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

  * Guild Wars ((https://www.guildwars.com))
  * 32-bit

===== Prerequisites =====

  * [[distros:fedora_workstation_gnome|Fedora Workstation]]
  * [[notes:wine|Wine]]

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

===== Guild Wars =====

  * Install to default directory when prompted
  * Wait for initial download to complete ((should be about 5500+ files around 140 MB))
  * The game will automatically launch after initial download; close it

  mkdir -p ~/'.wine' && WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Guild Wars' WINEARCH='win32' winetricks 'winxp' && sync && wget -O ~/'Downloads/GwSetup.exe' 'https://cloudfront.guildwars2.com/client/GwSetup.exe' && mkdir -p ~/'.wine/Guild Wars/dxvk_shader_cache' && MESA_SHADER_CACHE_DIR=~/'.wine/Guild Wars' DXVK_STATE_CACHE_PATH=~/'.wine/Guild Wars/dxvk_shader_cache' WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Guild Wars' wine ~/'Downloads/GwSetup.exe'

===== Restore Gw.dat =====

  * This expects ''Gw.dat'' in the ''~/Downloads/Guild Wars'' folder
  * 2024/04/02: ''Gw.dat'' after ''-image'' is 4.1 GB

  mv ~/'Downloads/Guild Wars/Gw.dat' ~/'.wine/Guild Wars/drive_c/Program Files/Guild Wars'

===== Clean Up =====

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  cd ~ && rm -Rf ~/'Downloads/Guild Wars' ~/'Downloads/GwSetup.exe' ~/'Desktop/Guild Wars.desktop' && sync

====== Libraries ======

===== DXVK =====

  * https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk/actions ((need to be signed into GitHub, and select the latest ''master'' artifacts package))

  ls ~/'Downloads/dxvk-master-'*'.zip' && rm -Rf '/tmp/dxvk-master' && mkdir -p '/tmp/dxvk-master' && unzip ~/'Downloads/dxvk-master-'*'.zip' -d '/tmp/dxvk-master/' && cp --backup '/tmp/dxvk-master/x32/'*'.dll' ~/'.wine/Guild Wars/drive_c/windows/system32/' && WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Guild Wars' winetricks 'd3d9=native' 'd3d10core=native' 'd3d11=native' 'dxgi=native' && mkdir -p ~/'.wine/Guild Wars/dxvk_shader_cache' && sync

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

===== Initial =====

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  rm -rf ~/'.local/share/applications/wine/Programs/Guild Wars'

===== Guild Wars =====

  * :!: This needs edited and cannot be copy/pasted as-is
  * Values for ''email'', ''password'', and ''character'' need filled in for auto-login

  mkdir -p ~/'.local/share/applications/wine/Programs/Guild Wars' && nano ~/'.local/share/applications/wine/Programs/Guild Wars/Guild Wars.desktop'

<code>
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Guild Wars
Categories=Game;AdventureGame;RolePlaying
Exec='/bin/bash' -c "cd ~/'.wine/Guild Wars/drive_c/Program Files/Guild Wars' && PULSE_LATENCY_MSEC='400' MESA_SHADER_CACHE_DIR=~/'.wine/Guild Wars' DXVK_STATE_CACHE_PATH=~/'.wine/Guild Wars/dxvk_shader_cache' WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Guild Wars' wine ~/'.wine/Guild Wars/drive_c/Program Files/Guild Wars/Gw.exe' -lodfull -bmp -email 'x' -password 'x' -character 'x'"
Type=Application
StartupNotify=true
Icon=C711_Gw.0
StartupWMClass=gw.exe
Actions=Kill;Update;Repair;Notes;

[Desktop Action Kill]
Exec='/bin/bash' -c "WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Guild Wars' wineserver --kill && killall -9 'Gw.exe'"
Name=Force-close Guild Wars

[Desktop Action Update]
Exec='/bin/bash' -c "cd ~/'.wine/Guild Wars/drive_c/Program Files/Guild Wars' && MESA_SHADER_CACHE_DIR=~/'.wine/Guild Wars' WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Guild Wars' wine ~/'.wine/Guild Wars/drive_c/Program Files/Guild Wars/Gw.exe' -image"
Name=Update Game Data

[Desktop Action Repair]
Exec='/bin/bash' -c "cd ~/'.wine/Guild Wars/drive_c/Program Files/Guild Wars' && PULSE_LATENCY_MSEC='400' MESA_SHADER_CACHE_DIR=~/'.wine/Guild Wars' DXVK_STATE_CACHE_PATH=~/'.wine/Guild Wars/dxvk_shader_cache' WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Guild Wars' wine ~/'.wine/Guild Wars/drive_c/Program Files/Guild Wars/Gw.exe' -repair"
Name=Check and Repair Data

[Desktop Action Notes]
StartupNotify=false
Exec=gio open 'https://wiki.realmofespionage.xyz/games:wine:guild_wars_1'
Name=Installation Notes

# End</code>

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

===== Winecfg =====

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  WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Guild Wars' winecfg

===== Winetricks =====

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  WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Guild Wars' winetricks

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

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  WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Guild Wars' regedit

===== Kill =====

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  WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Guild Wars' wineserver --kill && killall -9 'Gw.exe'

===== Reset Game Settings =====

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  cd ~/'.wine/Guild Wars/drive_c/Program Files/Guild Wars' && PULSE_LATENCY_MSEC='400' MESA_SHADER_CACHE_DIR=~/'.wine/Guild Wars' DXVK_STATE_CACHE_PATH=~/'.wine/Guild Wars/dxvk_shader_cache' WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Guild Wars' wine ~/'.wine/Guild Wars/drive_c/Program Files/Guild Wars/Gw.exe' -prefresetlocal

===== Execute =====

==== Guild Wars ====

  cd ~/'.wine/Guild Wars/drive_c/Program Files/Guild Wars' && PULSE_LATENCY_MSEC='400' MESA_SHADER_CACHE_DIR=~/'.wine/Guild Wars' DXVK_STATE_CACHE_PATH=~/'.wine/Guild Wars/dxvk_shader_cache' WINEDEBUG='' WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Guild Wars' wine ~/'.wine/Guild Wars/drive_c/Program Files/Guild Wars/Gw.exe' -lodfull

<code>-email "x" -password "x" -character "x"</code>

==== Updater ====

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  cd ~/'.wine/Guild Wars/drive_c/Program Files/Guild Wars' && MESA_SHADER_CACHE_DIR=~/'.wine/Guild Wars' WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Guild Wars' wine ~/'.wine/Guild Wars/drive_c/Program Files/Guild Wars/Gw.exe' -image

==== Repair ====

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  cd ~/'.wine/Guild Wars/drive_c/Program Files/Guild Wars' && PULSE_LATENCY_MSEC='400' MESA_SHADER_CACHE_DIR=~/'.wine/Guild Wars' DXVK_STATE_CACHE_PATH=~/'.wine/Guild Wars/dxvk_shader_cache' WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Guild Wars' wine ~/'.wine/Guild Wars/drive_c/Program Files/Guild Wars/Gw.exe' -repair

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

==== Root ====

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  gio open ~/'.wine/Guild Wars/drive_c/Program Files/Guild Wars'