Category Archives: gaming

Funcamp ET Legacy and Urban Terror Servers Upgraded

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Will Foster

Recently two fun, actively developed Open Source FPS game projects have had major updates: Enemy Territory: Legacy and Urban Terror.  Over the weekend I’ve upgraded the Funcamp ET:L (2.75) and UT (4.3.1) servers to the latest versions.  Setup instructions and … Continue reading →

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Create an HD Gaming Capture/Streaming Setup with Linux

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Will Foster

I recently created a dedicated game recording/streaming setup using OBS Studio on Fedora Linux.  This lets me capture and stream real-time full 1080p video and audio from another machine playing video games.  Read on for the hardware and setup details, … Continue reading →

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Automate 7 Days to Die Game Server Deployment with Ansible

Posted on May 14, 2016 by Will Foster

7 Days to Die is an extremely fun apocalyptic zombie survival crafting game with much less emphasis on the crafting and more on survival.  It’s a cross between the good building aspects of Minecraft, with the bleak realism of Rust … Continue reading →

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Logitech G933 Wireless Headset on Linux

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Will Foster

I recently came into possession of a Logitech G933 wireless headset and started using it on my Linux work laptop for 100% of my audio and video conferencing needs.  There were a few issues out of the box on Linux … Continue reading →

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Funcamp Open Source Game Servers

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Will Foster

Recently I posted guides around playing actively maintained free/Open Source games like Enemy Territory: Legacy, or Urban Terror.  I’ve set up a few game servers for the general public in my free time and I’ll list them here along with … Continue reading →

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Play Enemy Territory Legacy! (Linux, Mac, Windows)

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Will Foster

In my previous post about Enemy Territory I mentioned an active, maintained fork of this infamous Splash Damage WWII RPG-shooter from the mid-2000’s.  I found time to install, play and setup servers for Enemy Territory: Legacy – If you’re looking … Continue reading →

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Urban Terror: Fun, Free FPS Game

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Will Foster

Urban Terror is a free first person shooter based on the Open Source Quake III engine that advertises itself as a “Hollywood tactical shooter.”  It’s native for Linux, Mac and Windows like Enemy Territory, but uses realistic weapons, damage models … Continue reading →

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Play Enemy Territory! (Linux, Mac, Windows)

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Will Foster

Enemy Territory is a free, Open Source multi-player first-person shooter video game set during World War II. It was created in 2003 by Splash Damage and runs great on low-end hardware.  It features a well-designed class and progression system.  I’ve … Continue reading →

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