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arnab_das
January 18th, 2010, 10:10 PM
Remember his game? This used to be available for Linux users but not now.

However i found this link on filefront.

http://americasarmy.filefront.com/file/AASF_Direct_Action_v25_Linux_Full_Install;49654

have u guys seen this? doe that mean they are still having the linux version?
lovinglinux
January 19th, 2010, 03:37 AM
No. America's Army does not have a Linux version anymore. That link is for the old 2.5 version. After that, there was 2.6.x, 2.7.x, 2.8.x, which were all for Windows only. The current version is 3.x, which uses the "new" UT 3 engine and it's a completely new game, also without a Linux version. There are no plans for supporting Linux again. In fact, that Linux version was ported on spare time by a developer, which I guess no longer works for the Army, since most developers contracts ended and weren't renewed after the 3.0 fiasco.

That being said, you can still install the 2.5 version and I guess there is still some servers running it, but finding a server full of players won't be that easy I guess.

BTW, I have played AA for more than a year. It was the best and only game I kept playing for so long. But since I switched to Linux, my only experience has been a couple of rounds on the new version using Windows in dual-boot.
k64
January 19th, 2010, 03:54 AM
What about in Wine? Any luck there?
NoaHall
January 19th, 2010, 03:59 AM
http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=17275
http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=17311
lovinglinux
January 19th, 2010, 04:19 AM
What about in Wine? Any luck there?

The problem with Wine, besides all those bugs described in winehq, is that PunkBuster doesn't work at all. So unless you are willing to join a server with PunkBuster disabled, the game is pretty much useless. You will get kicked.
arnab_das
January 19th, 2010, 02:16 PM
okay, but can i play america's army 2.5 as a single player? since in all probability i wont find any active servers for that now.
Viva
January 19th, 2010, 03:27 PM
The old version is not really playable, you can not login to save the game any more.
lovinglinux
January 19th, 2010, 07:50 PM
okay, but can i play america's army 2.5 as a single player? since in all probability i wont find any active servers for that now.

There is no such thing as single player on 2.5. You have trainings tho. Single player became possible only with 2.7 if I recall correctly, when they introduced AI into the game, so you could play against bots.


The old version is not really playable, you can not login to save the game any more.

I forgot about that. They changed the authentication system since 3.0