Comments on: TuxGames Out of SMAC; Low on Others

By: bulletman

bulletman — Fri, 21 Mar 2003 20:41:36 +0000

When trying to launch smac with xfree 4.3, I get a “frequency over range” message on a black screen from the monitor. It works for tribes2, though.

Anyone get smac to work with xfree 4.3 or know what I’m doing wrong? I have:

HorizSync 30-97
VertRefresh 50-120

which should be fine for a viewsonic GS790.

– Stephen

By:

Fri, 21 Mar 2003 13:12:03 +0000

If the Linux versions are no longer available, will the binaries then be classifiable as legal abandonware for people owning windblows versions of the games, but not the Loki versions?

By:

Thu, 20 Mar 2003 15:29:41 +0000

Can they negotiate with Firaxis to be able to distribute more SMAC? I can see it being a royal
nightmare to try and get all permission to distribute Loki games since Loki is bankrupt, but
I would expect there must be some company that can give permission to distribute SMAC.

By:

Wed, 19 Mar 2003 16:15:08 +0000

I start getting all nauseous and shit, I can’t sleep, and I feel like I’d do anything just to get a little bit more. If TuxGames is all out of smack, I’d watch out for them, because I know better than anyone what a person without their smack is capable of.

Oh, Alpha Centauri. Nevermind.

By: ThoreauHD

ThoreauHD — Wed, 19 Mar 2003 08:50:54 +0000

Kohan is one of the smoother linux games I’ve played. It works very well and is quite fun. The multiplayer doesn’t work with the Windows folks because the patching halted at 1.31 I believe. And so it doesn’t talk properly with clients above that. So, there you have it.

By:

Wed, 19 Mar 2003 07:11:17 +0000

Come back Loki!

By:

Wed, 19 Mar 2003 00:25:31 +0000

does that mean, how many ex sold for those games _not_ listed?

Always interesting to hear about the sales numbers.

By:

Tue, 18 Mar 2003 23:34:52 +0000

because SMAC is a really good game. It’s probably the best game that Loki ported, so I dont want to hear any [b]smack[/b] about it.

By: Dougst3r

Dougst3r — Tue, 18 Mar 2003 21:08:42 +0000

After playing for some while, occasionally the “currently active” unit ceases to blink. This makes it tough to identify which unit to move. It must be some condition that causes it, because it can be fine for hours, and then it just manifests.[br]
The workaround is just to save, quit to the main menu, and reload. Otherwise it doesn’t seem to crash or anything. Fun game, I’m glad I bought a copy.

By:

Tue, 18 Mar 2003 18:06:37 +0000

If you didn’t get a copy — too bad for you!