Neverwinter Nights Update

nyquil superstar writes "Just thought everyone might like to know, there are a whole bunch of updates at Bioware's NWN Linux Client Page. Includes goodies like the timing of future releases and betas, how to install the Linux client and future(!) expansions, and updates on the movies and sound issues. The quick version: sound is in and they will release a Linux client before they integrate a movie player. Oh, and you'll need to download the game's resource data or use a Windows install, the CD is only good for the reg. key and Windows install. Good news though, because it sounds like it's getting close."

Also to ported to gnu/hurd

[Anonymous Coward]

Once gnu/hurd actually supports a graphics card better than 80x25 text mode!

Re:Also to ported to gnu/hurd

[ralmeida]

Until then, you can use the aalib version...

Re:Finally

[pclinger]

Hopefully more companies will follow bioware's example.

Follow their example by taking 3 years to put out the game? Yeah, great.

NWN Coming To Linux [slashdot.org] -- August 8, 1999.

the update says

[EvilSmile]

"You will have to purchase a copy of the game to get a valid Neverwinter Nights CD-Key. Of course, with this purchase you also get a lovely Neverwinter Nights mapkin, a spiral-bound game manual, and three plastic-coated aluminum-reinforced W1nd0z3 brand coasters." Never expected that from the bioware guys =] but a nice touch all the same

Re:At last

[Anonymous Coward]

Please mod the parent of this post +3 Funny, the reason follows

It's been interesting that they have been watching the Linux threads a bit, and our input has been helping. Eg, when they were talking about mouse issues, we informed them that it is up to the distribution/xfree configuration to set up a mouse properly, and they could safely ignore that within NWN.

So, basicly it boils down to this. They had a bunch of incompetent losers, gave them something to do, and gave them something they knew Jack-sh*t about : linux.

Come on... Mouse issues... That's the best joke I heard since Transmeta claimed to have emulated the Sims using WineX, and you only had to BUY the game again. What kind of an X programmer doesn't have a bloody clue how to use a mouse in X? A really bad one.

You are telling me, that after nearly a year, these people didn't figure out how to use a mouse. Have they gotten to the part on setting up ethernet cards yet in that big ol' Redhat manual?

Oh I can hear it now:
Applicant: "I was a bioware programmer and I have experience in using Linux"
Interviewer: "What is your area of expertise?"
Applicant: "Setting up mice"
Interviewer: "Next!"

That's about as bad as the last guy who worked at the company I worked for:
Me: "So, you say you've got some experience in linux. Do you know how to set up a firewall?"
Other Guy: "No"
Me: "We've got some interesting manuals on the network if you're intrested, and you'll find enough info on the Net... Do you know how to set up a mailserver"
Other Guy: "No"
Me: "Well, we're mostly into qmail here, so you can check out some of the setups. I'll send you a couple of bookmarks if you like. What's your favourite distribution?"
Other Guy: "I tried Redhat once, but I couldn't figure it out after it was installed."
Me: "Ooookaaaay... And what position were you hired for?"
Other Guy: "Senior Network Engineer"

Needless to say, he didn't survive his testing period.

Re:Gamers..

[blixel]

I dont see why he's been modded up apart from some Linux zealot being biased.

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