Installer Under Linux

posted on April 3rd, 2005, 3:05 am

Hey all

I'm trying to install fleetops on my new linux box using cedega (winex) for emulation. The fo setup prog freezes at a splash screen of 2 galaxies firing it looks like.

Is there some way to install fo without this exe? Or, what kind of program is it. Does it require flash..etc.

Thanks for your help

posted on April 3rd, 2005, 4:19 am

ok I was abled to install the game by removing the "managed" function (adds window borders).

Now i can't make the game run. This launcher program is too complicated.

The transgaming wiki also states that a2 requires a nocd to run in emulation mode on linux. I own the game, but is there a way I can patch fo?

[Anonymous]

posted on April 3rd, 2005, 10:24 am

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I was able to emulate Armada 2 with Cedega 4.3. on my Suse 9.2. Linux...Main menu was flickering but ingame speed and graphics was very good. But i needed to "patch" with nocd exe. Same problem occured when tried to install Fo.

posted on April 3rd, 2005, 4:04 pm

rename the armada2.exe nocd patch to armada2.tgt and drop it into the fleet ops folder, after backing up the Armada2.tgt file of course.

posted on April 4th, 2005, 7:42 am

thx for the tgt tip. I still can't make it run though. FO uses 1.1 right?

And do you have any suggestions for the config I should use?

posted on April 4th, 2005, 3:44 pm

hey guys, trying to get my copy to work on my mates, he will be using win iso to make the copy and deamon tools to run it, how ever when we play it it says "please insert cd" any idea to fix this?

posted on April 4th, 2005, 7:53 pm

Yep, with nocd crack.

posted on April 4th, 2005, 8:10 pm

i tried one but it needed armada2.exe and would not change the fleetops.exe
do you know how to change this?

posted on April 4th, 2005, 11:35 pm

Well, not to condone piracy, but everyone here suggests armada.tgt is the file to replace.

Sfera, could you attach your point2play config for fo?

[Anonymous]

posted on April 4th, 2005, 11:37 pm

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DOC's going to freak when he finally sees what we've done to his forum.

posted on April 5th, 2005, 3:55 am

DOC's going to freak when he finally sees what we've done to his forum.

i dont think so i sher he will se that this is not about pireting the game but geting it to work on uther plat forums.

as i sugested be for if a whay can be worked out hopaly a option can be made for linexs user in the dawn load section of fo or evin a pach for linex users only that whood be helpful.

i sher doca knowas what going on here opect visets the forum alot and i sher tocks to doca cola.


i have herd of programs that simulate widows on linex you mite have best luck tring one of thos programs i do not know thare names tho.

posted on April 5th, 2005, 12:51 pm

You don't need to crack fleetops.exe, i think that armada2.exe which was renamed as armada.tgt, for fo purposes, should be cracked.
And Psycho i don't have any config file for fo because i didn't made it to work, only Armada2.

posted on April 5th, 2005, 3:25 pm

so i need to crack armada.tgt?

posted on April 19th, 2005, 11:15 pm

Well this sucks, I still can't figure this out. Sometimes I wish I didn't get rid of windows as now I spend most my time fixing things. Don't get me wrong, linux is great, its just soo technical.

Anyways, maybe we can think of some solutions. The problem is obviously with the external prog FO uses to modify A2, as the original game runs fine in cedega. The window calls another window and I think thats where it breaks. The first window can't see the second. I wonder if there is a way to just run the game directly..

posted on April 20th, 2005, 6:08 am

puh. Yep i must admit we mainly programmed it for Windows cause at least I have no experience with Linux.
I will ask DOCa if he thinks he is able to program a Linux version too