[Bug 18325] New: Timed events bug in Call of Cthulhu

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http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18325

           Summary: Timed events bug in Call of Cthulhu
           Product: Wine
           Version: 1.1.20
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: -unknown
        AssignedTo: wine-bugs at winehq.org
        ReportedBy: monolitonegro at gmail.com


There's a bug in the game Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of Earth that make some
timed events executate too early in the game, making the game near unplayable,
or downright unplayable.

The earliest noticiable example is the beginning of the Chapter 2:"Attack of
the fishmen". At the beginning of this chapter, the player must avoid an angry
mob of citizens running from room to room before the enemies manage to break in
the bolted doors. While in the Windows XP the game allows plenty of time for
the player to think and act, the linux with wine allows barely enough, making
the game nearly unplayable.

Another point where this bug is noticeable is at the chapter 5, Marsh Refinery.
At midway chapter, the player must outrun a shoggot while closing doors behind
him. While this is perfectly possible in the Windows XP, it is absolutely
impossible in the linux.

Tested with: wine version 1.1.20 binaries from official repository under
GNU/Linux Ubuntu Hardy 8.04 and Windows XP SP2.

Aplication: Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of Earth version 1.0

Command line: wine "C:\Arquivos de programas\Bethesda Softworks\ Call of
Cthulhu DCoTE\Engine\CoCMainWin32.exe"

How to reproduce: In a dual boot machine with both Windows XP SP2 and GNU/Linux
Hardy 8.04, install the game twice, one time in each OS. Play the game up to
the beginning of the chapter 2 in the easiest dificulty(Scout Boy). At the
beginning of chapter 2, take a wristwatch, measure the time it takes for the
enemies to break in in each of the four rooms. Compare the results from both
OS.
If that's not enough, play up until midway chapter 5(if you can), compare the
time it takes for the shoggot to outrun the player in both OS.

This video shows what the player is supposed to do in chapter 5. The event
begins at 7:10 onwards:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBFR1_qnrog


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