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SeriousSamClassic-VK

Version

1.10.6d

Installation

(Don't have snapd installed?)

From the store

This snap is now in the store, simply run

$ sudo snap install serioussam-vk

Game data

This package only provides the engine, you need a valid copy of the (proprietary) game data to launch the game. When you first start the game, you will be asked to place your game data along the following paths:

~/snap/serioussam-vk/current/.local/share/Serious-Engine/serioussam

~/snap/serioussam-vk/current/.local/share/Serious-Engine/serioussamse

You can place game data in these paths before starting the game. Then the game will start immediately.

Running SeriousSamClassic-VK

Run it from shell:

$ serioussam-vk

or

$ serioussam-vk.se

or simply run the desktop entry, called:

Serious Sam The First Encounter,
Serious Sam The Second Encounter.

Running SeriousSamClassic-VK with XPLUS modification

Run it from shell:

cd ~/.
wget https://archive.org/download/sam-tfe-xplus/SamTFE-XPLUS.tar.xz
wget https://archive.org/download/sam-tse-xplus/SamTSE-XPLUS.tar.xz
tar -xJvpf SamTFE-XPLUS.tar.xz -C ~/snap/serioussam-vk/current/.local/share/Serious-Engine/serioussam
tar -xJvpf SamTSE-XPLUS.tar.xz -C ~/snap/serioussam-vk/current/.local/share/Serious-Engine/serioussamse

Next, run the modification from the game menu

Vulkan settings

At the time of the release of games Serious Sam Classic The First Encounter and Serious Sam Classic The Second Encounter, there was no Vulcan support. If you need Vulkan render settings from the menu, then copy directories SamTFE/Scripts and SamTSE/Scripts from this repo along the paths (overwriting existing files):

~/snap/serioussam-vk/current/.local/share/Serious-Engine/serioussam

~/snap/serioussam-vk/current/.local/share/Serious-Engine/serioussamse

For the games Serious Sam Classic The First Encounter and Serious Sam Classic The Second Encounter respectively.

Known Issues

• There is no multiplayer compatibility between Windows and *nix systems.