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Eddie Wilson
November 26th, 2007, 11:13 AM
Good Day,
A quick question. What is the best way to run Doom2. I can run it in wine.(This is Doom2 for Windows) Also I do have the Doom2 for dos. I could use DosBox also but I'm looking for a native option to run Doom2. I heard of several way to do it but I would like an opinion on which is the best option.
Thanks, Eddie
ukripper
November 26th, 2007, 11:14 AM
Good Day,
A quick question. What is the best way to run Doom2. I can run it in wine.(This is Doom2 for Windows) Also I do have the Doom2 for dos. I could use DosBox also but I'm looking for a native option to run Doom2. I heard of several way to do it but I would like an opinion on which is the best option.
Thanks, Eddie

Best way - use windows XP !
Eddie Wilson
November 26th, 2007, 11:18 AM
Best way - use windows XP !

Not made to install on Windows Xp. Have any good answers?
ukripper
November 26th, 2007, 11:24 AM
Not made to install on Windows Xp. Have any good answers?

Sorry thought it was DOOM3, nevermind wine is best solution under ubuntu, rest got no clue.

Native solution works for native app only not ported one!
Eddie Wilson
November 26th, 2007, 11:41 AM
I believe there is a way to use a native app and just use the Doom2 data files, wad files. I hear that the native ones have better engines, ect.
Thanks, Eddie
LinuxGamer
November 26th, 2007, 01:01 PM
I could have sworn you could just install LXdoom or one of those and then put the wad files in the proper dir and play Doom 2 to your hearts content.. Did not seem like it was that complicated..
Eddie Wilson
November 26th, 2007, 01:48 PM
I could have sworn you could just install LXdoom or one of those and then put the wad files in the proper dir and play Doom 2 to your hearts content.. Did not seem like it was that complicated..

Im sure that you can if LXdoom will work properly. I've also read about some other apps that will run doom wads. I believe one of them is called DoomsDay. I'm not sure. If I knew what they were then I could check them out. Anyway thanks for telling me about LXdoom.
Eddie
piratesmack
November 27th, 2007, 03:29 AM
I think the best way would be to run it under dosbox
disturbedite
November 27th, 2007, 03:09 PM
please use skulltag. there is even an ubuntu version for download on the st website.