3 DirectPlay Games

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Table of Contents

• List of games that use DirectPlay 8
• List of games that use DirectPlay
• Games to Confirm

The easiest way to work around any DirectPlay issue is to install the native version winetricks directplay

This is a list of games known to use DirectPlay and what functions are needed to be implemented.

List of games that use DirectPlay 8

Game	Comments
Civilization III	IDirectPlay8Peer -> Connect, EnumHosts, EnumPlayersAndGroups, Host, ReturnBuffer, Send
Chris Sawyer's Locomotion	IDirectPlay8Peer -> Close, Host
Dangerous Waters	IDirectPlay8Server -> EnumServiceProviders IDirectPlay8Server -> Close, Host
Freelancer	IDirectPlay8Client -> CancelAsyncOperation (All DPNCANCEL_ENUM types) Couldn't get a game server running.
Dungeon Siege 1	IDirectPlay8Client -> EnumHosts, SetClientInfo, Close IDirectPlay8Server -> SetServerInfo, Close NOTE: Steam Launch option "zonematch=true" required.
Fair Strike	IDirectPlay8Server -> Host, SetApplicationDesc, SendTo IDirectPlay8Client -> EnumHosts
Heroes of Might and Magic IV	IDirectPlay8Peer -> EnumHosts, Host
Northland - Cultures 3	IDirectPlay8Peer -> Close, Host
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl	IDirectPlay8Client -> Enumhost (synchronously), Connect, GetApplicationDesc, Send IDirectPlay8Server -> Host
Warlords: Battlecry III	IDirectPlay8ThreadPool -> Initialize,SetThreadCount, DoWork IDirectPlay8Peer -> EnumServiceProviders, CancelAsyncOperation, EnumHosts, Host

List of games that use DirectPlay

Game	DX version	Comments
Baldur's Gate II	7	DPWSCB_ -> EnumSessions, Open, ShutdownEx DP_ -> InvokeEnumSessionCallbacks, SecureOpen NS_ -> SendSessionRequestBroadcast
Commandos 2: Men of Courage	5	DP_ -> InitializeDPSP, InvokeEnumSessionCallbacks NS_ -> SendSessionRequestBroadcast
The Tone Rebellion	5	Unknown
Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds	5	DP_ -> InitializeDPSP, InvokeEnumSessionCallbacks NS_ -> SendSessionRequestBroadcast
STAR WARS™ Rebellion	4	DP_ -> EnumGroupPlayers
Worms 2	5	CreateCompoundAddress -> Don't error on unknown GUIDS

Games to Confirm

• Age of Wonders Shadow Magic
• Bandits
• Besieger
• Condor
• Deer Hunter 2004 and 2005
• Dungeon Siege 1 and 2
• DXQuake 3
• FSHost
• G.I. Combat Episode I
• Gekkeiju
• Giants: Citizen Kabuto
• Hidden " Dangerous 2 / SS
• Homeworld 2
• Il rosso e il nero
• John Deere North American Farmer
• Jolt3D
• Judge Dredd vs Death
• Monopoly Tycoon
• New World Order
• No brakes 4x4 racing
• O.R.B
• Operation Blockade
• Operation Flashpoint
• Perimeter
• Pro Bass Fishing 2003
• Pro Rugby Manager 2004
• Robot Arena 2
• S.W.I.N.E.
• Sacrifice
• Scorch an Island
• SkyTracks
• State of Emergency
• Steel Tide
• Supreme Ruler 2010
• Trophy Hunter 2003
• True Crime Streets of LA
• Vietcong
• Warrior Kings
• Wings of War

A list of Affected Applications that caused by missing directplay implementation.