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  1. booman

    Shadows Of The Empire Guide

    Shadows of the Empire was a catalyst for Lucasarts future games like Battlefront I & II, Dark Forces Outcast, Force Unleashed and many more. Play as Dash Rendar in a backstory between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Primarily a 3rd person shooter... but also includes some...
  2. booman

    Mining Pirates

    In Linux its called System Monitor You can probably just click your Menu and type "System Monitor" Then click the processes tab and you can see everything running behind-the-scenes
  3. booman

    Deus Ex Dark as Hell in Wine

    Ok good... in the past when I increase the brightness of a game, it would actually increase the brightness of Mint as well. So when I was done playing the game, I would just launch Nvidia control panel and the brightness would reset back to where I had it. so strange...
  4. booman

    Mining Pirates

    I'm sure there is some way to see a process running, but it may just look like your browser is just using extra CPU. https://qz.com/1085171/how-to-tell-if-your-computer-is-secretly-mining-cryptocurrency-and-what-to-do-about-it/
  5. booman

    Deus Ex Dark as Hell in Wine

    Sorry I didn't see your post until now. We have a guide for Dues Ex GOTY here: http://www.gamersonlinux.com/forum/threads/deus-ex-goty-guide.1715/ Also, the game is very dark in general. I actually increased the brightness so I could see. Most of my screenshots are pretty dark as well. I...
  6. booman

    Scourge Outbreak Guide

    In Scourge Outbreak, you can play as one of four mercenaries to stop the Nogari Corporation and their alien clones. This is a linear 3rd person action co-op shooter with some tactical strategies. Command your team, find cover and slay the enemies. Follow my step-by-step guide on installing...
  7. booman

    The Weekly Quake

    I heard QuakeLive was great with full Linux support... I later tested it in PlayOnLinux and it ran really well.
  8. booman

    The Weekly Quake

    Awesome! I'll keep my eye on it for now... may try it out as things develop.
  9. booman

    The Weekly Quake

    Very nice, is it a subscription or just a one time payment? I always prefer to play-for-free... Oh and... is there a Linux client yet?
  10. booman

    The Weekly Quake

    No problem :) What is the benefit to buying instead of just free-to-play?
  11. booman

    Warhammer 40K: Space Marine

    Steam, and yes, it costs money. I'm sure you can find it on sale eventually.
  12. booman

    Mining Pirates

    Looks like servers can now run JavaScript to use your CPU as a method of mining digital currency. https://blog.sucuri.net/2017/09/hacked-websites-mine-crypocurrencies.html As if using our cookies and history for advertising isn't enough, now they want our processing to make their money... and...
  13. booman

    Quicken Delux 2015

    yeah, I'm sure Intuit developer will be right "on it" and help support Linux and Wine :) Honestly I've rarely tested a program in Wine beside SketchUp. Some day I'll try out Photoshop, AutoCAD and some other programs I love to use...
  14. booman

    Soldier of Fortune OpenGL error

    Dang, it was worth a try. I'm glad you found the "Run" tool. I didn't know it existed in Wine. I'll keep searching for solutions
  15. booman

    Soldier of Fortune OpenGL error

    In PlayOnLinux Configure, you can click the Wine Tab and then click Control Panel But I think most of the typical settings are not there in Wine. You can Run a Command Prompt from the Wine Tab as well. Try opening Command Prompt and type Sysedit It might not do anything...
  16. booman

    Soldier of Fortune OpenGL error

    Here are some interesting tips, not sure if it will work in Wine, but worth a try. Also, it doesn't hurt to set Windows to 98 or Me or 2000 as a test Make sure the 3D hardware acceleration is turned all the way up. 1) Right-click on the My Computer icon on the desktop and select Properties. 2)...
  17. booman

    Soldier of Fortune OpenGL error

    this game is old enough you should be able to play in a VM, but definitely research Windows OpenGL problems. I've seen problems in Windows for some games in PlayOnLinux and the fix for Windows fixed my game.
  18. booman

    Soldier of Fortune OpenGL error

    Do you have another computer or older laptop lying around you could try it on? Maybe downgrading your Opensource drivers might do it, but I would hate for you to do that. Also do some research with AMD and Windows OpenGL for Soldier of Fortune. You might find some tips we can try on the game...
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