On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 12:38 PM, dr_costas <wineforum-user@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Thanks for the reply, > > the game I am trying to run is Spacehulk 2 > http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=8965 > but it still ahs problems. It is old and doenst like new OS's as it seems: > http://vogons.zetafleet.com/viewtopic.php?t=3579&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=20 > > on these forums people have managed to run it on XP either by disabling directdraw hardware acceleration or by installing a virtual win98 > > I have set compatibility to Win95 but still getting unexpected errors, so I thought I will try disabling ddraw. I thought I installed directx5 that came with the game but I cannot find the dxdiag exe to run. > > Many thanks > > Costas > > > > > > -- Costas, Agreed, it sounds bazaar to disable direct draw. That usually makes things run slower. Have you tried using winecfg to change your windows version to windows 98? Sometimes a reinstall is needed. Remember to switch it back when done. Later if you need windows 98 for only that program winecfg supports that too. Most games use a game engine shared by other games. Spacehulk II is based on Dawn Of War I, right? I was able to find Dawn Of War II used the "Essence Engine", but I was unable to find out what game engine Spacehulk II uses. Reason I say that is some modern games (half-life 2) do allow forcing directx version. Good luck, and post your success. -Tres - Tres.Finocchiaro@xxxxxxxxx
