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

  * World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King ((https://web.archive.org/web/20200911184050/https://www.blizzard.com/en-us/games/wrath/))
  * Patch 3.3.5a

===== TODOs =====

  * 2024/10/28: ''graphics=wayland'', ''renderer=vulkan'', ''d3d9'', DXVK 2.4.1, Wine Staging 9.15 (old WoW64), GNOME 47 (F41) Wayland, Intel UHD 630
  * [[linux:notes:wine_wayland_vulkan_wow_335|Wine Wayland/Vulkan notes]]

  * TODO: Old-Wow64, [[games;windows;world_of_warcraft_3.3.5|Windows]] compare

===== Media =====

  * [[https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1137343391093214&set=a.1137341201093433|Launcher Right-click Screenshot]]

===== Prerequisites =====

  * [[linux;distros;opensuse_tumbleweed_gnome|openSUSE Tumbleweed (GNOME)]]
  * [[linux;notes;wine|Wine]]

===== Notes =====

  * :!: This is for private server use
  * See [[servers;linux;games;trinitycore_3.3.5_localhost|TrinityCore 3.3.5 localhost]] to set-up a local server

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

===== World of Warcraft =====

  mkdir -p ~/'.wine' && WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5' WINEARCH='win32' winecfg /v 'winxp' && sync

  unzip -qq -b -d ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files' ~/'Downloads/World-of-Warcraft-3.3.5a.12340-enUS.zip' && sync

  sha384sum ~/'Downloads/World-of-Warcraft-3.3.5a.12340-enUS.zip' | grep 'ab4ab27e9e4451dc74f7e4f2bd22b1d5b3ce728bfe500cb43f1aa3ada7a61f2cfbbfcf740e9092ec719a3e68e57a0a03'

===== DXVK =====

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  WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5' '/usr/libexec/dxvk/bin/setup_dxvk.sh' install

====== Settings ======

===== In-game =====

  * Windowed ''d3d9ex''
  * First-time start to create ''Config.wtf'' and do in-game Settings ((also avoids first-time fullscreen cropped-window on Wayland))

  cd ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files/World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340'*'/' && WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5' wine ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files/World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340'*'/Wow.exe' -windowed -d3d9ex

===== Config.wtf =====

<code>gnome-text-editor ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340'*'/WTF/Config.wtf'</code>

<code>nano ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340'*'/WTF/Config.wtf'</code>

<code>SET gxRefresh "73"</code>

<code>SET environmentDetail "2"</code>

<code>
SET gxApi "d3d9"
SET textureCacheSize "64"
SET violenceLevel "5"
SET SmallCull "0"
SET spellEffectLevel "250"
SET basemip "0"
SET SkyCloudLOD "3"
SET componentCompress "0"</code>

  cvar_default x

===== realmlist.wtf =====

  echo 'set realmlist 127.0.0.1' | tee ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340'*'/Data/'*'/realmlist.wtf'

  nano ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340'*'/Data/'*'/realmlist.wtf'

===== 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 along with the hiding the time being shown on Calendar-button hover
  * :!: Interface -> Display -> [x] Show Clock needs to be enabled in order for this macro to hide both it and the Calendar hover ((it doesn't run/hide the calendar hover otherwise))

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

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

===== 3.3.5 =====

  * See [[servers:linux:games:trinitycore_3.3.5_localhost#scripts|localhost Server Scripts]]

  mkdir -p ~/'.local/share/applications/wine/Programs/World of Warcraft' && nano ~/'.local/share/applications/wine/Programs/World of Warcraft/World of Warcraft 3.3.5.desktop' && update-desktop-database --quiet ~/'.local/share/applications'

<code>
[Desktop Entry]
Name=World of Warcraft 3.3.5
Categories=Game;
Exec='/bin/bash' -c "cd ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340'*'/' && MESA_SHADER_CACHE_DIR=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5' WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5' wine ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340'*'/Wow.exe' -d3d9"
Type=Application
StartupNotify=true
StartupWMClass=wow.exe
Icon=WBE5_Wow.0
Actions=Server;Server-Saves;Server-Update;Client-Kill;Client-Notes;Server-Notes;

[Desktop Action Server]
StartupNotify=false
Exec='/bin/bash' -c "~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/scripts/tc-335-server-start.sh'"
Name=Launch Local Server

[Desktop Action Server-Saves]
StartupNotify=false
Exec='/bin/bash' -c "ptyxis --standalone --title='WoW 3.3.5 localhost Save Back-up — ' -- ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/scripts/tc-335-save-backup.sh'"
Name=Save Back-up

[Desktop Action Server-Update]
StartupNotify=false
Exec='/bin/bash' -c "ptyxis --standalone --title='WoW 3.3.5 Server Updater — ' -- ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/scripts/tc-335-server-update.sh'"
Name=Update Local Server

[Desktop Action Client-Kill]
Exec='/bin/bash' -c "WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5' wineserver --kill"
Name=Force-close WoW 3.3.5

[Desktop Action Client-Notes]
StartupNotify=false
Exec=gio open 'https://wiki.realmofespionage.xyz/games:linux:wine:world_of_warcraft_3.3.5'
Name=Client Notes

[Desktop Action Server-Notes]
StartupNotify=false
Exec=gio open 'https://wiki.realmofespionage.xyz/servers:linux:games:trinitycore_3.3.5_localhost'
Name=Server Notes

# End</code>

==== Icon ====

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<code>
mkdir -p ~/'.local/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps' && cd ~/'.local/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps' && wrestool --output='WBE5_Wow.0.png' --extract --name='101' ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340'*'/Wow.exe' && cd ~</code>

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

===== Winecfg =====

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  WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5' winecfg

===== Winetricks =====

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  WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5' winetricks

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

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  WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5' regedit

===== Kill =====

  WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5' wineserver --kill

  killall -9 'Wow.exe'

===== Full-Reset =====

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  rm -Rf ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/mesa_shader_cache' ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340'*'/Cache' ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340'*'/Cameras' ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340'*'/Errors' ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340'*'/Logs' ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340'*'/Interface' ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340'*'/WTF' && sync

===== Execute =====

==== Wrath of the Lich King ====

  * ''d3d9''

  cd ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340'*'/' && WINEDEBUG='' MESA_SHADER_CACHE_DIR=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5' WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5' wine ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340'*'/Wow.exe' -console -d3d9

=== Virtual Desktop ===

  * 1280x720

  cd ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340'*'/' && MESA_SHADER_CACHE_DIR=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5' WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5' wine explorer /desktop='3.3.5','1280x720' ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340'*'/Wow.exe' -console -d3d9

==== Specific Graphics APIs ====

=== D3D9 ===

  * Default when no API is specified on command-line nor ''Config.wtf''

<code>-d3d9</code>

<code>cd ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340'*'/' && MESA_SHADER_CACHE_DIR=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5' WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5' wine ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340'*'/Wow.exe' -console -d3d9</code>

<code>cat ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340'*'/Logs/gx.log' | grep 'CGxDeviceD3d'</code>

<code>gio open ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340'*'/Logs/gx.log'</code>

=== D3D9Ex ===

  * [[https://web.archive.org/web/20100212202408/http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=21723843232&sid=1|3.3.0 - d3d9ex mode, ATI, and 134 crashes]]
  * :?: This may be more ideal for Vsync, certain compositors, G-SYNC/FreeSync, remote streaming, or ''gamescope''
  * 2024/10/26: Had **very** minor lower VRAM and max FPS compared to ''d3d9'' on Intel UHD 630 without any obvious benefit
  * :?: 2024/10/26: Odd performance inconsistency with ''gxTextureCacheSize'' ([[https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk/issues/4403|#4403]])

<code>-d3d9ex</code>

<code>cd ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340'*'/' && MESA_SHADER_CACHE_DIR=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5' WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5' wine ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340'*'/Wow.exe' -console -d3d9ex</code>

<code>cat ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340'*'/Logs/gx.log' | grep 'CGxDeviceD3d9Ex'</code>

<code>gio open ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340'*'/Logs/gx.log'</code>

=== OpenGL ===

  * Disables the in-game Video -> ''Hardware Cursor'' option
  * Limits ''Shadow Quality'' to blobs and no dynamic options
  * 2024/10/29: Doesn't work with Wine ''graphics=wayland''

<code>-opengl</code>

<code>cd ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340'*'/' && MESA_SHADER_CACHE_DIR=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5' WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5' wine ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340'*'/Wow.exe' -console -opengl</code>

<code>cat ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340'*'/Logs/gx.log' | grep 'CGxDeviceOpenGl'</code>

<code>gio open ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340'*'/Logs/gx.log'</code>

===== File Manager =====

==== Root ====

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  gio open ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340'*'/'

==== Addons ====

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  gio open ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340'*'/Interface/AddOns'

===== Copy Addons =====

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  cp -R ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340'*'/Interface/AddOns' ~/'Downloads'

====== TODOs ======

  * :!: 2024/12/31: Wine new WoW64 runs ''d3d9'' slowly (TODO: DXVK or OGL)
  * [[linux:notes:dxvk_wine]]