Steam will automatically update Zombie Panic! Source when you start or install the game.
Selected Test Results (selected in 'Test Results' table below)
What works
The following was tested and worked:
- Basic Game Play (Running, Gunning... etc.)
- Sound/Audio was clean and clear
(Using OSS Audio Driver with Hardware Acceleration set to Basic via the Wine Configuration)
- Direct X Levels (-dxlevel 80, 81, 90)
- Several Maps
(Most time was spent on Harvest)
How to install Zombie Panic! Source via Steam:
1. In the Steam client navigate to the 'Tools' tab
2. Select and install Zombie Panic! Source Dedicated Server
3. Once the installation is complete, navigate to the 'My Games' tab and Zombie Panic! Source Client will be installed and ready to play
Performance:
On this system (Specs Listed Below) via the in-game fps monitor (Command: cl_showfps 1) I received a minimum fps of around 25 and a max peak of close to 100. This is at Direct X level 9 and 8.1 and at a resolution of 1920x1080. The current Nvidia driver (180.44) installed is the default offered by Ubuntu 9.04 32bit at the time of this posting.
The Wine version (1.0.1) in use is the default offered by Ubuntu 9.04 32bit at the time of this posting. Overall, very exceptable by my standards.
What does not
None
What was not tested
- Microphone
- Direct X Levels 7and 6
Additional Comments
Note: I used WineTricks (http://wiki.winehq.org/winetricks) to install the following before testing: directx9, vcrun2008, vcrun2005, vcrun2003, vcrun6, corefonts, and tahoma.
System Specs: Dual AMD Opteron 280's @ 2.4GHz, Nvidia (EVGA) GTX260 216, 4GB ECC DDR, Creative Audigy, Intel Pro 1000 GT, Tyan K8WE, Asus VH222H (Max Res: 1920x1080 via HDMI)
Nvidia Driver: 180.44
OS: Ubuntu 9.04 32bit
Wine Version: 1.0.1
Under the 'Applications' tab select 'Add Application'
Browse to Program Files - Steam - steamapps - [steamloginname] - zombie panic! source - select hl2.exe and click 'open' This should add hl2.exe to your applications list in winecfg.
Select hl2.exe under the 'Applications' tab, click the drop-down menu for 'Windows Version' and select Windows 98.
Click 'OK'
This will force wine to run the game as windows 98 and any problems with crashing should be gone.
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Same
by Evil on Friday October 17th 2008, 13:36
I tested under 1.1.6 and Kubuntu 8.10b1 w/nVidia 177.80 drivers on a 9800GTX+ and received similar results:
I can start the game, and play for some amount of time, but it will eventually crash: Just like CS:S, which isn't surprising given that this is a mod on the same engine.
