Sirens on Linux

Ubuntu_CZ - Archosaur

OK, trying to update to 13.04..... We'll see. Really do not want to buy crossover and not really sure if does it work anyway

Trem_mys - Harshlands

hi i have that same issue of ? icons because ie8, i did read winehq webpage for correct wine version and extras but when i try to install ie8 it says my system its 64 bits and i cant install it. any idea how to solve this?

Ubuntu_CZ - Archosaur

Yeah, it may be the thing why it does not work for us. Exactly the same problem....

Ufoundwaldo - Sanctuary

OK Guys. Free way is now working.

Step 1: install Playonlinux
Step 2: update Playonlinux to new version (http://www.playonlinux.com/en/download.html)
Step 3: install Internet explorer 8
Step 4: change the wine version to 1.7.8
Step 5: go to pwi website and download arc (if you are using you existing installation you can now run your installation within the internetexplorer 8 POL without doing anything else.)
Step 6: install non-supported application to you internet explorer 8 pol. Once arc runs it will start to download and install PWI.
Step 7: Play

Not able to access the meridian system yet. Video coming soon, I am making it right now. :>)

Asterelle - Sanctuary

Ufoundwaldo - Sanctuary wrote: »

OK Guys. Free way is now working.

Step 1: install Playonlinux
Step 2: update Playonlinux to new version (http://www.playonlinux.com/en/download.html)
Step 3: install Internet explorer 8
Step 4: change the wine version to 1.7.8
Step 5: go to pwi website and download arc (if you are using you existing installation you can now run your installation within the internetexplorer 8 POL without doing anything else.)
Step 6: install non-supported application to you internet explorer 8 pol. Once arc runs it will start to download and install PWI.
Step 7: Play

Not able to access the meridian system yet. Video coming soon, I am making it right now. :>)

Failure

Ufoundwaldo - Sanctuary

Asterelle - Sanctuary wrote: »

Failure

http://youtu.be/C3vbsA15iOc


Trust me, the steps I have work. couple small changes.

Step 1: install Playonlinux
Step 2: update Playonlinux to new version (http://www.playonlinux.com/en/download.html)
Step 3: install Internet explorer 8
Step 4: change the wine version to 1.7.8
Step 5: go to pwi website and download arc (if you are using you existing installation you can now run your installation within the internetexplorer 8 POL without doing anything else.)
Step 6: install non-supported application to you internet explorer 8 pol. Once arc runs it will start to download and install PWI.
Step 7: Run from, arc or create shortcut to launcher.exe, to update only. Hitting play did not work for me.
Step 8: Create a shortcut to elementclient.exe and play game from this shortcut


Not able to access the meridian system yet.

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Asterelle - Sanctuary

Fixed it! My IE8 install was messed up.


I'm actually using PlayOnMac which seems to be the same thing as PlayOnLinux. Very nice. I'll see what I can do about the meridian window. I know a bit about navigating the UI code.

Ufoundwaldo - Sanctuary

let me know what you find out. I am busy at work and don't have time to keep relaunching the game for testing. b:pleased

Asterelle - Sanctuary

Ufoundwaldo - Sanctuary wrote: »

let me know what you find out. I am busy at work and don't have time to keep relaunching the game for testing. b:pleased

I was able to take a look at it and it's pretty clear what the problem is. That button uses some sort of alpha channel to specify what the clickable region is. Like if you try to click the area between the legs of that figure in the inventory window it doesn't work. Wine apparently can't load this mask properly and so none of the button is actually clickable.

Inside interfaces.pck is interfaces/version01/inventory_f.xml or interfaces/version01/inventory_m.xml (depending on character gender)
Here's the problematic code

<STILLIMAGEBUTTON Name="Btn_Meridians" x="112" y="58" Width="110" Height="189"[COLOR="Red"] Anomaly="true"[/COLOR]>
		<Text FontSize="15"/>
		<Resource>
			<FrameUpImage FileName="version01\&#21253;&#35065;&#26639;\&#22899;-1.tga"/>
			<FrameDownImage FileName="version01\&#21253;&#35065;&#26639;\&#22899;-3.tga"/>
			<FrameOnHoverImage FileName="version01\&#21253;&#35065;&#26639;\&#22899;-2.tga"/>
		</Resource>
	</STILLIMAGEBUTTON>

That Anomaly="true" attribute` is what tells it to load the clicking mask. Removing that bit:

and it works!

Here's the fixed interfaces.pck. It's for v760 and goes in the element directly. This fix will break the next time they make update to that file.

I'll try to think of a more permanent solution. You seem more knowledgable about wine than me though.

Ufoundwaldo - Sanctuary

now can we fix that god awfull font. ROFL

Eklykti - Dreamweaver

Asterelle - Sanctuary wrote: »

Here's the problematic code

Thank you. I created a dirty **** for Wine to workaround this. More info in another thread at http://pwi-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?p=20929541#post20929541