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Running Tera under linux

MadHobbitMadHobbit
in TERA PC - General Discussion
Has anyone run Tera under Linux using a windows emulator? If so how good/bad was it? Also How hard was it to setup? I am switching from Win 10 to Linux.but don't want to stop playing.

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  • clfarron4clfarron4 ✭✭✭✭
    I wouldn't try, because you'd want TERA to use the system resources directly.

    Through a Virtual Machine? That could be workable, but I don't think you'd get the 3D performance.

    WINE? Nope.

    How about dual-booting? That way you can have Linux for your stuff and Windows for gaming (which is probably the best way if you're a heavy gamer, but also heavily use Linux).
  • TsukasaKunTsukasaKun ✭✭
    I play TERA through Wine without any issues using 1.7.53-staging. Don't know if you still need the staging version with newer 1.9.x Wine builds. Staging has/had patches the normal Wine didn't that fixed some crash issues with the launcher.

    cifarron4, Wine isn't really an emulator. It *does* let applications use the system resources directly. It's an implementation of the Windows/DirectX API on Linux/Mac. Depending on the application/game and your Windows version, there have been cases where it worked better on Linux under Wine than it did natively on Windows running on the same hardware. It's rare that that's the case, but it does happen.
  • UltemeciaUltemecia ✭✭✭
    TsukasaKun wrote: »
    I play TERA through Wine without any issues using 1.7.53-staging. Don't know if you still need the staging version with newer 1.9.x Wine builds. Staging has/had patches the normal Wine didn't that fixed some crash issues with the launcher.

    cifarron4, Wine isn't really an emulator. It *does* let applications use the system resources directly. It's an implementation of the Windows/DirectX API on Linux/Mac. Depending on the application/game and your Windows version, there have been cases where it worked better on Linux under Wine than it did natively on Windows running on the same hardware. It's rare that that's the case, but it does happen.

    Hey another linux junkie. I just got into an argument the other day on the forums on whether or not wine was an emulator XD. I tried running on the 1.9 builds. No luck. Staging is still the best way to go.
  • voidyvoidy ✭✭✭✭✭
    TsukasaKun wrote: »
    I play TERA through Wine without any issues using 1.7.53-staging. Don't know if you still need the staging version with newer 1.9.x Wine builds. Staging has/had patches the normal Wine didn't that fixed some crash issues with the launcher.

    cifarron4, Wine isn't really an emulator. It *does* let applications use the system resources directly. It's an implementation of the Windows/DirectX API on Linux/Mac. Depending on the application/game and your Windows version, there have been cases where it worked better on Linux under Wine than it did natively on Windows running on the same hardware. It's rare that that's the case, but it does happen.

    This is fascinating. Do you mind sharing your average FPS in dungeons?
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