[Bug 34529] New: Game attempts to create and read from root Z:\ drive instead of C:\ (c_drive) directory.

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34529

Bug #: 34529
           Summary: Game attempts to create and read from root Z:\ drive
                    instead of C:\ (c_drive) directory.
           Product: Wine
           Version: 1.7.1
          Platform: x86-64
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: -unknown
        AssignedTo: [e-mail]
        ReportedBy: [e-mail]
    Classification: Unclassified

When running the PC version of the game Shadowgun: Deadzone
(http://www.madfingergames.com/deadzone/)  which is free to download and play,
I encounter a problem.  The game is attempting to write to the root directory
which is the Z:\ drive by default in wine.  It attempts to create a directory
named /users/<player name> with data files that pertain to the game.  I know
this because I set up a test bed and used root and the directory /users/<player
name> and files within it were created successfully and the game ran as
intended.

If the Z:\ drive is removed using winecfg (as none root user) and the file is
placed or created in ~/.wine/c_drive/users/<player name>, then the game will
read the correct file on the C: drive and run as intended.  If the Z:\ drive is
re-enabled, then the game will try to read from the root file system on Z: and
can not find /user/<player name> so it will not connect to a match or save
settings.
This is the case when ran as any user.

Obviously the game should not be trying to create a new directory under
C:\users in any circumstance, or as Z:\users if root is mounted as Z:.

[Bug 34529] Game attempts to create and read from root Z:\ drive instead of C:\ (c_drive) directory.

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34529

[e-mail] changed:

What    |Removed                     |Added
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           Keywords|                            |download
                URL|                            |http://www.madfingergames.c
                   |                            |om/deadzone/
                 CC|                            |[e-mail]

[Bug 34529] Game attempts to create and read from root Z: \ drive instead of C:\ (c_drive) directory.

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34529

Bruno Jesus  changed:

What    |Removed                     |Added
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                URL|http://www.madfingergames.c |https://web.archive.org/web
                   |om/deadzone/                |/20130803132344/http://dead
                   |                            |zone-win.madfingergames.com
                   |                            |/DeadZone_setup.exe

--- Comment #1 from Bruno Jesus  ---
Reminds me of a similar problem with wineprefix created on ram disks where the
program scans the drives looking for a fixed disk to write data to.

[Bug 34529] Game attempts to create and read from root Z:\ drive instead of C:\ (c_drive) directory.

[WineHQ Bugzilla]

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34529

Janne  changed:

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                 CC|                            |[e-mail]

--- Comment #2 from Janne  ---
According to the article on medium.com this game is not playable anymore.

link to article:
https://medium.com/madfingergames/shadowgun-deadzone-is-coming-to-an-end-9a2...