doom, quake, hexen...

[Josh Tolbert]

games/quake2max is a good one...At least it was years ago when I tried 
it. I see nothing in the Makefile that will prevent it from building on 
amd64.

Cheers,

Josh

On 8/20/12 12:16 PM, Polytropon wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Aug 2012 00:05:17 +0700, Victor Sudakov wrote:
>> Polytropon wrote:
>>>> Please advise if there are any 3D shooters in the ports collection
>>>> which work out of the box on 9.0-STABLE (amd64)? None of those I have
>>>> tried work for a number of irritating reasons, like e.g.
>>>>
>>>> games/uhexen: http://pastebin.com/ZaJ74eaa
>>> MIDI load failed:/etc/timidity.cfg: No such file or directory
>>>
>>> Install timidity++ from ports to get MIDI background music support.
>> Actually I have compiled it WITHOUT_MUSIC. Anyway, recompiling with background
>> music support does not make things any better:
>>
>> Starting Hexen!
>> XDM authorization key matches an existing client!V_Init: allocate screens.
>> M_LoadDefaults: Load system defaults.
>> W_Init: Init WADfiles.
>> DEMO IWAD detected!
>> Z_Init: Init zone memory allocation daemon.
>> MN_Init: Init menu system.
>> CT_Init: Init chat mode data.
>> S_InitScript
>> SN_InitSequenceScript: Registering sound sequences.
>> I_Init: Setting up machine state.
>> SDL Audio opened successfully.
>> ST_Init: Init startup screen.
>> Executable: U-Hexen 0.5 build Aug 20 2012.
>> R_Init: Init Hexen refresh daemonTextures Bus error (core dumped)
> "Bus error" doesn't sound good.
>
>
>
>>>> games/doom: http://pastebin.com/XdrCwzvn
>>> doom-1.10_5 is only for i386, while you are running amd64.
>>>
>>> A precise message.
>> Does not make me any happier.
> But at least it tells the truth from the beginning.
>
>
>
>>>> games/quake2lnx even pretends to do something: it opens a tiny X11
>>>> window with some flickering rubbish and plays some farting sounds to
>>>> the audio system.
>>>>
>>>> Is there any working 3D shooter in the ports collection my 8 year old
>>>> son could enjoy?
>>> How about OpenArena? I'm currently playing it with pals via
>>> Internet. Okay, not at this moment, as I'm writing this
>>> message, obviously... :-)
>> This is some multiuser game, isn't it? I was looking for something one
>> could play alone, like Doom or Hexen.
> You actually have a series of levels to play against computer
> enemies (AI), but it's not that it contains a "story" like
> DooM or Quake.
>
>
>
>> I have some WADs from the old
>> DOS CDs and from BBSes.
> Try to load them with lsdldoom or prboom (I've tried both in
> the past).
>
>
>
>>> First make sure all your 3D stuff runs fine. Install "xlockmore"
>>> and test it with:
>>>
>>> 	% xlock -nolock -mode lament
>>> 	% xlock -nolock -mode fire
>>>
>>> Works fine?
>> Yes, it does. In fact, I use xlock as my screensaver all the time.
> Very good, so there will be _no_ problem related to 3D, which
> often is the main issue for those games.
>
>
>
>>> Next consideration:
>>>
>>> Games in ports collection that run out of the box (even though I
>>> still have 8.2-STABLE/x86 here) include DooM 3 and Quake 4.
>> If I wanted a linux game, I would use the linux notebook. I am very
>> reluctant in install half-a-penguin on my FreeBSD box just to play a
>> game.
> I also had to apply some tweaks to get those games running, it's
> at least not trivial.
>
>
>
>>> I've
>>> also tried RTCW, but except a grey fullscreen I get nothing.
>>> Music plays, I can move the mouse and listen to the main menu
>>> choices "clicking", but I don't see anything. For older DooM
>>> ports, I've successfully been playing DooM, DooM II and Heretic
>>> using lsdldoom port on a 300 MHz P2. Note lsdldoom also supports
>>> OpenGL graphics.
>> Which port is it? "make search key=lsdldoom" finds nothing.
> Oh, it's "doomlegacy".
>
>
>
>>> I could also play Quake, Quake 2 from ports,
>>> and Jedi Knight II via wine.
>> Oh, is there really nothing native?
> No, that game is far too old, but Quake and Quake 2 have ports
> (to native FreeBSD) which work very nicely with the original
> files from the DOS version. Still it was playable more than 5
> years ago, so even considering the ongoing disimprovement, it
> should run today. :-)
>
> Maybe even other older DOS shooters (Duke Nukem 3D, Chasm,
> Shadow Warrior, Dark Forces, Blood and so on) could be easily
> run using a VM or emulator?
>
>
>
>

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