Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 04:27:18 -0800 (PST) From: Donnie Jones <donniejones18@yahoo.com> To: Micke Josefsson <mj@isy.liu.se> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Network Gaming - for work!! Message-ID: <20011212122718.97764.qmail@web20603.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.20011212131953.mj@isy.liu.se>
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I think this link should be of some use. http://www.demon.net/games/quake3/ Near the very bottom it does say that quake3 will run under FreeBSD. The link also provides many helpful links for more information on gaming in linux and freebsd. -Donnie --- Micke Josefsson <mj@isy.liu.se> wrote: > Are there instructions somewhere on how to get the > client part of Q3A to run > under BSD? > > I reboot to Linux only to be able to frag about a > bit:) > > > /M > > > On 12-Dec-2001 Donnie Jones wrote: > > > > --- Gavin Kenny <gavinkenny@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > >> --- Donnie Jones <donniejones18@yahoo.com> > wrote: > > >> Hey half-life is great and all, but I would go > with > >> > quake3. > >> > > >> > It has actual linux support, which means that > you > >> > can > >> > use it on freebsd. :) > >> > > >> > Also, the mod I play is urban terror, which at > >> > www.urbanterror.net there are forums where you > can > >> > get > >> > help. :) > >> > > >> > If you have any more questions, feel free to > email > >> > me. > >> > As I said before, I ran a freebsd Urban terror > >> > server, > >> > it is very easy to set up and maintain. > >> > > >> > -Donnie > >> > > >> > >> I have to say having looked at Half Life on the > web > >> that I think it would take me too long to work > out > >> the > >> gameplay and the key combinations, whereas I know > >> Quake/Doom/Heretic. > >> > >> Do I need to buy anything or does the quake > freebsd > >> port plus the files from the urbanterror web site > >> give > >> me everything I need? > >> > >> thanks > >> > >> Gavin > >> > > > > > > If you're just running the server for Urban Terror > you > > do not need to buy anything. The files you can > get > > from www.urbanterror.net or I can give you some of > > them if needed. > > > > But, if you want to play the full game on the > client > > side you do need to purchase quake3 in order to > > receive a cd-key. Without a cd-key you cannot do > > online gaming for the client side. Quake3, I > believe, > > is only about $15 at CompUSA. > > > > > http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=275522 > > > > Check out that link if you decide to purchase the > > game. > > > > Feel free to email me anytime for info about this. > > > > -Donnie > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Check out Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctions for > all of > > your unique holiday gifts! Buy at > http://shopping.yahoo.com > > or bid at http://auctions.yahoo.com > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body > of the message > > ---------------------------------- > Michael Josefsson, MSEE > mj@isy.liu.se > > This message was sent by XFMail > running on FreeBSD 4.4-STABLE > ---------------------------------- __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Check out Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctions for all of your unique holiday gifts! Buy at http://shopping.yahoo.com or bid at http://auctions.yahoo.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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