Far Cry on Linux

Is it possible to play Far Cry on a Linux system for a noobie, I have played
around with early red hat and mandrake but have always become stuck with
getting something to work so I give up. Is there a variant of linux thats
bst for games?

Thanks

Mark

 

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(transtated from txt spk into English)

What's Far Cry? Linux has improved considerably since RedHat 6 (Was that
the version that you tried?) Are you wanting to run Windows software on a
Linux PC? You may need to install Wine (or an emulator) in order to get
Windows software to work on a Linux PC.

Have you tried using Wine? I understand that there is a version of Wine
that is being developed especially to get Windows games working on Linux
computers.

 

..... or you could just stick with Windows ....


(Sorry, couldn't resist, but it is a pretty legitimate point...)

 

Hi there,

It can be played under wine, the Windows API emulator, but it might
be a royal annoyance trying to get it running. I recall wine needs
you to alter the Far Cry config files to use the OpenGL driver, but
that driver is only there to give basic OpenGL visuals for the game,
as Far Cry really is written for latest DirectX 9 Windows drivers.

Cedega, a commercial (costs money) build of wine has this page...

http://transgaming.org/gamesdb/games/view.mhtml?game_id=3297

....so it can be run, but I just run it in Windows, as its driver
and hardware requirement are too taxing to make emulation a good
solution there...

Most linux gamers use nvidia graphics cards, with up-to-date nvidia
graphics drivers. Choice of distro is not that important so long as
you choose the better hardware options.

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I do not understand the txt speak, why you do that?

 

An excellent point, I only play with linux for fun, I am slowly getting more
things to work with it so one day I wont have to use pirated windows

 

Heh, fair enough. Linux is a fantastic operating system in many
respects, and a great toy for computer geeks. Personally, I wouldn't
recommend it as your primary OS, as you'll always run into problems
such as Far Cry not running on it, but the rawness of it means that
playing around with it will teach you a lot about how computers really
work.

Good luck, and enjoy.

 

To be frank, because he's a dick...

 

I think because you missed out the 'e' in the word 'best' in your
original post, the assumption was you were using txt speak. (Yes I
know.... but that's the sort of logic you have to get used to from some
posters).

 

So Linux is not PC? Who makes PC? Is it Microsoft or IBM?

 

Chinamen make PC

 

Yeah, i think it is pretty PC.. don't remember being asked my age race
sex or religion when i installed ubuntu... so unless they really have
upped the stakes with the autodetection routines i cant see how it
discriminates ;-)

 

mmmm, so running linux makes a personal computer no longer a personal
computer. Or does it make it no longer politically correct ?

What is a fully compatible personal computer, does it mean it won't run
all software made for all oses. Then your windows computer is not a fully
compatible pc either. You are as usual talking through the hole at the
lower end of your body rather than the top end

Bollocks, it was a question not an admission, you really need to learn
the difference.

You also have to learn to recognise what a person is actually running,
ie the op is not a linux user but has all the attributes of a troll


Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028

 

Many companies are PC compatible - Linux isn't compatible with many PC
software.

Back to the topic just how does the OP get the PC software Far Cry to run on
Linux, genius?

You will notice that Microsoft doesn't have a damn thing to do with Far Cry
yet it does run on Windows fine enough for all that.

Now lets see how you get on trying to run this PC specially developed bit of
software on Linux of all things.

E. Scrooge

 

He never actually said it was for himself.

If you don't think that Far Cry isn't PC software then what do you think it
is then?

Any half decent PC should be able to run that bit of PC software.

E. Scrooge

 

Hi there,

Windows PC software is sometimes not Linux compatible. You might
wanna brush up your comprehension skills, as well as your basic
understanding of the subject here before you make more of an
arse of yourself...

Read my earlier post stupid. He might be able to, but only using
OpenGL. I've tested the OpenGL driver that comes with Far Cry on
Windows, and it works, but doesn't look as good as the DirectX 9
driver. Now that you've blurted your say I might just have a go
at getting it running in Linux...

It would surprise me if the game devs hadn't spent at least some
time refering to the DX9 devs, and/or ATI/NV devs, to try and get
the best out of their game.

Go read my earlier post, where I have provided a link to screenshots
of the very thing you mention. It costs a small amount to subscribe
to Transgaming, but Far Cry appears to work in their build of wine.

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Kind regards,

Chris Wilkinson, Brisbane, Australia.
Anyone wishing to email me directly can remove the obvious
spamblocker, and replace it with t p g <dot> c o m <dot> a u

 

Only after several bottles of the stuff.

E. Scrooge

 

You used some txt spk. See above. ;o)

 

What scroogie is saying is that Far Cry is WINDOWS software (which runs on
a PC).

Linux software is software that, amongst other platforms, also runs on a PC.

 

Is MS-DOS software still PC software?

You can't run a lot of that stuff (especially stuff with direct
hardware access) under Windows anymore either. Does that mean lots of
MS-DOS software stopped being PC Software at some point?