Biege
The object of the game is to explore the world of Biege and collect all of the blue crystals that the Dwarven king demands. The crystals are hidden throughout the land; you can talk to townsfolk for hints on where they may be. There are many enemies waiting for you and if they attack you, they take one health away.

Features;
  • Single player
  • Two player

System requirements
  • Minimum JRE version 1.6.0 Build 27 GA5 (2013-02-17)


Biege on an eComStation machine with Open JDK


Installing Biege
Download the zip file biege_linux.tar.gz. Create a folder (directory) "biege" or something similar which fits your needs. First you open the gz file, then you open the tar file (totally sick system) and then you get the directory "biege". It depends how you can proceed, you can copy the directory or you have to open the directory and then copy everything to the new created folder (directory). That's it!

The used biege.cmd file
Biege works with Open JDK in OS/2-eCS. I have made a "biege.cmd" file with the following contents; 
@echo off
set CLASSPATH=
set BEGINLIBPATH=[drive: java]\JAVA160ga5\bin
set path=[drive: java]\JAVA160ga5\bin
[drive: biege]
cd [drive: biege]\biege
java -Duser.home=[drive: biege]\biege -jar biege.jar 2>biege-bugs.txt
I use 2 separate folders (directories), one for Java and one for Biege with the files created by this program. The references used in the cmd file;

  • [drive: java] = drive with Java
  • [drive: biege] = drive with Biege

should be replaced by real drive letters. Adjust the file from the distribution below, ie. different drive and directories. Save "biege.cmd" and copy it to the "biege" folder(directory) or your choice of folder(directory).

Create a new program object. Specify the path and file name: "[drive: biege]\biege\biege.cmd". In the tabpage Session check the boxes "OS/2 window", "Running as an icon" and "Close Window to end program". In the tabpage General you can enter the name "Biege". The download also has an OS/2 icon.

I want to point out that this is a way to start the program, OS/2 and its successors do have much more ways for starting a java program.

Parameters / options explained
  • The specification "-Duser.home=[drive: biege]\biege" will ensure that Biege will save all necessary files in own directory instead of saving them in the home directory.
  • The addition "2>biege-bugs.txt" ensures that errors are saved in the file "biege-bugs.txt". The 2 in "2>" is not a typo! The file stays empty on my machine, good sign.

Download
In the file you can find all necessary files, all drive letters in the command file are on set to C:. You can download it here: biege-os2.zip.

revision May 29, 2020