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====== Information ======

  * Age of Empires - Collector's Edition (International)
  * English (UK) ((disc includes ''DE'', ''FR'', ''SP'', and ''UK''))
  * 32-bit

  * Age of Empires
  * Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome
  * Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
  * Age of Empires II: The Conquerors

  * :!: WIP

===== Prerequisites =====

  * [[linux:distros:opensuse_tumbleweed_xfce|openSUSE Tumbleweed (Xfce)]]
  * [[linux:notes:wine|Wine]] (old WoW64)

====== Install ======

===== Source =====

  * https://archive.org/details/age-of-empires-collectors-edition-international

===== Initial Prefix =====

  * ''win32''
  * ''nt40''

  mkdir -p ~/'.wine' && WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Age of Empires Collectors Edition' WINEARCH='win32' wine wineboot --init && WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Age of Empires Collectors Edition' winecfg /v 'nt40' && WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Age of Empires Collectors Edition' wine REG ADD 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Wine\DllOverrides' /v 'winemenubuilder.exe' /t 'REG_SZ' /d '' /f

===== Disc Mount =====

  udisksctl loop-setup --file ~/'Downloads/AOE.ISO'

  udisksctl mount --block-device '/dev/loop0'

  ln -s '/run/media/'$USER'/AOE' ~/'.wine/Age of Empires Collectors Edition/dosdevices/y:'

===== Age of Empires =====

  * Default install folder ((''C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires''))
  * Full

  WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Age of Empires Collectors Edition' wine 'Y:\AOE1\UK\AOESETUP.EXE'

===== The Rise of Rome =====

  * FULL

  WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Age of Empires Collectors Edition' wine 'Y:\AOE1ROR\UK\AOESETUP.EXE'

===== II: The Age of Kings =====

  * Default install folder ((''C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires II''))
  * FULL

  WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Age of Empires Collectors Edition' wine 'Y:\AOE2\UK\AOESETUP.EXE'

===== II: The Conquerors =====

  * Full Install

  WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Age of Empires Collectors Edition' wine 'Y:\AOE2CONQ\UK\AOCSETUP.EXE'

===== Disc Unmount =====

  sync && umount '/run/media/'$USER'/AOE'

  udisksctl loop-delete --block-device '/dev/loop0'

  rm -f ~/'.wine/Age of Empires Collectors Edition/dosdevices/y:'

===== Clean-up =====

****

  rm -f ~/'Downloads/AOE.ISO' ~/'Desktop/Age of Empires Expansion.lnk' ~/'Desktop/Age of Empires II.lnk' ~/'Desktop/The Conquerors.lnk' && sync

===== GDI Renderer =====

  * Fixes random black screens and flicker ((''opengl'' default, ''vulkan'' crashed on start-up))

  WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Age of Empires Collectors Edition' wine REG ADD 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Wine\Direct3D' /v 'renderer' /t 'REG_SZ' /d 'gdi' /f

====== Desktop Launcher ======

  * :!: WIP ([[#execute|manual commands]] done)
  * Likely only RoR and Conq launchers with base games on right-click

===== 3.3.5 =====

  mkdir -p ~/'.local/share/applications/wine/Programs/World of Warcraft' && ee ~/'.local/share/applications/wine/Programs/World of Warcraft/World of Warcraft 3.3.5.desktop' && sed -i -e 's/'CHANGEME'/'$USER'/g' ~/'.local/share/applications/wine/Programs/World of Warcraft/World of Warcraft 3.3.5.desktop' && update-desktop-database --quiet ~/'.local/share/applications'

  xfce4-panel -r

==== Icon ====

  * ''wrestool''

<code>
mkdir -p ~/'.wine/Icons' && wrestool --output=$HOME/'.wine/Icons/WoW-335-256.png' --extract --name='__GDF_THUMBNAIL' --raw ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files/World of Warcraft/Wow.exe'</code>

====== Quick Commands ======

===== Winecfg =====

****

  WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Age of Empires Collectors Edition' winecfg

===== Winetricks =====

****

  WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Age of Empires Collectors Edition' winetricks

===== Registry Editor =====

****

  WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Age of Empires Collectors Edition' regedit

===== Kill =====

****

  WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Age of Empires Collectors Edition' wineserver --kill

===== Execute =====

==== Age of Empires ====

  * :?: ''Limit=200'' might only apply to Multiplayer games ((was lengthy to start-up a MP match on Windows vs quicker singleplayer))

  cd ~/'.wine/Age of Empires Collectors Edition/drive_c/Program Files/Microsoft Games/Age of Empires' && WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Age of Empires Collectors Edition' wine ~/'.wine/Age of Empires Collectors Edition/drive_c/Program Files/Microsoft Games/Age of Empires/Empires.exe' NoStartup MidiMusic 1024 Limit=200

==== The Rise of Rome ====

****

  cd ~/'.wine/Age of Empires Collectors Edition/drive_c/Program Files/Microsoft Games/Age of Empires' && WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Age of Empires Collectors Edition' wine ~/'.wine/Age of Empires Collectors Edition/drive_c/Program Files/Microsoft Games/Age of Empires/EMPIRESX.EXE' NoStartup MidiMusic 1024

==== II: The Age of Kings ====

****

  cd ~/'.wine/Age of Empires Collectors Edition/drive_c/Program Files/Microsoft Games/Age of Empires II' && WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Age of Empires Collectors Edition' wine ~/'.wine/Age of Empires Collectors Edition/drive_c/Program Files/Microsoft Games/Age of Empires II/EMPIRES2.EXE' NoStartup 1024

==== II: The Conquerors ====

****

  cd ~/'.wine/Age of Empires Collectors Edition/drive_c/Program Files/Microsoft Games/Age of Empires II/age2_x1' && WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Age of Empires Collectors Edition' wine ~/'.wine/Age of Empires Collectors Edition/drive_c/Program Files/Microsoft Games/Age of Empires II/age2_x1/age2_x1.exe' NoStartup NOSC 1024

===== Root Folders =====

==== Age of Empires ====

****

  gio open gio open ~/'.wine/Age of Empires Collectors Edition/drive_c/Program Files/Microsoft Games/Age of Empires'

==== Age of Empires II ====

****

  gio open ~/'.wine/Age of Empires Collectors Edition/drive_c/Program Files/Microsoft Games/Age of Empires II'

====== Save Data ======

===== Age of Empires =====

==== Backup ====

****

  tar -cvzf ~/'Downloads/'$(date +%Y-%m-%d-%s)'-AoE1-Saves.tar.gz' -C ~/'.wine/Age of Empires Collectors Edition/drive_c/Program Files/Microsoft Games/Age of Empires' 'savegame'

==== Restore ====

****

  tar -xvzf ~/'Downloads/'*'-AoE1-Saves.tar.gz' -C ~/'.wine/Age of Empires Collectors Edition/drive_c/Program Files/Microsoft Games/Age of Empires' 'savegame'

====== TODO ======

===== AoE1 Music =====

  * [[games:linux:2004scape_localhost#sc55_zzdenis_soundfont|SC55_zzdenis_v0.5.sf2]]
  * TODO: [[games:windows:aoe2_collectors_international#aoe2_music|Demo MIDI files]] for AoE2 + add ''MidiMusic''

  sudo zypper install 'fluidsynth'

  fluidsynth --audio-driver='pipewire' --sample-rate '48000' ~/'Projects/LostCity-225-EngineTS/ext/SC55_zzdenis_v0.5.sf2'

  fluidsynth --audio-driver='pipewire' --sample-rate '48000' '/usr/share/sounds/sf2/FluidR3_GM.sf2'

  cd ~/'.wine/Age of Empires Collectors Edition/drive_c/Program Files/Microsoft Games/Age of Empires' && WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Age of Empires Collectors Edition' wine explorer /desktop='AoE1x_RoR','1024x768' ~/'.wine/Age of Empires Collectors Edition/drive_c/Program Files/Microsoft Games/Age of Empires/EMPIRESX.EXE' NoStartup MidiMusic 1024