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Date:      Wed, 12 Dec 2001 15:00:49 +0100 (CET)
From:      Micke Josefsson <mj@isy.liu.se>
To:        Donnie Jones <donniejones18@yahoo.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Network Gaming - for work!!
Message-ID:  <XFMail.20011212150049.mj@isy.liu.se>
In-Reply-To: <20011212122718.97764.qmail@web20603.mail.yahoo.com>

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On 12-Dec-2001 Donnie Jones wrote:
> 
> 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.
> 

But infortunately the link to the FBSD howto is stale:(

Oh, well, back to work...
/M

> 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
>> > 
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