Comments on: Updates, Balls, Absinthe, DRM, Aug. 24

By: Albob

Albob — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:59:40 +0000

Thank you so much for the Linux port. I’m really looking forward to it even though I already have the Windows version. I hope you’ll create a breach here, since there aren’t many commercial (ie ‘good’) games on Linux. As a game programmer to be and a Linux lover, I think your work is to be seen as an example.

Plus, you’re so right not to put any DRM. They only get in the way of the buyers and the game would have been cracked anyway.

Long Live 2D Boy and World Of Goo!

By: numasan

numasan — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:18:59 +0000

Thank you for doing a Linux port! As soon as it’s done, I’ll buy it for sure (love the style!)

Regarding the package method, a self contained .tgz would be the simplest to do and work with every distribution (the Penny Arcade game does this). Another thing to consider is to use MojoSetup by Icculus, the guy responsible for porting the Unreal series and other commercial titles to Linux/OSX. It is supposed to be the “new Loki installer”, which worked really fine and easy, but is outdated.

http://icculus.org/mojosetup/