Application Details:
Version: | 1.x |
License: | Retail |
URL: | http://www.sinsofasolarempire.... |
Votes: | 15 |
Latest Rating: | Silver |
Latest Wine Version Tested: | 1.6.2 |
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What works
Installer
Single player
Resolutions up to 1366x768
What does not
Launcher: To start either browse C: to Sins of a Solar Empire.exe or run setup.exe on the CD and chose repair, the installer will say its installed, click finish and the game will run.
Workarounds
What was not tested
Multi-player
Hardware tested
Graphics:
Additional Comments
There are compatibility issues with Unity and Gnome 3 desktops resulting in unreachable areas of screen. However it runs perfectly with Xfce.
Operating system | Test date | Wine version | Installs? | Runs? | Used Workaround? | Rating | Submitter | ||
Current | Ubuntu 14.04 "Trusty" amd64 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | Jun 23 2014 | 1.6.2 | Yes | Yes | No | Silver | an anonymous user | |
Show | Linux Mint 11 "Katya" | Nov 08 2011 | 1.3.30 | Yes | Yes | No | Gold | an anonymous user | |
Show | Debian GNU/Linux Unstable "Sid" x86_64 | Jan 13 2011 | 1.3.10 | Yes | Yes | No | Silver | Caleb Totten | |
Show | Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid" i386 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | Oct 04 2010 | 1.2 | Yes | Yes | No | Silver | an anonymous user | |
Show | Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid" amd64 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | Aug 10 2010 | 1.2 | N/A | Yes | No | Bronze | an anonymous user |
Bug # | Description | Status | Resolution | Other apps affected |
There's a quite detailed howto on installing the game on stardocks own forum, check there for the most up to date information:
Font fix
Fix 1
1. In the game's directory inside the "Font" folder are 3 .ttf files, you
have to copy to your local font folder (if you use gnome you can open
with gnome-font-viewer and click on install). and in a terminal run:
fc-cache -fr ~/.fonts
2. Using a terminal enter the game's Font directory and run:
sed 's/SinsAgencyBold/AgencyFB-Bold/g' -i.bak *.font
Thanks to Marcos
Fix 2
Download fixed fonts from here www.honorguardonline.com/sins/sinsfontfix.tar.gz unpack and copy to Font sub-directory in Sins of a Solar Empire folder.
This fix is from the "Unofficial guide to SoaSE under Wine" http://forums.stardock.com/?aid=171844 .
NOTE
None of this is perfect, particularly the fix 2 which just edits the fonts to be smaller. It is possible that some text will still overlap.
For more detailed explanation of the problem see: http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17015
Changing resolution
When using NVIDIA proprietary drivers, game resolution cannot be changed in game. You need to change it manually in user.setting file located in ".wine/drive_c/users/username/Local Settings/Application Data/Ironclad Games/Sins of a Solar Empire/Setting/".
Resolution can be changed just fine with mesa drivers. I haven't tested fglrx.
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