New player or slayer?

[Ryo]

IMHO, as it looks right now, the *nix platform is driving development and the windows side (aka porting) of things is either keeping up or playing catch-up.

Now that's unfair
I develop under Windows, then make sure it works under Linux - like my mapbuild patch (granted, not yet used as no map for it).

Ok, most developers will patch when it works for Linux, then I make sure it works under Windows. But most of the times it's ok right away, as it's common C.

[Leaf]

I develop under Windows, then make sure it works under Linux - like my mapbuild patch (granted, not yet used as no map for it).

Ok, most developers will patch when it works for Linux, then I make sure it works under Windows. But most of the times it's ok right away, as it's common C.

I stand corrected!

[hoxu]

I have to agree with Ryo that there *is* some actual development happening on Windows, although the "main" platform seems to be Linux. I think getting more Windows developers wouldn't be bad. Most of Windows games tend to look better and more attractive, too..

[Ryo]

I have to agree with Ryo that there *is* some actual development happening on Windows, although the "main" platform seems to be Linux. I think getting more Windows developers wouldn't be bad. Most of Windows games tend to look better and more attractive, too..

Actually, I think the question of whether it's developed on this or that platform doesn't matter. The better question is, what is being developed?

Most changes are crossplatform in the first place (ok, stuff like client scripts & such don't work yet under Windows), so whatever the development platform, it should work everywhere.

As for Windows games being better than Linux ones, that's another issue: many Windows games are commercial, with all resources that implies, resources we don't always have.

To make it short: let people develop, whatever the platform
Some people will make sure it'll work on all platforms, or at least compiles (like client scripting).