Linux development

[l33t_linux_h4x0r]

I know that it has been asked to make the game opensource and the answer is NO. However I would like to help develope the Linux client if possible. I will sign a NDA or whatever needs to be done. Currently I have edited some of the files that come in the linux installer so that the game data stays in /usr/local/games/Regnum Online/ This makes it so that multiple users on one computer can play Regnum Online without having to redownload the files to their home folder. And edited the shortcut files too. The game runs perfectly. The only thing that i would change as of right now is that the game.conf file be stored in the $home/.ngdstudios allong with the username file. This way the different users could have different graphics preferences too. Also I don't know how many of you would want this but I was planning on making gentoo ebuilds and rpms/debs for other distros. The download would be much smaller as all that would be needed is the launcher, shortcuts, and some small scripts.

Surak, NGD Please respond.
Thanks in advance

P.S. Would anyone be interested in native GTK and QT versions of the game? Of course I would need access to the launcher source and permission but I think that it would be cool.

[surak]

The whole purpose of the installer if to have all the game resources before entering the game for the first time So our resource server don't get too overloaded.
Also, if the data*.sdb files are located in a read-only directory (like /usr) users won't be able to get the updated resources.

So, there are still some issue to work out

[l33t_linux_h4x0r]

If you chmod 777 /usr/share/games/Regnum\ Online -R then all of the Regnum Online folder and all of its subfolders will be accessable by everyone. This is where the loki installer puts the files by default and does not do this or run the game from this location so users download all of the files anyway. I don't know how to make a loki installer but I could make a package probably a tar.gz and an install script that will extract everything to the correct directories, set permissions, and create shortcuts. BTW this file would include the entire game. Not just the ~350 megs included with your installer. I would use the ~740 megs that is downloaded when you click download all resources at once.

I may look into making a loki installer but I already know how to write scripts so that would be easy for me. Also it would be documented very well (just an sh script) so that other users could edit install paths etc.

[l33t_linux_h4x0r]

Just a status update I am almost done with the install part of the script. All that remains is creating the shortcuts. I will upload a torrent or an ftp link (if I can get hosting) maybe sf.net or something.

Keep checking back for updates

[Angelwinged_Devil]

Originally Posted by surak

The whole purpose of the installer if to have all the game resources before entering the game for the first time So our resource server don't get too overloaded.
Also, if the data*.sdb files are located in a read-only directory (like /usr) users won't be able to get the updated resources.

So, there are still some issue to work out

I think there's something called bitrock which can make you an installer for linux and save you each linux user downloading resources all the time.

I have the name somewhere on my linux hd, I'll check later

[Znurre]

Yes it's called Bitrock, and it's great cause it use the Qt toolkit

[NightTwix]

Bitrock costs money

I hinted Surak another installer which is free (as in freedom).
but he apparently decided against it :'(

cant find the link to it any more

[surak]

Maybe I missed that
What was it's name?

[theotherhiveking]

Originally Posted by surak

Maybe I missed that
What was it's name?

http://www.linux.com/feature/60380 this one?

**http://www.installjammer.com/

its open source and looks good, but i havent tryed it.

[surak]

I'll check it out later, thanks