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Privateer · September 16, 2009, 22:49:34 PM

Quote from: skidzilla
Quote from: Clockd 0NeIf you use your PC for everything including games you need Windows tbh, thats just how it is.
*Throws down Gauntlet*. Name a game, any game, and Ill post a screenshot of me playing it in Linux.

heres a question for you then, I have Call off Juraz, StreetFfighter4, RE5 and the devil may cry 4 all use dx 10, W7 and Vista are the only os that supports DX10, does Linux then.

Devil May Cry4 [DX10]

skidzilla · September 16, 2009, 23:42:00 PM

Okay, youve got me there. The Nvidia binary driver Im using doesnt yet support OpenGL 3.0, so theres no support (YET AFAIK, but very soon) for Geometry shaders.

I can however play some equivalents to the games you suggested:

Resident Evil 4. (The muddy textures can also be vastly improved with a fan-made texture pack.)

Street Fighter II Turbo (SNES)

Super Castlevania IV (SNES) [All the DMC games have terrible PC ports]

Call of Juarez - No equivalent, but then who would play it on PC anyway? Ubisoft is notoriously poor at supporting its PC ports, even putting out broken patches that force a re-install.

If you could suggest some DX 9 games....Linux/WINE would fare much better; for example heres Crysis running.

Privateer · September 17, 2009, 00:34:24 AM

Quote from: skidzillaOkay, youve got me there. The Nvidia binary driver Im using doesnt yet support OpenGL 3.0, so theres no support (YET AFAIK, but very soon) for Geometry shaders.

I can however play some equivalents to the games you suggested:

Resident Evil 4. (The muddy textures can also be vastly improved with a fan-made texture pack.)

Street Fighter II Turbo (SNES)

Super Castlevania IV (SNES) [All the DMC games have terrible PC ports]

Call of Juarez - No equivalent, but then who would play it on PC anyway? Ubisoft is notoriously poor at supporting its PC ports, even putting out broken patches that force a re-install.

If you could suggest some DX 9 games....Linux/WINE would fare much better; for example heres Crysis running.

that is strange my Call of Juarez works fine on mine and two others.

bear · September 17, 2009, 01:05:41 AM

Beaker · September 17, 2009, 01:38:14 AM

Quote from: skidzilla
Quote from: Clockd 0NeIf you use your PC for everything including games you need Windows tbh, thats just how it is.
*Throws down Gauntlet*. Name a game, any game, and Ill post a screenshot of me playing it in Linux.

Crysis, with at least 30FPS.

Enjoy!

Beaker · September 17, 2009, 01:39:01 AM

Quote from: skidzillaHow much are people paying for Windows 7? Youre all mad.

£00.00

MSDN access is a winner

skidzilla · September 17, 2009, 04:19:52 AM

Quote from: BeakerCrysis, with at least 30FPS.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3VRNN04FbA&fmt=22
^(BTW, the music overdub is terrible in this video, so Id advise to put your speakers on low...)
:XD:

neXus · September 17, 2009, 08:21:55 AM

I am buying windows 7, I like it a lot.

Anyone seen Mint? Lightweight but its well polished.

Clock'd 0Ne · September 17, 2009, 09:08:38 AM

Quote from: skidzilla
Quote from: Clockd 0NeIf you use your PC for everything including games you need Windows tbh, thats just how it is.
*Throws down Gauntlet*. Name a game, any game, and Ill post a screenshot of me playing it in Linux.

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Dungeon Keeper 2

If you can play that using wine Im sold - I cant get that to work in XP or Vista!

skidzilla · September 17, 2009, 18:01:37 PM

Quote from: Clockd 0Ne
Quote from: skidzilla
Quote from: Clockd 0NeIf you use your PC for everything including games you need Windows tbh, thats just how it is.
*Throws down Gauntlet*. Name a game, any game, and Ill post a screenshot of me playing it in Linux.

Quote from: Clockd 0NeDungeon Keeper 2

If you can play that using wine Im sold - I cant get that to work in XP or Vista!

bear · September 17, 2009, 18:41:31 PM

Linux is getting better and better I use Ubuntu and have had no reason to go back so far.

Clock'd 0Ne · September 17, 2009, 18:45:40 PM

Youre almost making it tempting to dual boot a linux distro just to play Dungeon Keeper 2

zpyder · September 18, 2009, 09:10:18 AM

http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2009/09/18/windows_7_for_students/
Seems students will get a version of win 7 for £30, though the article doesnt elaborate on what version.

Not sure about the .edu email address thing, seeing as most unis here AFAIK use .ac.uk

Im sorted as being staff I have a uni email account ><

Privateer · September 20, 2009, 14:17:50 PM

vista

zpyder · September 22, 2009, 17:42:25 PM

The site Im surveying at the moment is a corridor under some overhead powerlines, where all the trees etc have had to be removed. Theres a fair few pylons along the corridor, and I was feeling creative, so I took a shot today from underneath, played a bit with the exposure and contrast in photoshop and added a slight twist

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