Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unreal Tournament (was Re: suck it and see)

2007-06-23 Thread Mark Jose
On Saturday 23 June 2007 02:31, Josh Blacker wrote: > Update: despite still getting error messages in terminal while I run > it, I can now load UT every time. Graphics aren't nearly as good as in > Windows but it runs as fast - a small price to pay to run it under > Linux, I feel. I might at a late

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unreal Tournament (was Re: suck it and see)

2007-06-23 Thread Chris Rowson
> Yeah, I'll see what I can do once we've moved on Monday - any > rummaging around in boxes now would lead to my mother castrating me, I > fear! > > -- > Josh Blacker You moving on Monday too? - PITA isn't it! Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unreal Tournament (was Re: suck it and see)

2007-06-23 Thread Josh Blacker
Hi, On 6/23/07, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Josh, > I know you are already aware that there is a Linux version, but I > thought it worth re-iterating the point. The _native_ Linux version has > none of the performance or graphical glitches you mention. It's as > perfect as the native

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unreal Tournament (was Re: suck it and see)

2007-06-23 Thread Alan Pope
Hi Josh, On Sat, 2007-06-23 at 02:31 +0100, Josh Blacker wrote: > Update: despite still getting error messages in terminal while I run > it, I can now load UT every time. Graphics aren't nearly as good as in > Windows but it runs as fast - a small price to pay to run it under > Linux, I feel. I mi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unreal Tournament (was Re: suck it and see)

2007-06-22 Thread Josh Blacker
Update: despite still getting error messages in terminal while I run it, I can now load UT every time. Graphics aren't nearly as good as in Windows but it runs as fast - a small price to pay to run it under Linux, I feel. I might at a later date try and solve the graphics problem, but since everyth

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unreal Tournament (was Re: suck it and see)

2007-06-22 Thread Mark Jose
On Friday 22 June 2007 14:42, Josh Blacker wrote: > > Well I got it to run by using 'wine > /media/MyBook/.../UnrealTournament.exe' but it's very stilted and > certainly isn't anywhere near as fast as it is on xp (I wasn't > expecting it to be, but it is considerably slower, to the point that > it'

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unreal Tournament (was Re: suck it and see)

2007-06-22 Thread Josh Blacker
Hi, On 6/22/07, Mark Jose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What graphics card are you using ? To play games, you need the correct 3d > accelerated driver. Ubuntu will install by default a capable driver for the > card, but not one which gives 3d acceleration. I use an Nvidia card, and the > commercia

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unreal Tournament (was Re: suck it and see)

2007-06-22 Thread Josh Blacker
Hi, On 6/22/07, gord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Errm, UT (goty) does not need wine or icculus installers to install it > (i speak from experience) you just use the loki games installer > ( http://www.liflg.org/?catid=6&gameid=51 ) > > you could technically just use the installer to install the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unreal Tournament (was Re: suck it and see)

2007-06-22 Thread gord
On Fri, 2007-06-22 at 11:12 +0100, Josh Blacker wrote: > Hi > > I've got Unreal Tourmanent (GOTY) installed on an external hard drive > and have lost (lots of moving to and from uni this year and now we're > packed up to move home, and they're not in any sensible places) the > install disks. On wi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unreal Tournament (was Re: suck it and see)

2007-06-22 Thread Mark Jose
On Friday 22 June 2007 11:12, Josh Blacker wrote: > > I've got Unreal Tourmanent (GOTY) installed on an external hard drive > and have lost (lots of moving to and from uni this year and now we're > packed up to move home, and they're not in any sensible places) the > install disks. On windows I do

[ubuntu-uk] Unreal Tournament (was Re: suck it and see)

2007-06-22 Thread Josh Blacker
Hi On 6/21/07, Mark Jose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Which version of UT Josh? UT2004 has a Linux installer on the DVD - it is a > shell script which will install the game for youand UT2003 also includes a > Linux installer. > Earlier versions are catered for either by installing via Wine or,