Wine development release 8.20 is now available for Linux FreeBSD and macOS

The Wine development release 8.20 is now available.

What's new in this release:

• More DirectMusic implementation.
• Protocol associations exported to the Unix desktop.
• Code cleanups in preparation for code freeze.
• Various bug fixes.

Bugs fixed in 8.20 (total 20):

 - #22904  Register URL protocol handlers under Linux
 - #52716  Sending key stroke (using [System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys]::SendWait) fails (seems to go into a loop?)
 - #53213  d3d10core:d3d10core & d3d11:d3d11 - test_texture() fails in the TestBot VMs
 - #53217  d3d10core:d3d10core & d3d11:d3d11 - test_cube_maps() crashes on gitlab-debian-32
 - #53218  d3d10core:d3d10core & d3d11:d3d11 - test_uint_shader_instructions() fails on llvmpipe
 - #54399  d3d11:d3d11 - test_vertex_formats() fails on Windows 11 + AMD
 - #54519  d3d9:visual - test_mipmap_upload() fails on AMD and Nvidia GPUs
 - #54780  UndertaleModTool display regression since wine-staging 8.4
 - #55316  d3d10core:d3d10core & d3d11:d3d11 fail systematically on w11pro64-amd
 - #55608  NAM won't open on new update
 - #55679  warframe doesn't start in experimental wow64 mode
 - #55715  Folio Views 4 crashes when storing a changed file
 - #55742  wine crashes when launching Captvty V3
 - #55782  System.Windows.Forms expects CreateActCtx() to succeed with truncated ACTCTX structure
 - #55789  Spectralayers 9 Pro crashes on audio playback
 - #55797  Max Payne (2001) has no sound
 - #55838  wget.exe fails to download anything (regression)
 - #55839  NtCreateSymbolicLinkObject fails with STATUS_OBJECT_TYPE_MISMATCH
 - #55842  Neverwinter Nights 2 Complete (GOG.com) crashes while starting a new game from the menu
 - #55856  cygwin hangs during installation at libzstd1-1.5.5-1

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Wine development release 8.19 is now available for Linux FreeBSD and macOS

The Wine development release 8.19 is now available.

What's new in this release:

• Mono engine updated to version 8.1.0.
• More DirectMusic implementation.
• Various bug fixes.

The source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.

Bugs fixed in 8.19 (total 44):

 - #8174   Ares P2P 2.x embedded media player fails to play .mpg files
 - #9027   No sound for rise of nations - all versions
 - #23489  Buccaneer: quits silently when entering the Tavern
 - #32395  Neverwinter Nights 2 : Broken sky with anti-aliasing turned on
 - #32896  Serious Sam: The Random Encounter has no sound
 - #34751  Aura: Fate of the Ages: sounds aren't played, but music works fine
 - #43372  valgrind shows a definite leak in dlls/d3dx9_36/tests/texture.c
 - #45072  Enabling csmt causes 100% CPU use in MikuMikuDance
 - #45135  Black Rockman Shooter has no sound
 - #45144  GED Keeper 2 (.NET 2.x based genealogical database app) fails to run with Wine-Mono
 - #45893  Midtown Madness: Extremely Slow with csmt on
 - #47767  Airport Mania First Flight - Very long loading times and awful performance
 - #49731  Shtriga: Summer Camp freezes with a black screen (PE-build only)
 - #49804  Multiple WPF 4.5+ .NET applications fail to run with Wine-Mono due to missing support of Ribbon control 'System.Windows.Controls.Ribbon' (OpenGL Extensions Viewer 6.1.2, CapFrameX v1.6.0)
 - #52014  Memento Mori freezes on launch
 - #52396  Stack overflows when running any 64-bit .Net 6 (.Net Core) program
 - #53264  mmdevapi:capture - test_audioclient() fails systematically on Windows 10 1909+
 - #54704  Black screen with Dungeon Keeper 2 and Wine v8.4
 - #55223  d3dx10_34:d3dx10, d3dx10_35:d3dx10, d3dx10_39:d3dx10 & d3dx10_42:d3dx10 sometimes fail on w11pro64-amd
 - #55228  kernel32:loader - test_ResolveDelayLoadedAPI() fails on Windows 10+
 - #55267  gdi32:font - The 64-bit test_RealizationInfo() gets invalid parameter errors on Windows 8+
 - #55269  ntdll:info - The 32-bit test_query_process_debug_port() gets a bad len on Windows 8 64-bit
 - #55555  secur32:secur32 - test_ticket_cache() crashes when Kerberos support is missing
 - #55560  The 64-bit dbghelp:dbghelp times out in Wine
 - #55577  advapi32:registry - The 64-bit test_performance_keys() sometimes crashes on Windows 10
 - #55580  The 32-bit uiautomationcore:uiautomation sometimes times out in Wine
 - #55605  winmm:mci sometimes gets an assertion in GitLab CI's Wine tests
 - #55650  dbghelp:dbghelp fails on macOS
 - #55654  Multiple Direct3D 8/9 applications have increased memory usage / run out of memory since Wine 8.14
 - #55688  dmusic:dmusic - test_default_gm_collection() crashes on macOS
 - #55718  Word 2007 is not able to print multiple copies of a page
 - #55720  msxml3:domdoc - test_domnode() fails in Wine
 - #55722  dmime:dmime - test_band_track_play() fails on macOS
 - #55725  The 32-bit amstream:amstream gets an assert and times out on the GitLab CI
 - #55744  psapi:psapi_main fails in Wine
 - #55745  tasklist.exe:tasklist - test_filter() fails to list ntdll.dll in Wine
 - #55746  wscript.exe:run - Dispatch_Invoke() gets wrong WScript.FullName in Wine
 - #55771  uxtheme:system - test_ShouldSystemUseDarkMode() fails on Windows 7 to 10 1909
 - #55772  uxtheme:system - test_EnableThemeDialogTexture() fails on Windows 7
 - #55777  user32:win - test_GetWindowModuleFileName() sometimes unexpectedly gets a filename on Windows 7
 - #55790  Unreal II The Awakening: general protection fault when loading a level
 - #55792  Tron 2.0 crashes before the menu appears
 - #55808  Catalan translation inserted twice in wine.desktop
 - #55817  Myst V (GOG.com, demo): access violation when NPC begins to talk

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Wine development release 8.18 is now available for Linux FreeBSD and macOS

The Wine development release 8.18 is now available.

What's new in this release:

• Bundled FluidSynth library for DirectMusic.
• More window management in the Wayland driver.
• More effect support in Direct3D 10.
• Various bug fixes.

The source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.

Bugs fixed in 8.18 (total 44):

 - #32574  Patrician 4 fails to start (Error in 'App::Initialize')
 - #41645  Unreal Tournament 2004 crashes
 - #43017  Unreal Tournament 2004/UT2004.exe crashes due to "intel_do_flush_locked failed: Cannot allocate memory"
 - #43185  "Battle Bugs" game in unresponsive once game starts
 - #44275  Shadow of Memories demo hangs at graphic setting screen
 - #44276  Poor resolution change handling with Shadow of Memories demo
 - #48905  Inner Chains Launches to Black Screen With Mouse Cursor
 - #52641  Feeding Frenzy 2 crashes while loading
 - #53276  comctl32:edit & user32:edit - test_paste() sometimes fails to access the clipboard on Windows
 - #54069  ddraw:ddraw7 - test_texture_wrong_caps() sometimes fails on Windows 8+
 - #54156  comctl32:edit & user32:edit - test_paste() sometimes gets an empty string on Windows
 - #54420  preloader warning "failed to reserve range" macOS Ventura
 - #54430  user32:menu - test_menu_input()'s test 0 sometimes fails on Windows 7
 - #54441  windows.media.speech:speech - test_Recognition() sometimes gets unexpected recognizer state on Windows 10
 - #54699  Motorola Ready For Assistant does not start, RoOriginateLanguageException in Windows.Networking
 - #54744  explorerframe:taskbarlist - test_ITaskbarList() sometimes gets E_NOTIMPL on Windows
 - #54783  cryptowinrt:crypto - test_Credentials_Statics() sometimes gets unexpectedly high refcount in Wine
 - #54791  explorerframe:nstc - test_events() sometimes gets unexpected events on Windows 7
 - #55108  xaudio2_8:xaudio2 fails on Windows 10+
 - #55211  Print file not truncated before new print job is started with same target file
 - #55236  scrrun:dictionary - The 64-bit test_hash_value() gets bad hashes on Windows
 - #55241  The 64-bit winmm:capture & winmm:wave crash on Windows 8
 - #55245  ntdll:om - The 32-bit test_all_kernel_objects() gets an access violation on the w8 VM
 - #55272  The 64-bit ntdll:exception crashes on Windows 10 1607 & 1709
 - #55273  ntdll:wow64 - The 64-bit test_cpu_area() gets bad offsets on Windows 10 1607 & 1709
 - #55528  Vitis 2020.1 can't find its libraries (cmd.exe bug with nested one-line if statement that sets PATH)
 - #55606  Finale 27 printing - incorrect linecap
 - #55627  secur32:negotiate & secur32:ntlm crash from a NULL dereference on macOS
 - #55631  ntdll:file - test_file_rename_information fails on Windows 10 1607 and older
 - #55632  ntdll:file - test_file_link_information() fails on Windows 10 1709 and older
 - #55634  Genshin Impact uses very long URLs
 - #55648  ntdll:wow64 - test_peb_teb() crashes on macOS
 - #55652  A FindResourceW() call prevents windows.applicationmodel:model from running on Windows 8
 - #55656  user32:dialog - test_IsDialogMessage() fails in the hi-u8 and mx-MX locales on Windows
 - #55658  msinfo32 fails to start on macOS / wow64 (was psapi:psapi_main - test_EnumProcessModules*() fails on macOS)
 - #55670  Wordpad is no longer able to print multiple copies of a page
 - #55674  64-bit wineserver/wine-preloader hangs on macOS 14.
 - #55686  msvcr120:msvcr120 - test_StructuredTaskCollection() sometimes fails in Wine
 - #55696  msvfw32:mciwnd - The 64-bit test_MCIWndCreate() crashes in Wine
 - #55701  Sniper Elite 5 launcher opens Wine Internet Explorer instead of Options window
 - #55708  cpython 3.12.0 fails to run on wine, needs unimplemented function propsys.dll.VariantToString
 - #55713  mspaint.exe crashes with:  Unhandled exception: unimplemented function propsys.dll.PropVariantToUInt32WithDefault
 - #55732  kernel32:loader - The 64-bit test_import_resolution() fails in Wine
 - #55733  ntdll:file - test_file_rename_information_ex() fails on Windows 10 1607 & 1709

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CodeWeavers CrossOver 23.5 for macOS Linux and ChromeOS has been released

Hi folks,

I’m thrilled to announce that CodeWeavers has released CrossOver 23.5 for macOS, Linux and ChromeOS!

This release offers an alternate way to run DirectX 11 and DirectX 12 games through CrossOver, using components from the Apple game porting toolkit. It can be enabled by toggling on “D3DMetal” in the right bottle sidebar.

We are happy to report that this new D3DMetal option improves quality, compatibility, and performance for many games on Macs with the M1 chip or later, including Elden Ring, Hogwarts Legacy, Cyberpunk 2077, Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon, Mortal Kombat 1, Deep Rock Galactic, Satisfactory, Monster Hunter Rise, God of War and Batman Arkham Knight. Note that Elden Ring and Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon default to launching with Easy Anti-Cheat disabled.

The excitement does not stop there! We are also happy to report that Baldur’s Gate 3 is working out of the box, and we recommend enabling D3DMetal or DXVK for the best experience. Denuvo games are now playable, and this release also includes support for GStreamer for multimedia decoding.

CrossOver 23.5 is the first CrossOver release with support for macOS Sonoma with optimizations from thorough compatibility testing.

CrossOver 23.5 also boasts better compatibility for a variety of distros, including Debian 13, openSUSE Leap 15.1 and the upcoming Ubuntu 23.10 release.

Lastly CrossOver 23.5 includes a handful of fixes, including special characters not rendering in certain apps and components not loading with MetaTrader 4.

Change Log :

 23.5.0 CrossOver - September 27, 2023

• macOS:
  • Support for translation layer from the game porting toolkit.
  • New D3DMetal toggle.
  • Support for macOS Sonoma.
  • Baldur's Gate 3 runs on Ventura and Sonoma.
  • Denuvo games run on Sonoma.
  • GStreamer support.
• Linux:
  • Compatibility updates for Debian 13, openSUSE 15.1 and Ubuntu 23.10.

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