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Several things can lead to a program not working. The most common reasons are listed below.

|Problem|Solution|
|-------|---------|
|My game crashes due to "invalid instruction".|Your game is likely using [AVX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Vector_Extensions) instructions. These are more common in console ports. AVX instructions are x86 specific, and Rosetta doesn't translate them. Unless you can find a way to disable or bypass them (check online), then your game won't work.|
|I want to play a competitive multiplayer game, but it won't load.|Competitive multiplayer games, especially battle royales and other FPS games (like PUBG, Fortnite, Apex Legends, Valorant), often have some form of driver-level anti-cheat. These won't work under Wine.|
|My DirectX 9 game has graphical issues, or doesn't work at all.|DirectX 9 games are handled through Wine's own `wined3d`. Whisky focuses on modern titles using DX11 or 12, and you may run into issues with DX9 games. CrossOver is a better choice in this scenario, as it runs on Wine 8 instead of Wine 7, and has a more up-to-date version of `wined3d`. If you're not sure what Graphics API your game is using, you can check on the [PCGamingWiki](https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Home).|
|My game crashes out of the box, or complains about missing dependencies.|Make sure to check Wine's [AppDB](https://appdb.winehq.org/) and [ProtonDB](https://www.protondb.com/), which can often provide information on the necessary workarounds or Winetricks you need to use to get your game running. If you can't find anything or you are unable to make it work, make an issue.|
| Problem | Solution |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| My game crashes due to "invalid instruction". | Your game is likely using [AVX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Vector_Extensions) instructions. These are more common in console ports. AVX instructions are x86 specific, and Rosetta doesn't translate them. Unless you can find a way to disable or bypass them (check online), then your game won't work. |
| I want to play a competitive multiplayer game, but it won't load. | Competitive multiplayer games, especially battle royales and other FPS games (like PUBG, Fortnite, Apex Legends, Valorant), often have some form of driver-level anti-cheat. These won't work under Wine. |
| My DirectX 9 game has graphical issues, or doesn't work at all. | DirectX 9 games are handled through Wine's own `wined3d`. Whisky focuses on modern titles using DX11 or 12, and you may run into issues with DX9 games. CrossOver is a better choice in this scenario, as it runs on Wine 9 instead of Wine 7, and has a more up-to-date version of `wined3d`. If you're not sure what Graphics API your game is using, you can check on the [PCGamingWiki](https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Home). |
| My game crashes out of the box, or complains about missing dependencies. | Make sure to check Wine's [AppDB](https://appdb.winehq.org/) and [ProtonDB](https://www.protondb.com/), which can often provide information on the necessary workarounds or Winetricks you need to use to get your game running. If you can't find anything or you are unable to make it work, make an issue. |

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