Linux build

[drankine]

Hi! I want to start by saying this tool has been a godsend for running a privately modded server off my windows gaming machine. Thank you so much.

This appears to be the best tool for this use case, particularly in how quick and easy it is to update and manage large mod lists. I was wondering how tricky it would be to create a build for Linux given how much it is used in server environments? It is my understanding that most people would use Dhalgren's tool but its not quite the same.

Kind regards.

[Foxlider]

Heyo !
Thanks for the kind words,we always appreciate that.

With FASTER, it is impossible to run on a linux machine. Not hard to do or tricky, impossible. WINE may fix some problems but it has never been tested or tried.

The issue is the following :
FASTER is built on top of WPF, a Microsoft graphics framework for .NET that uses native Windows libraries to work and display stuff. This simply doesn't exist on Linux. It's not compatible.
There's also the hardcoded paths and commands it uses that makes it a bit harder too.

Good(ish) news however : I have resumed working on KAST. The web version of FASTER that should work on Linux. At least its designed to. Development is slow, sluggish, and uncertain but still.

[drankine]

No problem! Thank you for the update :)

[Foxlider]

My pleasure !
If you're intrigued, you can check the progress on FASTER's Discord server