Ubuntu Lucid 10.04
WINE 1.2.3
WINEtricks 20111115
I followed all the instructions in the AppDB, and I was able to install DCUO
using the EXE downloaded from their site
(http://launch.soe.com/installer/DCUO_setup.exe). I'm not using Steam.
Another exception is that I'm using Adobe Flash 11 instead of 10. Launchpad
comes up after a little wait. Before downloading the game components, it checks
my "system," and decides that I don't have a compatible graphics
card, which it identifies as "X11." Their minimum system requirements
on their site (http://www.dcuniverseonline.com/en/faq.vm) (strangely) don't
actually give graphic card specs, they give NVIDIA and ATI graphic card series
as examples. Since it sees the graphics card as X11 (I have a 512Mb Intel
graphics card), I'm guessing that's what WINE is telling it.
I've been researching, and came across something saying that WINE's
default is to say that there is a 64Mb graphics card, and to change this for
gaming. I tried to change the default prefix using WINEtricks to get it to say
otherwise, but changes I make don't seem to "stick." Meaning, I
see them in the WINEtricks log, but when I go back in, those options are not
checked, and I get the same error, unchanged, from DCUO.
For all I know, I did everything correctly, and really don't have a powerful
enough card. On the other hand, if I've set up WINE incorrectly, I'd
like to know, and continue trying. Then, there's a third option ... if
I've set up WINE correctly, and my graphics card should work, then WINE
doesn't work with this app, and I should file a test report giving the
error.
Help appreciated. Thanks.