A new beginning

• PlayOnLinux 4.1.10-dev
  • Tested with Wine 1.4.1
  • Install path GOG Games/A New Beginning/
  • Shortcuts:
    • A New Beginning ["ANB.exe" ]
    • Manual ["Manual.pdf" ]
    • Configuration Tool ["VisionaireConfigurationTool.exe" ]
  • The configuration tool needs .NET 4.0
    • Seems to work with Mono 2.10
    • Doesn't want to quit properly, though
      • Exists normally with dotnet40 package
    • Not much interesting settings... Drop it?
  • Found out the sound quality to be mediocre (cracks)
    • Caution about SDL apps http://wiki.winehq.org/Sound
    • Strangely (since I don't use pulseaudio) it seems to have also improved sound quality...? Nah, not really

GOG installer v2.1

• PlayOnLinux 4.2.2-dev

  • Tested with Wine 1.4.1
  • Install path GOG Games/A New Beginning - Final Cut/
  • Shortcuts:
    • A New Beginning - Final Cut ["anb.exe" ]
    • Manual ["A New Beginning - Manual.pdf" ]
    • Settings ["VisionaireConfigurationTool.exe" ]
  • Wine 1.6.1, 1.6-Realtime: no change in sound quality

• PlayOnLinux 4.2.6-dev

  • Tested with Wine 1.7.37
  • Install path GOG Games/A New Beginning - Final Cut/
  • Shortcuts:
    • A New Beginning - Final Cut ["anb.exe" ]
    • Manual ["A New Beginning - Manual.pdf" ]
    • Settings ["VisionaireConfigurationTool.exe" ]
  • Wine 1.6.2: crashes immediately
  • Wine 1.7.19, 1.7.29, 1.7.34, 1.7.35, 1.7.36, 1.7.37:
    • .NET initialization error at start
    • sometimes things not working in game (inventory not appearing on right click, just flashing on double right click,...)
    • Character all black
      • probably a problem with shaders, either I didn't notice it before, or it's some addition to recent game releases...
      • disabling GLSL => game crashes immediately
      • installing dxsetupfull => no change
      • setting "Additional effects" to medium or low in configuration => no change
      • DirectDraw rendering: gdi => no change
      • Different Offscreen mode rendering => no change
  • What a mess, worked well before :(
  • Tried using Visionaire Player (from http://wiki.visionaire-tracker.net/wiki/Player_FAQ) but didn't recognize data.vis (wrong version?)

GOG installer v2.2

Doesn't install (lots of Runtime errors)