Sep 13, 2000. Offers a new approach just in time for the series' ascent to the Linux platform. Descent 3 is a. For a full list. 3 with a GUI installer. Okay, don't tell anyone you heard it from me, but Loki's porting Descent 3 to Linux. Just thought I'd let you know about it because you're my favorite Slashdot reader.

Did I travel back in time or something? There's been a linux version of the full Quake3 since shortly after the windows version came out. I was playing it, like, two days ago. If you have the windows version, look around whatever mirror site you usually use for the quake3 directory. There should be a 1.16 point release for linux. Install it, and the baseq3 directory from your q3a cd somewhere in your linux fs. It works quite well.

There's also a boxed release, sold in very few shops, because most distributors are too timid to take a risk on an unknown OS. (Games Distributor: 'Linux? What the hell is that? Some kind of web-browser? Nah.Stick with what we know, I say.' I think this is great, I have it on windows now and have been wanting to play it across a network with my brothers, so I'll just have to give them my windows version and buy the Linux version so we can all play together.

The more games that Loki ports and sells, the more likely many other vendors will do the same. I can't wait to see the day when I can walk into CompUSA or Best Buy and see just as many programs on the shelf for linux as there are for windows. Even if it's just games, I'll settle for that.

Actually, if you want the best ROI, you develop the game simultaneously for as many platforms as it'll run on and have more than three users. Simultaneous development is THE WAY to go, as it adds very little cost above the simple act of writing the game, and can help to catch bugs and things like that. Unfortunately, most game makers haven't caught on yet. It's rare enough to find games that are simultaneous for PC and Mac, and ones that are simultaneously released for PC and Linux (and maybe the Mac too) are even more rare. On Lh 20a1l Driver. 'And generally, are more intellectual games, but that may just be a coincidence.'