https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27293
nolrinale myriabelmonte@gmail.com changed:
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--- Comment #24 from nolrinale myriabelmonte@gmail.com --- Hello,
I wanted to give a small update several years later regarding this issue, testing with wine-8.19 (Staging)
It is possible to continue playing PSOBB with the new open source emulator server "newserv" available on GitHub which supports this game version.
Testing with the Tethealla Client which is actually the original Japanese PSOBB client Ver.1.25.13 and restoring the IME functionality removing a patch that was added to it afterwards it is possible to type in Japanese and English in the game using IME under Windows 10 as intended.
On wine, is not possible to type in any field which accepts Japanese input, specific fields like this are the Character Creation fields, Party Name fields, Team Name Fields.
However fields which accept only ASCII character such as the Login info at the title screen or the password setting for a party you will be able to type without any issue.
It looks like PSOBB on wine cannot really detect IME at all (i'm using Mozc for these tests)
So to play PSOBB on linux using wine it is recommended to maintain the direct text patch by modifying an unpacked version fo the game exe (psobb.exe) via hex editor Replace A8838F with 9CC38E for only english typing
This way it will allow you to type in english and have a playable game.
PSOBB currently is working on wine without issues, however any texture that moves around is directly not being shown such as scrolling terminals, water effects, ripple effects, etc. To mitigate these bugs a little make sure to run the game with graphic settings set to Mid-End.