Gaming

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Gaming on Ubuntu

Even geeks need time away from coding.

Ubuntu-AU Gamers

We are proposing to start a cross game gaming clan for Ubuntu-AU members. The goal of the group is to interact socially while still being able to promote Ubuntu to other gamers but the use of in game clan tags. The only requirement would be to be playing the game from within Ubuntu and for people who are wearing the clan tags to follow the Ubuntu Code of Conduct.

Suggestions for clan tags

There are a few suggestions for clan tags as follows:

  • [UAG] - Ubuntu-Au Gamers
  • [UGA] - Ubuntu Gamers Australia
  • |UAU| - Ubuntu-AU
  • Other ideas?

Games

These can be split into 2 groups, those that can be played natively under Ubuntu and those that require emulation software such as WINE.

Games with Native Linux Clients

Game

Link

Brief Description

Repository or Download Location

Free?

ExampleGame

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AustralianTeam/Projects/Gaming

Example Description

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AustralianTeam/Projects/Gaming

Urban Terror

http://www.urbanterror.info

FPS based on "Fun over realism"

http://www.urbanterror.info/docs/texts/110/

Yes

Nexuiz

http://alientrap.org/nexuiz/

Fast paced 3D death-match game

http://alientrap.org/nexuiz/downloads

Yes

Tremulous

http://tremulous.net/

Team based FPS with elements of an RTS

http://tremulous.net/files/

Yes

Games Requiring Emulation Software

Game

Link

Brief Description

Repository or Download Location

Free?

ExampleGame

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AustralianTeam/Projects/Gaming

Example Description

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AustralianTeam/Projects/Gaming

Gamers

I think as part of the requirement to use the clan tags it would be useful to keep a list so that if we have any problems with server admins we can have a list of people who we know to be wearing the clan tags in case someone tries to do silly things.

In-game Nickname

Wiki or Launchpad Link

Games Regularly Played

ExampleNick

ExampleWIKI

ExampleGames

head_victim

JaredNorris

Urban Terror and looking to expand my horizons

darkrose

darkrose

Urban Terror, Tremulous

nisshh

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RyanMacnish|RyanMacnish

Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, OpenArena