DDrawCompat
Sims-1-Complete-Collection-Widescreen-Patcher
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DDrawCompat
- Divine Divinity - my game looks... bad?
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I was finally able to play my first ever RTS in windows 11, but I still need a bit of help.
In short, you extract the zip, rename the game's main directory as "Metal Knight", then create a folder inside, and name it "sav", otherwise the game will crash if you attempt to save. You'll also need to download a directdraw dll file called DDrawCompat (link), and place that file in the game's main directory.
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Lag Issue with Sims 1 Complete Collection
The framerate tanks when you hack in a higher resolution. You could try a graphics wrapper like ddrawcompat. Download the latest release and drop the ddraw.dll into your Sims install folder (Where Sims.exe is). However, if the resolution you hacked in is close to 4k, the screen will smear when scrolling.
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I can't believe it's simpler to run old Windows games on Wine (without any tweaks) than on actual Windows
Currently I usually either use dgvoodoo2 which is a bit more general in that it's trying to emulate the entirety of DX1-9 (Including DirectDraw up to v7) or Glide though DX11/12 or DDrawCompat which seems fairly similar in scope to cnc-ddraw and works wonderfully for playing The Sims 1, I recommend installing it with the widescreen patcher to also enable gameplay at a larger resolution than 1024x768.
- Ending Slides Unfortunately Skipping
- Why do games tend to live longer on PC?
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typical...
If you can make a clean install and add the DDrawCompact to it, you should be able to run it properly on win 10. About Tiberian Sun, i recommend chekcing out this launcher.
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Independence War 2
Download this DX7 wrapper https://github.com/narzoul/DDrawCompat/
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Does anyone know how I can fix this? Anywhere I move my cursor, it leaves behind this mess:
There's also DDrawCompat which you can just drop in the folder. I haven't tried it with BG1 but I've had luck using it with other older games.
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Having A Bit Of Trouble With Windowed Mode
3) https://github.com/narzoul/DDrawCompat/releases
Sims-1-Complete-Collection-Widescreen-Patcher
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4K Sims 1. Here it is…
FaithBeam’s Sims 1 Widescreen Patcher
- Does anyone still play this?
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Ok guys i get your trauma now the robber is fucking terrifying man did Will Wright raise a generation. No Wonder robbers arent in sims 4
After that, you may want to look here: Widescreen Patcher.
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A guide for playing The Sims 1 on Intel and ARM Macs
Something that I recommend to use if you plan to play The Sims 1 is to use this widescreen patcher: https://github.com/FaithBeam/Sims-1-Complete-Collection-Wide...
It also installs DDrawCompat (or DGVoodoo2) for you, which is useful because vanilla The Sims 1 on Windows 10+ is choppy for some reason, using DDrawCompat (or DGVoodoo2) fixes the choppiness issue.
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this was creepy af
While it can work without a widescreen patcher, The Sims 1 under Windows 10+ is veeery sluggish, it feels like the FPS is being capped at ~20, so I 100% recommend you to apply the widescreen patcher to play the game.
- Problem Loading
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Best portable The Sims experience
it wasn't very straight forward, I spent 1-2h to install it. My steps: Install game using lutris, apply no-cd "patch", patch that exe in order to work with steam deck resolution ( patcher link https://github.com/FaithBeam/Sims-1-Complete-Collection-Widescreen-Patcher ) then add it to steam as a non-steam game. and it works perfectly, you have few control presets for steam deck and it's really nice to play with trackpad
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Sims resolution.
This allows you to set The Sims 1 to a custom resolution. I'm not using it, myself, but a lot of people love it: https://github.com/FaithBeam/Sims-1-Complete-Collection-Widescreen-Patcher
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Intel Drops DirectX 9 Support On Xe, Arc GPUs, Switches to DirectX 12 Emulation
The Sims 1 - Can be made to work flawlessly on modern systems with either dgvoodoo2 or the alternative DDrawCompat, I recommend installing either one via the widescreen patcher as it also allows you to force the game to run at modern resolutions. (Although things get a tad small at 4k, I recommend a maximum resolution of 1080p and just using full-screen FSR for any required upscaling.)
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I started playing the Sims 1 today... In the first 5 Minutes of gameplay, my Sim managed to die and burn the house down whilst making a quick breakfast. Just... wow
Download, extract then run The Sims 1 Widescreen Patcher.
What are some alternatives?
ddwrapper - DirectDraw Interceptor, Proxy Dll
Sims-1-Complete-Collection-Wide
dxwrapper - Fixes compatibility issues with older games running on Windows 10/11 by wrapping DirectX dlls. Also allows loading custom libraries with the file extension .asi into game processes.
cnc-ddraw - GDI and OpenGL re-implementation of the DirectDraw API for classic Command & Conquer games for better compatibility with Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Wine
cnc-ddraw - GDI, OpenGL and Direct3D 9 re-implementation of the DirectDraw API for classic games for better compatibility with Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11, Wine (Linux/macOS) and Virtual Machines
cnc-ddraw - GDI and OpenGL re-implementation of the DirectDraw API for classic Command & Conquer games for better compatibility with Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Wine (project now under @CnCNet org)
FreeSO - Re-implementation of The Sims Online.
Simitone - Re-implementation of The Sims 1, based off of FreeSO.
PlaySimsOnMac - A guide for playing The Sims 1 on Intel and ARM Macs