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Re: Patch before Christmas?

Solaris is Unix. Solaris is more likely to be what your internet providor is running on than windows, mac or linux. There may be few players using solaris operating systems but many servers.

I know that isnt a good answer but its more aimed at "what is solaris" than why they are included.

Re: Patch before Christmas?

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Originally posted by UNIVAC:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />It's not that simple: it's likely that MP games where even one single person is unable to get the patch, will have problems. And if someone is in several MP games, they might have to keep an unpatched game and several patched ones...

Thats a very poor argument.Ok, if that situation may happen, the Users of that MP game should not patch his DomII to avoid problems.But there are a LOT of players that only play solo games, or play with Users that dont use Solaris or...what the heck, maybe people that does not play at all but want the modding tools to work with them for the others http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

IMHO that is a weak argument, not enough to stop releasing the patch for the systems that are ready.Thats how it works with other games (for example, the ones with different language Versions).

Anyway i hope we are waiting for technical problems of Illwinter being resolved, not for the Solaris patch. <hr /></blockquote>I think you'd find an unproportional large number of non-windows Dominions players http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif .

But still, I think the main reason is more likely to be the technical problems of Illwinter, as supposingly, patch for all but one OS is fixed. There is no reason not to just release the patches for all but one.

As for why Solaris is included in the supported platform, I think the reason is because it's easy enough to do. I beleive the program uses OpenGL for graphic, a library available on all Unices (I know of) - and Windows. If you can support Linux or MacOS X, I guess Solaris is probably one or two compiles away. It's easy enough to do just for a matter of principle, or bragging-right - how many game can claim to run on four major OS platforms http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif !

Re: Patch before Christmas?

You might sing a different tune if you were playing on a Solaris instead of whatever platform you are using.

I'm sure that it will get here when it will get here. If they didn't have problems this point would be moot and people foaming at the mouth to get whatever part of the patch they want most, would have them.

Re: Patch before Christmas?

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Originally posted by Zen:
You might sing a different tune if you were playing on a Solaris instead of whatever platform you are using.

After setting up a game on linux and seeing the memory requirements, I think I finally found a use for the Sparc4 in the garage. I got it instead of severance pay from a crashing ISP.

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Originally posted by Zen:
You might sing a different tune if you were playing on a Solaris instead of whatever platform you are using.

Are you sure? If you were a Solaris player, you would prefer to make all the other Version players just to sit waiting until the Solaris Version is done? IMHO thats selfish.I prefer the others enjoying if they have the chance, and wait my turn http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

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I think you'd find an unproportional large number of non-windows Dominions players

I dont remember me saying what SO im using.In my opinion portability is a great success of Dominions, but that is not the point i was discussing http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif
And yes, a couple of weeks ago they said that the patch release was delayed because Solaris Version.But i suppose that the problems now are more technical....and christmas http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Re: Patch before Christmas?

Last week I had this dream that the patch was going to be ready before Christmas!

but it was only a dream

Re: Patch before Christmas?

If Dominions II true is truly SDL only then they should wait until all Versions have been tested. There is probably only one code branch with little specialisation for different platforms. Often if one platform breaks it is not due to specific code, but due to a logic flaw which was more obvious on one platform than another. The work to maintain separate branches would slow further developement. So even though I really want to see the patch I am willing to wait patiently.

Re: Patch before Christmas?

Err...is there any news about the patch? It's been a while now without hearing anything...

Re: Patch before Christmas?

Soon now. Everything is proceeding as I have foreseen.