Hello everyone, I hope people have been enjoying AO in Linux. I'm happy to announce that Cedega 4.1 is now available. This is the first binary release to contain the patches I submitted a few months ago. I recommend subscribing and using this release to play AO in Linux, especially for those of you who have had issues getting CVS to compile and run on your systems. There are differences between subscribing and building from CVS .
Why you should get Cedega 4.1:
- Easier to install
- Water and yalm textures look correct
- Better tech support with Cedega than I can provide
Why you should not get Cedega 4.1:
- If you have an ATI card, you wont get much improvement in AO
- You want to continue using my script that automatically updates off of my website to provide you the latest patches, if I release any.
- You are really broke. (How do you pay for AO? )
One thing I want to clear up--because a lot of people get hung up on the word subscription. A subscription gets you access to the Cedega bins and tech support for 3 months. At that point you can either renew or cancel, but if you cancel you can still run whatever version of Cedega you have, just not download a new one.
Yes the water is now fully textured, but it requires the FFOVS enhancements that are only in 4.1 (and only for certain nvidia cards). If this is not a big deal for you and you are already up and running with the CVS build, then you can stay as you are.
There will be some changes with the HOWTO since I expect the 4.1 release to make most of the information on it less important. I will keep it online for those who still want to build from CVS, but I will be taking advantage of the Unofficial Transgaming Wiki setup by Omega from irc. He just added an AO page and I will be moving my troubleshooting section to the wiki. Hopefully I can also add some answers to additional questions as they come up.
Anarchy Online on the Unofficial Transgaming Wiki
Anarchy Online Linux HOWTO
Though posting here may get you a little help with some issues, it is usually much easier to help you if you swing by #cedega on irc.freenode.net