About
Shadow Warrior is a 1997 first-person shooter built by 3D Realms on Ken Silverman's Build engine, following on from Duke Nukem 3D; its shareware version launched in May 1997 and the full game that September. This is icculus.org's Linux port of 3D Realms' 2005 GPL-licensed Shadow Warrior source release; the porter notes it received less polish than their equivalent Duke Nukem 3D port.
How it differs from the original
It's a Linux port of the same 2005 GPL source release (with changes from the original 1997 code marked by "// CTW" comments) rather than a from-scratch reimplementation, and it still requires the original copyrighted game data files.
Getting started
You'll need the original Shadow Warrior data files (registered or shareware); the port is compiled from source like the DOS original and shares its known quirks, including sketchy modern-system audio, untested networking, and a shareware-version crash on the second episode.
Known limitations
- audio: Sound will be sketchy on modern systems and likely to slow game performance significantly.
- networking: Networking is completely untested.
- compatibility: Shareware version 1.2 will crash when attempting to play the second episode.
Additional notes
- Trivia
- The porter describes it as having received less development attention than their earlier Duke Nukem 3D Linux port.