Mac / Linux / Amiga version announced!

[GulGnu]

Could be interested in case there are any Mac-ers out there:

From Spray Gamer.

'Europa Universalis för Linux, Mac och Amiga'

In English: 'EU for Linux, Mac & Amiga'

'Paradox Entertainment har licensierat Kanadensiska TribSoft Inc. rätten att konvertera det uppmärksammade historiska cd-romspelet Europa Universalis till Linux, Mac och Amiga. '

'Paradox Entertainment has licenced Canadian TribSoft Inc. the rights to convert the much talked-about historical CD-Rom game Europa Universalis to Linux, Mac & Amiga.'

'Marknaden för mjukvara till Linux har vuxit lavinartat under det senaste året. Bristen på spel för Mac har också varit uppenbar och speciellt Europa Universalis som vänder sig till en äldre och mer köpstark målgrupp passar plattformarna. Paradox Entertainment som internt utvecklat Windows-versionen har nu licensierat rätten till TribSoft som specialiserat sig på konvertering av populära spel till framför allt Linux.


- Fokus ligger fortfarande på programmering för Windows och de framtida spelkonsolerna och de interna resurserna koncentreras kring våra Onlinespel. Eftersom vi vet att Europa Universalis har en bra marknad på även dessa plattformar känns det helt rätt att snabbt inleda ett samarbete med en ledande utvecklare på området, säger Fredrik Malmberg, affärsutvecklingsansvarig på Paradox Entertainment.


Tidigare har licensavtal slutits för utgivning av Windows-versionen på flera marknader. TribSoft Inc. är ett Kanadensiskt företag som tidigare konverterat flera populära spel till Linux. Det senaste projektet var Jagged Alliance 2.

I Europa Universalis tar man rollen som en av upp till åtta stormakter under 300 år, från Columbus till Napoleon. 60 småstater spelas av datorn och reagerar på världshändelser och spelarnas agerande. Religion, handel, erövringar, upptäckter och diplomati måste hanteras skickligt för att v
inna spelet! Det är ett av de mest ambitiösa historiska PC-spelen under senare år och har uppmärksammats i internationell press. '


(Spray Gamer)


The rest is a general description of the Mac & Linux game markets, plus a general description of the game.

/ GulGnu

 

[Johan]

http://www.paradoxplaza.com/newsdetail.asp?id=62

 

[Emperor of Europe]

Grrrreat! So I will be able to play EU at work as well. Even in multiplayer since we got an Internet connection so fat it's creppy.

Way to go Paradox!

The E.

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Uhm... nice province. I
think I'll take it.

 

[Dark Knight]

Originally posted by GulGnu:
In English: 'EU for Linux, Mac & Amiga'

Great! Now I can play it on my old Amiga 2000 .

 

[unmerged(252)]

Ah, nice to see. I am glad to see some deal reached, although not quite the one I am waiting for.

 

[unmerged(35)]

So does that mean i will or wont be able to play it on my IBM

 

[Oranje]

Originally posted by hacksaw:
So does that mean i will or wont be able to play it on my IBM

You would (shortly) if your german is ok
No kidding, I cannot imagine there won't be an English version for Windows available eventually.
As for the other versions: That Canadian company will have to find a publisher first, just like Paradox, so that could be a long wait too. My guess is that the Windows version (which after all is completed already)is likely to be on the market before Linux etc.

greetings, Oranje

[This message has been edited by Oranje (edited 17-10-2000).]

 

[unmerged(35)]

thanks for the assurance oranje

 

[unmerged(202)]

Originally posted by Dark Knight:
Great! Now I can play it on my old Amiga 2000 .

I was hoping for something like that too... but I got this reply from Tribsoft when I asked about it:

'Hi,

We don't develop for Amiga. The announcement was an error.

Keep reading Amiga news site for the EU Amiga announcement.

Regards,

Mathieu Pinard
Tribsoft Inc.'

I didn't ask anything about the Linux and Mac versions, though.

/Martin

 

[unmerged(258)]

Hallelujah! Now I might actually have something I can use Linux to play! I've got it installed on the machine, but little is written for it ...

I suppose they have to reach their own deal with publishers? So even if it's a Canadian company, that doesn't mean it will come out any sooner in North America.

 

[unmerged(202)]

According to a news item on the Czech Amiga News site (http://www.realdreams.cz/amiga/index.html) Tribsoft only aquired the rights for Linux. The Amiga and Mac versions are licenced by Hyperion Entertainment (http://www.hyperion-software.com/) according to them.

/Martin

 

[unmerged(212)]

Kudos to Paradox for not overlooking these niches. Has anyone seen what the Mac system requirements will be???

 

[unmerged(202)]

Check Hyperion's Mac section at http://www.hyperion-software.com/_mac/news.html or e-mail them directly if they don't put any info on the site. E-mailing them would also encourage them to do the conversion quickly. Maybe before the English version is released on PC...?

/Martin

[This message has been edited by AdMartin (edited 20-10-2000).]