*nix Platforms & WINE With AHII

[SlidingHorn]

Is anyone running AHII on a modern Linux distro using WINE?  The last AppDB entry at WineHQ is over 3 years old.  I was thinking of setting up a dual-boot on my home machine, but I'm not decided on a distro to use...knowing if there's one that works particularly well with AHII would help greatly in making the decision.

So...any linux folk? 

[jeffdn]

Is anyone running AHII on a modern Linux distro using WINE?  The last AppDB entry at WineHQ is over 3 years old.  I was thinking of setting up a dual-boot on my home machine, but I'm not decided on a distro to use...knowing if there's one that works particularly well with AHII would help greatly in making the decision.

So...any linux folk? 

I love Linux, and use it for my day-to-day and for programming. That being said, if you've got a computer capable of dual booting, I'd just run AH on the Windows side. There's no real reason to run it in WINE. Getting the drivers to work properly for all your gaming hardware, etc., just isn't really worth the hassle (in my humble opinion).

[DREDIOCK]

Ohh jeeze. For a moment there I thought you were trying to play the game while drunk while having a 70's flashback

[SlidingHorn]

There's no real reason to run it in WINE. Getting the drivers to work properly for all your gaming hardware, etc., just isn't really worth the hassle (in my humble opinion).

Agreed - it was more for the tinkering   I may eventually make the full jump (currently only run Linux systems at work) at home, but not until I know for sure I can play my games 

[Bizman]

Ohh jeeze. For a moment there I thought you were trying to play the game while drunk while having a 70's flashback

Whut? Is there another way? I just got my share of juice online, now I'm just checking the boards before hitting the hay.

Dual boot sounds fine. For only AH you wouldn't even have to have the latest of Windows, even XP will still do if you only have a license. Piracy is a sin, as you may well know... Fortunately XP licenses can be detached from abandoned OEM computers easily with a handheld hairdryer. I didn't say that!

[SlidingHorn]

Whut? Is there another way? I just got my share of juice online, now I'm just checking the boards before hitting the hay.

Dual boot sounds fine. For only AH you wouldn't even have to have the latest of Windows, even XP will still do if you only have a license. Piracy is a sin, as you may well know... Fortunately XP licenses can be detached from abandoned OEM computers easily with a handheld hairdryer. I didn't say that!

Current machine has a valid Windows 8 install - I just figure that if I'm working on the linux side, id' rather not have to reboot over to Windows to play.

It's curiosity and laziness, really

[Bizman]

Current machine has a valid Windows 8 install - I just figure that if I'm working on the linux side, id' rather not have to reboot over to Windows to play.

It's curiosity and laziness, really

Rebooting before playing doesn't hurt any operating system, so with a dual boot you wouldn't have to do anything extra other than choosing the OS. I bet you wouldn't like to get killed just because your RAM might have been filled with your previous chores...

[bbosen]

Is anyone running AHII on a modern Linux distro using WINE?  The last AppDB entry at WineHQ is over 3 years old.  I was thinking of setting up a dual-boot on my home machine, but I'm not decided on a distro to use...knowing if there's one that works particularly well with AHII would help greatly in making the decision.

So...any linux folk? 

Yes. I run Aces High V2.31.3 with the current version of PcLinuxOS on 7 different computers. Two desktops and 5 laptops. All of the laptops are Lenovo T61p running between 2 and 2.4 Ghz.  Always with nVidia graphics. Frame rates are about 60% of what I get on Windows using the same hardware and same graphic details. With Linux, I usually run with minimal graphics details and minimal detail distance. This gives me frame rates between 50 and 60.

I also run Aces High 2.12.4 on all of those same machines. Similar frame rates.

Using Wine version 1.6. I didn't need to tweak ANY of Wine's options. It just works.

I need about 15 minutes to put PcLinuxOS on a new computer. (It takes more time than that to rip Windoze off.)

Lately, I've been having fun running PcLinuxOS from flash "thumb drives". It works in most computers I find, and overcomes a lot of problems that Windoze users just live with....

Here are some videos showing how I do it:

http://askmisterwizard.com/LINUX/LinuxOnUsbFlashMediaPage01Full.html
 

[bbosen]

I run Aces High V2.31.3 with the current version of PcLinuxOS on 7 different computers. Two desktops and 5 laptops. All of the laptops are Lenovo T61p running between 2 and 2.4 Ghz.

I just tried it on an ASUS X83V laptop with Intel Core 2 Duo processors running at 2Ghz and nVidia geForce 9300M video. Works well (about the same as the Lenovo laptops I described previously). PcLinuxOS current version, 32 bit, with Wine. Installing Aces High 2.31.3 is a no brainer. Runs well with all of the graphics eye candy minimized, yielding 50-60 fps in thick furballs down low over airfields.
 

[jeffdn]

Current machine has a valid Windows 8 install - I just figure that if I'm working on the linux side, id' rather not have to reboot over to Windows to play.

It's curiosity and laziness, really

By the way, I use Arch Linux. It's a really great distribution: has a fantastic package manager, great documentation for setting up all kinds of different hardware combinations, and a really supportive community.

[Fulcrum]

I dual boot between Sabayon Linux* and Windows 7....tried AH a few years ago in WINE but haven't really attempted recently.  Might do so again but the issue I will likely run into is triple monitor support....NVIDIA appears to still have problems with that.  I'd likely run it in a window in any case....

Anyone running TrackIR in WINE with AH?  IF so, issues or things to be aware of?


*Good distro based on Gentoo but some of the recent decisions of the Sabayon team are starting to irritate me.  So I may move to Arch or Mint....likely Mint since I run Debian for servers and its derived (loosely) from Debian (via Ubuntu).  Linux Mint Debian Edition is also an option and has the added advantage of being a rolling distro so may go that route.  Downside is I'm a KDE guy (despise GNOME and not a big fan of Enlightenment or Xfce).

[MrRiplEy[H]]

I dual boot between Sabayon Linux* and Windows 7....tried AH a few years ago in WINE but haven't really attempted recently.  Might do so again but the issue I will likely run into is triple monitor support....NVIDIA appears to still have problems with that.  I'd likely run it in a window in any case....

Anyone running TrackIR in WINE with AH?  IF so, issues or things to be aware of?


*Good distro based on Gentoo but some of the recent decisions of the Sabayon team are starting to irritate me.  So I may move to Arch or Mint....likely Mint since I run Debian for servers and its derived (loosely) from Debian (via Ubuntu).  Linux Mint Debian Edition is also an option and has the added advantage of being a rolling distro so may go that route.  Downside is I'm a KDE guy (despise GNOME and not a big fan of Enlightenment or Xfce).

I've never seen a Mint version yet that didn't self destruct in 1-2 days. Better to bite the bullet and go Arch, at least you know who to blame when it breaks.

[Fulcrum]

Yeah.....that's been my thoughts too, tho' I have a few friends who swear by the Debian Edition....

I'm reluctant to go Arch because it requires my learning YET ANOTHER package manager, file locations, start-up scripts and other unique idiosyncrasies.  Not that big of a deal...I've probably played with every major distro for the past 16 years at one point or another and learning a new one (or any *nix system for that matter) is pretty much the same routine ...but it's still a pain and I'm getting old and no longer like learning new things as much as I used too.  

The fact Arch is also a rolling release is attractive....one of the reasons I can't stand Ubuntu is the obnoxious 6 month release and prior release support model...that and UNITY is a POS GUI IMHO. 

[jeffdn]

The rolling release system for Arch is awesome. They've also done some really cool stuff with file system structure that makes A LOT of sense... it's really easy to set up any computer for anything you want. For instance, my laptop is a fully functioning server as well as a easy-to-use day-to-day box. I run XFCE4 as my window manager, and it reminds me a lot of the good ol' GNOME 2 days. Nice compositing/eye candy effects without the bloat of GNOME/KDE/Unity.