[Bug 39742] New: Heroes of Might and Magic 5 does not work (empty screen)

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Bug ID: 39742
           Summary: Heroes of Might and Magic 5 does not work (empty
                    screen)
           Product: Wine
           Version: 1.8-rc3
          Hardware: x86-64
                OS: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: -unknown
          Assignee: [e-mail]
          Reporter: [e-mail]
      Distribution: ---

Heroes of Might and Magic 5 does not work.
When starting game shows only first splash screen.
After splash game starts intro video and it is not shown. But sound exists.
This occurs since 1.55.
In version 1.54 all ok.

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--- Comment #1 from Vjacheslav  ---
Versions correction:
Bug occurs since 1.7.55.
In version 1.7.54 all ok.

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--- Comment #2 from Sebastian Lackner  ---
Could you please try to do a regression test, to find out which commit
introduced this problem? Take a look here for instructions how to do that:
http://wiki.winehq.org/RegressionTesting

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--- Comment #3 from Vjacheslav  ---
I made regression test.
Git bisection shows that problem commit is
[bfb845f9fccb2ff5bff0b0ba3238fec7f9f7b710] dinput: Ensure X11 input events are
forwarded to wineserver even without message loop.
I tryed commenting MsgWaitForMultipleObjectsEx in function
check_dinput_events() in dinput_main.c from this commit - when commented
MsgWaitForMultipleObjectsEx game works

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--- Comment #4 from Sebastian Lackner  ---
Thanks for bisecting this issue.

Can this problem be reproduced with the demo version of the game, for example:
http://www.4players.de/4players.php/download_start/Downloads/Download/45230....
?

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--- Comment #5 from [e-mail] ---
(In reply to Sebastian Lackner from comment #4)
> Thanks for bisecting this issue.
>
> Can this problem be reproduced with the demo version of the game, for
> example:
> http://www.4players.de/4players.php/download_start/Downloads/Download/45230.
> html ?

I think it's possible to use that for fixing the issue.

I have some weird focus loss issue that I struggle. I started the game with up
to date wine (git). And I can't enter the game menu. Then I reverted the commit
mentioned here and I was able to get into menu.

So I would say confirmed.

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--- Comment #6 from Sebastian Lackner  ---
Also confirming, the mentioned commit definitely makes a difference. I'll take
a bit closer and report back afterwards. According to my testing, the issue can
be worked around by using a virtual desktop (then the window doesn't
disappear).

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--- Comment #7 from Vjacheslav  ---
(In reply to Sebastian Lackner from comment #4)
> Thanks for bisecting this issue.
>
> Can this problem be reproduced with the demo version of the game, for
> example:
> http://www.4players.de/4players.php/download_start/Downloads/Download/45230.
> html ?

On demo version it is not reproducable

I can upload somewhere full version of game if you don't have it

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--- Comment #8 from [e-mail] ---
Was this fixed already?

I tested another bug and downloaded the demo from the given url.

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14025#c29

I had no issues to start the demo with wine 1.9.16-git or wine-staging 1.9.16.

I remember testing the demo mentioned here before and reverting the commit and
it fixed the issue back then.

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--- Comment #9 from [e-mail] ---
deleted prefix, installed the demo.

It starts with wine 1.9.21-git and wine-staging 1.9.21, but I don't get focus
on it. Some logo is shown at taskbar.

Reverting the commmit mentioned here fixes the issue I have no focus issue and
I am able to start a game.

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--- Comment #10 from joaopa  ---
Is still a bug in current wine(3.20)?

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--- Comment #11 from Vjacheslav  ---
(In reply to joaopa from comment #10)
> Is still a bug in current wine(3.20)?

Yes it is a bug.

Some additional info:

It is occurs when game run in NOT full screen mode and activated option "Stay
active" (Options -> Video & Audio)

When "Full screen" active game starts and then shows desktop but it is not
exited and after a few times switching game/desktop it shows game screen and it
is playable

When "Full screen" active and "Stay active" not active some switching
game/desktop and changing window size by mouse also can make game playable

When "Full screen" active and "Stay active" active game is not playable

After making changes https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=39742#c3 game
works in any combinations of "Full screen" and "Stay active" options. But in
windowed mode it is required change window size by mouse to show game screen.
It is appeared later in some wine version after firstly reported

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--- Comment #12 from joaopa  ---
Does the bug still occur with wine-4.18?

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--- Comment #13 from ZenAnonX  ---
No game working out of box in wine-4.19 we cant safely close this bug

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--- Comment #14 from IvanDSM  ---
Confirming the bug is fixed as of Wine Staging 5.0. I think ZenAnonX meant to
say that we *can* safely close the bug. The game launched and I was able to
play the demo mission.

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--- Comment #15 from Vjacheslav  ---
(In reply to IvanDSM from comment #14)
> Confirming the bug is fixed as of Wine Staging 5.0. I think ZenAnonX meant
> to say that we *can* safely close the bug. The game launched and I was able
> to play the demo mission.

It is still a bug.
On demo version it is not reproducable.

It is reproducable on Wine5.0 and WineStaging5.0 but only when "Stay Active"
game option enabled as described in
https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=39742#c11

Also I noticed when "Stay Active" option not active and changes from
https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=39742#c3 not applied after exiting game
it does not save window size. It always starts with SAME window size. But when
changes https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=39742#c3 applied game saves
window size on exit and starts with new size as expected

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--- Comment #16 from IvanDSM  ---
(In reply to Vjacheslav from comment #15)
> (In reply to IvanDSM from comment #14)
> > Confirming the bug is fixed as of Wine Staging 5.0. I think ZenAnonX meant
> > to say that we *can* safely close the bug. The game launched and I was able
> > to play the demo mission.
>
> It is still a bug.
> On demo version it is not reproducable.
>
> It is reproducable on Wine5.0 and WineStaging5.0 but only when "Stay Active"
> game option enabled as described in
> https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=39742#c11
>
> Also I noticed when "Stay Active" option not active and changes from
> https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=39742#c3 not applied after exiting
> game it does not save window size. It always starts with SAME window size.
> But when changes https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=39742#c3 applied
> game saves window size on exit and starts with new size as expected

It sounds like the bug you're describing now is a different bug from the one
you initially described. From what I understand, your description of the bug
was that the game would only show the first splash screen and then not show
anything else, correct?

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--- Comment #17 from Vjacheslav  ---
(In reply to IvanDSM from comment #16)
> (In reply to Vjacheslav from comment #15)
> > (In reply to IvanDSM from comment #14)
> > > Confirming the bug is fixed as of Wine Staging 5.0. I think ZenAnonX meant
> > > to say that we *can* safely close the bug. The game launched and I was able
> > > to play the demo mission.
> >
> > It is still a bug.
> > On demo version it is not reproducable.
> >
> > It is reproducable on Wine5.0 and WineStaging5.0 but only when "Stay Active"
> > game option enabled as described in
> > https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=39742#c11
> >
> > Also I noticed when "Stay Active" option not active and changes from
> > https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=39742#c3 not applied after exiting
> > game it does not save window size. It always starts with SAME window size.
> > But when changes https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=39742#c3 applied
> > game saves window size on exit and starts with new size as expected
>
> It sounds like the bug you're describing now is a different bug from the one
> you initially described. From what I understand, your description of the bug
> was that the game would only show the first splash screen and then not show
> anything else, correct?

Yes after splash screen game shows empty window.
Saving window size it is addition to this bug that fixed when removed call of
MsgWaitForMultipleObjectsEx

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--- Comment #18 from [e-mail] ---
I can confirm this bug still exists in Wine 6.0 (and staging version). Tested
on Arch, with radv driver (same result for amdvlk). I'm using GOG version of
the game, and standalone expansion Tribes of the East starts just fine, problem
only occurs for me for base version that comes with Hammers of Fate expansion.

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--- Comment #19 from Zebediah Figura  ---
Is this bug still present in current wine (7.0-rc5)? There have been many
modifications to dinput since 6.0.

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--- Comment #20 from Vjacheslav  ---
(In reply to Zebediah Figura from comment #19)
> Is this bug still present in current wine (7.0-rc5)? There have been many
> modifications to dinput since 6.0.

Yes, this bug is still present. Wine 7.2.

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--- Comment #21 from joaopa  ---
Does the bug still occur with wine-8.5? There were tons of changes in dinput
recently.

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--- Comment #22 from Vjacheslav  ---
(In reply to joaopa from comment #21)
> Does the bug still occur with wine-8.5? There were tons of changes in dinput
> recently.

Wine 8.5: Bug is still present

dinput_main.c has comment for problem call MsgWaitForMultipleObjectsEx:
void check_dinput_events(void)
{
    /* Windows does not do that, but our current implementation of winex11
     * requires periodic event polling to forward events to the wineserver.
     *
     * We have to call this function from multiple places, because:
     * - some games do not explicitly poll for mouse events
     *   (for example Culpa Innata)
     * - some games only poll the device, and neither keyboard nor mouse
     *   (for example Civilization: Call to Power 2)
     * - some games do not explicitly poll for keyboard events
     *   (for example Morrowind in its key binding page)
     */
    MsgWaitForMultipleObjectsEx(0, NULL, 0, QS_ALLINPUT, 0);
}

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--- Comment #23 from Vjacheslav  ---
Link to download full game https://disk.yandex.ee/d/jzJtWicpSI_EZQ

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--- Comment #24 from Olivier F. R. Dierick  ---
(In reply to Vjacheslav from comment #23)
> Link to download full game https://disk.yandex.ee/d/jzJtWicpSI_EZQ

Hello,

Are you linking to a copy of the full Heroes of Might and Magic 5?

This game is still sold and protected by copyright, don't do that.

Regards.

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--- Comment #25 from Vjacheslav  ---
Wine 9.0-rc3: Bug is still present

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--- Comment #26 from Dima  ---
Bug still present on wine 9.3 on Mac with Apple M2 CPU (ARM architecture)
System: macOS 14.3.1 (23D60)
Kernel:    Darwin 23.3.0

What I've noted is that behind game's main splash screen frozen there is small
Windows critical window with title
Error
and text
Failed to set display mode
and OK button. Its can be seen in window swict mode (using 3 fingers scroll up
on mac at least).
When activate this tiny window and press Enter (its OK button) wine is closed.
Wine's output of such run with export WINEDEBUG=+all was recorded to logfile
and compressed (zip is 25 mb, logfile 677mb):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dOhg1hKm_1mITjU9ZVOmIuJM4QYexdEk/view?usp=s...
Please feel free to request any additional logs/traces/etc if needed!

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--- Comment #27 from Tim Clem  ---
(In reply to Dima from comment #26)
> Bug still present on wine 9.3 on Mac with Apple M2 CPU (ARM architecture)
> System: macOS 14.3.1 (23D60)
> Kernel:	Darwin 23.3.0
>
> What I've noted is that behind game's main splash screen frozen there is
> small Windows critical window with title
> Error
> and text
> Failed to set display mode
> and OK button. Its can be seen in window swict mode (using 3 fingers scroll
> up on mac at least).
> When activate this tiny window and press Enter (its OK button) wine is
> closed.
> Wine's output of such run with export WINEDEBUG=+all was recorded to logfile
> and compressed (zip is 25 mb, logfile 677mb):
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dOhg1hKm_1mITjU9ZVOmIuJM4QYexdEk/
> view?usp=sharing
> Please feel free to request any additional logs/traces/etc if needed!

Dima, this is a different issue than what Vjacheslav reported. The game
attempts to switch to fullscreen 1024x768 and 800x600, both of which are
unavailable on the built-in displays on most Apple Silicon devices. I would do
some searches to see if there is a way to force the game into windowed mode at
startup, or to change its default resolution to one that is available.