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Populous: The Beginning 1.03



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NamePopulous: The Beginning
Version1.03
License Retail
URLhttp://www.populous.net
Votes  
RatingGold
Wine Version1.4
Maintainers of this version:
Description
Upgrade to last patch, remove the CD control at startup
Old test results
The test results for this version are very old, and as such they may not represent the current state of Wine. Please consider submitting a new test report.
Selected Test Results (selected in 'Test Results' table below)

What works

  • Installation
  • Play the game
  • Save/Load


What does not

  • nothing tested


What was not tested

  • Multiplayer


Additional Comments

It's not rated gold due to the win98 workaround and the SETUP.EXE trick (no autorun). But its only due to the age of the game, maybe.
Test Results
DistributionTest dateWine versionInstalls?Runs?RatingSubmitter
CurrentDebian GNU/Linux 7.0 "Wheezy" x86_64Mar 10 20121.4 Yes Yes Gold nicola manca 
ShowDebian GNU/Linux 7.0 "Wheezy" x86_64Nov 27 20111.3.32 Yes Yes Gold nicola manca 
ShowDebian GNU/Linux 7.0 "Wheezy" x86_64Sep 01 20111.3.26 Yes No Garbage nicola manca 


Known bugs
Bug # Description Status Resolution Other apps affected

 
HOWTO
  • Install in win98 mode: when running the installer do not use the autorun, Navigate to $CDROM/setup/English (or whatever your language is) and run the SETUP.EXE found there.
  • Apply patch 1.03
  • Run in win98 mode

No mouse override needs anymore!

I suggest to play the game inside a wine desktop due to low resolution supperted by the game, but normal fullscreen works too


 
Note and old version support

This game works with Wine 1.1.29, not wint the newer versions until 1.3.32 that works even better!

Additional infor for 1.1.29:

  • Make sure you have the MouseWarpOverride registry key (if it does not exist, you will have to create it).
  • Do not attempt to use hardware acceleration - unfortunate things will happen.
  • In my experience, it works a lot better to run it in a window.
  • If you have difficulty with a non 1:1 mouse movement ratio (e.g. your mouse sometimes pops out of the window before it reaches the edge), try moving your mouse rapidly to another portion of the window, and then slowly approach the portion you wish to reach.

 




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