[Bug 41983] New: Creatures 2: applets can't connect to the main program

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=41983

Bug ID: 41983
           Summary: Creatures 2: applets can't connect to the main program
           Product: Wine
           Version: 1.9.8
          Hardware: x86
                OS: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: -unknown
          Assignee: [e-mail]
          Reporter: [e-mail]
      Distribution: ---

Created attachment 56393
  --> https://bugs.winehq.org/attachment.cgi?id=56393
Creatures 2 console output when starting applet

The Creatures 2 game uses special applets (executables) that connect to the
main game.

This does not work, however:
the game will complain it can't connect to the applet.

There's no crash or anything, the applet just does nothing.

[Bug 41983] Creatures 2: applets can't connect to the main program

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=41983

Richard  changed:

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--- Comment #1 from Richard  ---
I believe this is a duplicate of bug #21187.

The original game, Creatures, was created using the same codebase and also
shares this issue.

[Bug 41983] Creatures 2: applets can't connect to the main program

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=41983

--- Comment #2 from Jelle De Loecker  ---
True, Creatures 1 has the same problem.

Unlike C2, Creatures 1 is capable of starting in most Wine versions (C2 only
starts in 1.9.8-staging)

[Bug 41983] Creatures 2: applets can't connect to the main program

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=41983

--- Comment #3 from Jelle De Loecker  ---
Created attachment 60244
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Creatures 1 log

In this log I opened the Creatures 1 game successfully, but as soon as I opened
an applet (in this case I opened the hatchery), it crashed.

[Bug 41983] Creatures 1 & 2: applets can't connect to the main program

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=41983

Jelle De Loecker  changed:

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            Summary|Creatures 2: applets can't  |Creatures 1 & 2: applets
                   |connect to the main program |can't connect to the main
                   |                            |program

[Bug 41983] Creatures 1 & 2: applets can't connect to the main program

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=41983

--- Comment #4 from Jelle De Loecker  ---
Created attachment 60245
  --> https://bugs.winehq.org/attachment.cgi?id=60245
Creatures 1 backtrace

This is the backtrace of the crash caused by opening an applet

[Bug 41983] Creatures 1 & 2: applets can't connect to the main program

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=41983

--- Comment #5 from Jelle De Loecker  ---
Just to confirm: still an issue in wine 3.1

[Bug 41983] Creatures 1 & 2: applets can't connect to the main program

[WineHQ Bugzilla]

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=41983

Dalston  changed:

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--- Comment #6 from Dalston  ---
Issue still exists for me too on wine-6.23 (Staging).

[Bug 41983] Creatures 1 & 2: applets can't connect to the main program

[WineHQ Bugzilla]

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=41983

--- Comment #7 from Dalston  ---
Problem still exists in 9.1