Application Details:
| Version: | 1.00.0000 |
| License: | Retail |
| URL: | |
| Votes: | 0 |
| Latest Rating: | Silver |
| Latest Wine Version Tested: | 8.17 |
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What works
Consistently, operation up to the main menu.
Crashing, alt-tabbing, re-launching may result in a semi-persistent stable state where the demo gameplay can be started from the main screen.
What does not
Game hangs at Graphic Setting screen (always).
Starting resolution is incorrect and only one-quarter of the opening logos and main menu are shown. It may be possible to pan around the desktop and see the hidden portions.
Introduction video loses focus (alt-tab to get it back) and is the size of a postage stamp.
Non-persistent behavior while alt-tabbing. The manual PDF indicates it is not supported. With Xfce and the proprietary Nvidia driver (on my system) a persistent semi-stable state can occur where the logo screens and main menu are correctly sized. This seems to be triggered by crashing, alt-tabbing during operation, and relaunching repeatedly.
Usually freezes at the "Prologue" screen when gameplay is started from the main screen. The CD version always freezes, the demo will usually continue on if the odd semi-stable state of the desktop is triggered. However, it always freezes after the tea house scene about when control is returned to the player.
Workarounds
MPEG-1 decoding needed through GStreamer. Due to multiarch package problems on Debian/Ubuntu this means a 32-bit distro is needed else the 32-bit plugin packages need to be modified to work on a 64-bit system when 64-bit packages are also installed.
What was not tested
Completion of the game, higher resolutions.
Hardware tested
Graphics:
Additional Comments
Xubuntu 17.04 x86, Intel Pentium D 3.46GHz, GeForce 8600 GT with Nvidia 340.102 driver.
wine-staging 2.21.0~zesty from dl.winehq.org
| Operating system | Test date | Wine version | Installs? | Runs? | Used Workaround? | Rating | Submitter | ||
| Show | Ubuntu 20.04 "Focal" (+ variants like Kubuntu) | Oct 06 2023 | 8.17 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Silver | Jeff D. Hanson | |
| Show | Ubuntu 16.04 "Xenial" amd64 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | Dec 28 2017 | 3.0-rc3 | Yes | No | No | Garbage | Jeff D. Hanson | |
| Current | Ubuntu 17.04 "Zesty" i386 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | Jan 02 2018 | 2.21-staging | Yes | Yes | Yes | Bronze | Jeff D. Hanson | |
| Show | Ubuntu 14.04 "Trusty" amd64 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | Dec 27 2016 | 2.0-rc3 | Yes | No | No | Garbage | Jeff D. Hanson | |
| Show | Ubuntu 14.04 "Trusty" amd64 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | Dec 14 2016 | 1.9.23 | Yes | No | No | Garbage | Jeff D. Hanson |
| Bug # | Description | Status | Resolution | Other apps affected |
| 40036 | Shadows of Destiny Crash After Begins | CLOSED | FIXED | View |
| 44275 | Shadow of Memories demo hangs at graphic setting screen | CLOSED | FIXED | View |
| 44276 | Poor resolution change handling with Shadow of Memories demo | CLOSED | FIXED | View |
| 55730 | Unhandled exception in Shadow of Memories demo (GL_OUT_OF_MEMORY) | UNCONFIRMED | View | |
| 56437 | Shadow of Memories (demo): choppy, discontinuous sound | UNCONFIRMED | View |
Mostly working except for one crash bug (#55730) that usually triggers whenever the graphical effects of a plot-fatal event occurs (like the protagonist meeting himself or the chapter timer expires).
Best to start with a clean 32-bit Wine directory (WINEARCH=win32).
Game needs native mfc42.dll (for the autostart menu on the CD at least). Install using winetricks.
The videos need 32-bit GStreamer mpeg1 (libav) and asf (ugly plugins), and possibly other codecs out of the GStreamer "good" plugins.
Game has trouble sizing properly fullscreen when the desktop extends across multiple displays. Using a 800x600 virtual desktop (winecfg Graphics tab) will prevent the problem.
