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CrossOver Games Changelog

What's new in CrossOver Games 10.3.0

Jan 7, 2012
  • Fixes for Skyrim on Linux.
  • Patch fixes for World of Warcraft.

New in CrossOver Games 10.2.1 (Dec 8, 2011)

  • Fixes for Team Fortress 2 (stop it from displaying in black & white by default) and an update to the graphics card database (we can recognize newer graphics cards).

New in CrossOver Games 10.2.0 (Nov 2, 2011)

  • Worked around the 'backwards elbow' bug in Rift on Lion.
  • Fixed behavior of Plants vs. Zombies in windowed mode.
  • Improved loading and play of Portal 2.
  • Fixed 'Add a Character Friend' behavior in StarCraft 2.
  • Fixed the Perfect World International launcher.
  • Added a 'steamid' tag to the CrossTie format. This allows a CrossTie to install and detect games via Steam.

New in CrossOver Games 10.1.2 (Jul 26, 2011)

  • Added a workaround for a bug in OSX 10.7 Lion. Many games running in a virtual desktop cause a crash. This can be resolved by setting the CX_LEAK_XPLUGIN_SURFACES environment variable.
  • Work around a bug in OSX 10.6.8 Snow Leopard. 10.6.8 generated corrupt icon files which caused occasional Finder crashes. Now we use a different API to generate icon files which bypasses the issue.
  • Changed behavior of group permissions on certain files. Resolves an issue with .docx files on certain file systems.

New in CrossOver Games 10.1.1 (Jul 18, 2011)

  • Fixed several known issues with the upcoming Mac OS 10.7 Lion.
  • Fixed the Guild Wars footstep bug.
  • Updated several built-in CrossTies. (These upgrades have been available online for a while.)
  • Improved the MojoSetup (.bin installer) upgrade path.
  • Added a progress dialog during initial open of a CrossTie on the Mac.
  • Added support for the 'installer' keyword which supports CrossTies for stand-alone executables.
  • Added RAR support to CrossTie installation.
  • Added a 'recreate' button to the menus control panel.
  • Fixed some menu issues on the upgrade path from CrossOver 9.2.
  • Added a means to turn off requesting a stable OpenGL back buffer.
  • Set CX_NO_GL_BACKING_STORE in the environment to enable.

New in CrossOver Games 10.1.0 (Mar 17, 2011)

  • New games support:
  • Rift now installs and runs.
  • Other changes:
  • Added the ability to install World of Warcraft via the download client. There are some issues with the launcher, but the game runs well when launched via WoW.exe.
  • Some improvements have been made to the Star Trek Online launcher. The game still suffers from performance problems.
  • Added CrossTie support for RAR files.
  • Made several improvements to menu and association handling.
  • Resolved a bug launching some games in Steam.

New in CrossOver Games 10.0.0 (Jan 27, 2011)

  • Platform support:
  • CrossOver Mac and CrossOver Games Mac no longer run on OS X 10.4 Tiger.
  • The Mac product now uses modern (Leopard-era) GUI tools, which should improve the look and feel of quite a few things.
  • The Linux shell installer now uses a more modern GTK-based installation tool, MojoSetup. This should resolve many installation issues present in the old installer, and also changes the look and feel considerably.
  • Added localizations: German, Czech, Chinese (PRC), Brazilian Portuguese.
  • CrossTie integration:
  • .c4p files are renamed to .tie files (aka 'CrossTies').
  • The complete set of supported .tie profiles can now be automatically refreshed in the product.
  • A disambiguation tool (cxtie on Linux and the 'CrossOver CrossTie Launcher' on the Mac) has been added to properly direct .tie files to an appropriate product (CrossOver or CrossOver Games).
  • Secure signing of .tie files is now supported.
  • Active rejection of malicious .tie files is now supported.
  • Many differences between the web-based .tie files and the .tie files that ship with CrossOver have been resolved.
  • Installation profiles are now smarter about locating appropriate install media.
  • The behavior of the installer assistant should generally be smoother, smarter, and more straightforward.
  • CrossOver now supports 'required patches' which are applied to an application automatically after installation.
  • The mac product now responds to a custom URI that should greatly improve autoplay of CrossTie files from the website.
  • CrossTie profiles respect bottle groups.
  • GUI and System integration:
  • Linux system tray behavior is improved in several ways.
  • The installer no longer accidentally grabs files from $HOME.
  • Trace flags are functioning properly.
  • Long CrossTie errors are cleaned up.
  • Mac Menu Items are removed after uninstall of applications.
  • Menu behavior has been improved on several Linux platforms.
  • Restored the 'Use Native Browser' option that was present in CrossOver 8.x.
  • Made several changes to the layout and graphical design.
  • The 'Force Quit' button in the bottle manager should work better.
  • Fixed quite a few minor behavioral bugs.
  • Sound does not get out of sync on Linux systems.
  • Games Support:
  • Steam Store is working.
  • Steam Community messages can be accessed.
  • Fallout: New Vegas regression fixed.
  • Tank Universal regression fixed.
  • Star Trek: Bridge Commander regression fixed.
  • World of Warcraft installs have been simplified.
  • StarCraft II installs are improved.
  • Wizard 101 now works on 1600 ATI Macs
  • Portals render properly in Portal on ATI Macs.
  • Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine is now working.
  • CrossOver is now merged with Wine 1.3.9. This includes countless improvements.

New in CrossOver Games 9.2.0 (Oct 20, 2010)

  • Merged with Wine release 1.2.1. This includes bug fixes for several unsupported games, as well as fixing a crash in the launcher for Street Fighter IV and a lag in Team Fortress 2.
  • Fixed a bug that causes DRM problems on Ubuntu 10.10.
  • Fixed patching of StarCraft II (via an updated Gecko engine).
  • Fixed a problem that prevented StarCraft II from launching properly during the first run.
  • Fixed the sending of text in Worms Armageddon WormNET.
  • Improved behavior with built-in msvcr71. Should simplify the installation of several unsupported games, including Lord of the Rings Online.
  • Fixed a double mouse-pointer bug that appeared in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II on some Linux distributions.
  • Improved font rendering for Trainz 2004 and others.
  • Got Tomb Raider: Chronicles working again.
  • Fixed a serious rendering problem for Civilization V.

New in CrossOver Games 9.1.0 (Jul 28, 2010)

  • Games support changes:
  • Added StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty as a supported game.
  • Added Star Trek Online as a supported game.
  • Fixed a crash in the Star Trek Online launcher.
  • Fixed a 9.0.0 regression in FlatOut 2.
  • Fixed a 9.0.0 regression in Stranded 2.
  • Fixed a 9.0.0 regression in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on Mac OS X.
  • Fixed installation of Tales of Monkey Island.
  • Fixed a focus-grabbing problem in Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons Online.
  • Fixed an installation issue with EVE Online (false report of a DirectX failure).
  • Made several application profile tune-ups.
  • CrossOver changes:
  • Fixed a crash in the winecfg audio tab.
  • Fixed installation of the Microsoft Visual C++ runtime.
  • Added support for the 'Microsoft HTML Rendering Engine 7' package for use as a dependency in C4Ps that require it.
  • Fixed full-screen mode for Macs with auto-switching GPUs.
  • Merged with Wine version 1.2. Many improvements and bug fixes.

New in CrossOver Games 9.0.0 (May 12, 2010)

  • CrossOver changes:
  • Bold new look!
  • Entirely redesigned application install process
  • Much faster bottle creation and manipulation times
  • Our application installation process is now guided by 'C4 Profiles'; XML files that should allow the process to be extended by anyone.
  • Countless internal Wine changes
  • Games support:
  • Added support for the new Steam GUI
  • Added community-support profiles for Star Trek Online, Lord of the Rings Online, and the StarCraft 2 Beta
  • Many more games now work, or work better

New in CrossOver Games 8.1.4 (Dec 28, 2009)

  • Fix yet another Left 4 Dead 2 issue; should avoid installation error 2.
  • Fix Guild Wars with certain ATI chipsets.
  • Add a dependency for World of Warcraft now required after the 3.3 patch.

New in CrossOver Games 8.1.3 (Nov 25, 2009)

  • Fix yet more Left 4 Dead 2 issues
  • Worked around a driver bug on ATI cards on Snow Leopard. Should improve behavior in Team Fortress 2, Left 4 Dead, and many others.

New in CrossOver Games 8.1.2 (Nov 21, 2009)

  • Fix installation of Left 4 Dead 2 via Steam on the Mac.

New in CrossOver Games 8.1.1 (Nov 21, 2009)

  • Prevent 'error 53' during installation of Left4Dead 2 with the latest Steam client.

New in CrossOver Games 8.1.0 (Nov 18, 2009)

  • Add support for Left 4 Dead 2
  • Fix a problem with directory permissions in World of Warcraft in Ubuntu 9.10
  • Fix a number of problems with Guild Wars
  • Fix a number of Mac audio issues which should fix Steam voice chat
  • A few minor adjustments for Snow Leopard
  • Fix a bug registering CrossOver under Snow Leopard

New in CrossOver Games 8.0.0 (Sep 2, 2009)

  • Version 8 also supports Snow Leopard, so everyone, even the most up to date folks, can exterminate the Zombie plague.
  • Improved behavior of the Steam game store
  • Fixed several problems with memory management -- this should fix TF2 crashes, among others.
  • Enabled Shader Model 2.0 and 3.0 by default
  • New supported games: Dragon Sky, Last Chaos, Jade Empire, Ether Saga, Perfect World, Left 4 Dead, Tales of Monkey Island, Shaiya (Though only in non-English versions, for DRM reasons)
  • Fixed various regressions in: Half-Life 2, Team Fortress 2, Spore, Guild Wars, Civilization IV, LOTRO (unsupported), EVE (unsupported), Pharaoh (unsupported), City of Heroes (unsupported), Lego Star Wars (unsupported), Bejeweled

New in CrossOver Games 7.2.2 (Jun 18, 2009)

  • Fixed a memory issue with Half-Life 2 engine games such as Team Fortress 2.

New in CrossOver Games 7.2.1 (May 20, 2009)

  • Fixed an incompatibility with the quartz-wm packaged in XQuartz 2.3.3.2.

New in CrossOver Games 7.2.0 (Feb 26, 2009)

  • Fixed Guild Wars on ATI Macs with 10.5.5.
  • Added steam:// link support for OSX.
  • Fixed Steam+compiz.
  • Added support for "Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine" on the Mac.
  • A few improvements for City of Heroes.
  • Improved support for SPORE.
  • Improved support for WoW:WotLK.
  • Improved support for the latest Steam client.
  • A range of general DirectX improvements which will improve many games.
  • Updated Wine version.

New in CrossOver Games 7.1.1 (Aug 25, 2008)

  • Fixed a crash in Team Fortress 2 on OSX Tiger.