Docking Station

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	troublesome to install posted by kevint241 @ 24.21.173.70 on Aug 28 2008 12:39 AM
These 32-bit binaries are linked against libgtk1.2, which is somewhat hard to come by for a recent Ubuntu installation.
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	huh posted by Nemoder @ 68.116.29.29 on Aug 25 2008 11:01 AM
While I do really like the graphics I am a bit mystified as to what the point of the game is. Is it basically just an alien fishtank?
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Re: huh posted by damn @ 203.184.19.103 on Aug 26 2008 12:05 PM There's no ending or real point to the game. It's a life simulation. Your goal is to simply breed the creatures (called norns) and eventually create creatures that are much smarter then your first generation ones. Now that I think about it, I think the first two games in the series gave you a lot more information about the genetics (and general state) of your creatures. The third game that docks into this one (hence "docking station"), gives you access to better tools to analyze your creatures, but I think that the first two games are a lot better at this.   [Reply]

	whole creatures series for linux! posted by titi @ 212.68.81.3 on Aug 25 2008 8:58 AM
Looks like the whole creatures series is available for linux! Is anyone willing to add it to happypenguin? here the demo ..... here the full version
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Re: whole creatures series for linux! posted by damn @ 203.184.19.103 on Aug 26 2008 11:56 AM The first two games in the series where Windows only (although I seem to remember at least the first one was runnable on Macs). Anyway, the first game was one of the first games I tried on WINE and unfortunately, it didn't make it far. Since the first two games heavily used the Windows API, I don't think there would much on an improvement today. The best way to get the entire series running on Linux, would be to use the FLOSS engine in the thread below this one. It needs support too.   [Reply]

	Free Engine In Development posted by damn @ 203.184.19.103 on Aug 25 2008 2:06 AM
There's been a FLOSS engine for this game (and all other games in the Creatures series) for some time now. http://openc2e.org/
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	Yeee yee posted by jaeger487 @ 213.238.214.2 on Aug 24 2008 8:21 PM
Free as in beer or freedom, whutevva, but what is up with the registration bulls*it? I was going to download it, but the required registration just sucks too much. Too bad, this will probably lower their Linux user stats, but it's their own fault.
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Re: Yeee yee posted by Wolven @ 81.191.158.80 on Aug 24 2008 10:47 PM   I agree, the registration requirement is annoying, but it's not too bad, all you need is a working email, for the rest of the info you can just fill in nonsense, but still the requirement is annoying.   [Reply]   Re: Yeee yee posted by evil_core @ 83.14.123.172 on Aug 24 2008 11:22 PM   http://creatures.treesprite.com/Notice.html Its download without registration :D (link from oifficial site)   [Reply]   Re: Yeee yee posted by Wolven @ 81.191.158.80 on Aug 25 2008 6:11 AM   I also thought that the parent poster hadn't found the "right" download link at first, but it's when you run the game you need to register.   [Reply]

	Docking Station posted by dusted @ 77.68.146.169 on Aug 24 2008 12:13 PM
Free/gratis vs Free/Libre is a flaw in the english language, not in the description of this well made game, where everybody can, if they look at the License: description, that this game is not under a FLOSS license.
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	Ugh posted by Daemonax @ 222.76.12.5 on Aug 24 2008 8:12 AM
Completely FREE? Saying this in the GNU/Linux community when there isn't any available source code is just going to get people annoyed with you for abusing the term.
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Re: Ugh posted by Draconishinobi @ 89.122.167.246 on Aug 24 2008 9:13 AM   Yes and make sure FREE is written in all caps and if possible is flashing different neon colors.   [Reply]   Re: Ugh posted by farvardin @ 88.161.145.237 on Aug 24 2008 9:19 AM it's not abusing the term. I didn't pay anything to get the binaries, it's a freeware, that's all. The word "free" is not reserved to the open source community, and it has several meanings: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/free About the game, the build-in URL are no longer valid (like http://ds.creatures.net/first_login.pl ). The new registration page is at http://www.gamewaredevelopment.co.uk/ds/active/register.pl (you need to register an account for playing this). Beside this, I didn't find this software really interesting, but I haven't spend much time on it.   [Reply]   Re: Ugh posted by Flamma @ 79.144.151.122 on Aug 24 2008 9:41 AM   Techncally maybe. But specifying "completely" seems to have wrong intentions. If at least they had said only "free"...   [Reply]   Re: Ugh posted by farvardin @ 88.161.145.237 on Aug 24 2008 12:02 PM I don't see any intention at all. This old game was released in 1991 or so, and the notice on happypenguin is only a copy of the initial release.   [Reply]   Re: Ugh posted by lde @ 212.76.37.174 on Aug 24 2008 10:36 AM   The word 'free' is not reserved by anyone, and definitely not by open source community (maybe you meant free software community). But in context of software, gratis software is called freeware and software giving you freedom is called free software.   [Reply]   Re: Ugh posted by Draconishinobi @ 89.122.167.246 on Aug 24 2008 3:03 PM   I never said the word FREE is reserved, I'm just stating the meaning of FREE !!! Get a FREE super, ultra, deluxe keychain flashlight, just sign here. * fine print goes here in the smallest most indecipherable possible font.   [Reply]   Re: Ugh posted by parasti @ 62.63.166.34 on Aug 25 2008 12:12 PM   The comment you're replying to was a reply to somebody else.   [Reply]