

CrossOver Games Compatibility
#141
Posted 08 August 2014 - 10:27 AM
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#142
Posted 08 August 2014 - 02:47 PM
* I was forced to use virtual desktop; I get serious video problems otherwise.
* Making it the same size: my monitor's aspect ratio is apparently not compatible with what this game supports. And instead letterboxng, the window shrinks horizontally to fit, leaving the desktop uncovered.
Mac Driver: good idea, I will try that.
Current setup: macOS 10.11.x/2008 MacPro 3,1 Xeon 2 x 2.8GHz/8GB RAM/NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB
#143
Posted 08 August 2014 - 06:31 PM
#144
Posted 08 August 2014 - 09:02 PM
I'm sorry to report it does not work in fullscreen mode. The screen flickers crazily, and the last frame of whatever cutscene last played stays visible, superimposed over the gameplay.
I tried some other stuff I won't go into that didn't work. But I think I've got it now - I had to turn off the decorate windows option. The resolution it runs in still doesn't match the monitor's, but now it fills the rest of the screen with black instead of showing the desktop. Whew! There are small downsides (I can't seem to hide the window to return to it later, so I have to sit through the interminable loading screens every time) but it's playable now.
Thanks again, everybody!
Current setup: macOS 10.11.x/2008 MacPro 3,1 Xeon 2 x 2.8GHz/8GB RAM/NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB
#145
Posted 08 August 2014 - 11:39 PM
Matt Diamond, on 08 August 2014 - 09:02 PM, said:
I'm sorry to report it does not work in fullscreen mode. The screen flickers crazily, and the last frame of whatever cutscene last played stays visible, superimposed over the gameplay.
I tried some other stuff I won't go into that didn't work. But I think I've got it now - I had to turn off the decorate windows option. The resolution it runs in still doesn't match the monitor's, but now it fills the rest of the screen with black instead of showing the desktop. Whew! There are small downsides (I can't seem to hide the window to return to it later, so I have to sit through the interminable loading screens every time) but it's playable now.
Thanks again, everybody!
#146
Posted 09 August 2014 - 09:34 PM
doh123, on 08 August 2014 - 11:39 PM, said:
Matt Diamond, on 08 August 2014 - 09:02 PM, said:
I think I've got it now - I had to turn off the decorate windows option.
Furthermore, virtual desktop still does not cover the real desktop.
OTOH fullscreen mode is now working, though not as it did before. The gameplay is in the upper left of the monitor, not centered. But the flickering and video problems are gone. The only thing I remember doing was switching to the Wine engine 1.6.x, finding it wouldn't run the game, and then switching back to 1.7.23. Either that fixed it, or I changed some other setting along the way that I don't recall.
Lesson learned: when WINE works its a thing of beauty but it can suck up lots of time being fiddly.
Current setup: macOS 10.11.x/2008 MacPro 3,1 Xeon 2 x 2.8GHz/8GB RAM/NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB
#147
Posted 10 August 2014 - 09:26 AM
Matt Diamond, on 09 August 2014 - 09:34 PM, said:
Furthermore, virtual desktop still does not cover the real desktop.
OTOH fullscreen mode is now working, though not as it did before. The gameplay is in the upper left of the monitor, not centered. But the flickering and video problems are gone. The only thing I remember doing was switching to the Wine engine 1.6.x, finding it wouldn't run the game, and then switching back to 1.7.23. Either that fixed it, or I changed some other setting along the way that I don't recall.
Lesson learned: when WINE works its a thing of beauty but it can suck up lots of time being fiddly.
If its running in the top left corner, then the game is requesting a resolution that your machine cannot run, so its doing the best it can... maybe try different in game resolution settings, and find one your machine can run.
#148
Posted 11 August 2014 - 02:15 PM
doh123, on 10 August 2014 - 09:26 AM, said:
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Again, good to know. I'm not convinced there is a resolution the game and monitor both like but it's no big deal, I'm just happy the desktop is completely covered.
Since it seems like I'm always complaining, let me just state outright that while Wine is great, WineSkin is for me the only thing that makes messing with Wine tolerable. It's doing a lot for me and I forgive it a hundred times over for any shortcomings. I'm not sure whether you are solo on that, or the wrangler for a team of volunteers, but thank you!
Current setup: macOS 10.11.x/2008 MacPro 3,1 Xeon 2 x 2.8GHz/8GB RAM/NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB