Application Details:
Version: | GOG |
License: | Retail |
URL: | http://www.planetmoon.com/prev... |
Votes: | 0 |
Latest Rating: | Platinum |
Latest Wine Version Tested: | 4.0-staging |
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What works
Everything (see below)
What does not
Workarounds
What was not tested
Hardware tested
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Additional Comments
== Installation == Download gog.com version. Download Patch 1.497 from here: http://www.giantswd.org/index.php?file=60 Download win98 dlls for netplay from here: http://www.thehandofagony.com/alex/dll/dplaydlls-win98se.tar.bz2 WINEARCH=win32 WINEPREFIX=/winegames/giants wineboot WINEPREFIX=/winegames/giants wine ~/Downloads/setup_giants_2.0.0.3.exe WINEPREFIX=/winegames/giants wine ~/Downloads/GPatch1497F.exe Install directplay and set wine configuration to win98: WINEPREFIX=/winegames/giants winetricks directplay WINEPREFIX=/winegames/giants winecfg #tab general set windows-version to 98 cd /mnt/data/winegames/giants/drive_c/windows/system32/ tar xvjf ~/Downloads/dplaydlls-win98se.tar.bz2 WINEPREFIX=/winegames/giants wine regsvr32 dpnet.dll Add missing libraries (on my installation was d3dxof missing) via winecfg, and set to native: WINEPREFIX=/winegames/giants winecfg see this picture for comparision: http://tinyurl.com/8tzeay == Configuration == If you can't change resolution ingame, use this registry key: WINEPREFIX=/winegames/giants wine regedit HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PlanetMoon\Giants\IDs\ Keys: VideoWidth, VideoHeight, VideoDepth == Issues == Cancelling the Intro doesn't work. On my resolution (1680x1050) the intro pictures had thin black vertical lines. Gaming works without issues. Information for directplay from here: http://www.giantswd.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=23691#23691
Operating system | Test date | Wine version | Installs? | Runs? | Used Workaround? | Rating | Submitter | ||
Show | Funtoo | Feb 23 2019 | 4.0-staging | Yes | Yes | No | Platinum | Michael Johnson | |
Current | Ubuntu 12.04 "Precise" amd64 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | Dec 19 2013 | 1.7.8 | Yes | Yes | Gold | Corben | ||
Show | Linux Mint 15 "Olivia" | Oct 02 2013 | 1.7.3 | Yes | Yes | Silver | Carlos Rodriguez |
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