[gatewaypc700]

Hello Friends,
I am now in the final stage in transition over from linux to windows, GAMES...

Wine is great, and works for most things, but not Oblivion. Under xp, Oblivion works fine on High detail, with no lag, so I know that my pc can handle it. (We're talking pc 3 on the list here.)

However, when I start up oblivion, it doesn't detect that I have a nVidia graphics card and when I try to start it, it is very laggy and you can only see the top half of the screen, making it almost impossible to create a character.

What do I do?


Oh, If possible, could anybody tell me if you can have an ipod under rhythm box, because that would save me a lot of time.

Cheers
James

[jonabyte_ii]

Here is the link to the winehq's website for Oblivion. It looks like other people have had problems with this as well.

http://appdb.winehq.org/appview.php?...TestingId=2598

have you thought of running Windows in a vm on Linux. I do this for my games and programs like quicken. It works well for me.

[gatewaypc700]

I have a vm, but it doesn't do games, could you please tell me about one that does?
Cheers
James

[gatewaypc700]

Hello there, fixed the first problem temporarily, by installing "oldblivion." However, I now have another problem. No matter what games I install, or copy, or attempt to play, including oblivion, it comes up with a black screen and it refuses to start. This is a huge problem, as I have just completed the complete ubuntu install and I'm not interedted in going back to xp, nor into just playing linux games.

[jonabyte_ii]

You have a vm installed, just install a copy of Windows xp and use that to play your games.

[prunejuice]

You will not be able to use 3D capable drivers in a VM.

[gatewaypc700]

prunejuice is right It seems loads of people are having similar problems, but everyone else has sound with thier wine. Mine is just a black screen. It is a pain as I will have to go on holiday without any games.
Cheers for your replies,
James

[RootbeaR]

Originally Posted by gatewaypc700

prunejuice is right It seems loads of people are having similar problems, but everyone else has sound with thier wine. Mine is just a black screen. It is a pain as I will have to go on holiday without any games.
Cheers for your replies,
James

I'd rather not hear the wine. Joke

Linux has a surprising amount of games. Good variety as well. Check your repo.

What kind do you like? Maybe I can make a suggestion.

[gatewaypc700]

If Linux has a game like medieval 2 total war, or rome total war, then would be interested. I am a gamer, (hence the xp-only pc,) and I am really into linux also. For this reason, linux games don't cut it as they usually have terrible graphics.
I have another problem, after solving the 1st problem, whenever I try to play medieval total war 2 1.0 the game has an error and quits. Any Suggestions?
James

[RootbeaR]

Originally Posted by gatewaypc700

If Linux has a game like medieval 2 total war, or rome total war, then would be interested. I am a gamer, (hence the xp-only pc,) and I am really into linux also. For this reason, linux games don't cut it as they usually have terrible graphics.
I have another problem, after solving the 1st problem, whenever I try to play medieval total war 2 1.0 the game has an error and quits. Any Suggestions?
James

Freeciv:
FREE CIVilization clone
Freeciv is a multiplayer strategy game, released under the GNU General
Public License. It is generally comparable with Civilization II(r),
published by Microprose(r).


Warzone 2100 is RTS game based on a post-appocolyptic earth, and the attempts of one group to reform civilization
You are the commander of a ragtag group, hunting through the ashes of former civilation for technolgy that was lost after the Collapse.
Your mission is to restore what's left of the human population to some semblence of order.


Battle for Wesnoth is a fantasy turn-based strategy game.
Battle for control of villages, using variety of units which
have advantages and disadvantages in different types of terrains and
against different types of attacks. Units gain experience and advance
levels, and are carried over from one scenario to the next campaign.


Widelands
Settlers II clone
Widelands is inspired by Bluebyte's Settlers II and will someday be the
logical extension of this game although you do not need the original
game. Play it on Win/Linux against human & AI opponents.


Glest
A free 3d real time strategy game
Glest is a 3d OpenGL real time strategy game. It takes place in a
context which could be compared to that of the pre-renaissance
Europe, with the licence that magic forces exist in the environment
and can be controlled.


Warcraft:
A great strategy game with dosbox
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans was released by Blizzard Entertainment in 1994, and is already a legend.
Nowadays, there isn't any gamer who does not know this great strategy legacy, who strated from this game. The storyline takes place in the planet of 'Azeroth' which is successfully ruled and peacefully habitated by the humans. Out of the blue, a bunch of green-guys monsters, named 'Orcs' tries to gain control over the peaceful planet. That's where the battle begins.
This game is considered Abandonware.