca. I would be selling the game on http://nooskewl.com, the same way as the Windows version (probably a combo buy one version get them all.)
Monster Rpg 2
By Hamish, 1 April 2011 at 5:24 pm UTC
Yeah, that was my thinking to. The problem is Desura has been dragging its feet with regards to porting to Linux for how long? Despite it being the most requested feature by it's user base?
Monster Rpg 2
By , 1 April 2011 at 12:31 am UTC
After thinking about it a bit, it might be nice if Nooskewl supported Desura once they get Linux support in place. I'm sure they just want the easy channel. (Of course I'm hoping Desura doesn't go Ubuntu only as well.) They could also see if they could slip into a Humble Bundle. If it's at least a few hours worth of game play, I'd pay more than $3 for it. I like RPGs.rnrnOn a side note, I keep seeing cool Linux gaming site in Polish. I need to find a way to get Google to translate an RSS feed.
Monster Rpg 2
By , 1 April 2011 at 12:10 am UTC
That was my thought. I'm currenty running an older Ubuntu that has Software Center but none of the games that are supposed to be available in it. I haven't decided yet, but but my next install is either going to be Gentoo (again) or one of the rolling Debians. rnrnI'm truly crossed with Canonical. It seems they keep trying to balkanize Linux. For what it's worth, I can't really blame Nooskewl since they aren't the one who created the situation, however if I can't buy the game, I won't. It's a shame too. It looks like a nice game.
The Zod Engine
By Hamish, 31 March 2011 at 11:47 pm UTC
Yeah, just read about this on LinuxGames. My brother likes the later game Z: Steel Soldiers, so this might be interesting to try out.
Monster Rpg 2
By Hamish, 31 March 2011 at 11:45 pm UTC
Although not true in this case, the suggestion of something being Ubuntu only because of the software centre is troubling. After all, the Linux market is small enough as it is without dividing it up even more based on distro lines. :eek:
Monster Rpg 2
By Rustybolts, 31 March 2011 at 3:31 pm UTC
Welcome to the forums!
Thats good news for other distro users. I have now bought this game and its not a bad game for the money, so its good to hear other linux users may get chance to get a decent cheap game.
Monster Rpg 2
By EvilTux, 31 March 2011 at 12:01 pm UTC
According to Trent's comment posted TuxPlay (http://www.tuxplay.pl/2011/03/monster-rpg-2-wydany/) Linux generic port is quite possible.
Monster Rpg 2
By Rustybolts, 31 March 2011 at 5:53 am UTC
As far as I am aware its for Ubuntu only. Still it cant be long before they build it for other distros surely.
Monster Rpg 2
By , 30 March 2011 at 1:19 am UTC
Is it only available to Ubuntu? Is there a way for users of other distos to get it?
Humble Indie Bundle 2
By , 29 March 2011 at 7:32 am UTC
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BEEP coming to Linux in April
By tweakedenigma, 28 March 2011 at 5:40 pm UTC
Well I will buy this, but I buy almost every Linux game.
Heroes Of Newerth weekend sale!
By Liam Dawe, 28 March 2011 at 10:05 am UTC
Quoting: "Surfpup, post: 1432"You may have already found this, but this might help: http://forums.heroesofnewerth.com/showthread.php?t=205001


Yeah i already emailed them, to no reply yet but it was a Sunday.
Scirra Construct 2 Announced
By , 28 March 2011 at 2:05 am UTC
Quoting: "liamdawe, post: 1178"When you create a sprite it should auto-open the sprite editor (in my case it opened paint), what happens when you add in a sprite in Wine?


Hi
Sorry for jumping into your thread, but i just wanted to throw something in.

With Construct 2, you DONT have to use 'paint' for editing sprites. Windows regards 'paint'
as the default editor, so Construct opens with that first. You have the option to change it!

(The latest version allows you to create touch screen apps, and allows you to include audio)

Check the C2 forums if you want any further info. The program is amazing.

regards

Chrisbrobs
Spiral Knights
By , 27 March 2011 at 9:32 pm UTC
Awesome! How can i have a shorcut for this game pls?
Heroes Of Newerth weekend sale!
By Hamish, 27 March 2011 at 8:20 pm UTC
Quoting: "Surfpup, post: 1428"This game looks awesome. Now I'll have something to play over Spring Break xD.


Consider yourself lucky there mate. Here it is not yet spring and I do not get a break. :rolleyes:
Heroes Of Newerth weekend sale!
By Rustybolts, 27 March 2011 at 5:34 pm UTC
Welcome to the forums! :)
Heroes Of Newerth weekend sale!
By Surfpup, 27 March 2011 at 3:57 pm UTC
You may have already found this, but this might help: http://forums.heroesofnewerth.com/showthread.php?t=205001
Heroes Of Newerth weekend sale!
By Liam Dawe, 27 March 2011 at 3:36 pm UTC
I can't launch it, seem to get this odd errror:

Quotewarning: The VAD has been replaced by a hack pending a complete rewrite
X Error of failed request: BadValue (integer parameter out of range for operation)
Major opcode of failed request: 157 (RANDR)
Minor opcode of failed request: 7 (RRSetScreenSize)
Value in failed request: 0xf00
Serial number of failed request: 80
Current serial number in output stream: 81

Heroes Of Newerth weekend sale!
By Surfpup, 27 March 2011 at 3:20 pm UTC
So, my first attempt at playing the game didn't go so well, because the Linux client glitched on me, and I couldn't close the shop menu. And then my whole team was complaining about me and tried to votekick me, because I couldn't cast spells with the shop menu open. I encountered some other problems too, like the mouse cursor would occasionally spaz out and look weird. Also, once when I had quit the game and started it back up, it crashed my computer. The Linux client definitely needs some work.

The second game I played went pretty well, except for the fact that I kept dying. I got better towards the end of the match and I actually managed to kill someone!

Hopefully there won't be too many more weird glitches. Otherwise, it's fun stuff.
Heroes Of Newerth weekend sale!
By Liam Dawe, 27 March 2011 at 2:52 pm UTC
Your welcome, it prompted me to buy it too.

You should sign up to the GOL forum mate...so i don't keep having to approve your comments ;), and you won't need to enter the captcha.
Heroes Of Newerth weekend sale!
By , 27 March 2011 at 1:08 pm UTC
This game looks awesome. Now I'll have something to play over Spring Break xD.

There's no way I would have bought it at $30, so thank you for staying on top of deals like this.
Ubuntu Software Centre adds Darwinia and Uplink by Introversion
By Liam Dawe, 26 March 2011 at 4:50 pm UTC
Support means it works, not that is in included.
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