Comments on: Loki’s Details on Closing Down

By:

Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

this is so sad. Loki’s people did a wonderfull job, maybe some will evaluate what mistakes were made, but I’m only sorry they werent lucky enough.
All in all, it’s just luck.
So long and Thanks for all the great ports.

By: shamu247

shamu247 — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Thank you again from jon.

I loved you guys and still do.

By:

Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

You did good, and I mean it.

By: dvNull

dvNull — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Before I say goodbye, I would like to thank every person at Loki for the wonderful job they did the past 3 years. I have purchased every single title since Civ CTP except for Erik’s Ultimate Solitaire.

Loki has put out ports of excellent quality and provided enough tools for the rest of us to contribute to the Linux gaming society. This is a treasure in iteself.

Thank you very much.

dvNull

By: tyreth

tyreth — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

The original companies obtaining the linux port source code m ay be beneficial if that company decides to produce a game with a linux port as well. Also, pressuring them to maintain patches may have the effect of forcing them to consider linux as one of their target platforms for initial releases of future products.

Here’s hoping.

By: x30n

x30n — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I personally want to thank each and every one of the members of the Loki team. This is a sad moment to me, and seems like a small setback in the battle of linux on the mainstream desktop. But the battle is by no means over, the beauty of open source OS alternatives will shine through. Thank you again for all of your contributions and good luck in your future endeavors. I love you guys and everyone else who is fighting the good fight!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I’ll give you 99 cents on the pound.

By: geekd

geekd — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Thank you so much, Loki! I have 5 of your games, and I enjoy them alot. I also program Linux games using SDL. Thank you for your effort, for Tribes 2, for Alpha Centari, for SDL, and for everything. You will be sorely missed.

-geekd

By:

Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I bought games I knew I would barely play just to support you guys, now I’ll have to keep all the boxes for nostalgia value. Thanks for all the great games and good luck

By:

Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Eventually there will be another company like Loki. When the time is right, it will happen. Till then, looking at the stack of Loki games near by, I’m saddened that this is the end of the line for this ambitious company.

While the company will be missed, the people are still very much around (Hello Sam! SDL rocks!), and from the look of things that small core is expanding steadily if not with the force of a sonic boom.

Instead of being disuaded at the loss of Loki, or the present pace, I’ve become a bit inspired. I’ve decided to take another crack at John R. Hall & Loki Software’s book Programming Linux Games again, and also on one of the pet commercial projects I’ve been mulling around in my mind.

The focus I’ve settled on is simplification and integration with other platforms instead of fighting them. Commercial applications can be sold to users of Linux — I’m the proof of that.

The time of the ‘average Joe’ consumer using Linux and other Unix-style systems is here…just that most ‘average Joes’ don’t notice it yet. How we adapt to the new challenges will make a big difference over the next three to five years.