Tux: Play and Edit This 3D Linux Game

[Jarret B]

Tux is a 3-D game made only for Linux. It is open-source and has an editor, which is also open source, to make new games or add levels to existing games.

You’ll find the game and editor on ‘itch.io’. The links are:

Game: https://luckeyproductions.itch.io/tux
Editor: https://luckeyproductions.itch.io/edddy

Installation

You can download the game files from the above page and should be a compressed file in ZIP format.

Download the file and then go to the download folder.

For a Graphical User Interface (GUI), you can right-click on the file and select to ‘Extract’ it. It will create a folder named ‘tux-linux-64bit’. Inside this folder is a file named ‘tux’. Double-click it to start the game.

If you are more classically inclined, from a terminal go into the ‘~/Downloads’ folder. At the prompt, you can extract it using the command:

unzip tux-linux-64bit.zip

If you should get an error about the ‘unzip’ command, just install it, depending on your operating system, by:

CentOS:

sudo yum install unzip -y

Ubuntu:

sudo apt install unzip -y

Once you unzip the compressed file, you need to change into the folder. If you are still using the Command-Line Interface (CLI), you can use:

cd ~/Downloads/tux-linux-64bit

You can just double-click on the ‘tux’ app to start it. In a terminal, type ‘tux’ and press enter. Of course, you will need to have a GUI for running the program.

If you want the map editor, named ‘Edddy’, then download it as well.

Once downloaded, you need to place the ZIP file into a folder. I named min ‘edddy-linux-64bit’ and moved the ZIP file into it. Change into the new folder and unzip the file as we did the other ZIP file. The filename to use is ‘edddy-linux-64bit.zip’. In the new folder is the extracted file ‘edddy’. If you double-click this, or type the name in a terminal, it will start the editor.

From the same location you downloaded ‘edddy’, you can also download an example project. You can also open the ‘Tux!’ game with it by selecting ‘File>Open Project...;’. In the file open box, go to the folder where you extracted the ‘tux-linux-64bit’ files and there is a file named ‘tux.edy’. Choose the ‘tux.edy’ file and ‘Edddy’ will open the project for the game.

<strong>Playing Tux</strong>

The storyline is that all the sardines have disappeared from the oceans. So, to feed his family, Tux goes on land to search for sardines.

The instructions are all listed <a href="https://gitlab.com/luckeyproductions/games/Tux/-/blob/master/Docs/Guide/TuxGuide_EN.md">here</a>, but let’s get into this a little more:

• W – Up
• A – Left
• S – Down
• D – Right
• Space – Jump
• Shift – Run/Walk
• CTRL – Use
• ALT – Slide
• ESC – Pause/Unpause
• + - Next Item
• - - Previous Item

There are enemies that tux must deal with on his search for sardines:

• Slugs – bounce on these twice or hit with a bullwhip twice
• Bullhorn – looks like a mean bull and requires a slide to knock it out for a bit, but you need a helmet or other headgear to get the bullhorn

You can see the Bullhorns in Figure 1.

FIGURE 1

You have two items that you can use for in the game. Once used, they are not available until you find them again:

1. Key – opens keyholes
2. Red Herring – used as a distraction so Tux can get past the enemy

There are five hats that have different uses:

1. Football Helmet – lets you slide into things dealing damage, but protecting Tux
2. Fedora and Bullwhip – lets you use the whip as a grappling device
3. Hard Hat – Works like a Football Helmet, but also allows you to build with bricks
4. Wizard Hat – Tux can throw fire or ice balls to stun enemies. You can use ice to turn water or lava hard for a short time
5. Scuba Mask – Tux can breathe underwater

You can also use the mouse for jumping, sliding or using an item:

• Left button – jump
• Right button – slide
• Middle button – use selected item

If you have a controller, you can use this, but the key mappings can cause the buttons to behave differently.

Conclusion

Try Tux on a day when you feel you need a break from other tasks.

If you really feel daring, try to make your own levels.

Also, while at https://luckeyproductions.itch.io/, check out the other games they have available for Linux.

 

[rtdsx]

Looks like a fun game

 

[Iamgeese]

going to download this once I get Daul boot on my main system set up