[Bug 12162] New: Heroes of Might & Magic IV awful frame rate

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12162

Summary: Heroes of Might & Magic IV awful frame rate
           Product: Wine
           Version: 0.9.58.
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: other
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: directx-ddraw
        AssignedTo: [e-mail]
        ReportedBy: [e-mail]

Created an attachment (id=11559)
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Heroes IV wine output

Heroes IV game launches with no problem but has an awful frame rate, especially
during combat. Wine does print some errors while the game is loading, but
during gameplay it stays silent.

[Bug 12162] Heroes of Might & Magic IV awful frame rate

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12162

L. Rahyen  changed:

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--- Comment #1 from L. Rahyen   2008-03-23 09:23:01 ---
I guess this is a problem because of lack of DIB engine in current WINE (bug
#421).

For me Heroes 4 can be playable only with >2 GHz CPU; this also depends on what
resolution you are using.

Please state what CPU do you have and what resolution are you using in-game.
Thank you.

[Bug 12162] Heroes of Might & Magic IV awful frame rate

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12162

Denis Rut'kov  changed:

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         Resolution|                            |DUPLICATE

--- Comment #2 from Denis Rut'kov   2008-03-23 13:17:38 ---
(In reply to comment #1)
> I guess this is a problem because of lack of DIB engine in current WINE (bug
> #421).
>
> For me Heroes 4 can be playable only with >2 GHz CPU; this also depends on what
> resolution you are using.
>
> Please state what CPU do you have and what resolution are you using in-game.
> Thank you.

Thanks for your reply. 
My CPU is Pentium-M 1.7 Ghz which is roughly equal to Pentium 4 2 Ghz, still
the game is hardly playable.
I also inquired about DBI, it really looks like this is the cause of problem.
However, this "bug" was committed in 2002! This is really amazing, how I can
play Heroes V in full 3D using Wine, but I can't play the previous 2D game.
I also stumbled upon bug #3902, which is mistakenly marked as CLOSED and FIXED.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 421 ***

[Bug 12162] Heroes of Might & Magic IV awful frame rate

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12162

Roderick Colenbrander  changed:

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--- Comment #3 from Roderick Colenbrander   2008-03-23 13:23:38 ---
I'd like to add a comment to this bug. The reason is that a DIB engine is not a
magical thing that will make games fast. A couple of months ago I wrote
http://wiki.winehq.org/DirectDraw in which you can read most aspects.

In short only games that use GetDC/ReleaseDC really need a DIB engine.
Most games trigger the DIB stuff in ddraw because they require depth
conversion. Even with a DIB engine such games might not be that fast. Most
cases can be handled efficiently using OpenGL. This backend is fast if the
right GL extensions are around.

[Bug 12162] Heroes of Might & Magic IV awful frame rate

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12162

Alexandre Julliard  changed:

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--- Comment #4 from Alexandre Julliard   2008-04-04 10:06:09 ---
Closing bugs fixed in 0.9.59.

[Bug 12162] Heroes of Might & Magic IV awful frame rate

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12162

Denis Rut'kov  changed:

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--- Comment #5 from Denis Rut'kov   2008-04-05 07:58:33 ---
Please change resolution. This bug is not fixed in 0.9.59, it's a duplicate.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 421 ***

[Bug 12162] Heroes of Might & Magic IV awful frame rate

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12162

Denis Rut'kov  changed:

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--- Comment #6 from Denis Rut'kov   2008-04-05 08:18:02 ---
I'm terribly sorry, it seems this bug happens ONLY in window mode. In
fullscreen mode everything works fine.

[Bug 12162] Heroes of Might & Magic IV awful frame rate

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12162

Alexandre Julliard  changed:

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--- Comment #7 from Alexandre Julliard   2008-04-18 11:04:20 ---
Closing bugs reported fixed in 0.9.60.

[Bug 12162] Heroes of Might & Magic IV awful frame rate

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12162

Austin English  changed:

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