• Battle.net App ¹⁾
• Diablo III ²⁾
• 32-bit

• Fedora Workstation
• Wine

• 32-bit is D3D9 and better for Gallium Nine
• See Diablo III 64-bit notes for D3D11 and DXVK
• 2023/09/15: 32-bit + Gallium Nine performs better than 64-bit + DXVK with Intel UHD 630 graphics

• Install to default directory when prompted ³⁾
• Log-in
• Change Battle.net App settings ⁴⁾
• Close

mkdir -p ~/'.wine' && wget 'https://us.battle.net/download/getInstaller?os=win&installer=Battle.net-Setup.exe&id=undefined' -O ~/'Downloads/Battle.net-Setup.exe' && WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Diablo III' WINEARCH='win32' wine ~/'Downloads/Battle.net-Setup.exe'

mv ~/'Downloads/Diablo III' ~/'.wine/Diablo III/drive_c/Program Files' && sync

• Install or Locate Game → Diablo III

cd ~/'.wine/Diablo III/drive_c/Program Files/Battle.net' && WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Diablo III' wine ~/'.wine/Diablo III/drive_c/Program Files/Battle.net/Battle.net Launcher.exe'

rm -f ~/'Downloads/Battle.net-Setup.exe' ~/'Desktop/Battle.net.desktop' ~/'Desktop/Diablo III.desktop' && cd ~ && sync

• https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk/actions ⁵⁾

ls ~/'Downloads/dxvk-master-'*'.zip' && rm -Rf '/tmp/dxvk-master' && mkdir -p '/tmp/dxvk-master' && unzip ~/'Downloads/dxvk-master-'*'.zip' -d '/tmp/dxvk-master/' && cp --backup '/tmp/dxvk-master/x32/'*'.dll' ~/'.wine/Diablo III/drive_c/windows/system32/' && WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Diablo III' winetricks 'd3d9=native' 'd3d10core=native' 'd3d11=native' 'dxgi=native' && mkdir -p ~/'.wine/Diablo III/dxvk_shader_cache' && sync

• https://github.com/iXit/wine-nine-standalone/releases

ls ~/'Downloads/gallium-nine-standalone-'*'.tar.gz' && rm -rf '/tmp/gallium-nine-standalone' && cd '/tmp' && tar -xvzf ~/'Downloads/gallium-nine-standalone-'*'.tar.gz' && cd ~ && cp --force '/tmp/gallium-nine-standalone/lib32/d3d9-nine.dll.so' ~/'.wine/Diablo III/drive_c/windows/system32/d3d9.dll' && rm -rf '/tmp/gallium-nine-standalone' ~/'Downloads/gallium-nine-standalone-'*'.tar.gz' && sync

rm -f ~/'.wine/Diablo III/drive_c/windows/system32/d3d9.dll' && WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Diablo III' wineboot --update

rm -Rf ~/'.local/share/applications/wine/Programs/Battle.net' ~/'.local/share/applications/wine/Programs/Diablo III' && mkdir -p ~/'.local/share/applications/wine/Programs/Diablo III'

nano ~/'.local/share/applications/wine/Programs/Diablo III/Diablo III.desktop'

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Diablo III
Categories=Game;AdventureGame;RolePlaying
Exec='/bin/bash' -c "cd ~/'.wine/Diablo III/drive_c/Program Files/Diablo III' && PULSE_LATENCY_MSEC='400' MESA_SHADER_CACHE_DIR=~/'.wine/Diablo III' DXVK_STATE_CACHE_PATH=~/'.wine/Diablo III/dxvk_shader_cache' WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Diablo III' wine ~/'.wine/Diablo III/drive_c/Program Files/Diablo III/Diablo III Launcher.exe'"
Type=Application
StartupNotify=true
Icon=B9E6_Diablo III Launcher.0
StartupWMClass=diablo iii.exe
Actions=Cache;Kill;Notes;

[Desktop Action Cache]
Exec='/bin/bash' -c "rm -Rf ~/'.wine/Diablo III/mesa_shader_cache/'* ~/'.wine/Diablo III/dxvk_shader_cache/'* && sync && notify-send 'The Diablo III cache has been cleaned.'"
Name=Cache Cleanup

[Desktop Action Kill]
Exec='/bin/bash' -c "WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Diablo III' wineserver --kill"
Name=Force-close

[Desktop Action Notes]
StartupNotify=false
Exec='/bin/bash' -c "gio open 'https://wiki.realmofespionage.xyz/games:wine:diablo_3'"
Name=Installation Notes

# End

WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Diablo III' winecfg

WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Diablo III' winetricks

WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Diablo III' regedit

WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Diablo III' wineserver --kill

• Battle.net Launcher.exe

cd ~/'.wine/Diablo III/drive_c/Program Files/Battle.net' && PULSE_LATENCY_MSEC='400' MESA_SHADER_CACHE_DIR=~/'.wine/Diablo III' DXVK_STATE_CACHE_PATH=~/'.wine/Diablo III/dxvk_shader_cache' WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Diablo III' WINEDEBUG='' wine ~/'.wine/Diablo III/drive_c/Program Files/Battle.net/Battle.net Launcher.exe'

• Diablo III Launcher.exe

cd ~/'.wine/Diablo III/drive_c/Program Files/Diablo III' && PULSE_LATENCY_MSEC='400' MESA_SHADER_CACHE_DIR=~/'.wine/Diablo III' DXVK_STATE_CACHE_PATH=~/'.wine/Diablo III/dxvk_shader_cache' WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Diablo III' WINEDEBUG='' wine ~/'.wine/Diablo III/drive_c/Program Files/Diablo III/Diablo III Launcher.exe'

• Useful for quick graphical testing as this bypasses Battle.net launcher and boots D3 directly
• Diablo III.exe

cd ~/'.wine/Diablo III/drive_c/Program Files/Diablo III' && PULSE_LATENCY_MSEC='400' MESA_SHADER_CACHE_DIR=~/'.wine/Diablo III' DXVK_STATE_CACHE_PATH=~/'.wine/Diablo III/dxvk_shader_cache' WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Diablo III' WINEDEBUG='' wine ~/'.wine/Diablo III/drive_c/Program Files/Diablo III/Diablo III.exe' -launch

gio open ~/'.wine/Diablo III/drive_c/Program Files/Diablo III'