Comments on: Neverwinter Nights Gold; Linux Version Coming

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

Does that mean the linux client is completely useless if you can’t run the windows client before?
They could have wasted their time with more interesting things than a linux port if that is really the case …

By:

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

probably means a couple of months.

By: Hohlraum

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

I can’t believe that they lied.

By: Hrothgar

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

Don’t buy the game until the linux binaries are released. Hopefully they will notice *some* spike in their sales upon releasing the linux binaries, which will make it easy for them to connect the spike to us linux gamers.

By: Zerath

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

Well regardless of how one feels about winex what really is important is getting these gaming companies to realize that there is a market, there is interest, and that there are people who dont think the sun sets in Bill Gates shorts. On the plus side, if they make the linux version a download they can determine how many people really want to use their software under Linux. So maybe future games will have more attention paid to releasing Linux verions.

By: Thoreau

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

Just in reading between the lines here.. I don’t think the Gold is very golden. I don’t think the thing is tested. The betacycle was rediculously short, and then the promise of shipping binaries besides winblowz vanished. I think this a typical, “Oh crap, we’re out of money.” move by the publisher. Product be damned, ship it.

I’m going to wait a bit. And lets not forget where this leaves our friendly tuxgames.com forumer’s. They’re left out to dry until this thing is actually made. Waters wet, the sky’s blue, and publishers lie. Not new, but I expected them to hold their wad for this game. Too many 3-minute Johnny’s over their.. Times like this, I’m glad I don’t program.

By: PJ_Hooker

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

I won’t buy this until TuxGames is shipping it. It’s a bit disappointing that the GNU/Linux client and server won’t be included in the box, but I’m still happy they’re supporting GNU/Linux. They certainly don’t have to and I believe we should be appreciative of that.

With that said, I’m going to ensure my purchase is recorded as a GNU/Linux sale and support a GNU/Linux merchant by waiting for TuxGames to begin shipping this game. I strongly encourage you to do the same.

By: jonabbey

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

I’m sick of being told that we linux gamers don’t exist, or that we refuse to pay for anything. I’m also sick of people acting like they deserve anything they want just the way they want it.

I’ll be buying Neverwinter Nights because it runs on Linux, simple as that. I’ll do so gladly no matter what’s involved, just as I did with Unreal Tournament. If I can find some way to run the module building tools on Linux, I’ll put up a server and support the Neverwinter Nights community that way.

I’m very thankful for BioWare’s support, and by bringing another AAA title to Linux despite Loki’s blowout, they deserve our support. Let’s knock off the whingeing a bit, eh?

By: bobcat

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

I ordered mine from Tux Games ages ago. I wonder if they’ll ship me the disc, or wait for the Linux binaries?

By:

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

… we’re blessed that they’re releasing a native Linux version at all.

So please stop with the whining. I’m going to show my support for native Linux gaming with cold hard cash (once the Linux client is released, of course).

Kudos to Bioware. It’s not like game developers are so idle that they are twiddling their thumbs looking for obscure marginal platforms to spend TIME AND MONEY porting to just to piss off people who want the moon on a stick. Covered in chocolate.