The easiest way to work around any DirectPlay issue is to install the native version
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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 -> EnumHosts |
| Freelancer | IDirectPlay8Client -> CancelAsyncOperation (All DPNCANCEL_ENUM types) Couldn't get a game server running. |
| Heroes of Might and Magic IV | IDirectPlay8Peer -> EnumHosts, 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_ -> GetCaps, EnumSessions, Open, ShutdownEx DP_ -> InvokeEnumSessionCallbacks, SecureOpen |
