Battle.net problems

Daniel Foesch
Wed, 21 Mar 2001 15:56:50 -0000

>I have Starcraft working and would like to know if it is possible to
>use the Battle.net multiplay interface? I am using fsgs
>(client/server) to redirect battle.net to my own machine. This appears
>to work nicely (others can connect, and my local starcraft connects as
>well). There are some problems with the graphics, though.
>
>There are no fonts at all, making it very difficult to see what
>starcraft is up to at any given moment (I am not familiar with the
>Battle.net interface). The following line keeps occuring on the console:
>
>fixme:font:GetCharABCWidthsW (0048,0057,0057,0x405d5ad8): stub
>
>Apparently it needs truetype support, but will we ever get that or is
>there another way?
>
>I cannot get through to a game and would not know if it actually is
>possible. The banner is updating regularly indicating that the
>battle.net portion is running. The banner sometimes has wierd colours,
>but it is not crashing. I can see some action and see the response in
>the FSGS server.
>
>Has anyone had more success with the battle.net interface?
>
>regards,
>
>Bernhard Ege

Haven't had any good experience with it myself (kinda the same as you) but I
do
know that there are a number of people who did get it working at some point.
You might want to try a google search for WINE battle.net

Daniel "Krach" Foesch
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