[Bug 29603] New: Ski Challenge 2010: extremely long loading times (unless Win98 mode is set)

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29603

Bug #: 29603
           Summary: Ski Challenge 2010: extremely long loading times
                    (unless Win98 mode is set)
           Product: Wine
           Version: 1.3.37
          Platform: x86
               URL: http://www.jeuxvideopc.com/demo/43133-ski-challenge-20
                    10.php
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Keywords: download
          Severity: minor
          Priority: P2
         Component: -unknown
        AssignedTo: [e-mail]
        ReportedBy: [e-mail]
    Classification: Unclassified

Starting a new game in Ski Challenge 2010 demo takes an unusually long time:
5-7 minutes.
Lowering the screen resolution/detail level, disabling audio don't make a
difference.
Besides the default Windows XP mode, I tried with Win2000, Vista as well as
Windows 7 mode: all the same.

What does seem to improve the loading time considerably is to set the Windows
version to Win98 in winecfg: loading a new game takes only 15-30 seconds
(depending on the detail level).

Steps to reproduce the problem with the demo:
1. Install the demo. Select 'Use custom installation' option and uncheck the
option 'Run Ski Challenge 2010 (FTV)'.
2. Start the demo by Updater.exe. The updater will fail, dismiss the error
message. The launcher should appear.
3. In the launcher go to <Options> --> <Manual> then click on <Accept>. Click
on <Play>.
4. When the main menu appears click on <Play> --> <Training>, select a course
and click on <Play>.
5. The game is loading but it seems to take forever to get into the game.

Terminal output doesn't reveal anything suspicious, just lots of
fixme:d3d:resource_check_usage Unhandled usage flags 0x8

Fedora 16
Nvidia 250 / driver 290.10

[Bug 29603] Ski Challenge 2010: extremely long loading times (unless Win98 mode is set)

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29603

Jarkko K  changed:

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--- Comment #1 from Jarkko K  ---
Is this same demo?

http://springfiles.com/games/sports/xtreme/ski-challenge-2010

I cant understand the site which is linked at url.

[Bug 29603] Ski Challenge 2010: extremely long loading times (unless Win98 mode is set)

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29603

--- Comment #2 from Béla Gyebrószki  ---
(In reply to Jarkko K from comment #1)
> Is this same demo?
>
> http://springfiles.com/games/sports/xtreme/ski-challenge-2010
>
> I cant understand the site which is linked at url.

Yes, it is the same game demo. Btw. the problem is still present for me in
1.7.18.

[Bug 29603] Ski Challenge 2010: extremely long loading times (unless Win98 mode is set)

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29603

--- Comment #3 from Jarkko K  ---
I just tried the demo too and I can confirm that the problem exists.

Weird issue.

sha1sum rsi-skichallenge10.exe 
2f6e50d1e1ba4cbe6d0faab07a3fe0758a7f3a96

[Bug 29603] Ski Challenge 2010: extremely long loading times (unless Win98 mode is set)

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[e-mail] changed:

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--- Comment #4 from [e-mail] ---
The most loading time seems to take when it somehow examines your pc. On the
second run when I set windows98 using same prefix that part was skipped (?).

After pressing play button, it felt like the speed was the same. No
measurements were used. In general it would be nice to see some improvement in
loading speed.

wine 1.7.49

[Bug 29603] Ski Challenge 2010: extremely long loading times ( unless Win98 mode is set)

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29603

Béla Gyebrószki  changed:

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             Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED

--- Comment #5 from Béla Gyebrószki  ---
This is no longer an issue in recent (3.x) Wine. The game is loading to the
menu in a matter of seconds.
For comparison, I tried the game in Wine 2.0.5 and the problem is obviously
there: it takes several minutes to load the game.

Marking fixed.

[Bug 29603] Ski Challenge 2010: extremely long loading times ( unless Win98 mode is set)

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29603

Alexandre Julliard  changed:

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--- Comment #6 from Alexandre Julliard  ---
Closing bugs fixed in 3.17.