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How to Make your games run again after OS updates

Fear not, the process to update them takes less than a minute!
Here is a quick video tutorial for those who are struggling to get them working!
Get the Wineskin Winery here:
http://wineskin.urgesoftware.com
Article By Cluthz:
Team Edit By Waves:
Also what happens if you Download something that says it is only supported by Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leo or lower, such as a CXZ Port - Or Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard or lower such as an old Chromium Port?
You can update it with Wineskin to make it work again:
The fix can be done fairly easily (Original source material from the Wineskin page - tweaked slightly):
1. Download Wineskin Winery - see link above.
2. Create a new Wrapper. You need to determine which Engine to use - If possible use the same Engine as the original Port as that Engine is known to work. You may need to try different engines to get it to work however. * Note if the Port is still here - the original Engine used is likely in the description.
3. Copy the actual "drive_c" folder from the CX based wrapper and replace the drive_c folder in the new Wineskin wrapper. Make sure you replace the actual drive_c in Contents -> Resources, and not just the link to it that is by Wineskin.app. - To Find the c_drive folder - Right click the application - show package contents.
4. Copy the three .reg files from the other wrapper and replace the three .reg files in your Wineskin wrapper in Contents -> Resources
5. Run Wineskin.app and set up the configuration the way it needs to be... the EXE, the menubar names, versions, etc... and you can select the Icon out of the old wrapper as well.
6. Go to Wineskin.app -> Advanced -> Tools, and do a Refresh Wrapper
* Notes
1. You may need to change engines to get the program to work - or configure the Screen Resoultion
2. Some games run better in CX / Crossover - it is just a fact. A good example is Final Fantasy VIII - it runs better in CX. As such the performance may not be as good. Also I have found some games will not run in Wineskin that do run in CX / Crossover - this is rare however.
*Edit
I forgot to add.
If you are having problems with Dosbox games that use the OSXDosBox Wrapper - they will not launch if the game is set to launch in full screen.
To change this - right click on the app - Show package contents - Navigate to Contents/Resources - there is a dosbox.conf file there - click it.
Go down to where it says fullscreen=true - and change it to fullscreen=false.
Save your changes.
The game should now launch. If you wish to play in full screen press alt+enter to toggle between fullscreen and windowed mode.
Cheers.
30 Comments
hagehun
Dec 13 2012 09:48 AM
KimJongIl_no2
Dec 14 2012 03:21 AM
waves
Dec 17 2012 01:39 AM
Manuel
Dec 18 2012 10:21 PM
cluthz
Dec 18 2012 11:48 PM
Manuel, on 18 December 2012 - 10:21 PM, said:
Should not be needed. All my old cider games does run on ML too.
DarkWarrior454
Dec 19 2012 08:17 AM
DarkWarrior454
Dec 19 2012 08:26 AM
DarkWarrior454
Dec 19 2012 08:29 AM
pat13
Jan 05 2013 03:44 AM
xThomas
Jan 07 2013 07:32 PM
First, Downloaded Wineskin.
Second, Updated it to 2.5.8
The third step is to find the downloaded windows application, and click show package contents.
The fourth step is to double click the included wineskin app in those contents.
Now see, the fourth step is where I get stuck. Trying to do this with Lunar Magic, but there IS NO WINESKIN IN THOSE CONTENTS.
I got it from here.
http://portingteam.c...agic-lunar-ips/
xThomas
Jan 07 2013 07:42 PM
I followed all the steps flawlessly (no problems, unlike lunar magic). I must note that the wrapper was ALREADY 2.5.8 in that case, but as the video said, I updated it twice anyway.
Now, it still doesn't work. I double click the app at the end in the same fashion as you did assasins creed to open it. It opens in the dock, I can go to the app and it's working fine.. But, nothing happens. Normally it should start a cinematic, something!
Edit: that was the result after using stuffit expander. I used keka instead.. and I get to the first cinematic! My NEW computer slows down though, and there is no sound, and it crashes. Driver problem, i don't know.
spiegeltv
Jan 07 2013 08:02 PM
spiegeltv
Jan 07 2013 08:04 PM
xThomas
Jan 08 2013 09:52 PM
I still have no idea how to do this for Lunar Magic - there is no included Wine app inside the package with which to mess around the settings.
chrisangel
Jan 13 2013 02:16 PM
Guide says what to do in those cases.
handrudk
Jan 24 2013 04:03 PM
Yanlex
Feb 10 2013 11:07 PM
dilemina
Feb 16 2013 09:13 AM
chrisangel
Mar 11 2013 08:38 PM
dilemina, on 16 February 2013 - 09:13 AM, said:
There is a written instruction right under the video.....
aryanaq
May 07 2013 06:25 PM
Farai7
Aug 01 2013 10:35 AM
silentarts
Nov 11 2013 08:41 PM
Thanks!
Ωmega
Dec 01 2013 10:13 AM
silentarts, on 11 November 2013 - 08:41 PM, said:
Thanks!
mekundayo
Dec 20 2013 04:02 PM
stopkickingmonkeys
Jan 18 2014 07:20 PM