HOW-TO: Play Project 1999 on a Mac

[constelllations]

i'm getting a "spells file" error. now what? i thought i was up to date.

[purplehays]

2013 macbook pro retina problem resolution.

At first I couldnt even get a window to open upon launching the program. This was fixed after updating the wineskin wrapper and engine

1 -- download http://wineskin.urgesoftware.com/tik...page=Downloads
-- get the latest engine and updates from the latest tool, then open the wineskin configured for EQ and update the wrapper and engine from the tools menu

2 -- get the updated textures http://www.project1999.org/forums/showthread.php?t=2482
personal preference

3 -- install directx9 from wine tricks menu
required to get part the char select screen

4 -- use this in eqclient.ini:
[Defaults]
WindowedModeXOffset=1
WindowedModeYOffset=1
WindowedMode=TRUE
[VideoMode]
Width=1024
Height=768
WidthWindowed=1024
HeightWindowed=768
WindowedWidth=1024
WindowedHeight=768
FullscreenBitsPerPixel=32
FullscreenRefreshRate=0

BAM.. You got that oldschool EQ back again. go get pwned by lockjaw or sgt slate

[raags]

Trying to get this to work.

Updated Wineskin Wrapper to Wineskin 2.5.9 and am using the W9SWine1.6-rc1x engine. When I run Project1999 or do a test run it flashes three times in the top left and crashes.

My EQClient.ini is correct as per what others have posted... have also tried using the WS9WineCX12.1.2 engine which just means the app sits in dock and doesn't do anything.

Any help would be appreciated

[raags]

Tried a few different engines now, all with the same problem. WS9WineCX12.1.2 and a few other recent ones, and some older ones.

Error log from WineSkin looks like:
err:winedbg:dbg_handle_debug_event 0008:0009: not a registered process or thread (perhaps a 16 bit one ?)
err:winedbg:dbg_handle_debug_event 0008:0009: not a registered process or thread (perhaps a 16 bit one ?)
err:winedbg:dbg_handle_debug_event 0008:0009: not a registered process or thread (perhaps a 16 bit one ?)
err:winedbg:dbg_handle_debug_event 0008:0009: not a registered process or thread (perhaps a 16 bit one ?)

A million times.

[t0lkien]

I understand most people want a wrapper to emulate Windows, but honestly, I have Bootcamped a separate SSD (swapped out the DVD drive for it - it's a fairly simple process), and am running "native" installs of both Windows 7 and OSX. As a gamer who also loves Macbook Pros, it's the only option IMO. Solves all the issues you guys are having here, and you get the best performance the machine is capable of as there is no overhead.

You can also just partition the default drive and Bootcamp the partition (Mac's Disk Drive utility is great and has no trouble with this).

[Joeyo1471]

Hello. I'm on a mac, and I did all of the steps, including the "[Defaults]
WindowedModeXOffset=1
WindowedModeYOffset=1
WindowedMode=TRUE
[VideoMode]
Width=1024
Height=768
WidthWindowed=1024
HeightWindowed=768
WindowedWidth=1024
WindowedHeight=768
FullscreenBitsPerPixel=32
FullscreenRefreshRate=0" things. I tried updating it many times, but no matter what it does, it stays on the dock for about three seconds and then simply quits. Could I please have some advice/help?

[Mejelic]

Anyone have an issue with models not showing up?


Edit:
Nevermind, I swapped to the WS9WineCX12.1.2 engine and everything seems to work!

[Joeyo1471]

I think that, with 20 pages of updates, we're going to need to have an updated guide.

[Cyrano]

This used to work fine for me but then I updated to OSX 10.8.4 and now it won't even open unless I do a test run which messes things up.

[Boptop]

Hi, trying to get this installed. I'm following the directions on the guide. I have Titanium downloaded, and wine in my apps folder. Where do I get the installation for eq emu? I think that was step 5 on the guide, and that is where I am stuck.