WineD3D For Windows download

The WineD3DOnWindows project appears to be dead, so I decided to build WineD3D on MS Windows myself and release the binaries.

I hereby swear to keep this project updated until the day of my death. Or until it will no longer be possible to cross-compile it.

==What is it good for?==
WineD3D for Windows can be very useful to get old games to work properly on newer systems, especially Windows 8 and newer since they lack 16 bit screen modes.
Instructions are included.

==System requirements==
Microsoft Windows XP or newer (x86 o x64); Windows RT is not supported
OpenGL compatible video card and driver

==Limitations==
WineD3D is far from perfect, and many games will not work.
Also, keep in mind that sometimes you must be a bit creative to get old games to work. PCGamingWiki is a pretty good source of information.

==Source code?==
There's no source code, I just downloaded Wine via git and cross-compiled the DLLs using mingw32 on Debian for x86.

Features

DirectX to OpenGL wrapper
Free Software
Get old games to work on modern systems

Project Samples

With enough patience you can even get a broken game like Star Wars Racer to work (couldn't take a screenshot)

Star Wars Racer on Windows 8.1 (coulnd't take a screenshot)

Project Activity

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License

GNU Library or Lesser General Public License version 2.0 (LGPLv2)

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Additional Project Details

Operating Systems

Windows

Languages

English

Intended Audience

Advanced End Users, Information Technology

Programming Language

C, C++

Related Categories

C++ Games, C++ Emulators, C Games, C Emulators

Registered

2014-12-03

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