Comments on: QuakeCon Recap

By: Conzar

Conzar — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 13:47:18 +0000

But if your talking about developing your GFX in DirectDraw, then you’ve stabbed yourself in the toe. But its my thought that developing with an engine that is designed for multiple platforms (ie, OSX, GNU/Linux, Win32) is the way to go and thats why I’m using jMonkeyEngine (http://www.jmonkeyengine.com/)

By: sinister13

sinister13 — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:57:53 +0000

I have sadly to agree with John. Game development is too dam expensive nowadays and supporting Linux doesn’t pay off, specially when many users also pirate the games.

If you’re talking about development of a GNU/Linux-only title, I’d rather agree with you. However, it would take only several spare days to port any OpenGL game into GNU/Linux systems, guaranteeing more selled copies.

By: pjmlp

pjmlp — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:00:46 +0000

I for one, would like to see the support for gaming in Linux to increase, but I have my doubts that it will ever happen.

I do spend a lot of time on the game development communities, and even though many developers do like Linux, from the commercial point a view it is a nightmare to release games targeting Linux.

I have sadly to agree with John. Game development is too dam expensive nowadays and supporting Linux doesn’t pay off, specially when many users also pirate the games.

By: M1AU

M1AU — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:10:16 +0000

So far I’ve bought Quake 3, Quake 4, Doom 3 and Enemy Territory: Quake Wars and planned to buy every single ID game which gets a Linux port. But so, if this situation change, those will probably be the last titles I bought :(

By: dimko

dimko — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:11:42 +0000

I love 3d Shooters. I loved Quake 4, liked Doom3, am into ETQW. If ID will stop doing games for Linux, it most certainly will loose one very devoted fan and one very small independent and reliable source of money.

By: nomad

nomad — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:37:13 +0000

I believe that Id will not abandon Linux. I think Carmack is still more computer geek then just business guy and I think he will support Linux just because he can and because he knows what Id means for Linux.

And to support Id I have bought Quake4 and Doom3 to be played on my Linux box even thought I am not a big FPS fan and my notebook is so so capable of playing it.

By: ThoreauHD

ThoreauHD — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 02:54:45 +0000

Well, if he thinks linux users don’t buy his games, then I’ll be sure not to disappoint him.

By: SlickMcRunfast

SlickMcRunfast — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 02:36:39 +0000

Maybe we can start a port trophy for Id employees. Like we can put our money together and build a trophy the size of a cow, or maybe even a cow trophy. Even better, a giant Penguin trophy for them. I would port a game for a giant Penguin trophy.

By: linux23dragon

linux23dragon — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:05:16 +0000

The Mac is Unix based (built with the gcc?) and uses the same X server? And still uses QT graphics?

If that is sill the case, then I would not be concerned about it.

It will take very little effort to have any id games running on Linux. And I’m sure any ID developer would love to step in and make a Linux port. They will get all the credit, and make a name for them selfs.

I would do it just to have that warm feeling. However, the ID developers that port the games to Linux would also be part of a bigger picture…. Sales profits. I would love to be responsible for the extra 20% of ID game sales. I would be able to stand up and say “I did it man” :)

By: daturan

daturan — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:55:54 +0000

maybe it’s my age but overall I’ve been very disappointed with most 3A titles for a long time now,, meanwhile the bar keeps getting raised by all the talented folks in the mod community,,, WOP, AssaultCube, Planeshift, LMS, etc,, the work crystal space is doing is very exciting.