Download Cedega 4.3.1

TransGaming has recently launched a new version of the Cedega program, previously better known as wineX† This is Microsoft’s proprietary implementation of Win32 Application Programming Interfaces (API) for the Linux platform, which makes it possible to play Windows games on various Linux distributions. The version number has since arrived at 4.3.1 and has been nicknamed “Cottage” by the developers. The release notes show us the following changes:

TransGaming is pleased to announce the release of Cedega 4.3.1, dubbed Cottage, giving TransGamers access to more Windows games in Linux, with greater ease. Cedega 4.3.1 is a bug fix release designed to enhance the game play experience of a number of games.

New Features:

• Better WGL extension support. This gets World of WarCraft 1.3.0 or later working in OpenGL mode. This improvement, previously released as a hotfix, is now available in a standard release.
• A workaround for an ATI fragment program bug. This should fix pixel shader regressions in World of WarCraft on ATI cards.
• Improvements for older distributions. The pthread-emulation layer has been fixed, meaning issues with the preloader on older Linux distributions such as Red Hat 7.x should now be resolved.
• Fixes to the winelibwrap script that is part of the preloader solution. Having a file or directory called wine in your home directory should no longer result in parts of the Cedega script failing to run.
• libpng3 is now included in the packages and is no longer required as a dependancy.