Hi there,
after two non-successful tries (Windows-version of Ryzom required some DLLs
under WINE which I didn't find easily. 7zip packaged Linux client simply died
after startup with a blank window) I used the deb package for the Ryzom
client their provide via ppa and it worked like a charm.
I recorded a small video. If there is interest I can upload it to youtube.
Performance is quite acceptable. Since I am no MMO guy I only spent 5 minutes
walking around. So far I didn't notice any issues.
This are the specs of my gaming box used for the experiment:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ (2x2.7GHz)
4 GB DDR2 RAM
ALiveXFire-eSATA2 motherboard
Galaxy nVidia Geforce 9800 GT 512
Realtek-based PCIe 1GB NIC (since my mainboard NIC requires non-free
firmware)
Depending on how restricted your budget is I either would suggest you buy the
newly available GeForce card from thinkpenguin:
https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/geforce-9500gt-1gb-pci-express-20-video-card-gnulinux
or simply grab an older NVidia card from E-Bay. Cards like a GeForce 8600GT,
9500GT, 8800GTS or 9800GT are available very cheaply. I got most of my cards
for around 20€ inkluding shipment. You have to calculate what a Euro is in
your currency.
To my best knowledge older cards are better supported by the open source
drivers (Noveau / ATI) than the latest bleeding edge cards. I am pretty shure
that this will not change. Buying older hardware has simply two advantages:
The card is better supported by free drivers and is available at a much lower
price than new because most gamers toss out their graphic adapters 2 years
after buying.
Regards,
Holger
