Populous: The Beginning

Version 1.01

(In Wine) it works you will only need directx. But It don't work online or you will get color bars and can't move your mouse to the start button.

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Old test results

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What works

Install

D3D goes into menu at least

What does not

Software crashes in intro

Workarounds

What was not tested

Playing because didn't get this far

Hardware tested

Graphics:

Additional Comments

Strange thing about the (mouse/keyboard) input

selected in Test Results table below

	Operating system	Test date	Wine version	Installs?	Runs?	Used Workaround?	Rating	Submitter
Show	Arch Linux x86_64	Sep 29 2013	1.7.3	Yes	Yes	No	Gold	Good Guy Danny
Show	Ubuntu 12.04 "Precise" amd64 (+ variants like Kubuntu)	Oct 14 2012	1.5.15	Yes	Yes	No	Bronze	Daniel Williams
Show	Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric" i386 (+ variants like Kubuntu)	Dec 05 2011	1.3.34	No, but has workaround	Yes	No	Gold	Ezequiel Ferriol
Show	Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty" i386 (+ variants like Kubuntu)	Jun 10 2011	1.3.21	Yes	Yes	No	Gold	an anonymous user
Show	Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty" i386 (+ variants like Kubuntu)	Jun 03 2010	1.1.42	Yes	Yes	No	Silver	an anonymous user

Bug #	Description	Status	Resolution	Other apps affected
32822	Populous 3: moving mouse cursor to edge of screen causes the game itself to move off-screen	UNCONFIRMED		View

Note and old version support

This game works with Wine 1.1.29, but not with the newer versions until 1.3.32, which 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.

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

Mouse override is not needed anymore!

I suggest to play the game inside a wine desktop due to low resolution supported by the game, however fullscreen should works too

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