http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6502
Summary: World of Warcraft - NVidia flicker & display bug. Product: Wine Version: 0.9.23. Platform: PC OS/Version: other Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: wine-directx AssignedTo: wine-bugs@winehq.org ReportedBy: atrauzzi@gmail.com
Wine 0.9.23 from Ubuntu repository. * No manual registry entries. * No custom patches applied. * No original version of Windows. Ubuntu 6.06LTS * NVidia GEForce 6600GT AGP 128MB * AMD Athlon 64 2800 Socket 754 * ABit KV8 Pro * 1.5GB PC-3200 DDR RAM
World of Warcraft 1.12.1 (5875) (Release) * Launched using: "wine 'C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\WoW.exe '-opengl"
Problem: When WoW is run using OpenGL mode, a problem with flickering graphics presents itself. On my machine, I have also noticed that there is no 3D graphics anywhere at all. The only thing rendered on the screen are UI controls, menus and other 2D visuals.
Steps: Run WoW using the command line above. Issue is right away noticeable.
Notes: o A workaround patch was created by someone who seemed to understand the problem. The following link will offer a copy of it, however the WoW appdb page contains a posted copy of it as well: http://rapidshare.de/files/36686174/wow_patch_nvidia_flicker_fix_0.9.23.diff... o I have included a screenshot which obviously won't depict the flickering issue, but does exhibit the missing 3D visuals. o Obviously it is desirable to be able to run WoW in OpenGL mode as opposed to DirectX as it offers an opportunity to greatly improve performance.