Retail Quake3 in Linux?

[eli]

I have the retail Quake 3 cd, and I was wondering if there is away of just "popping it in" and getting it to run under linux. I faintly recall someone telling me it's possible, and that all you had to do was activate some sort of command to get it to recognize.

Any help is much appreciated!

 

[gaccm]

there is no way unless you run it under emulation. The binaries are compiled for windows not linux. The only way to play it nativly is to buy a linux version.

 

[eli]

Darn!

Well, thanks for clearing that up for me...

 

[Cowboy Shane]

The way I understand it, you can just download the latest linux point release and copy the pak files from your cd to play under linux. A quick google search turned up this site

Hope this helps.

 

[Guid0]

gaccm is right. i think wine might do it.

here the link to them

 

[XWRed1]

No, srimmer is right.

You can install the Linux point release, and copy the paks from the Windows cd.

 

[eli]

awesome! i'm going to try it... right after i get the Nvidia drivers first. Its very different from windows, thats for sure.

 

[Cowboy Shane]

No, srimmer is right.

Well, it had to happen sometime. Now if I can just convince my wife of that

 

[Visidex]

same with Unreal Tournament, you can d/l an installer for the binaries and use the resources from the disc

 

[PhoenixMDM]

You can also buy the Q3 linux port and install it on a windows machine, like i did

Actually gave instructions on how to do it on the box... Got my copy at EB for $10.

 

[dolemitecomputer]

I agree. Use the linux point release instead of buying another copy of Q3. Also RTCW works the same way. Pretty easy to setup too.

 

[XWRed1]

The best thing to do would have been to just buy the Linux boxed Q3 in the first place. Thats what I did.

 

[tbirdkiri]

yea it "would" have been but you have to remeber that hes new to linux, so he probly didnt buy q3 with linux in mind...

 

[eli]

yea it "would" have been but you have to remeber that hes new to linux, so he probly didnt buy q3 with linux in mind...

Right, I bought q3 way before I was even into computers... Which is wierd because it feels like forever.

 

[XWRed1]

No use crying over spilt milk....

anyways, did you get it working?