Syberia

What works

The game can be installed and launched.
It can be played with a workaround.
It can be completed.

What does not

When you start the game, you have only the sound, without the image (black screen).

Workarounds

Workaround for the black screen problem

Method 1:

* Before starting the game, open Winecfg and place the Winecfg window on the right side of the screen
* In Winecfg > Graphics > Window Settings, uncheck "Allow the window manager to control the windows" and click "Apply" (do not close the Winecfg window)
* Start the game, then return to desktop using Alt+Tab (do not close the game)
* In Winecfg, check "Allow the window manager to control windows" again and click "OK"
* The game should automatically return to full screen and the screen should no longer be black.

Method 2 (thanks Dreamkey for this method):
* Install 'xdotool'
* Launch the game with this command line: 'wine /path/to/Game.exe & xdotool selectwindow windowunmap'
* Wait until you can hear the game introduction then click anywhere on the screen: the black window is unmapped, and the game that was behind it appears.

What was not tested

Nothing.

Hardware tested

Graphics:

• GPU: Nvidia
• Driver: proprietary

Additional Comments

Version tested:
GOG.com DRM-free version
1.0.0 hotfix 4