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Overgrowth
Overgrowth is a third person, 3D, fast paced, cross-platform action computer game developed by Wolfire Games. It has been in development since September 17, 2008[1].
Installation
At this point, since the game is currently in development, the install requirements might change. Hopefully this wiki page will reflect package requirements accordingly. At minimum the following packages are required for Overgrowth to run properly:
root #
emerge --ask --verbose gnome-base/gconf media-libs/freeimage media-libs/freealut media-libs/libpng
Configuration
User groups
Make sure the users that will be running the game have the proper group permissions. Substitute <username>
in the command below for each user that will require permission to play Overgrowth:
root #
gpasswd -a <username> audio
root #
gpasswd -a <username> video
Troubleshooting
S3TC support
If the game display a white box during the loading screen it might be because S3TC support is missing. This is fixable by installing the media-libs/libtxc_dxtn package:
root #
emerge --ask --verbose media-libs/libtxc_dxtn
See also
- Steam - Internet-based digital distribution client. Overgrowth can also be installed through Steam.
External resources
- Wolfire Games - The parent company of Overgrowth.
- Wolfire blog - Used to post status updates for Overgrowth
- What is Overgrowth Video - A video explaining Overgrowth.
- Official Wolfire Wiki
- Overgrowth on Linux (Official Wolfire Wiki)
- Wolfires Overgrowth Comics - The Lore of Overgrowth.