Questions:
1)
What is Cedega and how can I use it for game
play?
2)
What are the benefits of subscribing?
3)
What games run on Cedega?
4)
How do games in the Games Database get their playability
rating?
5)
What are the minimum system requirements for
Cedega?
6)
Which video card do you recommend using with
Cedega?
7)
Does Cedega run on all Linux distributions?
8)
Does Cedega work on the Mac?
9)
Does Cedega work on BeOS? BSD?
10)
What packages are available and what are Cedega's
dependencies?
11)
What types of technical support are available to
subscribers?
12)
How do I purchase a Cedega subscription?
13)
What payment methods does TransGaming accept?
14)
Can I pay by cheque, cash, Paypal, Western
Union?
15)
How do I cancel my subscription?
1)
What
is Cedega and how can I use it for game
play?
Cedega is TransGaming's flagship Linux
portability product. Cedega allows Windows games to
seamlessly and transparently run on Linux operating
systems straight out-of-the-box. Using the integrated
interface, users can install, update and play games just
as they would under Windows.
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2) What
are the benefits of subscribing?
In addition to
the freedom to play many Triple A Windows-based games on
a Linux system, users receive:
Prepackaged binaries
Priority access to
updates
Technical support for Cedega on officially
supported titles
The right to vote on what
TransGaming will work on next
Continued development
efforts
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3) What
games run on Cedega?
TransGaming listens
carefully to its customers and dedicates its resources
to bringing the best titles to the Linux community. With
each release TransGaming adds support for some of the
newest available titles. Cedega can run a huge library
of Windows-based games ranging from massive multiplayer
online games such as World of Warcraft to blockbuster
hits like Battlefield 2. TransGaming rigorously tests
and offers technical support on officially supported
titles. Please visit the TransGaming Games Database for
the full list of working and officially supported
titles.
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4) How
do games in the Games Database get their playability
rating?
TransGaming believes in the voice of the
Linux community. As such we have designed our games
database so subscribers can submit new game titles to
the database as well as rate a game's playability in
Cedega. All ratings in the games database are assigned
by our users and not TransGaming. We recommend trying
games with a playability rating of 3 or better.
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5) What
are the minimum system requirements for
Cedega?
The operating system core requirements
are a Linux Kernel 2.4 or higher, XFree86 4.0 (4.3 is
recommended) or Xorg, and glibc 2.2 or higher. Since
each game will have its own hardware specifications, we
recommend for optimal gaming experience that you exceed
the recommended requirements to run the game.
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6) Which
video card do you recommend using with
Cedega?
Cedega will run with both ATI and nVidia
video cards. We currently recommend the nVidia GeForce
class video card due to its superior Linux driver
support and the availability of Pixel Shaders on nVidia
FX class cards and above. Some users may experience
inconsistent performance and instability with the ATI
Radeon 8500 or better cards. Please refer to the release
notes for recommendations for game play.
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7) Does
Cedega run on all Linux distributions?
Cedega
runs with most major Linux distributions including (but
not limited to): Linspire, Mandriva, SuSE, Gentoo,
Ubuntu, Fedora Core, Debian and Slackware.
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8) Does
Cedega work on the Mac?
Cedega does not run on
the PowerPC Mac OSX due to differences in the underlying
architecture between PowerPC computers and x86 based
computers. For TransGaming's approach to intel Mac see
Cider.
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9) Does
Cedega work on BeOS? BSD?
TransGaming actively
accepts patches from the BSD community in order for
Cedega to run on FreeBSD; however, Cedega is currently
available for Linux only.
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10) What
packages are available and what are Cedega's
dependencies?
Cedega is available in RPM, DEB and
TGZ packages for easy installation on all major
distributions of Linux. The dependencies for Cedega will
differ depending on the distribution:
- ALL: python >= 2.3, wget
- Red Hat/Fedora Core: pygtk2 >= 2.6, gtk2,
dbus=python
- SuSE: python-gtk >= 2.6, gtk2, dbus-1, python
- Mandriva: pygtk2.0-libglade, gtk2, pygtk2.0 >=
2.6, dbus-python
- DEB: libc6 >= 2.2.4-4, xlibmesa3 or libgl1,
python-gtk2 >= 2.6, python-glade2, python2.4-dbus
- TGZ (names may vary): x11, gtk2, glade 2, python
gtk2 bindings, python dbus bindings
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11) What
types of technical support are available to
subscribers?
TransGaming offers technical support
in a variety of manners. The most beneficial to our
subscribers is the TransGamer community itself. Users
can trade support tips, game hints, or just chat with
other members of the Cedega community on any game title,
distribution or any other aspect of Cedega in the User
Forums or on IRC at irc.freenode.net in #cedega. For
officially supported games such as Battlefield 2, City
of Heroes or Half-Life 2 users can get a quick response
from one of TransGaming's knowledgeable support staff
team by visiting the Support Forums to post a support
request or by sending an email to support@transgaming.com
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12) How
do I purchase a Cedega subscription?
Cedega is
available to end-users through TransGaming's
subscription service, http://transgaming.org/subscription/subscribe.html.
For a monthly fee of only $5 (with a discount if a 12
month subscription is purchased in advance) subscribers
receive ongoing access to Cedega updates, releases and
patches, have access to TransGaming's discussions
forums, and can influence TransGaming's development
activities through a unique voting ability. Subscribers
who maintain an uninterrupted subscription for a period
of 18 months become "Emerald TransGamers" where they
receive increased voting power, access to some releases
before anyone else, and many other benefits. Cedega can
also be licensed for commercial use. Please contact us
at sales@transgaming.com
to discuss your specific commercial needs.
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13) What
payment methods does TransGaming accept?
All
transactions are conducted through WorldPay,
TransGaming's secure online transaction processing
service provider. At this time, TransGaming accepts
payment in US dollars, Euros, or GBP. For users who are
conducting a transaction in US dollars, WorldPay accepts
most major credit cards. For users who wish to pay in
Euros or GBP, WorldPay accepts payments made via
standard debit systems. WorldPay is a unique service in
that it frees our users from the worry of having to pay
for their subscription every month by allowing users to
setup a recurring payment system that automatically
charges their cards on a monthly basis.
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14) Can I
pay by cheque, cash, Paypal, Western Union?
At
this time TransGaming can only accept payments made
through our secure online credit card processing service
provider, WorldPay. Users who cannot subscribe using
WorldPay may wish to contact one of TransGaming's
resellers for a subscription. Some of TransGaming's
resellers include Linspire, ixsoft and Linux-Onlineshop .
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15) How
do I cancel my subscription?
Canceling your
subscription means you will no longer accrue time
towards earning Emerald status and you will not receive
access to all the benefits of subscription. You can
cancel your subscription by logging into http://www.transgaming.com/,
selecting MODIFY ACCOUNT and clicking the "Reset
FuturePay Agreement" link. This will contact WorldPay
and cancel your current payment plan so no further
charges will be made. An email will be sent from
WorldPay confirming the cancellation of your payment
plan.
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