• DXVK_STATE_CACHE is older DXVK/1.10.3

sudo -e '/etc/profile.d/wine-tweaks.sh'

# Staging
export WINE_LARGE_ADDRESS_AWARE='1'
export STAGING_SHARED_MEMORY='1'
export STAGING_WRITECOPY='1'

# Logging
export WINEDEBUG='-all'
export VKD3D_DEBUG='none'
export VKD3D_SHADER_DEBUG='none'
export DXVK_LOG_LEVEL='none'

# DXVK
#export DXVK_SHADER_CACHE='0'
#export DXVK_STATE_CACHE='0'

# End

• Mesa: https://docs.mesa3d.org/envvars.html
• VKD3D: https://github.com/HansKristian-Work/vkd3d-proton#environment-variables
• NVIDIA: https://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/560.35.03/README/openglenvvariables.html
• vblank_mode values: https://cgit.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/tree/src/util/driconf.h#n429
• https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/blob/main/src/util/driconf.h?ref_type=heads#L149

• https://github.com/Winetricks/winetricks/blob/master/src/winetricks#L2428

nt351|nt40|vista|win10|win11|win20|win2k|win30|win31|win7|win8|win81|win95|win98|winme|winxp|winxp64

• https://github.com/netborg-afps/dxvk-low-latency
• https://github.com/Digger1955/dxvk-gplasync-lowlatency

# D3D11
d3d11.cachedDynamicResources = "a"
d3d11.maxImplicitDiscardSize = "-1"
d3d11.disableMsaa = "True"
d3d11.invariantPosition = "False"
d3d11.samplerAnisotropy = "0"
d3d11.ignoreGraphicsBarriers = "True"
d3d11.relaxedBarriers = "True"
dxgi.tearFree = "False"
dxgi.syncInterval = "0"
dxgi.nvapiHack = "False"
dxgi.maxFrameRate = "0"
dxgi.maxFrameLatency = "1"
dxgi.deferSurfaceCreation = "True"

• https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk?tab=readme-ov-file#dll-dependencies (Hellgate london DX10 and DX8 stuff different dll overrides)
• https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk/issues/1318 (oom, laa, 32-bit)
• https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/merge_requests/39544 (ANV LTO disable)
• FreeBSD notes
• https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-ANV-Descriptor-Heap-Merge (VK_EXT_descriptor_heap, ANV_DEBUG=experimental, dxvk.enableDescriptorHeap)
• https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL3/EnvironmentVariables

winetricks sandbox

• https://github.com/Winetricks/winetricks/blob/master/files/verbs/all.txt

WINEDLLOVERRIDES='dsound=n'

• https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/wikis/Debian-Ubuntu#notes (CAP_NET_RAW)
• https://www.winehq.org/announce/6.0 (csmt 0x3)

lsof '/dev/ntsync'

• https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/latest/man/html/VkPresentModeKHR.html
• 2026/05/09: immediate seemingly wasn't valid with DXVK on GNOME on Wayland and forced mailbox when using Graphic = wayland/DISPLAY= ¹⁾

WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (2009)' wine REG ADD 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Wine\Drivers' /v 'Graphics' /t 'REG_SZ' /d 'wayland' /f

WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (2009)' wine REG ADD 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Wine\Drivers' /v 'Graphics' /t 'REG_SZ' /d 'x11' /f

WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (2009)' wine REG ADD 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Wine\Direct3D' /v 'renderer' /t 'REG_SZ' /d 'vulkan' /f

WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (2009)' wine REG ADD 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Wine\Direct3D' /v 'renderer' /t 'REG_SZ' /d 'gdi' /f

WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (2009)' wine REG ADD 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Wine\Direct3D' /v 'csmt' /t 'REG_DWORD' /d '3' /f

WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (2009)' wine REG ADD 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Wine\X11 Driver' /v 'UseEGL' /t 'REG_SZ' /d 'N' /f

WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (2009)' wine REG ADD 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Wine\Drivers' /v 'Audio' /t 'REG_SZ' /d 'alsa' /f

• opensuse_tumbleweed_gnome (new-WoW64, PrgFiles (x86) folder)
• wine-staging 10.18
• winetricks=alsa

fluidsynth -is '/home/espionage724/Downloads/SC55_zzdenis_v0.5.sf2' 

• REG_SZ

CurrentInstrument #0

• fluidsynth running; AoE not running:

aconnect -l

client 0: 'System' [type=kernel]
    0 'Timer           '
	Connecting To: 144:0
    1 'Announce        '
	Connecting To: 144:0
client 14: 'Midi Through' [type=kernel]
    0 'Midi Through Port-0'
client 128: 'FLUID Synth (28675)' [type=user,pid=28675]
    0 'Synth input port (28675:0)'
client 144: 'PipeWire-System' [type=user,UMP-MIDI2,pid=2828]
    0 'input           '
	Connected From: 0:1, 0:0
client 145: 'PipeWire-RT-Event' [type=user,UMP-MIDI2,pid=2828]
    0 'input

• TODO: (win95 with working MIDI)
• NT 4.0 in winecfg has working MIDI and doesn't show that message (box art says win95-minimal)

00e8:fixme:vxd:__wine_vxd_open Unknown/unsupported VxD L"d:.vxd". Try setting Windows version to 'nt40' or 'win31'.

AoE running:

client 0: 'System' [type=kernel]
    0 'Timer           '
	Connecting To: 144:0
    1 'Announce        '
	Connecting To: 144:0
client 14: 'Midi Through' [type=kernel]
    0 'Midi Through Port-0'
client 128: 'FLUID Synth (28675)' [type=user,pid=28675]
    0 'Synth input port (28675:0)'
	Connected From: 129:0
client 129: 'WINE midi driver' [type=user,pid=29314]
    0 'WINE ALSA Output'
	Connecting To: 128:0
client 144: 'PipeWire-System' [type=user,UMP-MIDI2,pid=2828]
    0 'input           '
	Connected From: 0:1, 0:0
client 145: 'PipeWire-RT-Event' [type=user,UMP-MIDI2,pid=2828]
    0 'input           '

• FreeBSD aconnect: https://www.freshports.org/audio/alsa-utils

• wine_wayland_vulkan_wow_335
• Might not work for OpenGL apps
• TODO: wine REG ADD

winetricks renderer=vulkan

• https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/releases/wine-9.0
• https://forum.winehq.org/viewtopic.php?p=142727#p142727
• https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/wine-on-wayland-a-year-in-review-and-a-look-ahead.html
• https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/merge_requests/5177
• wine_wayland_vulkan_wow_335
• 2024/09/26: WoW 3.3.5 and D2 work but with no visible benefits
• Setting DISPLAY= and Graphics = wayland caused CoD MW2's console key ~ to need Shift + ` instead of just the `/~ key

DISPLAY=

• master
• 1.10.3
• 2.0
• 2.6.2

• https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk/blob/master/src/d3d9/d3d9_options.cpp#L32
• https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk/blob/master/src/d3d11/d3d11_options.cpp#L15
• https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk/blob/master/src/dxgi/dxgi_options.cpp#L83

• dxvk.conf next to game executable

• Last updated: 2026/06/12

#dxvk.hud = "full"
#dxvk.hud = "devinfo,fps,memory,gpuload,frametimes"

dxgi.enableHDR = "False"
dxvk.allowFse = "True"
dxgi.maxFrameRate = "-1"
d3d9.maxFrameRate = "-1"
dxvk.maxFrameRate = "-1"
dxvk.latencySleep = "False"
dxvk.disableNvLowLatency2 = "True"
dxgi.hideNvidiaGpu = "False"
d3d9.hideNvidiaGpu = "False"
dxgi.hideNvkGpu = "False"
d3d9.hideNvkGpu = "False"
dxgi.hideAmdGpu = "False"
d3d9.hideAmdGpu = "False"
dxgi.hideIntelGpu = "False"
d3d9.hideIntelGpu = "False"
dxgi.syncInterval = "0"
d3d9.presentInterval = "0"
dxvk.tearFree = "False"
dxvk.tilerMode = "False"
d3d11.relaxedBarriers = "True"
d3d11.relaxedGraphicsBarriers = "True"
d3d11.samplerAnisotropy = "16"
d3d9.samplerAnisotropy = "16"
d3d11.samplerLodBias = "-2.0"
d3d9.samplerLodBias = "-2.0"
d3d11.disableMsaa = "True"
dxvk.useRawSsbo = "True"
dxvk.enableGraphicsPipelineLibrary = "False"
dxvk.enableDescriptorHeap = "True"
dxvk.enableDescriptorBuffer = "True"
dxvk.enableImplicitResolves = "False"
dxvk.trackPipelineLifetime = "False"
dxvk.enableMemoryDefrag = "False"
d3d9.dpiAware = "False"
d3d9.lenientClear = "True"
d3d9.maxAvailableMemory = "7168"
d3d9.floatEmulation = "False"
dxvk.lowerSinCos = "False"
d3d9.deviceLocalConstantBuffers = "True"
d3d9.enumerateByDisplays = "False"
d3d9.seamlessCubes = "True"
d3d9.deviceLossOnFocusLoss = "True"
d3d8.placeP8InScratch = "True"

# End

• 1.10.3: Before Graphics Pipeline Library; also has d3d9.evictManagedOnUnlock
• 2.6.2: 2.7+ requires Vulkan 1.3 (notable Windows Intel iGPU)

- Get raw icon files (check for png/ico large size)

mkdir -p '/tmp/icons' && wrestool --extract --all --raw --output='/tmp/icons' x

gio open '/tmp/icons'

- Icon name (match name with icon size above)

wrestool --list --all --raw x

- Etc below

mkdir -p ~/'.wine/Icons'

wrestool --list --all --raw x

mkdir -p ~/'.wine/Icons' && wrestool --output=$HOME/'.wine/Icons/IW4x-256.png' --extract --raw --type='3' --name='6' ~/'Steam/steamapps/common/Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2/iw4x.exe'

wrestool --output='GW2-256.ico' --extract --type='14' --name='1' ~/'.wine/Guild Wars 2/drive_c/Program Files/Guild Wars 2/Gw2-64.exe'

icotool --extract --icon --index='1' --width='256' --height='256' --bit-depth='32' --palette-size='0' --output=$HOME/'.wine/Icons/GW2-256.png' '/tmp/icons/GW2-256.ico'

cd ~ && rm -Rf '/tmp/icons'

# End