----------- WineX 3.2.1 ----------- Release Notes, December 17, 2003. Overview ======== TransGaming is pleased to announce the release of WineX 3.2.1, dubbed "Norwegian Fjords", giving our users access to Windows games in Linux, with greater ease. TransGamers can now download WineX in RPM, Debian and TGZ formats from the downloads section of TransGaming's website: http://www.transgaming.com/ WineX 3.2.1 is a small bug fix release following quickly on the heels of WineX 3.2. Enjoy! New Features ============ WineX 3.2.1 ----------- WineX 3.2.1 resolves the following issues: * Several different possible crashes in Half Life. Some of which were generic race conditions. * Homeworld 2 cut scene and intro movies now work. * Multiple sounds playing at once when starting a new game in Homeworld2 no longer happen. * Most web pages launched in game should now actually launch. System Requirements =================== Operating System ---------------- Core requirements are: - Linux Kernel 2.2 or higher. Stock Kernels recommended over RedHat 7.x/8.x/9.x kernels - XFree86 4.0 or higher (4.1 and above recommended) - glibc 2.2 or higher - working hardware accelerated OpenGL video card CPU Type and Speed ------------------ Recommended minimum hardware is - 500 MHz or faster Pentium or Athlon CPU - 64MB of memory; 128 MB or higher recommended - 1 to 2 GB free hard disk space for games - Linux-supported 3D graphics card with 16MB of video RAM is required. nVidia GeForce-class GPU recommended. ATI Radeon 8500 or higher with working ATI FireGL drivers should work, but will not perform as well for the moment. Please note individual requirements may be higher for certain games. Known Issues and Comments ========================= ATI FireGL drivers ------------------ TransGaming has seen some instability with ATI cards using FireGL and/or DRI running WineX. Games of note with issues are Battlefield 1942, Grand Theft Auto - Vice City and Sacrifice. TransGaming is continuing to improve support and we welcome all reports and your votes in the polls. Baldur's Gate 2 --------------- * The "Software Mirror BLT" option under the "2D 16 bit Color Depth" should be enabled if the character sprites appear garbled. * In desktop mode, the X cursor is sometime visible on top of the game cursor. * During the opening scene in the dungeon, occasionally the game will not advance after the sewer gollum has talked. Simply restart. Battlefield 1942 ---------------- * The game must be patched to at least version 1.3 in order to fix problems that will prevent it from starting the game engine properly. * The [d3dgl] 'ClipSpaceFix' option needs to be disabled to run the game. This has been configured by default in the config file. * We recommend the use of 22 kHz sound for best performance, especially with the movies and cutscenes. 44 kHz sound is known to cause serious performance degradation. * Use of 24-bit color is recommended if shadow effects are enabled. * After quitting a multiplayer session, the game may indicate that it is unable to join another game with the message, "Please insert either Battlefield 1942 CD". There is no workaround for this other than restarting the game. * The animated background of the main menu does not work. * Copyprotection for versions 1.45 and 1.5 do not work. Black & White ------------- * Playing in low texture mode will lead to crashing. You may not be able to get back to the configuration screen to return to normal detail. Dungeon Siege ------------- * DS will lock up as soon as you move the mouse when using nvidia 4496 drivers. Downgrading drivers will solve the problem. If you pass bltonly=true at startup it appears to not crash, but may play slightly slowly. * Do not hit the 'ESC' key during game play, as it will cause the game to freeze. * Some setups may experience deadlocks before the main menu. Running with any debug channels on generally works as a remedy. * The water does not flow in the game. * Multiplayer support is not yet available due to the use of DirectPlay 8 in the game. EverQuest --------- * The setting in Options - Display (in game) Far Clip Plane should be at least 10% otherwise fog will, incorrectly, envelop you. Grand Theft Auto 3 ------------------ * The opening videos for Grand Theft Auto 3 work quite slowly under WineX. The movies may be skipped by pressing the space bar twice. Grand Theft Auto Vice City -------------------------- * Occasionally textures may display incorrectly. Half Life --------- * Steam, which is required for online play for HL and all HL mods, does not work at this time. Homeworld 2 ----------- * When installing, you should not install DirectX 9; the game will run correctly without. * Multiplayer support is not yet available due to the use of DirectPlay 8 in the game. Max Payne 2 ----------- * Pixel Shaders do not work, as they are not implemented by WineX. You should make sure they are disabled in the games option screen. Medal Of Honor: Allied Assault ------------------------------ * A defect in the game software, which should be fixed in the latest Spearhead expansion patch, causes the game to crash under WineX. The WineX team has provided a workaround. Both Point2Play and the winex3 start script are set up so that this game will work out of the box. Morrowind: Elder Scrolls III ---------------------------- * Pixel Shaders, used for water effects, are not yet available. Sim City 4 ---------- * To install the game, you must insert and mount the CD-ROM, and use the following command line: $ winex3 -use-dos-cwd f:/ -- f:/autorun.exe If the installer asks you to install a new version of DCOM, say 'no'. * The game has small graphical glitches when scrolling with the hardware renderer. Use of the software renderer is recommended and is automatic with WineX 3.2. * Use of the "?" to get information can cause graphical corruption. Scrolling the window will clear this up. Star Wars: Jedi Academy ----------------------- * The installer cannot install the second CD-ROM. To work around this copy the 2nd CD-ROM to the hard drive and point it to this drive when you need to switch discs. Warcraft III The Frozen Throne ------------------------------ * The desktop icon (shortcut) for Warcraft III will not function correctly if installed with WineX 3.1 or earlier due to the way the previous WineX versions changed the command line. Either edit the shortcut to start "Warcraft III.exe", rather than "War3.exe", add the -classic parameter, or reinstall both Warcraft III and Frozen throne. Let the Games Begin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This document is Copyright(c) 2002-2003, TransGaming Technologies Inc. Redistribution is permitted for non-commercial use only.