Loki installers for linux gamers
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linux installers for linux gamers (also known as liflg) is a website that supplies and builds game installers for Linux
using the Loki
and Mojo setup tools.
The goal of the project is that this will supply a user friendly interface for the use of Linux native games. Through the use of these tools they also hope to allow older game ports, such as those created by Loki Software
, to run better on modern systems. This is accomplished in multiple ways, such as installing legacy libraries alongside the program if needed. The installers also allow users to install some games with all potential patches already applied. The project also occasionally releases installers for popular game modifications, such as Red Orchestra: Combined Arms.
The website once also supplied installers for emulated games using software such as WINE
and Cedega, but eventually abandoned this in 2007 to focus exclusively on native titles. Some of there WINE based installers can still be found from some other sources.
The project has earned the respect of well-known Linux gaming professionals, such as Ryan C. Gordon
and Timothee Besset
.
Aliens versus Predator,
Ankh,
Cube,
Devastation,
Docking Station,
Doom 3
,
Wolfenstien: Enemy Territory,
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
,
Freespace: The Great War,
Glest
,
Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K.²
,
Heroes of Might and Magic III,
Jagged Alliance 2
,
Kingpin: Life of Crime
,
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
,
Neverwinter Nights
,
No Gravity,
Quake,
Quake II
,
Racer
,
Savage: The Battle for Newerth
,
Serious Sam: The First Encounter,
Serious Sam: The Second Encounter,
Serious Sam 2,
Unreal Tournament
,
Unreal Tournament 2003
,
Unreal Tournament 2004
,
and Vegastrike.
Civilization: Call to Power
,
Eric's Ultimate Solitaire
,
Heavy Gear II
,
Heretic II
,
Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns
,
Myth II: Soulblighter
,
Railroad Tycoon II
,
Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood
,
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
,
Sim City 3000,
Soldier of Fortune,
and Warsow.
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
using the Loki
Loki Software
Loki Software, Inc. was a software firm based in Tustin, California, United States, that ported several video games from Microsoft Windows to Linux...
and Mojo setup tools.
The goal of the project is that this will supply a user friendly interface for the use of Linux native games. Through the use of these tools they also hope to allow older game ports, such as those created by Loki Software
Loki Software
Loki Software, Inc. was a software firm based in Tustin, California, United States, that ported several video games from Microsoft Windows to Linux...
, to run better on modern systems. This is accomplished in multiple ways, such as installing legacy libraries alongside the program if needed. The installers also allow users to install some games with all potential patches already applied. The project also occasionally releases installers for popular game modifications, such as Red Orchestra: Combined Arms.
The website once also supplied installers for emulated games using software such as WINE
Wine (software)
Wine is a free software application that aims to allow computer programs written for Microsoft Windows to run on Unix-like operating systems. Wine also provides a software library, known as Winelib, against which developers can compile Windows applications to help port them to Unix-like...
and Cedega, but eventually abandoned this in 2007 to focus exclusively on native titles. Some of there WINE based installers can still be found from some other sources.
The project has earned the respect of well-known Linux gaming professionals, such as Ryan C. Gordon
Ryan C. Gordon
Ryan C. Gordon is a former Loki Software employee who is now responsible for icculus.org, which hosts many Loki Software projects as well as several new projects created by himself and others...
and Timothee Besset
Timothee Besset
Timothee Besset is a software programmer currently employed by id Software who is most well known for creating and supporting Linux, as well as some Macintosh, ports of id Software's products. He has been involved with the game ports of various id properties over the past ten years, starting with...
.
Available Installers
The website currently hosts installers for forty-one games, which are divided into two categories.Stable Installers
The following games installers, available from linux installers for linux gamers, are considered to be completed:Aliens versus Predator,
Ankh,
Cube,
Devastation,
Docking Station,
Doom 3
Doom 3
Doom 3 is a science fiction horror video game developed by id Software and published by Activision. An example of the first-person shooter genre, Doom 3 was first released for Microsoft Windows on August 3, 2004. The game was later adapted for Linux, as well as being ported by Aspyr Media for Mac...
,
Wolfenstien: Enemy Territory,
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars is a first-person shooter video game, and is the follow-up to the 2005 title Quake 4. It is also the first game in the series to be rated T by the ESRB...
,
Freespace: The Great War,
Glest
Glest
Glest is a free and open source real-time strategy computer game developed by a team based in Spain.-Development:Release of version 3.0 added online multiplayer LAN/Internet support. Glest is designed to be moddable, with game elements defined by editable XML files, and includes a map editor.Since...
,
Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K.²
Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K.²
Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K.² is a third-person shooter video game made by Ritual Entertainment in 2000. A sequel to the Heavy Metal 2000 animated movie, the game stars Julie in her quest to save her home planet of Eden from GITH, an ancient entity seeking to conquer the universe...
,
Heroes of Might and Magic III,
Jagged Alliance 2
Jagged Alliance 2
Jagged Alliance 2 is a tactical role-playing game for PC, released in 1999 for Windows, and later ported to Linux by Tribsoft. It is the third game in the Jagged Alliance series, and was followed by two expansions: Unfinished Business and Wildfire...
,
Kingpin: Life of Crime
Kingpin: Life of Crime
Kingpin: Life of Crime is a first-person shooter developed by Xatrix Entertainment and published by Interplay Entertainment in June 1999. The game begins with the player character wounded and beaten up by the Kingpin's henchmen, and the story follows his thirst for revenge...
,
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault is a first-person shooter computer game developed by 2015, Inc. and created by Steven Spielberg. It is the 3rd installment of the Medal of Honor series...
,
Neverwinter Nights
Neverwinter Nights
Neverwinter Nights , produced by BioWare and published by Infogrames , is a third-person perspective computer role-playing game that is based on third edition Dungeons & Dragons and Forgotten Realms rules. It was originally to be published by Interplay Entertainment, but the publisher's financial...
,
No Gravity,
Quake,
Quake II
Quake II
Quake II, released on December 9, 1997, is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Id Software and distributed by Activision. It is not a sequel to Quake; it merely uses the name of the former game due to Id's difficulties in coming up with alternative names.The soundtrack for Quake II...
,
Racer
Racer (simulator)
Racer, fully named Racer Free Car Simulation, is a free gaming simulator that runs on Microsoft Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X.Although Racer started out as a driving simulator, it also has features that are usually seen in racing games, such as racing against AI cars, or against human opponents in...
,
Savage: The Battle for Newerth
Savage: The Battle for Newerth
Savage: The Battle for Newerth is a science fantasy computer game that combines aspects of the real-time strategy and first-person shooter genres. It takes place in the distant future when humankind has rebuilt society following an apocalypse, but is threatened by intelligent beasts...
,
Serious Sam: The First Encounter,
Serious Sam: The Second Encounter,
Serious Sam 2,
Unreal Tournament
Unreal Tournament
Unreal Tournament is a futuristic first-person shooter video game co-developed by Epic Games and Digital Extremes. It was published in 1999 by GT Interactive. Retrospectively, the game has also been referred to as UT99 or UT Classic to differentiate it from its numbered sequels...
,
Unreal Tournament 2003
Unreal Tournament 2003
Unreal Tournament 2003 or UT2003 is a first-person shooter video game designed mainly for multiplayer gaming. The game is part of the Unreal franchise's series of games, and is a sequel to Unreal Tournament ....
,
Unreal Tournament 2004
Unreal Tournament 2004
Unreal Tournament 2004, also known as UT2K4 and UT2004, is a futuristic first-person shooter computer game developed by Epic Games and Digital Extremes...
,
and Vegastrike.
Beta Installers
The following games installers, available from linux installers for linux gamers, are considered to be under development:Civilization: Call to Power
Civilization: Call to Power
Civilization: Call to Power is a PC turn-based strategy game developed by Activision as a successor to the extremely successful Civilization computer game by Sid Meier. It was ported to Linux by Loki Software....
,
Eric's Ultimate Solitaire
Eric's Ultimate Solitaire
Eric's Ultimate Solitaire is a commercial solitaire game developed by Delta Tao Software for the Macintosh. The game was later ported to Linux by Loki Software....
,
Heavy Gear II
Heavy Gear
Heavy Gear is a game universe published since 1994 by Canadian publisher Dream Pod 9. It includes a tabletop tactical wargame, a role-playing game and a lesser known combat card game...
,
Heretic II
Heretic II
Heretic II is a fantasy action-adventure game developed by Raven Software and published by Activision in 1998 continuing the story of Corvus, the main character from its predecessor, Heretic....
,
Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns
Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns
Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns is the first game of the real-time strategy series Kohan, developed by TimeGate Studios. It was published for Windows by Strategy First, and ported to Linux by Loki Software, both in 2001. With a high fantasy setting, the game follows immortal beings named Kohan...
,
Myth II: Soulblighter
Myth II: Soulblighter
Myth II: Soulblighter is a 1998 real-time tactics computer game for the PC and Macintosh developed by Bungie. It is a sequel to Myth: The Fallen Lords and the second game in the Myth series.-Gameplay:...
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Railroad Tycoon II
Railroad Tycoon II
Railroad Tycoon II is a game for the PC, Macintosh, PlayStation and Dreamcast in the Railroad Tycoon series. The Dreamcast version is a Gold Edition with improved graphics and gameplay...
,
Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood
Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood
Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood is a 2002 stealth-based real-time strategy video game developed by Spellbound Studios. It is similar to games such as Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive and the Commandos series. In the game, the player controls up to five characters in a setting based on the...
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Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri is the critically acclaimed science fiction 4X turn-based strategy video game sequel to the Civilization series. Sid Meier, designer of Civilization, and Brian Reynolds, designer of Civilization II, developed Alpha Centauri after they left MicroProse to join the newly...
,
Sim City 3000,
Soldier of Fortune,
and Warsow.