Command: Aces of the Deep on WINE
 

A few years ago I had installed Command Aces of the Deep from my 20 year old "Aces Collection"...

I was running WinXP at the time and couldn't ever get it to run, except WITHOUT sound.

Which anyway you slice it, is just wrong.:down:

That was on my last PC, I've had to play "musical hard-drive" several times, but I still had it "installed" on the drive. Since all my game CDs are in boxes that I can't reach right now.

I copied it over from my "backup" directory to my current "H:/" oops, err, I mean my "H:\" and decided to try it.

I had read tips concerning running CAOD on WinXP, so I decided to follow the same basic advice.

At this point, anyone not slightly familiar with WINE may get a bit confused.
I'm running it through a *32bit prefix, with DotNet 2.0, and DirectX9 for newer games, I run SH3 and 4, and Silent 3ditor from this "prefix". 16bit games (if I remember right) need a 32bit prefix to run.

I set ALL ".exe" files to "Windows 95" in Wine Config, and I ran "AODCD.exe" with wine....

AND IT STARTS!!!! VICTORY!:woot: sortof,
let's check the AOD "museum"...
IT WORKS! YES!:yeah:
wait a sec, don't get too excited...:timeout:
Now let's try a "single mission", "convoy, check, no escorts or planes, check...."
:Kaleun_Los:

IT RUNS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!
Ok, let's do what we always do when we don't remember the buttons to our old game, push all the buttons you do in SH3, because it's just a prettier version of CAOD, right?

And.... we have sound! Or at least voices... click the engine telegraph, "ding, ding!"
:Kaleun_Goofy::Kaleun_Party:
NOPE, we DEFINITELY have sound! "Periscope up!" Wait, how do I do that again....
*clicks on scope* *Bzzzt* It's up!

And that's when it hits the fan....:Kaleun_Crying: I have black all around the periscope...:/\\!! Try the UZO, and SAME THING!!! :Kaleun_Mad::Kaleun_Crying:

WAIT!!!, it did this unless it was set to 256 colors....
Nuts, now how do I do that in Linux/WINE?????
Ohh, I have to use one of these paths....
https://wiki.winehq.org/256_Color_Mode

And I'm too tired to go messing with my system this late at night... I'll try once I've had some sleep and (hopefully) update this once I've tried a few of those options.

But I'm closer to playing CAOD that I've been since I stopped using my 486 SX/25mhz!
Just thought I would post an update about running this on newer hardware.

Barracuda


* A "WinePrefix" is a directory that "fakes" a Windows install. Providing a "C: drive" and a "Windows" and "Program Files" directories, and a Registry.

Thanks for the update, I am trying to set up a version on Windows 10 and add it to the Bonus Mods. :Kaleun_Salute:

I've been extremely busy lately and I decided to try it out and see if it would run after I got home from work.
I have followed some of the suggestions in the link about getting a 256 color "desktop" and trying again, I downloaded the packages I needed and tried, but I must be doing something wrong, since all I'm getting is a solid black terminal window with no prompt.

I haven't spent more than maybe 15 minutes on it since my last post, I just haven't had the time lately.

Hopefully things slow down and I can get a few minutes (or hours!) to try to get it working completely.

Barracuda