c/linux_gaming · by mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml · 231d

Maxima is an open-source replacement for the EA Desktop/Origin game launcher, running natively on Linux and Windows

https://github.com/ArmchairDevelopers/Maxima

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The reasoning for the name Maxima is really neat: It's the farthest you can get from the Origin.

MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz · 24 pts · 231d (3 replies)

Neat!

Could maxima-cli be used to implement EA support in Heroic? Feels odd to not consolidate considering it already does Epic, GOG and Amazon.

Refactoring Maxima to new architecture allowing multiple frontends to co-exist

Maybe yes eventually?

darcmage@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 19 pts · 231d (1 reply)

Heroic FAQ:

In order to add support for another store, we would first need for a CLI too for the given store to already exist that could manage the basic features we expect: login, fetching data, installation, etc.

Looks promising.

MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz · 14 pts · 231d

Yup. Hence my speculation. Heroic is a frontend for existing cli-based launchers.

sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 231d

And now Zoom-Platform too

vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 231d (2 replies)

The maxima name is taken. Maxima is the symbolic algebra system.

cepelinas@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 230d

It also shares the name with a grocery store.

lambalicious@lemmy.sdf.org · 1 pts · 220d

Hopefully they rename it to (at least) "Maxima Launcher".