Editing DirectDraw (section)

== Replacement ==
There has been a deterioration of Windows compatibility with old games that rely upon DirectDraw, with ''[[Command & Conquer]]'', ''[[Warcraft 2]]'', and ''[[Theme Hospital]]'' among those affected. In newer Windows versions, some games will refuse to run under a 32-bit [[Color depth|bit depth]] (''[[Dangerous Waters (video game)|Dangerous Waters]]'' for example), others showing a black screen or glitching when switched out. Re-implementation of DirectDraw has been observed to fix these compatibility problems. Commonly used replacements include:
* WineD3D from [[Wine (software)|Wine]], which translates into [[OpenGL]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dossena |first1=Federico |title=WineD3D For Windows |url=https://fdossena.com/?p=wined3d/index.frag |website=Federico Dossena |access-date=23 April 2019}}</ref>
* cnc-ddraw and ts-ddraw from CnCNet, a ''Command & Conquer'' multiplayer network. Translates into [[Graphics Device Interface|GDI]], OpenGL (with [[GLSL]] support), or Direct3D 9.<ref>{{cite web |title=cnc-ddraw: GDI, OpenGL and Direct3D 9 re-implementation of the DirectDraw API for classic games for better compatibility with Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 and Wine |url=https://github.com/CnCNet/cnc-ddraw |website=GitHub|author=CnCNet |access-date=23 April 2019 |date=21 April 2019}}</ref>
* DDrawCompat, a wrapper for the vanilla ddraw that corrects problematic calls.<ref>{{cite web |author1=narzoul |title=DDrawCompat: DirectDraw compatibility and performance enhancements for Windows Vista, 7, 8 and 10 |url=https://github.com/narzoul/DDrawCompat |website=GitHub |access-date=23 April 2019 |date=21 April 2019}}</ref> ddwrapper is an earlier, unrelated wrapper that does the same thing.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Aqrit |title=ddwrapper |url=http://bitpatch.com/ddwrapper.html |website=bitpatch.com}}</ref>