Wizardry 8 and Linux ?

Pyrates · 11-22-2003, 11:11 AM

Hey folks!

Has anybody got Wiz8 running with wine ? I'm trying, but I get nothing but "unload debugger" and can't find any help on that... If yes, what version of wine do you use, and do you have some special setup?

I'd just LOVE to play Wiz8 under Linux. Unfortunately, I don't even get Wiz7 with dosemu, but I'm not trying that very hard...

Cheers
Philipp

Ziggurat · 11-22-2003, 03:22 PM

I have no idea but please let us know if you can get it to work under Linux.

Pyrates · 11-22-2003, 05:05 PM

Well, I've found a post by someone who almost managed it, but it says he used a "cracked version" for otherwise things don't work out. Well, I have the game in original, so am I safe to assume that using a crack isn't illegal? Well, if it is, I don't know where to find such a cracked version, but I'll look out and try that...

Cheers
Philipp

motub · 11-23-2003, 07:22 AM

A "cracked version" in this context usually means simply the legal version with a "no-cd" crack.

That is, a crack which bypasses the CD check for games that require a CD in the drive to run (which is often used for copy protection, but sometimes is just because it's that way). Because Linux accesses CD-ROM drives differently from Windows, this is often necessary to get games that would otherwise run under Linux (meaning that there's no conflicts between the main program and Wine) to even start under Linux.

The game manufacturers may not like it, exactly, but there's nothing particularly illegal about saying that you'd rather not be forced to have your perfectly legal CD in the drive while playing. Lots of people with only one CD-ROM drive own various games that they prefer to (for example) listen to different music via CD audio while playing, or play on a laptop and prefer not to carry their fragile external CD-ROM drive (not to mention the fragile CD) around.

So it's a gray area-- there are valid reasons for such a crack, and invalid/illegal ones too.

Pyrates · 02-12-2004, 03:33 PM

Hello there!

I got it! I can play Wiz8 in Linux !!! Yeaahhh, sooo coool [img]smile.gif[/img] I wrote it up, if anybody's interested:

http://www.pipsfrank.de/Computers/wine.html

Let me know if that helps, if you understand it, if
there's anything wrong with it... Happy Playing!!!

Cheers
Philip

11-22-2003, 11:11 AM	#1
Pyrates Drow Warrior Join Date: February 3, 2002 Location: Muenster Age: 45 Posts: 287	Hey folks! Has anybody got Wiz8 running with wine ? I'm trying, but I get nothing but "unload debugger" and can't find any help on that... If yes, what version of wine do you use, and do you have some special setup? I'd just LOVE to play Wiz8 under Linux. Unfortunately, I don't even get Wiz7 with dosemu, but I'm not trying that very hard... Cheers Philipp __________________ \" ... and the Vogon will do things to you that you wish you\'d never been born, or, if you\'re a clearer minded thinker, that the Vogon had never been born.\"

11-22-2003, 03:22 PM	#2
Ziggurat Symbol of Cyric Join Date: November 4, 2001 Location: Baltimore, Md Age: 70 Posts: 1,106	I have no idea but please let us know if you can get it to work under Linux. __________________ How are you today, Citizen?

11-22-2003, 05:05 PM	#3
Pyrates Drow Warrior Join Date: February 3, 2002 Location: Muenster Age: 45 Posts: 287	Well, I've found a post by someone who almost managed it, but it says he used a "cracked version" for otherwise things don't work out. Well, I have the game in original, so am I safe to assume that using a crack isn't illegal? Well, if it is, I don't know where to find such a cracked version, but I'll look out and try that... Cheers Philipp __________________ \" ... and the Vogon will do things to you that you wish you\'d never been born, or, if you\'re a clearer minded thinker, that the Vogon had never been born.\"

02-12-2004, 03:33 PM	#5
Pyrates Drow Warrior Join Date: February 3, 2002 Location: Muenster Age: 45 Posts: 287	Hello there! I got it! I can play Wiz8 in Linux !!! Yeaahhh, sooo coool [img]smile.gif[/img] I wrote it up, if anybody's interested: http://www.pipsfrank.de/Computers/wine.html Let me know if that helps, if you understand it, if there's anything wrong with it... Happy Playing!!! Cheers Philip __________________ \" ... and the Vogon will do things to you that you wish you\'d never been born, or, if you\'re a clearer minded thinker, that the Vogon had never been born.\"

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11-23-2003, 07:22 AM	#4
motub The Magister Join Date: March 14, 2003 Location: Netherlands Age: 61 Posts: 107	A "cracked version" in this context usually means simply the legal version with a "no-cd" crack. That is, a crack which bypasses the CD check for games that require a CD in the drive to run (which is often used for copy protection, but sometimes is just because it's that way). Because Linux accesses CD-ROM drives differently from Windows, this is often necessary to get games that would otherwise run under Linux (meaning that there's no conflicts between the main program and Wine) to even start under Linux. The game manufacturers may not like it, exactly, but there's nothing particularly illegal about saying that you'd rather not be forced to have your perfectly legal CD in the drive while playing. Lots of people with only one CD-ROM drive own various games that they prefer to (for example) listen to different music via CD audio while playing, or play on a laptop and prefer not to carry their fragile external CD-ROM drive (not to mention the fragile CD) around. So it's a gray area-- there are valid reasons for such a crack, and invalid/illegal ones too.

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