Morrowind talk:Linux

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If anybody is keeping track, I can verify the inventory bugs, maps not working and music not playing using a CVS checkout from 3 days ago. I can also verify the shadows (seem to be) completely working (a couple of hours of game play).

-- Chris Mortimore (16/12/2007)

I tried to provide more detailed information on what the changes where accomplishing and add some things that you have to take into special consideration for linux (i.e. Multiple users and case sensitvity). I also updated the known issues to be more current.

-- Jason Brown (30/1/2008)

I added some results I've got from running versions 0.9.55 through to 0.9.57, basically just the same again, but I put the details in the "Known Issues" section. Results are from two Debian Etch systems, one running amd64 and one running i386. Using the packages provided by WineHQ.

-- Chris Mortimore (10/03/2008)

Fascinating - last I tried running Morrowind on Debian unstable, official 0.9.56 packages, I didn't get music, but after I re-ran wineprefixcreate, music started working. I haven't checked how well .57 works yet, though. Does this work for you? --Wwwwolf 07:18, 19 March 2008 (EDT)

Running wineprefixcreate fixes the music, cheers for the heads up.

-- Chris Mortimore (08/04/2008)

Tested again in 0.9.58, still the usual inventory paperdoll issues and local map not working. Performance is a bit sluggish.

-- Chris Mortimore (08/04/2008)

[edit] Advice

I already moved or deleted most of the stuff added by our anonymous friend but that seemed least vaguely useful. I'm more than happy to bow to the greater knowledge of the community though. If you want to delete it - please do. –Rpeh^{•T•C•E•} 17:01, 7 November 2008 (EST)

Deleted ridiculous sounding advert. I can't find how it would be relevant for elder scrolls players for a number of reasons. I'm adding proper links for the Wine forks in case someone needs support for their proprietary application. Lukish_ Tlk Cnt 19:32, 7 November 2008 (EST)

[edit] Console

How does one open the in-game console with Linux? I tried the usual way with key next to [1], but it didn't work. --77.185.70.44 09:33, 14 November 2008 (EST)

tilde key, as normal. i have no issues with opening the console. Niffweed17, Destroyer of Chickens 02:39, 19 December 2008 (EST)

I got it, I just switched to US kezboardlazout, works fine :P Merry Xmas =) --77.185.105.224 04:58, 24 December 2008 (EST)

[edit] Win98 vs. XP

User:Lukish removed my "first-person comment" about why Windows 98 is necessary as opposed to Windows XP. Ostensibly this was due to the unencyclopedic nature of the comment; however, the point is an important one: does anyone have a good reason or experience that Windows 98 worked better for them than XP or other incarnations of Windows when running Morrowind? I have always used Windows XP and it seems to work fine. If anyone does, please feel free to go into greater detail, but for the moment I don't think there's a significant difference and so I will remove the Windows 98 recommendation. Niffweed17, Destroyer of Chickens

All the information I could find was for this setting was this sentence on the AppDB.

Morrowind also behaves better when WINE emulates Windows 98.

Although; I've read a few places the same advice for different games. I can't see why one would deviate from the well tested norm. I have tested it both ways and don't see any reason to not report the version this game was designed for. In any case, everyone has been using this setting for a long time, so changing it now will only further complicate matters when they are testing their results against others. Lukish_ Tlk Cnt 10:30, 31 December 2008 (EST)

I've put back the recommendation. The fact that one user finds it works fine in XP doesn't mean we shouldn't follow established suggestions when making our own. –Rpeh^{•T•C•E•} 10:59, 31 December 2008 (EST)

After further digging, I found the source HOWTO:

In winecfg set winver=win98 for best application behavior.

It seems it was written to the article originally by me. Lukish_ Tlk Cnt 11:40, 31 December 2008 (EST)

all right, fine. Niffweed17, Destroyer of Chickens 03:32, 1 January 2009 (EST)