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| author | wiz <wiz@pkgsrc.org> | 2002-06-10 11:16:11 +0000 |
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| committer | wiz <wiz@pkgsrc.org> | 2002-06-10 11:16:11 +0000 |
| commit | be9c0bdb4f3e9975362c350f2759c27ce044f80f (patch) | |
| tree | bd6d8a07d48f83454b3eb4861974e7bba18b2c46 | |
| parent | 880d5da38509a6b4187fd675cb2376e28911984a (diff) | |
| download | pkgsrc-be9c0bdb4f3e9975362c350f2759c27ce044f80f.tar.gz | |
Add a paragraph about the need for hardware accelerated cards (copied from
quake3arena-demo/DESCR) [by cjs].
| -rw-r--r-- | games/quake3arena/DESCR | 30 |
1 files changed, 20 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/games/quake3arena/DESCR b/games/quake3arena/DESCR index 139145cc26f..3aff8240df0 100644 --- a/games/quake3arena/DESCR +++ b/games/quake3arena/DESCR @@ -1,12 +1,22 @@ -Quake III Arena, developed by the gaming wizards at id Software, is -the third installment of one of the most popular computer game +Quake III Arena, developed by the gaming wizards at id Software, +is the third installment of one of the most popular computer game franchises of all time. Organic caverns, gothic cathedrals and -futuristic spacescapes play host to Quake III Arena's unrivaled blend -of action, strategy and jaw-dropping technology as Linux gamers are -invited to square off against 32 of history's greatest warriors. Built -around a revolutionary new graphics engine capable of delivering mind -blowing 3D special effects including curved surfaces and volumetric -fog, Quake III Arena is the final word in deathmatching mayhem. +futuristic spacescapes play host to Quake III Arena's unrivaled +blend of action, strategy and jaw-dropping technology as Linux +gamers are invited to square off against 32 of history's greatest +warriors. Built around a revolutionary new graphics engine capable +of delivering mind blowing 3D special effects including curved +surfaces and volumetric fog, Quake III Arena is the final word in +deathmatching mayhem. -This is the binary only for the full version - the data files are not -included. +Note that this requires that you have a 100% full OpenGL compliant +3-D video card and driver. Quake III Arena uses the OpenGL API for +3-D hardware acceleration. There is no software-only version of +the game. If your computer is not hardware accelerated with a game +compatible graphics card, you will NOT be able to run the Q3A demo. +Currently, only drivers for 3dfx based cards are included in the +demo install. For updates on GL drivers, in particular for the +Matrox G200/G400, see http://www.lokigames.com/support/gldrivers/. + +This is the binary only for the full version - the data files are +not included. |