The Sims Deluxe "could not find the sims data directory" Error on Start - Wine 7.7 Staging

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The Sims Deluxe "could not find the sims data directory" Error on Start - Wine 7.7 Staging

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I have spent about a whole day so far trying to get The Sims Deluxe working under Wine. No matter how I install it, (through Wine, PlayOnLinux, & Lutris) the game will either hard crash or display an error about not being able to find the data directory. The game was installed from 2 CD-Rom discs and is an official retail release. I am not relatively new to Linux, (Have used Debian quite a bit on Raspberry Pi machines), but this is my first time using it as my core OS. The install is relatively fresh, only a day or so old. I am running on the latest Linux Mint and Wine 7.7 Staging. Here's the terminal log output.

002c:fixme:winediag:LdrInitializeThunk wine-staging 7.7 is a testing version containing experimental patches.
002c:fixme:winediag:LdrInitializeThunk Please mention your exact version when filing bug reports on winehq.org.
0078:err:winedevice:ServiceMain Failed to load L"C:\\windows\\system32\\win32k.sys"
0078:err:winedevice:ServiceMain Failed to load L"C:\\windows\\system32\\drivers\\dxgkrnl.sys"
0078:err:winedevice:ServiceMain Failed to load L"C:\\windows\\system32\\drivers\\dxgmms1.sys"
0090:err:winedevice:ServiceMain Failed to load L"C:\\windows\\system32\\win32k.sys"
0090:err:winedevice:ServiceMain Failed to load L"C:\\windows\\system32\\drivers\\dxgkrnl.sys"
0090:err:winedevice:ServiceMain Failed to load L"C:\\windows\\system32\\drivers\\dxgmms1.sys"
008c:err:plugplay:enumerate_new_device Unable to install a function driver for device L"WINEBUS\\VID_845E&PID_0001\\0&0000&0&0".
008c:err:plugplay:enumerate_new_device Unable to install a function driver for device L"WINEBUS\\VID_845E&PID_0002\\0&0000&0&0".
00b4:err:winedevice:ServiceMain Failed to load L"C:\\windows\\system32\\win32k.sys"
00b4:err:winedevice:ServiceMain Failed to load L"C:\\windows\\system32\\drivers\\dxgkrnl.sys"
00b4:err:winedevice:ServiceMain Failed to load L"C:\\windows\\system32\\drivers\\dxgmms1.sys"
0050:fixme:imm:ImeSetActiveContext (0x249730, 0): stub
0050:fixme:imm:ImmReleaseContext (0000000000010020, 0000000000249730): stub
002c:fixme:imm:ImeSetActiveContext (0x249c80, 1): stub
002c:fixme:imm:ImmReleaseContext (000000000002004E, 0000000000249C80): stub
00fc:fixme:imm:ImeSetActiveContext (0x50480, 1): stub
00fc:fixme:imm:ImmReleaseContext (0000000000010092, 0000000000050480): stub
00fc:fixme:urlmon:InternetBindInfo_GetBindString not supported string type 20
00fc:fixme:file:NtLockFile I/O completion on lock not implemented yet
00fc:fixme:ntdll:NtQuerySystemInformation info_class SYSTEM_PERFORMANCE_INFORMATION
00fc:err:mscoree:LoadLibraryShim error reading registry key for installroot
00fc:err:mscoree:LoadLibraryShim error reading registry key for installroot
00fc:err:mscoree:LoadLibraryShim error reading registry key for installroot
00fc:err:mscoree:LoadLibraryShim error reading registry key for installroot
0110:fixme:file:NtLockFile I/O completion on lock not implemented yet
0110:fixme:ntdll:NtQuerySystemInformation info_class SYSTEM_PERFORMANCE_INFORMATION
0110:err:mscoree:LoadLibraryShim error reading registry key for installroot
0110:err:mscoree:LoadLibraryShim error reading registry key for installroot
0110:err:mscoree:LoadLibraryShim error reading registry key for installroot
0110:err:mscoree:LoadLibraryShim error reading registry key for installroot
0120:fixme:font:freetype_set_outline_text_metrics failed to read full_nameW for font L"Ani"!
0120:fixme:imm:ImeSetActiveContext (0x360a0, 1): stub
0120:fixme:imm:ImmReleaseContext (00000000000200B0, 00000000000360A0): stub
0130:fixme:font:freetype_set_outline_text_metrics failed to read full_nameW for font L"Ani"!
0130:fixme:imm:ImeSetActiveContext (0x360b0, 1): stub
0130:fixme:imm:ImmReleaseContext (00000000000300BC, 00000000000360B0): stub
0110:fixme:msi:internal_ui_handler internal UI not implemented for message 0x0b000000 (UI level = 5)
0110:fixme:msi:internal_ui_handler internal UI not implemented for message 0x0b000000 (UI level = 5)
00fc:fixme:msi:internal_ui_handler internal UI not implemented for message 0x0b000000 (UI level = 1)
00fc:fixme:msi:internal_ui_handler internal UI not implemented for message 0x0b000000 (UI level = 1)
0178:fixme:msg:pack_message msg 14 (WM_ERASEBKGND) not supported yet
wine: configuration in L"/root/.wine" has been updated.
01a8:fixme:ntdll:NtQuerySystemInformation info_class SYSTEM_PERFORMANCE_INFORMATION

Was previously using Wine 5.0 and results we're the same, to reiterate, game launches with data directory error. This happens in normal Wine either launched through the terminal or through file association. Looking for any help at all.
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Re: The Sims Deluxe "could not find the sims data directory" Error on Start - Wine 7.7 Staging

Post by SnaakseKaas »

Could be DRM, The game is a registry clusterF so might even be problems there. What verbs were used by winetricks may I ask?
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