wine users - Jul 2006 - Severe performance issue with Starcraft on wine 0.9.16

Hi,

Starcraft literally crawls when run with Wine 0.9.16. It runs ok with
0.9.14.

I have seen in another thread that C&C has the same problem, and that
running the game in 16bpp fixed the issue.
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.emulators.ms-windows.wine/tree/browse_frm/thread/07f8160c47823743/7826b9cb83ec8c15?rnum=1&_done=%2Fgroup%2Fcomp.emulators.ms-windows.wine%2Fbrowse_frm%2Fthread%2F07f8160c47823743%2F7826b9cb83ec8c15%3F#doc_7826b9cb83ec8c15

Unfortunately, this workaround does not work for Starcraft because it
is an 8bpp game and it does not currently run in that depth. In fact,
it never ran in a 8bpp display IIRC.

Any suggestions before I file a bug report?

Thanks!

Philippe A <futhark77@gmail.com> wrote:
> Unfortunately, this workaround does not work for Starcraft because it
> is an 8bpp game and it does not currently run in that depth. In fact,
> it never ran in a 8bpp display IIRC.
Well, have you tried running it in an 8bpp display? The source of your
trouble propably is the current reworking of the DDraw code.

Daniel

> > Unfortunately, this workaround does not work for Starcraft because it
> > is an 8bpp game and it does not currently run in that depth. In fact,
> > it never ran in a 8bpp display IIRC.
>
> Well, have you tried running it in an 8bpp display? The source of your
Yes. As I say SC does not run in a 8bpp display. I tried at many
different times before 0.9.16 and it never worked.

> > > Unfortunately, this workaround does not work for Starcraft
because it
> > > is an 8bpp game and it does not currently run in that depth. In
fact,
> > > it never ran in a 8bpp display IIRC.
> >
> > Well, have you tried running it in an 8bpp display? The source of your
>
> Yes. As I say SC does not run in a 8bpp display. I tried at many
> different times before 0.9.16 and it never worked.
More info on this problem in bugzilla

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5526
http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5635