• World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King ¹⁾
• Patch 3.3.5a

• 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
• Wine Wayland/Vulkan notes

• 2024/02/08 TODO: Xorg, Old-Wow64, Fedora DXVK vs upstream vs none, gnome-terminal, Windows compare

• Launcher Right-click Screenshot

• Fedora Workstation
• Wine

• This is for private server use
• See TrinityCore 3.3.5 localhost to set-up a local server

• TODO: Client source ²⁾
• TODO: Old-Wow64 Wine (old rev)

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

md5sum ~/'Downloads/World-of-Warcraft-3.3.5a.12340-enUS.zip' | grep 'ab8284d28a063e8594d03636fbe28dc7' && unzip -qq -b -d ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files (x86)' ~/'Downloads/World-of-Warcraft-3.3.5a.12340-enUS.zip' && sync

• Windowed d3d9
• First-time start to create Config.wtf and do in-game Settings ³⁾

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' -windowed -d3d9

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'

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

SET gxRefresh "73"

SET environmentDetail "2"

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

cvar_default x

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'

• 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 ⁴⁾

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

• See 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'

[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

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 ~

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

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

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

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

killall -9 'Wow.exe'

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

• 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

• 1280×720

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

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

-d3d9

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

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'

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

• 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 (#4403)

-d3d9ex

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

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'

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

• 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

-opengl

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

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'

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

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

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

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

• 2024/12/31: Wine new WoW64 runs d3d9 slowly (TODO: DXVK or OGL)
• dxvk_wine