StarCraft 2 for Linux

[Liolikas]

Hi people, well i and many other's need your help now, go to this website
http://www.petitiononline.com/ibpfl/petition.html and click on to sign for the petiton for the Linux installers for the Blizzard products.
In the page there is more information about petition.

[B0rsuk]

I have some interesting information for you:

http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/posting.php

You need to use search button next time. You'd find this:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=448469&highlight=starcraft2

And this:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=449325&highlight=starcraft2

[Ripfox]

That first link was unnecessary...he is obviously new and that video, all be it funny, is a little sarcastic to shoot at a new person here, imho.

[B0rsuk]

That first link was unnecessary...he is obviously new and that video, all be it funny, is a little sarcastic to shoot at a new person here, imho.

I'd rather remove the second link than the first. There are far too many redundant threads, with questions already answered. Of all Linux communities I know Ubuntu one is the least computer/internet literate. Keeping forums cleaner is good for everyone.

[lakersforce]

I have some interesting information for you:

http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/posting.php

You need to use search button next time. You'd find this:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=448469&highlight=starcraft2

And this:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=449325&highlight=starcraft2

LOL LOL LOL

I will have to remember that link :D

Good post!

@Liolikas
Already signed and dugg from the first thread.

[Ripfox]

Of all Linux communities I know Ubuntu one is the least computer/internet literate. Keeping forums cleaner is good for everyone.

Yea, thats because Ubuntu is much easier to use than other some other distros, and there are alot of people trying it out for the first ever linux experience (I ask questions all the time that are considered annoying and noobish here) I find that kind helpful responses beat out sarcastic elitism any day. Just a thought.

[cogadh]

And it's a good thought. The only way that Linux in general and Ubuntu specifically will continue to grow is if new users are treated with respect, not as "stoopid noobs".

But that first link is freakin' hilarious!

[nikoPSK]

yup, but starcraft is a great game and I got brood war up under wine:)

[dark_harmonics]

Yea, thats because Ubuntu is much easier to use than other some other distros, and there are alot of people trying it out for the first ever linux experience (I ask questions all the time that are considered annoying and noobish here) I find that kind helpful responses beat out sarcastic elitism any day. Just a thought.

This guy has it right. Sarcastic elitists are worse than people who neglect the search button. <sarcasm> Lets create more stereotypes about linux and linux users!</sarcasm>

[Calmatory]

This guy has it right. Sarcastic elitists are worse than people who neglect the search button. <sarcasm> Lets create more stereotypes about linux and linux users!</sarcasm>
Sorry to bump again, but did you notice that this thread is almost one year old? :)

[Frenske]

Wow the petition has over 17000 signatures. If only 1/3 of those people who signed are actual buying the Linux version, then it might be worth for Blizzard to consider. I don't think porting the Mac version to Linux would take great effort (just being a noob).

[Bios Element]

Has anyone, Ya know, Dropped an E-mail over to Blizzard to even let em know it exists? Somehow i doubt they look around randomly for Petitions. >.>

[thaidog]

Now up to 20549 signatures but we need more! It only takes a few seconds to sign! Keep it up and pass it on!!!

[johnboy1313]

Yea, thats because Ubuntu is much easier to use than other some other distros, and there are alot of people trying it out for the first ever linux experience (I ask questions all the time that are considered annoying and noobish here) I find that kind helpful responses beat out sarcastic elitism any day. Just a thought.

Thank you

[castlefox]

I really dont think online petitions work. (I've never seen them work)

Only thing I think people can do to try to make this game come out for linux is to write on the community forums on some official blizzard site. I think talking about a linux client there will get the community readerships curiosity going.

I also think a games developers have a better chance or reading AND caring about a game if it is on their community forum board.

What do you think?

[Bölvaður]

I really dont think online petitions work. (I've never seen them work)

Only thing I think people can do to try to make this game come out for linux is to write on the community forums on some official blizzard site. I think talking about a linux client there will get the community readerships curiosity going.

I also think a games developers have a better chance or reading AND caring about a game if it is on their community forum board.

What do you think?


Ive seen it work.
A production of a certain brand of soda had been stopped.
A petition of facebook showed good results.
A production of a certain brand of soda started again.
A production of a certain brand of soda stopped again due to lack of sales.

You actually have to buy the thing if you sign. Otherwise they will not port anything in the future. Telling random people to sign is stupid if they arent going to buy it.

[castlefox]

idk about that soda thing.

And privacy concerns over facebook were made in a group talking about that. Are you talking about some other issue?

Do you mean buy it regardless of weather or not there is a linux client ?

[KIAaze]

Do you mean buy it regardless of whether or not there is a linux client ?

That would make no sense.
Only buy it if they bring out a GNU/Linux port. And if they do, you should buy it.

[slickeel]

Until now, Blizzard never made a Native Linux game, but it is possible to run Starcraft 2 Beta Wings of Liberty in Linux. Currently, the Starcraft 2 Beta Wings of Liberty is being tested by Blizzard.

If you want to play this in Linux on Ubuntu Lucid Lynx (32 bits) check out my howto:

http://slickeel.wordpress.com/2010/06/02/starcraft-2-beta-wings-of-liberty-in-ubuntu-lucid-lynx-with-wine/

[Cresho]

Hi people, well i and many other's need your help now, go to this website
http://www.petitiononline.com/ibpfl/petition.html and click on to sign for the petiton for the Linux installers for the Blizzard products.
In the page there is more information about petition.

i believe petitions are useles. just don't buy it.

[u235sentinel]

i believe petitions are useles. just don't buy it.

The petition or the product?

;-)

[Shazzam6999]

i believe petitions are useles. just don't buy it.

I'm inclined to agree... Companies seem to respond more to money than petitions. Of course, there is always exceptions, so I still choose to participate in petitions that are somewhat important to me.

Mostly I wanted to say that the link to the flash video about posting is still hilarious.

[aklo]

I'll just dual boot that is what windows are for on my computer.

I've not sure about the inner workings of porting a game over to linux but i think it is difficult and requires lots of time...and there may be some things that work differently and developers will have to write code again and test it against the windows version....

Also they are probably busy with patches and fix and even the other expansion (who knows if they already started on it).


From this thread: http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-119022.html


Viro
January 18th, 2006, 07:45 PM

If you wanted to port modern Windows-only 3D-games to Linux. Would it just be a matter of figuring out what sections do Graphics, Sound, Game Engine, etc. and then try to replace them with OpenGL/OpenAL API:s?
Or do you have to back-engineer even further down to the Low-level-language in order to port it over entirely?


Porting a DirectX game to Linux is a difficult enough of a task, without the need for reverse engineering. I assume you are not a coder, hence you are asking such questions. Try reading some C++ source code from an open source game without comments or supporting documentation. You will feel like smashing your head into a wall after a few minutes. Now try imagine doing that with reverse engineered machine code ;).

The task you are talking about is potentially doable, but it is so damn difficult hence nobody ever bothers about doing it! Heck, they've tried reverse engineering the Broadcom Wireless driver, and it has taken them years to finally get the driver to work. Now consider that the average game is at least 20x larger (source code size) than the broadcom driver.


If there would be a company who offered to do the above tasks indirectly for Game Developing Companies. Do you think that there would be a market for it? Would this kind of porting/back-engineering business be a waste of time and resources to both parties?
I mean sure the cake-% of the Linux game market is incredibly small.
But any existing classic game willing to offer platform compatibility for Linux would gain a big PR-value which must be worth something right?

One company did port games to Linux for a while. It was called Loki games, and it went bankrupt some years back. It costs money to do a port, and the end result is the Linux ports ended up costing more than the Windows version of the games. IIRC, the Linux games tended to cost about 30% more than the Windows counterpart (£39.99 vs £29.99). Who apart from the die-hard Linux gaming fans will pay more money for a Linux game compared to a Windows game?

The end result? Loki died.

[del_diablo]

aklo..... But its Blizzard, they already got a Mac port. 90% of the work is already done.

[creek23]

aklo..... But its Blizzard, they already got a Mac port. 90% of the work is already done.

Porting a game as complicated as StarCraft to GNU/Linux would only take 10%? Not sure of that.

Even so, how long will this 10% take? It's been 3 years since they announced SC2. Roughly 4 more months for porting/testing?!?

Anyway, I'm one of those who will buy one if they do.

[efikkan]

Porting a game as complicated as StarCraft to GNU/Linux would only take 10%? Not sure of that.

Even so, how long will this 10% take? It's been 3 years since they announced SC2. Roughly 4 more months for porting/testing?!?

Anyway, I'm one of those who will buy one if they do.

The game uses OpenGL and most likely cross platform APIs for sound and networking. What they need to do is to link to native libraries on GNU/Linux wich is not a lot of work since they already has developed it cross platform. There is no need for rewriting the game engine. But they will spend a lot of time bug testing and tweaking for different distros and packaging, this would most likely require 3-5 programmers and a larger group of testers.

This would cost some money, but is definitively worth it. This game would several hundred thousand copies to GNU/Linux users.

I would buy this game myself if it was available to GNU/Linux.

[KIAaze]

Rebooting into GNU/Linux to make Starcraft 2 work: http://jeffhoogland.blogspot.com/2010/05/starcraft-2-and-bit-of-wine-linux.html
:lolflag:

So now that it's almost certain there won't be any GNU/Linux port, who will buy Starcraft 2 anyways? (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1525269)
I still haven't made up my mind yet.

[rgibson]

This information might be helpful on getting SC2 running on Linux, but I'd suggest reading the comments on the page as well:

http://www.retrohive.com/2010/08/20/play-starcraft-ii-linux/

[lingnoi]

I have some interesting information for you:

http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/posting.php

You need to use search button next time. You'd find this:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=448469&highlight=starcraft2

And this:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=449325&highlight=starcraft2

I'm glad you posted links however telling someone to use the search button is really damn annoying.

All the time I google something, go to a page I think is relevant and it's some guy with the same question as me with someone like... you.. that just replies, "use the search", meanwhile there are no results to be found.

In short. If you're going to post "use the search" better you post nothing at all.

[houndi]

Any way that worked really good. had many problems before in getting those software and games installing linux. but need to make changes to install