DirectDraw emulation still broken in Windows 10

Anonymous
2015-08-17T12:32:58+00:00

Hello, Microsoft, please fix DirectDraw, considering Windows 10 is your last OS, and loads of people have complained about this in Windows 8, and it's STILL NOT FIXED IN 10. most games DX8 and below run horrible thanks to this, either screwed up colours and/or a very bad framerate to other problems such as sprites not loading. This is odd considering it was fine in Windows 7. 

An example is Red Alert 2, it's unplayable unless you use a 3rd party directdraw emulation such as WineD3D.

Another example is Commandos 3, the graphics are corrupted and it crashes on some missions making it unplayable.

And no compatibility settings don't fix any of this.

All we need is Windows 7's DirectDraw emulation back since that was fine.

Cmon microsoft fix this!

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-05-17T19:21:43+00:00

    We really should start making some noise about this. I don't see why they couldn't add it back in. It wouldn't break anything new. They could at least provide some option. Completely killing off old game communities, for no reason.

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-08-19T17:20:25+00:00

    It's the same with WOW and other games downloaded from the store, type ashpalt 8 and dungeon Hunter 5

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-08-19T16:07:11+00:00

    Thanks! I'll take a look at the ones with frame rate issues.

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-08-18T20:35:31+00:00

    Red alert 2 has no digital version as far as im aware, but theres a freeware version of C&C Tiberian sun which has problems with framerate and invisible menus:

    http://www.gamershell.com/download\_55872.shtml

    Commandos 3 is available via GOG and Steam:

    http://store.steampowered.com/app/6840/

    https://www.gog.com/game/commandos\_2\_3

    Also Commandos Behind enemy lines doesn't work atall it gives me an error saying (directx5 not found), this can be found at GOG and Steam too:

    https://www.gog.com/game/commandos\_ammo\_pack

    http://store.steampowered.com/app/6800/

    Another game that had framerate problems was an old turn based strategy game called Panzer General 3D assault:

    https://www.gog.com/game/panzer\_general\_3d\_assault

    I've had all these problems on Windows 8 too, but in Windows 7 they were fine, theres plenty more games that had problems when I tried but can't remember which from the top of my head

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  5. Anonymous
    2015-08-18T18:43:32+00:00

    Give me a link to the digital version of a game you are hitting this on and I'll check it out. List of games is helpful.

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