Doom3

[afroguy013]

K- lemme see if I've got this right:

To play doom 3 on linux

1. Go to store and buy Windows Doom 3
2. Go to ID ftp site and DL Doom 3 Client
3. Run client and it's a go?

that seems too easy to me, is there a catch i'm missing?

Cause that's outright simple.

Do all games released on linux work similar to this?

[Richard_The_Lionhearted]

Not really.

Here this might help you though..........

Playing Doom 3 on Linux (with WineX)

[retired1af]

Doom 3 has a Linux port. No need for Wine.

[Richard_The_Lionhearted]

Doom 3 has a Linux port. No need for Wine.

And what if you have the Windows port of Doom 3 and want to use it on Linux? Are you gonna buy another game? No. It's also hard to find the Linux port in stores. You might have to order it online.

[techieMoe]

Doom 3 has a Linux port. No need for Wine.

And what if you have the Windows port of Doom 3 and want to use it on Linux? Are you gonna buy another game? No. It's also hard to find the Linux port in stores. You might have to order it online.

Richard, the Linux client is free. You download it from here. You do not need to buy a special "linux version". If you have the Windows boxed version, you use that set of CDs to copy the data into the appropriate folders and install the Linux client. As retired1af said, there's no reason to run it in Cedega.

[techieMoe]

K- lemme see if I've got this right:

To play doom 3 on linux

1. Go to store and buy Windows Doom 3
2. Go to ID ftp site and DL Doom 3 Client
3. Run client and it's a go?

that seems too easy to me, is there a catch i'm missing?

Cause that's outright simple.

Do all games released on linux work similar to this?

You're absolultely correct and you're not missing anything. The only step you're missing is copying the data from the Windows CD after you install the Linux client. There are directions here. Sadly, only a few game companies make it this easy (or make Linux clients at all). That may change in the future. We can only hope.

[d38dm8nw81k1ng]

yeah, i wanna see Football Manager on Linux

[afroguy013]

Thank you TechieMoe that was exactly what I wanted to hear!!

I can't believe it took me that long to figure it out tho...