[roadtoad]

Just updated to Mint 17 Cin. Just as in early Mint and ubuntu if I run UT in Linux cannot adjust brightness. frame rates 91fps
Video card Nividia 9600GT
But could run in Wine with no problems. Frame rate about 50fps.Now in Wine cannot get more than 30fps. Not worth playing, game stutters.

Any ideas of what might be a better video card?

[zyzz]

There's a workaround for the brightness (and it may get fixed next patch).

Create a new file in your UrT folder (where the binaries are).
Call it "UrT_start.sh" or whatever you like.
Rightclick on it -> settings and make it executable.

Paste the following:

#!/bin/bash
xgamma -gamma 1.6 # Higher value will result in brighter display
./Quake3-UrT.x86_64 # Starts the 64bit binaries. If you use 32 bit exchange it with the 32bit ones
xgamma -gamma 1 # Resets the brightness after you quit the game

If you start the game via script you get the brightness and 90 fps better than using wine (and a lot cheaper than upgrading your graphics card). :)

If you have questions don't hesitate to ask.

This post has been edited by zyzz: 16 July 2014 - 08:14 PM

[thelionroars]

https://github.com/F...ror42/issues/24

It's an issue with SDL (Simple Directmedia Layer) which is the library that most games on Linux use for I/O.

[roadtoad]

zyzz, on 16 July 2014 - 08:13 PM, said:

There's a workaround for the brightness (and it may get fixed next patch).

Create a new file in your UrT folder (where the binaries are).
Call it "UrT_start.sh" or whatever you like.
Rightclick on it -> settings and make it executable.

Paste the following:

#!/bin/bash
xgamma -gamma 1.6 # Higher value will result in brighter display
./Quake3-UrT.x86_64 # Starts the 64bit binaries. If you use 32 bit exchange it with the 32bit ones
xgamma -gamma 1 # Resets the brightness after you quit the game

If you start the game via script you get the brightness and 90 fps better than using wine (and a lot cheaper than upgrading your graphics card). :)

If you have questions don't hesitate to ask.

Think I did it right, made a text doc. then made it excut. Put it in the folder. Started game, no change.

[baex]

Dont get an AMD for Linux. I tryed it with tf2 and on windows i get around 200 stable. On Linux i was at about 50 very inconsistent. The drivers just are shit for amd on linux.

This post has been edited by baeX: 17 July 2014 - 11:29 AM

[zyzz]

roadtoad, on 17 July 2014 - 11:26 AM, said:

Think I did it right, made a text doc. then made it excut. Put it in the folder. Started game, no change.

Don't start the game start the file you create with a double click. A popup should appear and ask you what you want to do with it. Choose 'Execute' (or however it's called).

Do you have a 64 or 32 bit installation?

Try exchanging this the 2nd line with:

./Quake3-UrT.i386 # Starts the 32bit binaries.

This post has been edited by zyzz: 17 July 2014 - 08:55 PM

[roadtoad]

Still don't know if this is right

#!/bin/bash xgamma -gamma 1.6
#./Quake3-UrT.i386
#xgamma -gamma 1

Changed it to a file that was excutable, dropped it to this folder

Tried starting, nothing happens

Also tried dropping it into the q3ut4 folder, nothing happens.

Maybe because the game is not really installed? Just starting from one of the files in the picture.

I am still new to using the terminal to do stuff as well.

Thanks for your help.

[roadtoad]

Tried something different.
Actually used the terminal to install UT directly in Mint 17 using the Mint 16 instructions.
http://linuxg.net/ho...mentary-os-0-2/

Now I can start it from the Games folder. But now i need to find out how to change the brightness as the screen is still dark when the game starts and the brightness adjuster slider does not function. If I can get this sorted out, I'll be good to go.

Any help is appreciated

[Orbit]

#!/bin/bash
xgamma -gamma 1.6
/home/username/UrbanTerror42/Quake3-UrT.i386
xgamma -gamma 1

Now make shortcut button because you need to start game at UrT_start.sh file.

[roadtoad]

Still no go. Sorry.