Windows 8 and CloD (Merged Threads)

[TheGrunch]

Originally Posted by ZaltysZ

This is a minor issue. They lack the interest, because majority of sims target Windows platform. If there were more ports of popular sims, NP would probably have to provide support for Linux or loose to LinuxTrack (which works with Webcams and TrackIR devices) or something similar.

The real issue is porting of games. It is not a trivial and cheap task. Valve can boast about linux porting, because lots of their games were created with intention to provide multiplatform support. This is not the case with majority of other older games, in which there is a more tight coupling between game parts and OS specific APIs.

I foresee TrackIR support as a problem because they don't necessarily have any relevant experience that would equip them to provide such support - but you are right, it would be a sink or swim venture for them in that scenario. Thanks for pointing out linux-track!
I agree that we shouldn't expect many older games to be ported. The majority of my favourite games work great in WINE (or Dosbox!), but that is just good luck. GOG.com have moved into the Mac market recently, and it will be interesting to see whether they take that a step beyond offering Dosbox games and how the rest of the PC gaming market reacts to Valve's move.
One of the promising things about the many Kickstarter-like projects and indeed many indie games is the prevalence of a Linux/Mac OS port in the planned feature list. If that is actually followed through and catches on it would certainly have a positive effect.

[mcdaniels]

Hi there,
thanks for your replies. In fact Windows 8 gives no boost to games. According to some article I read on tomshardware, 8 is as fast as 7 in most situations.

So: No, there is no need to switch to 8, when using 7.

If you are interested in additional features which are offered by the 8 pro version (e.g. hyper-v, faster boot etc.), this might be a point for someone to switch.

If you still run XP you may take the chance of getting a cheap 8 (til end of January 2013).

Interesting fact is: Only CloD does not work. Every other game (I own) does its job quite well @8.

@Airhog: If you uninstall all previous installations of .net Framework @8, the installer does its job, but CloD only starts for a second (steam says "Playing Cliffs of dover") then quits.

[PopBot]

Originally Posted by mcdaniels

Hi there,
thanks for your replies. In fact Windows 8 gives no boost to games. According to some article I read on tomshardware, 8 is as fast as 7 in most situations.

So: No, there is no need to switch to 8, when using 7.

If you are interested in additional features which are offered by the 8 pro version (e.g. hyper-v, faster boot etc.), this might be a point for someone to switch.

If you still run XP you may take the chance of getting a cheap 8 (til end of January 2013).

Interesting fact is: Only CloD does not work. Every other game (I own) does its job quite well @8.

@Airhog: If you uninstall all previous installations of .net Framework @8, the installer does its job, but CloD only starts for a second (steam says "Playing Cliffs of dover") then quits.

It is strange that COD is the only "AAA"-type title that I have seen that still does not work with Windows 8. L.A. Noire didn't work with Windows 8, but it had to do with .NET 4 in their Social Club program. They released a new version and it works just fine in 8 now.

I looked into the .NET issue at work last week. I set up a Windows 7 and Windows 8 box. On the Windows 7 machine, I skipped installing .NET 4 and went straight to 4.5, since that would be closer to the environment in Windows 8. I used procmon on both machines to see what Launcher.exe is doing. COD worked just fine on Windows 7, but it was still a no-go on Windows 8. I could not find anything in the capture spew from procmon that would lead me to believe anything was wrong in Windows 8. I haven't had any more time to look into it.