Playing Natural Selection 2 On Linux (Video)

StopSpazzingStopSpazzing Join Date: 2005-02-26 Member: 42529Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
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<div class="IPBDescription">Playing beta 216 on Linux Mint 13 64bit - Works, but graphical errors</div>I was messing around with Wine because Im highly disappointed with Windows 8 and wanted to see what I could get running on Linux. The version of Linux im running is Linux Mint 13 MATE (64bit). The description on the youtube video gives more info on what I was running.

<a href="http://youtu.be/0gb2e_Nq38Y" target="_blank">http://youtu.be/0gb2e_Nq38Y</a>


Any suggestions and oppinions would be great. I was trying to mess with the graphics settings but it doesnt get rid of the flickering, tho the settings seem to work as when i can see the units, i can see the quality change while changing settings such as texture quality.
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  • Kouji_SanKouji_San Sr. Hινε Uρкεερεг - EUPT Deputy The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
    edited August 2012
    Pretty amazing stuff, how glitchy is it, from the video it seems to flicker the world in and out visibility?
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  • StopSpazzingStopSpazzing Join Date: 2005-02-26 Member: 42529Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited August 2012
    <!--quoteo(post=1961962:date=Aug 12 2012, 05:42 PM:name=Kouji_San)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Kouji_San @ Aug 12 2012, 05:42 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1961962"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Pretty amazing stuff, how glitchy is it, from the video it seems to flicker the world in and out visibility?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Thats the extent of the glitchiness, if it wasnt flickering, the game would run just fine. Sometimes the screen just goes all blank at certain angles of view where you could only see the HUD. Trying to improve it as we speak...really want this to work.
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  • BensonBenson Join Date: 2012-03-07 Member: 148303Members, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow
    If you can get NS2 working on linux, i can finally ditch windows once and for all!
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  • StopSpazzingStopSpazzing Join Date: 2005-02-26 Member: 42529Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited August 2012
    <!--quoteo(post=1961975:date=Aug 12 2012, 06:46 PM:name=Benson)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Benson @ Aug 12 2012, 06:46 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1961975"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->If you can get NS2 working on linux, i can finally ditch windows once and for all!<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    I feel the same way...hoping there is a way to fix the screen flicker. When the game isnt flickering, the game looks the similair if not that same as on windows AND im getting 70+ FPS.
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  • BloodyIronBloodyIron Join Date: 2009-11-09 Member: 69321Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    Looks pretty sweet, thanks for the example!
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  • AurOn2AurOn2 COOKIES&#33; FREEDOM, AND BISCUITS&#33; Australia Join Date: 2012-01-13 Member: 140224Members, Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Forum staff
    there is actualy a linux version of steam.
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  • NordicNordic Long term camping in Kodiak Join Date: 2012-05-13 Member: 151995Members, NS2 Playtester, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Supporter, Reinforced - Silver, Reinforced - Shadow
    Isnt it that there will be a linux version of steam soon... not yet. UWE already expressed interest in moving to linux eventually.
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  • StopSpazzingStopSpazzing Join Date: 2005-02-26 Member: 42529Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited August 2012
    <!--quoteo(post=1962037:date=Aug 12 2012, 09:29 PM:name=AuroN2)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AuroN2 @ Aug 12 2012, 09:29 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1962037"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->there is actualy a linux version of steam.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Not yet...

    <!--quoteo(post=1962058:date=Aug 12 2012, 10:29 PM:name=james888)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (james888 @ Aug 12 2012, 10:29 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1962058"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Isnt it that there will be a linux version of steam soon... not yet. UWE already expressed interest in moving to linux eventually.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    This is correct. But just because there is a Linux version in the works, doesn't mean all the games will run in Linux. Only steam games would be supported unless the devs of the other games wanted to support the OS.

    I have reported my findings on WineHQ. <a href="http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=22032" target="_blank">http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?...n&iId=22032</a>
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  • FunkyFungusFunkyFungus Join Date: 2003-09-09 Member: 20691Members
    maybe its the steam overlay causing the flicker : /

    <a href="http://www.playonlinux.com/en/" target="_blank">http://www.playonlinux.com/en/</a>

    worked for me in the past ;)
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  • BloodyIronBloodyIron Join Date: 2009-11-09 Member: 69321Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    OP is probably already using WINE, and PlayOnLinux is actually the best way to work with WINE.

    <!--quoteo(post=1962167:date=Aug 13 2012, 06:00 AM:name=FunkyFungus)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (FunkyFungus @ Aug 13 2012, 06:00 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1962167"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->maybe its the steam overlay causing the flicker : /

    <a href="http://www.playonlinux.com/en/" target="_blank">http://www.playonlinux.com/en/</a>

    worked for me in the past ;)<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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  • ObraxisObraxis Subnautica Animator & Generalist, NS2 Person Join Date: 2004-07-24 Member: 30071Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Silver, WC 2013 - Supporter, Subnautica Developer, Pistachionauts
    Impressive - hopefully if this cant be fixed, UWE can do a Linux client if sales are good.
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  • StopSpazzingStopSpazzing Join Date: 2005-02-26 Member: 42529Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited August 2012
    <!--quoteo(post=1962167:date=Aug 13 2012, 05:00 AM:name=FunkyFungus)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (FunkyFungus @ Aug 13 2012, 05:00 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1962167"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->maybe its the steam overlay causing the flicker : /

    <a href="http://www.playonlinux.com/en/" target="_blank">http://www.playonlinux.com/en/</a>

    worked for me in the past ;)<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    As the next post already posted, I installed steam with playsonlinux, then I removed wine 1.4 and upgraded to 1.5.10. It already disables gameoverlay in the libraries when you do this. Nothing else that can be configured, unfortunately, that I haven't already tried.
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