Bioshock Running On Linux (Gentoo) With Cedega (HD)

Title: Bioshock
Operating System: Gentoo Linux AMD64
Compatibility Layer: Cedega
Recording Software: ffmpeg's x11grab

This is Bioshock under Gentoo Linux using cedega. I recorded this with ffmpeg. This is the Steam version and you will see Steam start as it launches Bioshock. Mucha of the choppiness that occurs early on seems to be related to the way Bioshock loads textures and effects on-demand. The choppiness clears up relatively quickly. The first time you fire a particular weapon a slight lag is noticed as the firing and smoke effect are loaded. The same thing happens the first time you switch to or use a plasmid. Otherwise the performance is very good and the game is very playable. It is also a fantastic game and I highly recommend it.

Please rate if you like this video. I look forward to making more videos of games running in Linux and Mac OS X.

Here are my system specs as per the cedega system dialog:

cpu: AMD Phenom(tm) 9950 Quad-Core Processor
cpu_ghz: 3.01
kernel: 2.6.30-gentoo-r5
machine_bitness: 64
memory: 3947
soundcard: SB Audigy 4 [SB0610] (rev.0, serial:0x10211102) at 0xe800, irq 21
soundcard_driver: ALSA Version 1.0.20
videocard_direct: True
videocard_driver_version: 3.2.0 NVIDIA 190.36
videocard_manufacturer: NVIDIA Corporation
videocard_ram: 512
videocard_type: GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+/PCI/SSE2
x_version: X.Org X Server 1.6.4

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[telemetry9]

such a great game.....

Can you manage to load without cedega?

[mwoodj]

The game can be played in wine but there are issues. Some of the issues are graphical and there are other issues as well. Look at the wine app database for details. You might find the experience playing this game in wine is acceptable for you. The game pretty much works flawlessly in cedega and it is a certified title so official support is available.

[MrNicktheparakeet]

@mwoodj i heard cedage was complex to install unless you had 15 bucks to spend, and wine actually looked better, but cedage had better sound, explain NAO. also what games are compatible with cedage that arent with wine, i wanna know :/

[mwoodj]

@MrNicktheparakeet Some of that is incorrect. With most supported directx-based games cedega provides better performance and more graphics options. With opengl cedega and wine tend to be about equal. Cedega, as a commercial product, is coming to an end. Take a look at gametreelinux (dot com) to see what is in the works for the cedega technology. It appears that it will become free to anyone who registers. At this time the cedega website no longer allows people to sign up for membership.

[Fisaren]

I got this game working in Wine on another Linux-PC, it worked KINDA well... I had the red smoke bug and the sound was weird. :S

[telemetry9]

thank you for that.

I have played the game in windows vista but I've just moved back to kubuntu after beginning to hate windows 7.

It's such a dumming down experience. I might play the game again so I was curious. Thank you. Brilliant game...

[telemetry9]

I've been using windows 7 but I'm missing kubuntu - windows is such an unlikeable OS.

I don't even want to create dual boot...just want to use linux on its own.