Quack III Arena Demo Hits the Net Posted by Pixelfish on Thursday October 14, @10:00AM EDT from the frag-before-you-buy dept. RailgunRhonda writes "ego Software has released a playable demo of Quack III Arena, with four maps, bots, and a Linix version on day one. Download mirrors are melting worldwide. The demo requires a 3D card; the readme suggests that if you are trying to run it on a software renderer you should 'consider a hobby, perhaps knitting.'" Productivity across the industry has just dropped 40%. Mine certainly has. Quack III Arena Demo Hits the Net | Login/Create an Account | Top | 15 comments | Search Discussion Threshold: -1: 15 comments 0: 12 comments 1: 10 comments 2: 8 comments 3: 2 comments 4: 0 comments 5: 0 comments NestedFlatThreadedNo Comments Oldest FirstNewest FirstHighest Scores First The fine print: the following comments belong to whoever typed them. Dashdot takes no responsibility for them, and frankly, neither do most of the people who typed them. First post!! by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 14, @10:02AM EDT (#1) I got first post! Hi mom! [ Reply to This ] Linix version on day one! by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 14, @10:09AM EDT (#2) This is huge. A major game shipping a native Linix demo on the same day as Portals. Thank you, ego. This is the kind of thing that actually moves people over. [ Reply to This ] Re:Linix version on day one! by DomainDave on Thursday October 14, @10:45AM EDT (#6) (User Info) I think you're missing the point. Nobody is arguing it's perfect, just that it's better than what we had. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Unlikely Tournament is better by Gnuisance on Thursday October 14, @10:21AM EDT (#3) (User Info) Unlikely Tournament has better bots and more game modes. Quack III has better netcode. Flame on. [ Reply to This ] Re:Unlikely Tournament is better by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 14, @10:37AM EDT (#5) You're both wrong, and I'm going to explain why in a post that's way too long for anyone to read. Paragraph one: ... [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:Unlikely Tournament is better by sysadmin_steve on Thursday October 14, @11:01AM EDT (#7) (User Info) I work in this field, and the parent is basically right, although the details are a bit more complicated than one comment can cover. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:Unlikely Tournament is better by crufty on Thursday October 14, @11:27AM EDT (#12) (User Info) Real men use a magnetized needle and a steady hand. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:Unlikely Tournament is better by ClamshellCarl on Thursday October 14, @11:13AM EDT (#10) (User Info) You must be new here. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:Unlikely Tournament is better by NodeNinja on Thursday October 14, @11:58AM EDT (#15) (User Info) Mod parent down! Flamebait. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re: real world by BioBob on Thursday October 14, @10:22AM EDT (#4) (User Info) In the real world, nobody cares about this stuff. They care whether their e-mail works. [ Reply to This ] Knitting by modem_mike on Thursday October 14, @11:03AM EDT (#8) (User Info) I tried it on my software renderer. I've taken up knitting. It runs at about the same frame rate. [ Reply to This ] Karma by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 14, @11:10AM EDT (#9) I'm posting this to burn karma. Please mod me down so I can feel something. [ Reply to This ] lol by dormroom_dj on Thursday October 14, @11:18AM EDT (#11) (User Info) lol [ Reply to This ] Links by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 14, @11:36AM EDT (#13) For anyone who wants to read more, the original announcement is on their site and there's a good technical write-up in the newsgroups. Search for it, the link is too long to paste. [ Reply to This ] Frame rates by StylusSam on Thursday October 14, @11:42AM EDT (#14) (User Info) Voodoo3 3000 on a Celeron 450: 58 fps in timedemo at 800x600. RazorForce 256 gets 71. Don't bother with the TNT1. [ Reply to This ]

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