Quake 3, OpenGL and DRI (was Re: [H-GEN] graphics memory and agp cards)

[David Jericho]

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On Thu, Mar 09, 2000 at 04:06:41PM +1100, Joel Michael wrote:
> what does everyone else think about the emergence of gaming under linux,
> and specifically Q3A?  In my opinion, it is a bit too slow for the
> mainstream at the moment (maybe it's the combination of hardware i
> own?), although the above mentioned XFree 4.0 should (hopefully!) change
> that.

It rocks basically, but I'll have to admit to not having bought any Linux
games ever. Reason being is that they are so hard to get your hands on without
having to send money to a 'merkin company and wait 6 weeks. By that time my
impulse buy has well and truly faded.

My experience with OpenGL games under Linux is that you should custom compile
your Mesa library. It's fast, but it's not a case of one size fits all.

-- 
David Jericho, Senior Systems Adminstrator
Webmatch Interactive Marketing


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