I would love to play ...

Flaps · Post by **Flaps** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 12:47 pm

..... I'm at a Linux machine as always. Not a Windows kidney in sight.

I was thinking that if the authentication system has changed then is there a chance of getting Allegiance running on Linux?

I've had a lot of success getting windows games to run in Ubuntu using wine and the playonlinux front end. Surely it can't be that hard to get it to run native by recompiling the code or repackaging as .deb or .rpm.

A number of games are on both platforms but there are no real player authentication systems in place which is probably why they are available on all systems. They are all FPS though. after a couple of games they get boring though. I find I am only able to play a couple of game before my concentration starts to drift. #

Allegiance on the other hand is completely unique game that makes you lose the concept of the real passage time. It would be a great boon to me to be able to play on Linux during the day and on Windows at night. I my also help the player base a little as we could then put it in the get deb repo's or maybe even do our own Allegiance repo.

What do you think. Is this workable now?

Awaiting your response with baited breath,
Flaps.

Xynth · Post by **Xynth** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 5:33 pm

I believe Fuzz did as much work on this as anyone. I don't believe he hangs out here anymore though nor did he finish.

LANS · Post by **LANS** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 5:52 pm

IIRC, allegiance itself runs perfectly well under WINE. The problem is that ASGS does not, and cannot be modified for linux because it is closed-source.

Orion · Post by **Orion** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 5:58 pm

Flaps wrote:QUOTE (Flaps @ Sep 30 2010, 07:47 AM) I was thinking that if the authentication system has changed then is there a chance of getting Allegiance running on Linux?

This is an aim of the ACSS team; once it is released we will begin working on a Linux port.

notjarvis · Post by **notjarvis** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 7:12 pm

There was some work getting it to work on WINE

Scratchee was also working on it.

Heres fuzzs files where he got to

If you can get it running on WINE using a beta version you can go fly on the beta servers a bit, which would be a step forward.

Adept · Post by **Adept** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 7:34 pm

Orion wrote:QUOTE (Orion @ Sep 30 2010, 08:58 PM) This is an aim of the ACSS team; once it is released we will begin working on a Linux port.

You manage that Orion, and I'll finally go on that date with you

Flaps · Post by **Flaps** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 9:51 pm

Orion wrote:QUOTE (Orion @ Sep 30 2010, 06:58 PM) This is an aim of the ACSS team; once it is released we will begin working on a Linux port.

That is going to be so cool. I can hardly wait!! The high res graphics updates will no longer be a chore to find and any major updates will come down with everything else.

Just think of it; Take Allegiance everywhere with you in your thumb drive. Just install puppy onto the thumb drive and then install Allegiance then pop it into any pc with a net connection and just play. Each installation could be uniquely ID'd that way. Even Allegiance on Android, playing Allegiance on the phone, on the train, on the way to work. POW!! Take that world!!

Orion · Post by **Orion** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 11:21 pm

lol, well the platform you run it on will have to at least be able to run Mono.. there may be other restrictions as well.

Flaps · Post by **Flaps** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 10:30 pm

I've had a look around and it looks like puppy will run mono. I am going to check out what Fuzz did and see if I can get it running on puppy. I think puppy is a good choice for platform because I have yet to find a PC it won't run on. It ccertainly gives 10+ year old machines a new lease of life and they are building off the back of the Ubnutu repo's so it's got all the latest stuff in it. It also keeps with Allegiance folk law, in respect that old PCs are the best PCs to play on.

I was so excited when I read the feed back on this tread that I jumped up and down shouting "YES, YES, YES", which is a really unsual thing for a Brit to do unless one of your tight-wad mates has just agreed to buy the next round.