![]() Matches your architecture, as I've shown in my Linux gaming how to mega Just unzip the downloaded archive and run the binary (executable) that Which proves that youĭon't need DirectX to enjoy high-quality graphics. Kind of new stuff will feature in the future game releases.īTW, do not forget that Nexuiz runs natively on Linux! Everything is rendered in OpenGL. You can extrapolate into the future to guess what Such major changes take place in such a short span of time. The improvements are grand, visible and positive. I am thoroughly pleased with the changes. Older hardware, you can turn off some of the effects. What more, even at the highest level, the game runs quite smoothly. The 2.5.1 adds theĬolor of life into the killing arena. Version 2.4 (left) and one from the latest release (right).Īs you can clearly see, the older release looked and felt more cartoonish, less realistic. The attention to detail is phenomenal. Just for comparison, here's an old screenshot from There's glow and blur and reflection in almost every detail, suffusing withĭepth of realism you do not expect from a free game a fraction of size of the typical modern monstrosity. Luckily, my Nvidia 9600M GS with 512MB RAM let me do that. ![]() Nexuiz starts modestly, with graphics detail set to normal level. The impression of how great it looks is not apparent the first time you try the While version 2.4.2 took only aboutĤ00MBs, the new release is almost 700MB, the extra 300MB juiced with lots of eye candy and new maps. Show my new rig plus test the game. Nexuiz has grown fat in the last year. ![]() Having just recently bought a new laptop with a powerful modern card and running an instance of Ubuntu specially dedicated for games on it, I though this was a great idea to Refined graphics effects, more realistic textures, shaders, and whatnot. The latest version 2.5.1 was released in May this year, bringing in a load of improvements, including much Well, I liked it so much that I featured it in my first article on Linux games, alongside Sauerbraten and OpenArena. Large-scale battles or pit against witty-tongued bots in a progressive singleplayer mode. It's a fast-paced game, where players combat online in Running on top of a heavily modified Quake engine. Nexuiz is a free, open-source First Person Shooter
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