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

• 2025/08/26: WIP

• openSUSE Tumbleweed (GNOME)
• Wine

• Install Location: C:/Program Files (x86)/Battle.net
• [ ] Launch Battle.net when you start your computer
• [x] Keep me logged in → Log in

mkdir -p ~/'.wine' && WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Diablo III' WINEARCH='win64' wineboot --init && WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Diablo III' wine REG ADD 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Wine\DllOverrides' /v 'winemenubuilder.exe' /t 'REG_SZ' /d '' /f && wget 'https://downloader.battle.net/download/getInstaller?os=win&installer=Battle.net-Setup.exe' -O ~/'Downloads/Battle.net-Setup.exe' && WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Diablo III' wine ~/'Downloads/Battle.net-Setup.exe'

• Scan For Games window might take focus in background
• Right-click tray icon → Settings
• App → General → On Game Launch: Exit Battle.net completely
• App → General → When Clicking X (Close Window): Exit Battle.net completely
• App → Startup → On Startup, View: Last Viewed Game Page
• App → Advanced Features → [ ] Use browser hardware acceleration
• Exit

mv ~/'Downloads/Diablo III' ~/'.wine/Diablo III/drive_c/Program Files (x86)' && sync

• Install or Locate Game → Diablo III

cd ~/'.wine/Diablo III/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Battle.net' && WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Diablo III' WINEDLLOVERRIDES='winemenubuilder.exe=d' wine ~/'.wine/Diablo III/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Battle.net/Battle.net Launcher.exe'

• https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk/actions ³⁾
• Last tested: TODO.zip

rm -Rf '/tmp/dxvk-master' && unzip ~/'Downloads/dxvk-master-'*'.zip' -d '/tmp/dxvk-master' && mv -fv '/tmp/dxvk-master/x64/'*'.dll' ~/'.wine/Diablo III/drive_c/windows/system32'

rm -Rf '/tmp/dxvk-master' && unzip ~/'Downloads/dxvk-master-'*'.zip' -d '/tmp/dxvk-master' && mv -fv '/tmp/dxvk-master/x32/'*'.dll' ~/'.wine/Diablo III/drive_c/windows/syswow64'

• https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk/releases
• Last tested: dxvk-2.7.tar.gz

rm -Rf '/tmp/dxvk-'* && tar -xvzf ~/'Downloads/dxvk-'*'.tar.gz' -C '/tmp' && mv -fv '/tmp/dxvk-'*'/x64/'*'.dll' ~/'.wine/Diablo III/drive_c/windows/system32'

rm -Rf '/tmp/dxvk-'* && tar -xvzf ~/'Downloads/dxvk-'*'.tar.gz' -C '/tmp' && mv -fv '/tmp/dxvk-'*'/x32/'*'.dll' ~/'.wine/Diablo III/drive_c/windows/syswow64'

WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Diablo III' wine REG ADD 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Wine\DllOverrides' /v 'd3d8' /t 'REG_SZ' /d 'native' /f && WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Diablo III' wine REG ADD 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Wine\DllOverrides' /v 'd3d9' /t 'REG_SZ' /d 'native' /f && WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Diablo III' wine REG ADD 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Wine\DllOverrides' /v 'd3d10core' /t 'REG_SZ' /d 'native' /f && WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Diablo III' wine REG ADD 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Wine\DllOverrides' /v 'd3d11' /t 'REG_SZ' /d 'native' /f && WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Diablo III' wine REG ADD 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Wine\DllOverrides' /v 'dxgi' /t 'REG_SZ' /d 'native' /f

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

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 (x86)/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 (x86)/Diablo III/Diablo III Launcher.exe'"
Type=Application
StartupNotify=true
Icon=B9E6_Diablo III Launcher.0
StartupWMClass=diablo iii64.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 (x86)/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 (x86)/Battle.net/Battle.net Launcher.exe'

• Diablo III Launcher.exe

cd ~/'.wine/Diablo III/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Diablo III' && WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Diablo III' WINEDEBUG='' wine ~/'.wine/Diablo III/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/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 (x86)/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 (x86)/Diablo III/Diablo III.exe' -launch

• Diablo III64.exe

cd ~/'.wine/Diablo III/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/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 (x86)/Diablo III/x64/Diablo III64.exe' -launch

gio open ~/'.wine/Diablo III/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Diablo III'