[Bug 56425] New: Gray Matter: Random crashes during the game, sometimes preceded by graphics bugs

[WineHQ Bugzilla]

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=56425

Bug ID: 56425
           Summary: Gray Matter: Random crashes during the game, sometimes
                    preceded by graphics bugs
           Product: Wine
           Version: 9.4
          Hardware: x86-64
                OS: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: -unknown
          Assignee: [e-mail]
          Reporter: [e-mail]
      Distribution: Ubuntu

Game:
"Gray Matter"
Point-and-click adventure game developed by Wizarbox and released in 2010.
GOG.com version.

Game settings:
Run config.exe (located in the game folder) to adjust the settings.
Vertical sync activated.
Hardware cursor activated.
Shadows and Mirrors set to High.
Rendering set to Highest.
Quality set to Highest.

OS: Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS 64bit.
NVIDIA Driver Version: 535.161.07.

Wine:
wine-9.4 development version.
Default Wine configuration, unmodified.
Clean Wine directory.

Description:
The game launches, a new game can be started and the intro cinematic is played
without any problem.
However, when you actually start playing, the game crashes randomly after a few
minutes.
Sometimes the crash is preceded by graphics bugs with parts of the screen
turning black.

Workaround:
Installing DXVK using winetricks solves the issue.

[Bug 56425] Gray Matter: Random crashes during the game, sometimes preceded by graphics bugs

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https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=56425

--- Comment #1 from imaxm  ---
Created attachment 76186
  --> https://bugs.winehq.org/attachment.cgi?id=76186
Terminal output 1

[Bug 56425] Gray Matter: Random crashes during the game, sometimes preceded by graphics bugs

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https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=56425

--- Comment #2 from imaxm  ---
Created attachment 76187
  --> https://bugs.winehq.org/attachment.cgi?id=76187
Terminal output 2

[Bug 56425] Gray Matter: Random crashes during the game, sometimes preceded by graphics bugs

[WineHQ Bugzilla]

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=56425

--- Comment #3 from imaxm  ---
Created attachment 76188
  --> https://bugs.winehq.org/attachment.cgi?id=76188
Terminal output 3

[Bug 56425] Gray Matter: Random crashes during the game, sometimes preceded by graphics bugs

[WineHQ Bugzilla]

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=56425

--- Comment #4 from imaxm  ---
Created attachment 76189
  --> https://bugs.winehq.org/attachment.cgi?id=76189
Backtrace

[Bug 56425] Gray Matter: Random crashes during the game, sometimes preceded by graphics bugs

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https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=56425

--- Comment #5 from imaxm  ---
I've tried to see if the problem also affects the game's demo (so that I can
provide a download link for those who don't own the game and want to confirm
the bug).
Unfortunately, the demo crashes instantly on launch. It seems to be linked to
the copy protection included in the demo and therefore unrelated to the problem
affecting the full game available on GOG, which is DRM-free.
0024:trace:loaddll:build_module Loaded
L"C:\users\pc\AppData\Roaming\ProtectDISC\pe181a5209.DLL" at 02110000:
native

Demo download link:
https://www.gamepressure.com/download.asp?ID=29508

[Bug 56425] Gray Matter: Random crashes during the game, sometimes preceded by graphics bugs

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https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=56425

--- Comment #6 from imaxm  ---
No more crash problems with wine-9.12.
Tested on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with NVIDIA driver version 535.183.01.
I think this bug report can be closed.