Dangerous Waters now available on GOG

Hinrich Schwab · 09-22-23, 06:43 PM

For anyone who wants Dangerous Waters and doesn't want to fool with Steam, it is now available on GOG.com. The GOG install comes with the D3D8.dll file in the installation package.

EDIT: For those who are having difficulty getting DW to run despite the .DLL being present, this release will not offer any solutions.

https://www.gog.com/en/game/dangerous_waters

murat124 · 09-23-23, 11:25 AM

Opps sorry I did miss this post.

Apologies.

Hinrich Schwab · 09-23-23, 01:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by murat124

Opps sorry I did miss this post.

Apologies.

No worries. I am still looking into the issue.

Hinrich Schwab · 11-11-23, 05:08 PM

For those who are unable to run the game with the DLL fix, I found an alternate d3d8.dll that resolves the issue. It is part of the AlpyneDreams d8vk utility. While the utility was originally written for Linux, it is not necessary. The DLL can be copied out of its directory and replace the current d3d8.dll that the GOG installer uses and most players have been using for years. It has far greater compatibility and works around oddball conflicts with some modern computers. The only caveat is that on some systems, the music will loop unexpectedly, but I, for one, mute the music anyway, making it a non-issue.

https://github.com/AlpyneDreams/d8vk.../tag/d8vk-v1.0

09-22-23, 06:43 PM	#1
Hinrich Schwab Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 908 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 0	Dangerous Waters now available on GOG For anyone who wants Dangerous Waters and doesn't want to fool with Steam, it is now available on GOG.com. The GOG install comes with the D3D8.dll file in the installation package. EDIT: For those who are having difficulty getting DW to run despite the .DLL being present, this release will not offer any solutions. https://www.gog.com/en/game/dangerous_waters Last edited by Hinrich Schwab; 09-22-23 at 06:52 PM.

09-23-23, 11:25 AM	#2
murat124 Watch Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 26 Downloads: 149 Uploads: 0	Opps sorry I did miss this post. Apologies.

11-11-23, 05:08 PM	#4
Hinrich Schwab Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 908 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 0	For those who are unable to run the game with the DLL fix, I found an alternate d3d8.dll that resolves the issue. It is part of the AlpyneDreams d8vk utility. While the utility was originally written for Linux, it is not necessary. The DLL can be copied out of its directory and replace the current d3d8.dll that the GOG installer uses and most players have been using for years. It has far greater compatibility and works around oddball conflicts with some modern computers. The only caveat is that on some systems, the music will loop unexpectedly, but I, for one, mute the music anyway, making it a non-issue. https://github.com/AlpyneDreams/d8vk.../tag/d8vk-v1.0