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Myth II : Soulblighter for Linux
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Patch 1.3d
This fourth patch for Myth II: Soulblighter for Linux addresses
the following problems in version 1.3c of the game. You will need
to download and install the 1.3a, 1.3b and 1.3c patches before applying
this patch:
- Fixed corrupted dialog boxes in software 32 bit modes
- The game should now start if no sound card is configured on the system.
- The game has been changed internally to link with the newest SDL and SMPEG
libraries. This provides overall better performance.
- Framebuffer console target on Intel systems (not on PPC).
- AAlib target (play Myth II in ASCII art!). Use it on the console, or
enable it explicitly by setting the SDL_VIDEODRIVER environment variable
to 'aalib'.
- Proper CDROM detection on systems using supermount (Mandrake)
- Much better X11 fullscreen support, and fullscreen is now enabled by default.
You can switch at any time between fullscreen and windowed mode by using
the Alt-Enter hotkey.
- Support for DMA sound for cards that support it, and better ESD support.
To enable DMA sound, type the following command in your shell:
export SDL_AUDIODRIVER=dma
- If you own a 3Dfx card, we strongly recommend you to upgrade your Glide driver
to the latest version, especially for Voodoo3 users. A bug present in older
Glide versions was causing Myth II to crash on the second level played with
the Glide driver enabled. You can get the latest Glide releases for Linux
at http://linux.3dfx.com/open_source/drivers.htm
The problems that were fixed in 1.3c are the following :
- The Glide version works now with X servers set to a bit depth different
than 16 bit.
- Restarting a game in Glide mode no longer crashes.
- The -f command-line option now works and enables fullscreen thru the
XFree86 VidMode extension, which does not require root privileges. For
this to work correctly, you need to have the 640x480 mode set up in your
XF86Config file. DGA is not required anymore (but should still work).
- Y2K bugfix.
The problems that were fixed in 1.3b are the following :
- Making the executable setuid-root now works correctly.
- Workaround for compatibility with the SB!Live drivers.
To enable this workaround, you need to set the SDL_SBLIVE_HACK
environment variable to 1 (i.e. "export SDL_SBLIVE_HACK=1").
- Fear bugfixes.
The problems that were fixed in 1.3a are the following :
- Fixed linking problem that prevented the Glide binary from running
on SuSE 6.2 and Debian (Slink).
- Many compatibility fixes for various window managers
- Various networking / Bungie.net fixes.
- Keyboard bugfixes. The correct key names now appear in the
keybindings configuration panel.
- Improved cut and paste support with other X11 applications.
INSTALLING THIS PATCH
Pick the appropriate version of the patch, according to your architecture
(Intel or PowerPC) and your glibc version (2.0 or 2.1). Then just run
the script by typing the following from the command line :
sh myth2-1.3d-x86-2.1.run
The above is for an Intel system with Glibc 2.1.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Support for Myth II: Soulblighter for Linux is available from
Loki Entertainment Software at:
Website: http://www.lokigames.com/ Follow the links for support.
Usenet: news://news.lokigames.com/loki.games.myth2
Email: support@lokigames.com
Phone: 801-356-7629. Telephone support is available between the
hours of 9 A.M. and 5 P.M. Mountain Standard Time.