SC4 Deluxe from the Big Box, with the EP1 patch.
I'm on Linux Mint 13 64bit with Cinnamon 1.4, wine 1.4 (XP decor) and also tried the latest 1.5, fresh install, all updates installed. 2gigs of ram, GeForce 8400 512meg have tried all 4 drivers present in the Additional Drivers app, tripple core AMD processor. I've used ubuntu almost exclusively since Hardy, but switched to Mint as soon as Unity/Gnome 3 hit. I'm no power user, but I can start a terminal. Not affraid of command line, i use cisco CLI at work quite a bit, and have done some with Linux, but the damn thing works so well for normal useage that i've not had to press it too far
I got it to install, but the installation program just kind of goes away even before the DX9 install begins. I also tried the install for DX9 manually which seemed to finish. It appears to finish, but I can't swear to it. If I try to start it, either from command line, or from the C: drive, nothing happens. If I try to start from the gui the cursor acts like it is thinking, but ends up doing nothing. If I try from terminal, it just gives a fresh prompt without seeming to think about it. Here's the funny bit, if I try to use the gui to restart the setup, it brings up the start graphic with options to Play, Uninstall, etc, but the window just goes away if i choose to play. It will act like it is unstalling if I go that route.
I've tried many of the switches i've seen around (-d:software/-d:opengl -intro:off -music:off -audio:off -CustomResolution:enabled -r1920x1080x32 and several other resolutions, with virtual desktop set to matching resolution, also tried no virtual desktop and no custom resolution). Even tried forcing a single core.
Tropico 3 will install and start, but all I get is the intro vid looped. I'm not asking about tropico, but the more info the merrier right?
Is it possible that Gnome3/Cinnamon is causing a foible somewhere, or is this a layer 8/wetware issue? If I had to hazzard a guess, which is shaky at best, i'd point the finger at my graphics driver.
