Reports on old Loki games compatibility

[ACK!!]

Ok, listen this thread is for reporting luck in getting the old school loki games running on the new bright and shiny Hoary.

Let me start this off:

It seems that Sid Meir's Alpha Centauri works.

Both Heretic2 and Myth2 (my first linux game ) segfaulted when running on Hoary.

[fackamato]

Originally Posted by ACK!! Ok, listen this thread is for reporting luck in getting the old school loki games running on the new bright and shiny Hoary. Let me start this off: It seems that Sid Meir's Alpha Centauri works. Both Heretic2 and Myth2 (my first linux game ) segfaulted when running on Hoary.

Descent3 doesn't work.

fackamato@fackamato:~ $ descent3
SIGNAL 11 caught, aborting
Recursive signal cleanup! Hard exit! AHHGGGG!

[v6sa]

descent3 works, some file required renaming, that fixed segfault problem. i dont remember exact filename (/usr/local/xxx/descent3/xxx.hog)

[fackamato]

Originally Posted by v6sa descent3 works, some file required renaming, that fixed segfault problem. i dont remember exact filename (/usr/local/xxx/descent3/xxx.hog)

Yes, google revealed it:

Q: Descent 3 doesn't work on my 2.6 kernel, how can I fix it? A: su - to root, cd to your Descent 3 directory (/usr/local/games/descent3, usually). Then ln -s ppics.hog PPics.Hog

[mglukhovsky]

After a lot of research I've finally managed to get SimCity 3000 running! Moreover, I think that this might solve a lot of these "Segmentation fault" problems.

With a basic install, this is what happens:

michael@ubuntu:/opt/cxoffice$ sc3u
sc3u: relocation error: sc3u: symbol _dl_global_scope, version GLIBC_2.0 not defined in file ld-linux.so.2 with link time reference

I installed libg++2.8.1.3-glibc2.2 and libstdc++2.10-glibc2.2, but I'm not sure if this is the root of the problem. Just in case, make sure these are installed.

Updating the game is a good next step. Although Loki is closed, there are still product updates available on the net. The site I used was http://public.planetmirror.com/pub/lokigames/patches/ , but any site listed on http://updates.lokigames.com/ will do. Instead of using the generic Loki update tool, which I suspect will not work because their updates server is down, downloaded the latest patch as a ".run" file.

Just to be sure, I made the update script executable:

chmod +x  sc3u-2.0a-x86.run

Run the update script with "--keep". The "--keep" option is VERY important, I was not able to get the script to run otherwise:

sh sc3u-2.0a-x86.run --keep

Running the game with just "sc3u" results in a segfault. The solution is to instead start ALL Loki games with:

LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.2.5 /usr/local/bin/[NAME OF GAME]

In other words, to start SimCity 3000:
michael@ubuntu:~$ LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.2.5 /usr/local/bin/sc3u

NB: Some have reported that using LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.2.4 works better for them. I haven't had a problem with 2.2.5 so far.

References:
http://updates.lokigames.com/
http://public.planetmirror.com/pub/lokigames/patches/
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...088#post956088
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...16#post1308916
http://www.linux-gamers.net/modules/...d=934&forum=15
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/history/55591

Hope this helps!

-Mike Glukhovsky

[atf487]

soldier of fortune works great.

[Equinox]

With a basic install, this is what happens:

michael@ubuntu:/opt/cxoffice$ sc3u
sc3u: relocation error: sc3u: symbol _dl_global_scope, version GLIBC_2.0 not defined in file ld-linux.so.2 with link time reference

I installed libg++2.8.1.3-glibc2.2 and libstdc++2.10-glibc2.2, but I'm not sure if this is the root of the problem. Just in case, make sure these are installed.

I don't suppose these exist under AMD64? .. I don't see them anywhere in synaptic.

[skoal]

Here are my steps for SimCity 3000 Unlimited, which I've used succesfully for at least a year. It works fine here, running hoary and the latest Nvidia drivers-7174.

1. Insert 'Sim City 3000 Unlimited' (SC3U) CD-Rom.
2. Open up a terminal.
3. cd /media/cdrom
4. sudo sh setup.sh

The installation begins and prompts you for several options. I used all installation default paths:

/usr/local/games/SC3U
/usr/local/bin

and selected '[Yy]' for every installation option -> ~610 MB.

5. After the installation is done, you are given a prompt:

Would you like launch the game now? [Y/n] n

Answer no.

6. Download the file 'sc3u-2.0a-x86.run' (patch) from:

(i) ftp://sunsite.auc.dk/pub/os/linux/loki/patches/sc3u/
(ii) http://www.3ddownloads.com/linuxgame...u-2.0a-x86.run
(iii) or another site hosting this file.

7. Apply the patch file:

sudo /bin/bash sc3u-2.0a-x86.run

8. Answer a few prompts:

...
Would you like to apply this update? [Y/n]: y
Please enter the installation path: []: /usr/local/games/SC3U

9. Remove the following symlink:

sudo rm /usr/local/bin/sc3u

10. Replace it with your own shell script:

sudo sh -c 'cat > /usr/local/bin/sc3u << EOF
#!/bin/bash
LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.4.2 /usr/local/games/SC3U/sc3u
EOF'

11. Make it executable:

sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/sc3u

* Type 'sc3u' in a terminal or add this file to a menu entry.

This game never gets old. Spend several days creating your own little Utopia. Then, spend several minutes launching wave after wave of UFOs, ushering in the 'New Millenium' on those little 'ants'...

muahahaha...

[mike998]

I almost started another thread about Sim City 3000 but managed to figure it out - Google was no help whatsoever, but these threads.... the motherload!

THAT'S why I stay with Ubuntu... the community are great, and very helpful...

[Avi]

I've just installed and played Heroes of Might and Magic 3 -
Smooth as can be, no problems at all...!