Does anyone have any experience with playing Rebellion on a Linux machine?

 

A friend of mine once tried but it only worked half way - normal gameplay was ok but he didn't see the battle sequences. Of course that made playing impossible.

 

So: Any suggestions e.g. for an emulator that can deal with this great game would be very much appreciated

Tried using Wine?

No. UC, I am still a Windows user tired of being forced to buy Vista for no other reason than because everybody else uses it - so I'd like to get away from MS once and for all.

 

I found alternatives for almost all the programs I need in my daily life - if I had a way of playing Rebellion on such a machine the change would be perfect

I ain't a Linux user but i read that it pretty good.

 

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There are some Linux based Windows emulators that are capable of simulating DirectX, but they tend to be glitchy. Linux tends to focus on OpenGL which, sadly, is on it's way out. Most Linux distros aren't intended for gaming, so don't expect an improvement in this any time soon. In other words... it might be impossible.

Damn - I'm doomed

 

However, thanks for your time and afforts, guys Should I find a way, I'll post it here.

Wine, definitely (http://appdb.winehq.org/ check WineHQ to see which apps are reported to run). And there's also Cedega (http://www.transgaming.com/index.php?module=ContentExpress&file=index&func=display&ceid=29), which emulates even directx9 and works guite well, but is not free. Also some commercial games have their native linux versions (neverwinter nights, unreal tournaments, dooms, quakes and maybe others) and some of these games run even faster than on windows platforms .

 

And imho with accelerated window managers (beryl/compiz), linux kicks Vista's butt on all fronts (almost).

Oh great! Thanx, I'll try that as soon as possible! (but don't expect any feedback soon, I'm quite busy at the moment)