TGEA for Linux
by Sam Edge · in Torque Game Engine Advanced · 02/16/2009 (11:29 pm) · 10 replies
I use Linux for everyday use and I'm dying to see TGEA on Linux like it's predecessor TGE. Does GarageGames rely on community contributions to port this great engine over? I'm a little hesitant to upgrade until I'm sure TGEA will support Linux (even if its a year or two away I would upgrade).
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#2
02/17/2009 (4:22 am)
Since it's built on DirectX 9 shaders I guess I should just give up the dream and just use TGEA in Windows. Oh well. 
#3
02/17/2009 (4:27 am)
@Sam: Just to note, it also supports OpenGL as of 1.8.
#4
02/17/2009 (10:09 pm)
so its a possibility... thats good. I do hope I can use TGEA on my linux OS sometime in life..
#5
02/18/2009 (11:19 am)
Sadly I too cannot upgrade from TGE without Linux support (I don't use Windows). 
#6
02/19/2009 (12:40 am)
It's not a platform that GG are going to support TGEA running on though so to get a Linux version would mean someone from the community porting over and maintaining a Linux version
#7
02/19/2009 (12:56 am)
and y'all know how fun that is porting from windows source to linux -_- 
#8
02/19/2009 (8:45 am)
I can't help at this point, but I will mention that I am another TGE user who will not be upgrading to TGEA/T3D unless it runs on Linux. 
#9
12/05/2009 (12:26 pm)
Has anyone considered offering a bounty for a port of TGEA to Linux? If not, I'd like to start one. If those of us wishing to see the port each contribute I think we can come up with a decent sum to entice someone to accomplish the port. I'd be willing to contribute a minimum of $100 to the effort. I've seen at least one other thread were someone was offering to pay a bit more for a Linux version as well. How about it?
#10
12/10/2009 (8:11 pm)
I'm a starving college student, but I could scrape together at least 20 bucks extra for TGEA in Linux. 
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