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Linux gaming is faster because Windows APIs are becoming Linux kernel features
Linux is one of the best Win-API platforms.
It is the absolute best for backwards compatibility: it runs 16 bit apps.
Now it is getting faster for gaming.
And the reverse relation is also true: In Linux, the best backwards compatible stable API is WinAPI.
I can play 30 year old Windows games in Linux. They just work and run better than ever.
For the same project (https://www.descent2.de), I can not even install the dependencies to compile it in a modern distro, as every library is deprecated and removed from the repositories. The precompiled native Linux binaries also can't work.
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My restorarion project, the "gaming PC" from my childhood
Descent 1&2 should run with D2X-XL https://www.descent2.de
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Struggling with controls on older windows/dos games.
Second, you might look into open source fan made game engine port things. For instance: D2X-XL is a way to run Descent 2 with a more modern engine, and that probably comes with better compatibility with modern gamepads. The FreeSpace Source Code Project is similar.
- need help looking for low res joystick flight games
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Gabe Newell explains why Steam banned NFTs
Descent 2 level editor
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D2X-XL – an OpenGL modification of the classic video game Descent 2
I have a version with working linux compilation and some other fixes here: https://github.com/arbruijn/d2x-xl/
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arbruijn/d2x-xl is an open source project licensed under GNU General Public License v3.0 or later which is an OSI approved license.
The primary programming language of d2x-xl is C++.
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