Grand Theft Auto 2 Tips

Fix missing protocols for Multiplayer

When you try to set up a multiplayer GTA2 game, there won't be any protocols available. This is probably due to missing DirectPlay support. 

You can fix this by using the command line tool 'winetricks' to download and install the needed dll files into the Crossover bottle. 

  1. Get winetricks for your system (e.g. via homebrew with 'brew install winetricks')

  2. Create symbolic links from Crossover's wine installation to your '/usr/local/bin
    The following command will do exactly that for you:
    $ for file in `locate CrossOver/bin/wine`; do ln -s $file /usr/local/bin/; done

  3. Now let winetricks get and setup DirectPlay for your bottle with the following command:
    $ WINEPREFIX="<PATH_TO_YOUR_BOTTLE_HERE>" winetricks -q directplay

  4. Have fun playing GTA 2 with your mates again :)

by hynyna on 2013-07-19 19:04:59
Important Information Tips are provided by the CrossOver Community and Advocates. They are not intended to be used for official CodeWeavers Support. For that, please visit our official support pages.
CodeWeavers or its third-party tools process personal data (e.g. browsing data or IP addresses) and use cookies or other identifiers, which are necessary for its functioning and required to achieve the purposes illustrated in our Privacy Policy. You accept the use of cookies or other identifiers by clicking the Acknowledge button.
Please Wait...
eyJjb3VudHJ5IjoiVVMiLCJsYW5nIjoiZW4iLCJjYXJ0IjowLCJ0enMiOi02LCJjZG4iOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbWVkaWEuY29kZXdlYXZlcnMuY29tXC9wdWJcL2Nyb3Nzb3Zlclwvd2Vic2l0ZSIsImNkbnRzIjoxNzM0NzIyMzMzLCJjc3JmX3Rva2VuIjoiclJVNmtQQ2ViVXlXWHBrNiIsImdkcHIiOjB9