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How to run on Linux

Use Wine: https://www.winehq.org/

There are some issues, when you run the Windows version of Speedy Blupi/Eggbert on Linux via Wine.

Background music does not work in Wine

Wine usually outpus this error:

0194:err:winediag:MIDIMAP_drvOpen No software synthesizer midi port found, Midi sound output probably won't work.

How to fix it:

install fluidsynth (for Debian: apt install fluidsynth)
Download a sound found and place it somewhere you like. Examples:
- Windows General MIDI soundfont
  - https://files.openeggbert.com/Speedy_Eggbert/Windows/Default%20Windows%20MIDI%20Soundfont/gm.sf2 (source: https://musical-artifacts.com/artifacts/713)
- http://www.vogonsdrivers.com/getfile.php?fileid=500
Run: fluidsynth -a pulseaudio /path/to/soundfont
- Add an & at the end, if you want to run it in the background. Or you can configure its autostart at the boot

Note: Sound game effect works. Format for sound is WAV. Format for background music is MIDI.

Multiplayer mode does not work.

How to fix it: Installing directplay: winetricks directplay

More investigation is needed

Saving custom levels to XCH files does not work

More investigation is needed

Loading custom levels from XCH files does not work

Make the EXE files run without DirectX installed

https://github.com/CnCNet/dummy-dplayx

This was not yet tested. Investigation is needed.

How to upgrade the EXE files to DirectX 11/12

https://github.com/dege-diosg/dgVoodoo2/

To be investigated

https://github.com/otya128/winevdm

How the 3D models of Eggbert were created

This software was used: Ray Dream Studio

http://www.win3x.org/win3board/viewtopic.php?t=13786\

Play MIDI on Linux (stub)

https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxquestions/comments/x91k5c/simple_midi_player_on_linux/

How to show keyboard and mouse presses in the realtime

Maybe this will work: https://github.com/Jax-Core/Keystrokes

How to play multiplayer over Internet

Hamachi. Maybe an alternative exists

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 There are some issues, when you run the Windows version of Speedy Blupi/Eggbert on Linux via Wine.
-* There exists fixes for some of these issues. Some fixes were not yet found.
+== Background music does not work in Wine ==
+Wine usually outpus this error:
-=== Background music does not work ===
+<code>0194:err:winediag:MIDIMAP_drvOpen No software synthesizer midi port found, Midi sound output probably won't work.</code>
-Usually wine outpus this error:
-<code>0194:err:winediag:MIDIMAP_drvOpen No software synthesizer midi port found, Midi sound output probably won't work.</code>
+=== '''How to fix it:''' ===
-'''How to fix it:''' Maybe Qsynth or an alternative fixes this issue
+# install fluidsynth ''(for Debian: apt install fluidsynth)''
+# Download a sound found and place it somewhere you like. Examples:
+#* Windows General MIDI soundfont
+#** https://files.openeggbert.com/Speedy_Eggbert/Windows/Default%20Windows%20MIDI%20Soundfont/gm.sf2 (''source: https://musical-artifacts.com/artifacts/713<nowiki/>)''
+#* http://www.vogonsdrivers.com/getfile.php?fileid=500
+# Run:  <code>fluidsynth -a pulseaudio /path/to/soundfont</code>
+#* Add an <code>&</code> at the end, if you want to run it in the background. Or you can configure its autostart at the boot
 ''Note: Sound game effect works. Format for sound is WAV. Format for background music is MIDI.''
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 === Loading custom levels from XCH files does not work ===
-=== How to fix now working background music ===
-This was not yet tested. An investigation is needed.
-# Install Qsynth from Discover
-# Download a soundfont (<nowiki>http://www.vogonsdrivers.com/getfile.php?fileid=500</nowiki>)
-# Load the soundfont into Qsynth (Setup>Soundfonts tab>Open)
-# Set Qsynth to start minimised to the system tray (Options>Check ''Enable system tray icon'' and ''Start minimized to system tray'')
 == Make the EXE files run without DirectX installed ==