Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 15:22:32 +0300 From: Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@FreeBSD.org> To: Johann Visagie <johann@egenetics.com> Cc: ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Testers required: games/newkind Message-ID: <3BD6B288.87CD6F2@FreeBSD.org> References: <20011024104301.I92937@fling.sanbi.ac.za>
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Johann Visagie wrote:
>
> I've just committed a somewhat quick-and-dirty port (games/newkind) of
> "Elite - The New Kind", a remake of the classic 8-bit game "Elite" by
> Bell & Braben. (Still considered by many to be one of the greatest
> games of all time).
>
> Now... my problem: I don't currently have access to any FreeBSD boxes
> which are configured as workstations. I can verify that the port
> builds, runs, and displays (S-L-O-W-L-Y) via a remote win32-based X
> server, but that's about it. I have no idea whether it runs at playable
> speed on a local XFree86 server if you have decent graphics hardware, or
> whether the sound even works in the first place!
>
> If there's anyone out there who'd like to test the port, I'd be most
> grateful for any feedback - positive or negative.
>
> Note that you can alter some parameters which should impact performance
> in ${PREFIX}/share/newkind/newkind.cfg
Works fine here (P133 running 5-CURRENT/XFree86-4.0.x).
-Maxim
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