Half-life 2: Orange Box on Ubuntu Linux using Wine

Video Title :	Half-life 2: Orange Box on Ubuntu Linux using Wine
Description :	This is a small example to show how well The Orange Box (Half-life 2 games) run under Wine. This video was shot while running 32-bit Ubuntu Linux 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) and Wine 0.9.59. Here are my system specs (which are not the best out there): Athlon64 3800+ (single core) 7600GT PCIe w/ 256MB DDR 2GB PC3200 DDR SATA-II (3.0 Gb/s) I initially show the Steam window and then I launch Portal from a folder I have created. This is because I override the heapsize of the games by passing in the -heapsize option to them. I also pass in the -dxlevel option to force the games to run in DirectX 8.1 mode, instead of 9.0. It makes them run much better, and that's why I don't launch the games directly from the Steam window. I also have a small clip of Team Fortress 2. For some odd reason it ALWAYS lags a bit the first time I walk outside on a map (though it doesn't happen later) and sometimes the information windows take longer than usual to go away (as is the case in this video). I run Portal at 1280x1024 resolution with most of the options on high. I turned on "net_graph 3" but it's hard to see the FPS. I average about 45, but it goes as high as 80 (in enclosed areas). In TF2 I run at 1024x768 because there's more going (so it strains the system more at 1280x1024 and can get a little laggy), so it doesn't look quite as good because it's running at a lower resolution. There's some weird audio from TF2 that somehow got into the Portal portion around 1:13. I'm not sure how...Blame it on my poor video editing skills. Also, this is the quickest way to beat chamber 14 that I know of (least amount of portals) so feel free to use it to unlock the achievement. P.S. Spy is the best class in TF2!
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Rating :	5.00
Keywords, Tags :	half life orange box ubuntu wine
Video Length :	2 : 58

Comments :

That's running damn well for a system with those specs

Lol im the 1234 viewer, Can i get a cake now?

I have ubuntu, too, and tryed the portal demo, it works but the corssfade is just a black box so its a little more difficult to point something, did you had the same problem?

I didn't have any problems with black boxes. By crossfade I assume you mean crosshairs? I am running the full game and not the demo so that perhaps that is the difference. Or you may have a different option turned on that I don't. Also, you could try launching the game with the -dxlevel option to change it from DirectX 9 to DirectX 8.1 to see if that helps.

Yeah I meand crosshairs soory ;) Did you use DirectX 8.1? I tried to install it but I can't change it form 9 to 8.1 o0

You don't need to install DirectX 8.1 at all, you just need to pass Steam the -dxlevel option when the game is launched. I assume the demo can be launched in the same way. My game works with DirectX 9 (the default) it's just choppy. I'll PM you with more details.

I wouldn't think so. The pixelshader (PS) is in hardware (specifically your graphics card). Hardware can be emulated in software but it generally runs MUCH slower so it probably wouldn't be fast enough to be acceptable for gaming. You will likely need to upgrade your graphics card. According to wikipedia, PS 1.1 is required for DirectX 8.0. If your graphics card is that old, I would expect your CPU and RAM are as well. You likely need a new computer if you wish to be gaming..??

dam you hp!!! dam you!!!!!!!!

and no my ram and cpu aren't that old just that my pc didnt come with a good graphics card. i had to buy a good one seperatly but back then not many games needed that.(2003)

8800gt 256, i saw one on newegg for 69.99. although 3650 is cheaper, and both are dx10 :P