Information

World of Warcraft ¹⁾
Battle.net App ²⁾
64-bit

Prerequisites

Battle.net Client Broken

2023/12: See notes
These notes still mostly work but will require undocumented tricks to navigate the Battle.net client, and it might not be possible to clean-install games in this state

Install

Clean-up

cd ~ && rm -Rf ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft' ~/'.local/share/applications/wine/Programs/World of Warcraft' && sync

Battle.net App

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

mkdir -p ~/'.wine' && wget 'https://downloader.battle.net/download/getInstaller?os=win&installer=Battle.net-Setup.exe' -O ~/'Downloads/Battle.net-Setup.exe' && WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft' WINEARCH='win64' wine ~/'Downloads/Battle.net-Setup.exe'

Restore Data

mv ~/'Downloads/World of Warcraft Retail/World of Warcraft' ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)' && sync

World of Warcraft

Install World of Warcraft

cd ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Battle.net' && WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft' wine ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Battle.net/Battle.net Launcher.exe'

Clean Up

rm -Rf ~/'Downloads/World of Warcraft Retail' ~/'Downloads/Battle.net-Setup.exe' ~/'Desktop/Battle.net.desktop' ~/'Desktop/World of Warcraft.desktop' && cd ~ && sync

Libraries

DXVK

https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk/actions ⁵⁾
D3D11 to Vulkan

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/x64/'*'.dll' ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/windows/system32/' && cp --backup '/tmp/dxvk-master/x32/'*'.dll' ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/windows/syswow64/' && WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft' winetricks 'd3d9=native' 'd3d10core=native' 'd3d11=native' 'dxgi=native' && mkdir -p ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/dxvk_shader_cache' && sync

vkd3d-proton

https://github.com/HansKristian-Work/vkd3d-proton/actions ⁶⁾
D3D12 to Vulkan

ls ~/'Downloads/vkd3d-proton-master-'*'.zip' && rm -Rf '/tmp/vkd3d-proton-master' && mkdir -p '/tmp/vkd3d-proton-master' && unzip ~/'Downloads/vkd3d-proton-master-'*'.zip' -d '/tmp/vkd3d-proton-master/' && cp --backup '/tmp/vkd3d-proton-master/x64/'*'.dll' ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/windows/system32/' && cp --backup '/tmp/vkd3d-proton-master/x86/'*'.dll' ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/windows/syswow64/' && WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft' winetricks 'd3d12=native' 'd3d12core=native' && mkdir -p ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/vkd3d_shader_cache' && sync

Settings

AddOns

gio open 'https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/details/files' 'https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/auctionator/files' 'https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/rarescanner/files'

mkdir -p ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/_retail_/Interface/AddOns/' && gio open ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/_retail_/Interface/AddOns/'

Graphics

2023/10/10: DirectX 11 Legacy performs notably better than DirectX 11 and 12 on Intel UHD 630

Macros

Hide Time/Clock

https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/hide-clock-on-df-minimap/1685525/2
Hides the time on the minimap with Dragonflight, along with the hiding the time being shown on Calendar-button hover ⁷⁾

/run TimeManagerClockButton:Hide() TimeManagerClockButton:HookScript("OnShow", function(self) self:Hide() end) GameTimeFrame:HookScript("OnEnter", function() GameTooltip:SetOwner(UIParent) end)

Desktop Launcher

Initial

rm -Rf ~/'.local/share/applications/wine/Programs/Battle.net' ~/'.local/share/applications/wine/Programs/World of Warcraft' && mkdir -p ~/'.local/share/applications/wine/Programs/World of Warcraft'

World of Warcraft (Battle.net App)

nano ~/'.local/share/applications/wine/Programs/World of Warcraft/World of Warcraft.desktop'

[Desktop Entry]
Name=World of Warcraft
Categories=Game;AdventureGame;RolePlaying
Exec='/bin/bash' -c "cd ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/' && MESA_SHADER_CACHE_DIR=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft' DXVK_STATE_CACHE_PATH=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/dxvk_shader_cache' VKD3D_SHADER_CACHE_PATH=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/vkd3d_shader_cache' WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft' wine ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/World of Warcraft Launcher.exe'"
Type=Application
StartupNotify=true
Icon=Wow.0
StartupWMClass=wow.exe
Actions=Cache;Kill;Notes;Direct;

[Desktop Action Cache]
Exec='/bin/bash' -c "rm -Rf ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/mesa_shader_cache/'* ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/dxvk_shader_cache/'* ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/vkd3d_shader_cache/'* ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/_retail_/Cache/'* ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/_retail_/Fonts/'* && sync && notify-send 'The World of Warcraft cache has been cleaned.'"
Name=Cache Cleanup

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

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

[Desktop Action Direct]
StartupNotify=false
Exec='/bin/bash' -c "cd ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/' && MESA_SHADER_CACHE_DIR=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft' DXVK_STATE_CACHE_PATH=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/dxvk_shader_cache' VKD3D_SHADER_CACHE_PATH=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/vkd3d_shader_cache' WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft' wine ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/_retail_/Wow.exe'"
Name=Direct-launch Wow.exe

# End

Icon

Requires wrestool

mkdir -p ~/'.local/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps' && cd ~/'.local/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps' && wrestool --output='Wow.0.png' --extract --type='14' ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/_retail_/Wow.exe' && cd ~

Quick Commands

Winecfg

WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft' winecfg

Winetricks

WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft' winetricks

Registry Editor

WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft' regedit

Kill

WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft' wineserver --kill

Execute

Battle.net App

cd ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Battle.net/' && MESA_SHADER_CACHE_DIR=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft' DXVK_STATE_CACHE_PATH=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/dxvk_shader_cache' VKD3D_SHADER_CACHE_PATH=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/vkd3d_shader_cache' WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft' WINEDEBUG='' wine ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Battle.net/Battle.net Launcher.exe'

World of Warcraft (Battle.net App)

cd ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/' && MESA_SHADER_CACHE_DIR=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft' DXVK_STATE_CACHE_PATH=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/dxvk_shader_cache' VKD3D_SHADER_CACHE_PATH=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/vkd3d_shader_cache' WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft' WINEDEBUG='' wine ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/World of Warcraft Launcher.exe'

World of Warcraft

Useful for quick graphical testing as this bypasses Battle.net launcher and boots WoW directly

cd ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/' && MESA_SHADER_CACHE_DIR=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft' DXVK_STATE_CACHE_PATH=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/dxvk_shader_cache' VKD3D_SHADER_CACHE_PATH=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/vkd3d_shader_cache' WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft' WINEDEBUG='' wine ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/_retail_/Wow.exe'

File Manager

Root

gio open ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/_retail_/'

AddOns

gio open ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/_retail_/Interface/AddOns/'

¹⁾

https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/

²⁾

http://us.battle.net/en/app

³⁾

C:/Program Files (x86)/Battle.net

⁴⁾

don't auto-start, exit on game launch

⁵⁾ , ⁶⁾

need to be signed into GitHub, and select the latest master artifacts package

⁷⁾

most if not all past expansions/clients had an in-game Interface option checkbox for this

Table of Contents

Information

Prerequisites

Battle.net Client Broken

Install

Clean-up

Battle.net App

Restore Data

World of Warcraft

Clean Up

Libraries

DXVK

vkd3d-proton

Settings

AddOns

Graphics

Macros

Hide Time/Clock

Desktop Launcher

Initial

World of Warcraft (Battle.net App)

Icon

Quick Commands

Winecfg

Winetricks

Registry Editor

Kill

Execute

Battle.net App

World of Warcraft (Battle.net App)

World of Warcraft

File Manager

Root

AddOns