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[barcef]

Please port the client to linux. It's a shame that I've had to dual-boot windows on a machine just to be able to follow my favorite game series.

By the way, when is the full-feature length movie coming out. THey already have a halo4 movie out there, I think a Mechwarrior film would be even better.

[Koniving]

There's programs for allowing Windows to run on a Linux.

Dave's School produced this some time ago. But it's set "ahead" of MWO's time.


There's also programs that allow Windows programs to run on Linux. But I would expect you need a powerful processor for that.

Just to note: PGI's developing but Microsoft so far as I know still owns the rights. Thusly, it'll never be on a non-windows platform.

[Hauser]

I tried to get it working in Wine sometime ago in closed beta. It kinda worked but it was unplayable. Dual boot is easier.

[cleghorn6]

Kon is correct, it's a Microsoft property so it won't be developed for a platform other than Windows.

I believe that MWO (possibly it was MW5 still, then) was at some point going to be multi-platform (PC & console) but MS wouldn't let them develop it for PS3/4, it had to be Xbox exclusive. So they dumped the whole console component and made it PC only. I'd argue that this was a good thing, but whatever.

[Sagamore]

Koniving, on 01 March 2014 - 10:39 AM, said:

There's programs for allowing Windows to run on a Linux.

Dave's School produced this some time ago. But it's set "ahead" of MWO's time.


There's also programs that allow Windows programs to run on Linux. But I would expect you need a powerful processor for that.

Just to note: PGI's developing but Microsoft so far as I know still owns the rights. Thusly, it'll never be on a non-windows platform.

I hadn't seen that video before. Very cool stuff. Once I got past the stiff acting, it was quite enjoyable. Now we just need Ronald D. Moore to produce a regular Battletech series.