Help with DXVK in DirectX 9 Games

[arthrfrts]

Hi!

I'm trying to run both Spore and The Sims 2 with Whisky and DXVK. Both games work pretty great with DXVK on Linux using Lutris, and I'm trying to see if I can achieve similar results here. Before D9VK, both Spore and The Sims 2 had major graphic issues. On macOS using only GPTK or even Porting Kit, those issues remain (and, in the case of TS2, the game doesn't run at all).

However, I'm failing to properly setup a DXVK-enabled bottle on Whisky that these games can see. Both report that a Graphics Device hasn't been found or DirectX 9 isn't available.

Here are the logs for a The Sims 2 bottle with the renderer=vulkan Winetricks enabled:

Whisky Version: 2.2.2
Date: 2024-01-01T16:07:56Z
macOS Version: 14.2.1

Bottle Name: The Sims 2
Bottle URL: /Users/arthr/Library/Containers/com.isaacmarovitz.Whisky/Bottles/25E6AB34-4F62-473F-BEC0-C42A9EAA4661

Wine Version: 7.7.0
Windows Version: win10
Enhanced Sync: msync

Metal HUD: false
Metal Trace: false

DXVK: true
DXVK Async: true
DXVK HUD: full

Arguments: start /unix /Users/arthr/Library/Containers/com.isaacmarovitz.Whisky/Bottles/25E6AB34-4F62-473F-BEC0-C42A9EAA4661/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/The Sims 2 Starter Pack/Fun with Pets/SP9/TSBin/Sims2EP9.exe

Environment:
{
    "DXVK_ASYNC" = 1;
    "DXVK_HUD" = full;
    WINEDEBUG = "fixme-all";
    WINEDLLOVERRIDES = "dxgi,d3d9,d3d10core,d3d11=n,b";
    WINEMSYNC = 1;
    WINEPREFIX = "/Users/arthr/Library/Containers/com.isaacmarovitz.Whisky/Bottles/25E6AB34-4F62-473F-BEC0-C42A9EAA4661";
}

msync: bootstrapped mach port on wine-4301e5-msync.
msync: up and running.
info:    d3d9.customDeviceId = 0091
info:  Checking config:
[mvk-info] GPU device:
		model: Apple M1
		type: Integrated
		vendorID: 0x106b
		deviceID: 0xe0203ef
		pipelineCacheUUID: DB8512A6-0E02-03EF-0000-000000000000
	supports the following Metal Versions, GPU's and Feature Sets:
		Metal Shading Language 3.0
		GPU Family Apple 7
		GPU Family Apple 6
		GPU Family Apple 5
		GPU Family Apple 4
		GPU Family Apple 3
		GPU Family Apple 2
		GPU Family Apple 1
		GPU Family Mac 2
		GPU Family Mac 1
		GPU Family Common 3
		GPU Family Common 2
		GPU Family Common 1
		macOS GPU Family 2 v1
		macOS GPU Family 1 v4
		macOS GPU Family 1 v3
		macOS GPU Family 1 v2
		macOS GPU Family 1 v1
[mvk-info] Created VkInstance for Vulkan version 1.1.0, as requested by app, with the following 3 Vulkan extensions enabled:
		VK_KHR_get_surface_capabilities2 v1
		VK_KHR_surface v25
		VK_EXT_metal_surface v1
info:    Device name:     : Apple M1
info:    VK_EXT_shader_stencil_export
info:    VK_KHR_shader_float_controls
info:    geometryShader                         : 1
info:    formatA4R4G4B4                         : 0
info:    vertexAttributeInstanceRateZeroDivisor : 1

The game starts, but crashes immediately.

If I install the dxvk1103 winetricks, I get the following error in the log:

Whisky Version: 2.2.2
Date: 2024-01-01T16:12:27Z
macOS Version: 14.2.1

Bottle Name: The Sims 2
Bottle URL: /Users/arthr/Library/Containers/com.isaacmarovitz.Whisky/Bottles/25E6AB34-4F62-473F-BEC0-C42A9EAA4661

Wine Version: 7.7.0
Windows Version: win10
Enhanced Sync: msync

Metal HUD: false
Metal Trace: false

DXVK: true
DXVK Async: true
DXVK HUD: full

Arguments: start /unix /Users/arthr/Library/Containers/com.isaacmarovitz.Whisky/Bottles/25E6AB34-4F62-473F-BEC0-C42A9EAA4661/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/The Sims 2 Starter Pack/Fun with Pets/SP9/TSBin/Sims2EP9.exe

Environment:
{
    "DXVK_ASYNC" = 1;
    "DXVK_HUD" = full;
    WINEDEBUG = "fixme-all";
    WINEDLLOVERRIDES = "dxgi,d3d9,d3d10core,d3d11=n,b";
    WINEMSYNC = 1;
    WINEPREFIX = "/Users/arthr/Library/Containers/com.isaacmarovitz.Whisky/Bottles/25E6AB34-4F62-473F-BEC0-C42A9EAA4661";
}

msync: bootstrapped mach port on wine-4301e5-msync.
msync: up and running.
info:    d3d9.customDeviceDesc = GeForce 7800 GTX
info:  Process set as DPI aware
info:  Checking config:
011c: thread_get_state failed on Apple Silicon - faking zero debug registers
info:  Device properties:
info:    VK_KHR_driver_properties
info:    dualSrcBlend                           : 0
info:    vertexAttributeInstanceRateZeroDivisor : 1
[mvk-error] VK_ERROR_FEATURE_NOT_PRESENT: vkCreateDevice(): Requested feature is not available on this device.

With Spore, without winetricks:

Whisky Version: 2.2.2
Date: 2024-01-01T16:38:30Z
macOS Version: 14.2.1

Bottle Name: SPORE
Bottle URL: /Users/arthr/Library/Containers/com.isaacmarovitz.Whisky/Bottles/F0C66B99-A5F4-4883-ABD7-AC7C6FC10424

Wine Version: 7.7.0
Windows Version: win10
Enhanced Sync: msync

Metal HUD: false
Metal Trace: false

DXVK: true
DXVK Async: true
DXVK HUD: off

Arguments: start /unix /Users/arthr/Library/Containers/com.isaacmarovitz.Whisky/Bottles/F0C66B99-A5F4-4883-ABD7-AC7C6FC10424/drive_c/GOG Games/SPORE/SporebinEP1/SporeApp.exe

Environment:
{
    "DXVK_ASYNC" = 1;
    WINEDEBUG = "fixme-all";
    WINEDLLOVERRIDES = "dxgi,d3d9,d3d10core,d3d11=n,b";
    WINEMSYNC = 1;
    WINEPREFIX = "/Users/arthr/Library/Containers/com.isaacmarovitz.Whisky/Bottles/F0C66B99-A5F4-4883-ABD7-AC7C6FC10424";
}

msync: bootstrapped mach port on wine-43538c-msync.
msync: up and running.
[mvk-info] MoltenVK version 1.2.3, supporting Vulkan version 1.2.243.
	The following 89 Vulkan extensions are supported:
		VK_KHR_16bit_storage v1
		VK_KHR_8bit_storage v1
		VK_KHR_bind_memory2 v1
		VK_KHR_buffer_device_address v1
		VK_KHR_copy_commands2 v1
		VK_KHR_create_renderpass2 v1
		VK_KHR_dedicated_allocation v3
		VK_KHR_depth_stencil_resolve v1
		VK_KHR_descriptor_update_template v1
		VK_KHR_device_group v4
		VK_KHR_device_group_creation v1
		VK_KHR_driver_properties v1
		VK_KHR_dynamic_rendering v1
		VK_KHR_external_fence v1
		VK_KHR_external_fence_capabilities v1
		VK_KHR_external_memory v1
		VK_KHR_external_memory_capabilities v1
		VK_KHR_external_semaphore v1
		VK_KHR_external_semaphore_capabilities v1
		VK_KHR_fragment_shader_barycentric v1
		VK_KHR_get_memory_requirements2 v1
		VK_KHR_get_physical_device_properties2 v2
		VK_KHR_get_surface_capabilities2 v1
		VK_KHR_imageless_framebuffer v1
		VK_KHR_image_format_list v1
		VK_KHR_maintenance1 v2
		VK_KHR_maintenance2 v1
		VK_KHR_maintenance3 v1
	info:  Process set as DPI aware
info:    VK_EXT_robustness2
info:    VK_KHR_sampler_mirror_clamp_to_edge
info:    fullDrawIndexUint32                    : 1
info:    imageCubeArray                         : 1
info:    multiViewport                          : 1
info:    samplerAnisotropy                      : 1
info:    shaderStorageImageExtendedFormats      : 0
info:    shaderStorageImageReadWithoutFormat    : 0
info:  VK_EXT_custom_border_color
info:  VK_EXT_memory_priority
info:    memoryPriority                         : 0
info:    geometryStreams                        : 0
info:    vertexAttributeInstanceRateZeroDivisor : 1

I couldn't find the DXVK logs to paste here, if anyone can point me where they're created.

Thanks for any help trying to make DXVK work with these games!

[optlink]

My understanding is that upstream DXVK on macOS can't support DX9 as MoltenVK is missing required features.

[arthrfrts]

I was testing with the D9VK winetricks, but after uninstalling it worked well! There's some glitches in the family list on the Neighborhood screen, but that's the only bug I found so far.

[arthrfrts]

Is it working with Whisky as well?

[nunnsy]

I was never able to get it working with Whisky. CX24 brought some fixes in with the DirectX calls based on the newer wine version, so it makes sense why it's working. I can try and find my notes on the specific call, but yeah the author of d9vk said some required calls are unimplemented, and there is no further development on it either. So a vanilla installation in the new engine, bar the graphical bugs on the family loading screens, I think it's all good. Whisky won't get the updates though, development has stopped on the engine it uses.

[arthrfrts]

I don't understand much of this, but what I read about this re-release is that Maxis is using Vulkan to handle the game on more recent hardware. I tried using the game both with the DXVK and GPTK options on Kegworks enabled, and it seems that they work just as well, but I don't know if it changes anything.

BTW, SPORE still only works best with D9VK. The terrain issues remain in vanilla Wine (I tested with this more recent engine). I consider that game fully playable with DXVK+D9VK winetricks installed on the app.

[nunnsy]

Doubtful it changes anything. It still uses DirectX 9, and DXVK is only for DirectX 10/11 iirc. The reason it works now is due to bug fixes/changes in the Wine d3d9 implementation.

Note this comment for d9vk (and is no longer actively developed): https://www.reddit.com/r/macgaming/comments/1iej6sn/comment/macr6fy/

This was the main failure point on previous Wine (wined3d) versions w.r.t Whisky: https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49002 - Note this was fixed in 8.6, a later version than the Whisky engine