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OPEN  Bug report #683  -  Audio Issues in Wine on macOS - Game Version 3.0.13.343
Posted Feb 28, 2025 - updated Apr 15, 2025
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Stucuk (stucuk) has been working on this issue since April 15, 2025 (19:03)
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    Mateusz
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Issue description
Dear Original War Development Team,

I am encountering a serious issue with the game on macOS when running it through Wine (version 10). The problem is related to audio, as the sound stutters significantly, making the gameplay unplayable. However, when I disable the audio driver by using winetricks sound=disabled, the game runs smoothly without any stuttering, but naturally, this comes at the cost of having no sound during gameplay.

Here are the details:
  • Game Version: 3.0.13.343
  • macOS Version: Sequoia 15.3.1
  • Processor: M4 Pro
  • Wine Version: 10


    • Could you please look into this issue? I believe it might be related to Wine’s handling of audio on macOS, and I would be happy to provide further information, including error logs, to help troubleshoot the problem.

    Please find the error logs attached below: [https://pastebin.com/WPDxP2hH https://pastebin.com/WPDxP2hH]

    Thank you for your time and support!
Steps to reproduce this issue
  1. Install Wine 10 on macOS 15.3.1 (Sequoia).
  2. Set up Wine with the default CoreAudio sound driver.
  3. Launch the game (version 3.0.13.343).
  4. Go to the mission and wait for the dialogues (the videos work fine).
  5. Observe the audio issues (intermittent sound).



#1
Comment posted by
Stucuk
Mar 24, 14:20
Does renaming or deleting OpenAL32.dll make any difference?
#2
Comment posted by
Mateusz
Mar 24, 14:35
Now it doesn't work even more :D

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#3
Comment posted by
Stucuk
Apr 15, 19:03
With Linux wine is meant to fallback to a build in sound. I guess its different in macOS. I don't own a mac so I can't do any testing.

I don't know if the following may help: https://www.reddit.com/r/macgaming/comments/1dkq8xf/how_to_fix_glitching_audio_in_winewhisky_game/